S*** Small Races 2023
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Annemiek is back doing Annemiek things. Van Vleuten wins stage 2 of the Giro Donne and leads by 49 seconds from Uttrup Ludwig. Attacked on the final 5km of the final (only) climb. 100th professional victory.0
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Feels wrong posting it in here as it really isn’t a s*** small race, but Annemiek van Vleuten wrapped up the Giro Donne today. She won 3 stages and takes the GC ahead of Labous and Realini. Despite the pre-race problems (looked like it was going to be cancelled due to TV issues) it ended up being a great race. The parcours was much tougher than it looked and the racing was good. AvV has now won the Vuelta (by cunning) and the Giro and her form has definitely improved massively from the spring. Vollering is still the favourite for the TDFF but it should be a good contest. This is AvV’s 4th Giro and she’s now won 5 or 6 Grand Tour GCs in a row (depending on your definition of a “grand tour” or not). Regardless, still very impressive.
I got to meet up with AvV and Paula Patino on Stage 5 (we’ve ridden together in Colombia a couple of times)
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Thanks for the update. Seems mad they don't run it a week earlier when there's a little space before the juggernaut of the men's tour.0
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Yeah, calendar needs a major rethink.Lanterne_Rogue said:Thanks for the update. Seems mad they don't run it a week earlier when there's a little space before the juggernaut of the men's tour.
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Bumps up against the national champs, I suppose. Seems crazy to have it right at the time when everyone is looking in another direction though.Lanterne_Rogue said:Thanks for the update. Seems mad they don't run it a week earlier when there's a little space before the juggernaut of the men's tour.
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It also means it is very close to the TDF Femmes (I know that's a newer event but its position straight after the men makes sense). Giro Donne doing similar would be more logical.kingstongraham said:
Bumps up against the national champs, I suppose. Seems crazy to have it right at the time when everyone is looking in another direction though.Lanterne_Rogue said:Thanks for the update. Seems mad they don't run it a week earlier when there's a little space before the juggernaut of the men's tour.
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Still not much love for Women's cycling, even on a bike forum.BASI Nordic Ski Instructor
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I watched quite a lot in the Classics season but putting the Giro on at the same time as the biggest, most famous race of them all is never going to benefit the women.davidof said:Still not much love for Women's cycling, even on a bike forum.
It shouldn’t get discussed in this thread though. I was looking for the women’s racing thread last week and couldn’t find it.1 -
I'll definitely be doing the Lanterne Rouge Femmes again, if that makes anyone happier? It probably clashes with my holiday but meh, the family will forgive me the desperate hunting for power sockets, I'm sure.2
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Darren Rafferty, who looks to be the next big thing in Irish cycling, wins the Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta. He should be going World Tour next year. It'll be interesting to see who with.0
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EF-Easypost. It's a done deal apparently.DeadCalm said:Darren Rafferty, who looks to be the next big thing in Irish cycling, wins the Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta. He should be going World Tour next year. It'll be interesting to see who with.
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Worth adding that FDJ Devo's British rider, Joshua Golliker, won two of the stages (and held the lead for a day).1
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Thanks!andyp said:
EF-Easypost. It's a done deal apparently.DeadCalm said:Darren Rafferty, who looks to be the next big thing in Irish cycling, wins the Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta. He should be going World Tour next year. It'll be interesting to see who with.
That'll bring their average age down. A decent team for him I'd imagine. He should get plenty of chances to show what he can do. Looking at his results, I see that, besides being a decent climber, he won U23 Strade Bianche and is 2x Irish U23 TT champ. Seems to be a bit of an all-rounder.0 -
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Watching Circuit de Wallonie, on the catch up, well poor tv coverage, was rolling along then live feeds lost, lots of finish line live coverage, hope it gets sorted.
Anyways: Luke Rowe being Luke Rowe in G style glasses. And some plonker chose to bring his combine harvester onto the course. In Belgium!
Or I could just fast forward...
And I did FF: no idea how the commentary team (Pippa Y and Jose Been?) coped with nothing but the finish line camera feeds. Don't bother seeking it out. Ganna won the sprint finish.0 -
Ineos do an SD Worx in the TT stage of the Tour of Wallonie, taking a 1-2-3 with Ganna, Tarling and Swift.1
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Which of them are riding the Vuelta? It opens with a TTT... Jumbo Visma likely to blow that up anywayandyp said:Ineos do an SD Worx in the TT stage of the Tour of Wallonie, taking a 1-2-3 with Ganna, Tarling and Swift.
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Looks like Superman Lopez might lose that winning streak in little races.0
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De Plus, Sivakov, Arensman and Ganna were in Andorra with G. So Giro squad minus Tao plus Rowe is probably not far offNo_Ta_Doctor said:
Which of them are riding the Vuelta? It opens with a TTT... Jumbo Visma likely to blow that up anywayandyp said:Ineos do an SD Worx in the TT stage of the Tour of Wallonie, taking a 1-2-3 with Ganna, Tarling and Swift.
Need at least two of G, Rowe and De Plus for pods!1 -
Ben Tulett was there too. I'd also imagine Carlos Rodriguez will be in their Vuelta squad.r0bh said:
De Plus, Sivakov, Arensman and Ganna were in Andorra with G. So Giro squad minus Tao plus Rowe is probably not far offNo_Ta_Doctor said:
Which of them are riding the Vuelta? It opens with a TTT... Jumbo Visma likely to blow that up anywayandyp said:Ineos do an SD Worx in the TT stage of the Tour of Wallonie, taking a 1-2-3 with Ganna, Tarling and Swift.
Need at least two of G, Rowe and De Plus for pods!
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And I cant see a 19 yo doing the Vueltaandyp said:
Ben Tulett was there too. I'd also imagine Carlos Rodriguez will be in their Vuelta squad.r0bh said:
De Plus, Sivakov, Arensman and Ganna were in Andorra with G. So Giro squad minus Tao plus Rowe is probably not far offNo_Ta_Doctor said:
Which of them are riding the Vuelta? It opens with a TTT... Jumbo Visma likely to blow that up anywayandyp said:Ineos do an SD Worx in the TT stage of the Tour of Wallonie, taking a 1-2-3 with Ganna, Tarling and Swift.
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Are you talking about Ben? He'll be 22 next month and did the Giro last year.stage_hunter said:
And I cant see a 19 yo doing the Vueltaandyp said:
Ben Tulett was there too. I'd also imagine Carlos Rodriguez will be in their Vuelta squad.r0bh said:
De Plus, Sivakov, Arensman and Ganna were in Andorra with G. So Giro squad minus Tao plus Rowe is probably not far offNo_Ta_Doctor said:
Which of them are riding the Vuelta? It opens with a TTT... Jumbo Visma likely to blow that up anywayandyp said:Ineos do an SD Worx in the TT stage of the Tour of Wallonie, taking a 1-2-3 with Ganna, Tarling and Swift.
Need at least two of G, Rowe and De Plus for pods!0 -
Tarling only 8 seconds behind Ganna. I know Ganna isn't the rider he was a couple of years ago but that's impressive for a 19 year old.andyp said:Ineos do an SD Worx in the TT stage of the Tour of Wallonie, taking a 1-2-3 with Ganna, Tarling and Swift.
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There doesn’t seem to be any live coverage of the Tour of Poland from GCN/Eurosport again this year.
So much for having to provide international coverage in order to qualify as a WT race.
TVP Sport requires a VPN or dodgy stream."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
PCS has Evenepoel crashing early in San Sebastian.0
