S*** Small Races 2023

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    edited January 2023
    m.r.m. said:

    Remco looks in phenomenal shape based solely on his final pull for the QS sprint train.

    Somewhere along the way QS managed to loose Jacobsen. Handy having the second best sprinter of the rest in Morkov.

    Sam Bennett won that with as much ease as Coquard, the day before.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    A few technical issues delayed coverage by 90 minutes but San Juan now live.
    Stage will be over inside 2 hours, so before live tv coverage starts. :#
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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,475
    blazing_saddles said:

    m.r.m. said:

    Remco looks in phenomenal shape based solely on his final pull for the QS sprint train.

    Somewhere along the way QS managed to loose Jacobsen. Handy having the second best sprinter of the rest in Morkov.

    Sam Bennett won that with as much ease as Coquard, the day before.
    There was a weird divider section in the final run in. Most of the peloton went right, Remco for example went left after his pull was done. Maybe Jakobsen went left as well with some of the others.
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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,475
    Remco stronger than the entire Ineos leadout again just as he was with DSM yesterday.
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  • carbonclem
    carbonclem Posts: 1,784
    I watched the end of yesterdays stage, its nice to see some cycling again and see new kits etc, but otherwise it literally the worst coverage imagineable! You have to really love it to stick with it.
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,232
    Have s3 of San Juan playing in background, did have Kirby incessant wittering but 👍 found the ambient sound option... but it does seem a bit err boring.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Very long by Quinn ..... Good win but I don't like him
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  • carbonclem
    carbonclem Posts: 1,784
    Yeah, he’s hard to like but it was a great win.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    edited January 2023
    Bernal may have lost 2 seconds to the speedsters, but he led home everyone else.
    A positive sign I would say.

    Forgot to mention that the Mallorca Challenge starts today and for the first time, there is live coverage of each of the 5-one day races.
    It all kicks off in Palmanova.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,164
    Only watched the finish of the challenge majorca, but that was good stuff.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Yes.
    I thought they were going to be caught but Rui Costa is always cool in these situations.
    A good start to his and Wanty’s season.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Costa knows how sit on at the right leveraged moment.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,164
    blazing_saddles said:

    Yes.
    I thought they were going to be caught but Rui Costa is always cool in these situations.
    A good start to his and Wanty’s season.

    He absolutely waited beyond the point of rationality for someone else to go first. I guess Healy calculated he was happier with 3rd than 9th, whereas Costa wouldn't care.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    This race coverage leaves something to be desired
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Sagan went back on to gannas wheel seemed to be a mistake ..
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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,475
    Gaviria seems to be getting his mojo back (hopefully). Don't think Sagan had the speed to get around him regardless of his wheel choice.
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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,718
    San Juan wasn't less boring when we did have pictures.

    I suspect todays rest day will be the best day of the race for viewers.
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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,718
    Super Jason Tesson has two on the bounce in Amissa Bongo.

    Better bet than Peter Sagan for Total this season I reckon.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    m.r.m. said:

    Gaviria seems to be getting his mojo back (hopefully). Don't think Sagan had the speed to get around him regardless of his wheel choice.

    Yeah I think that's probably true
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,164
    Challenge Majorca on the one climb of the day - see which sprint-ish types can survive a 9km climb at 5%
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,340
    kingstongraham said:

    Challenge Majorca on the one climb of the day - see which sprint-ish types can survive a 9km climb at 5%

    Missed the ascent. One of my favourite descents to do though.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,164
    edited January 2023
    Marijn van den Berg ends up in front when there is no time to sprint for the line. Nice work.

    Vernon second, Girmay comes in third, just started too far back.
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    Strange twisty, damp finish in Majorca. Didn't really look like riders were racing for the finish, where Marijn van den Berg took slingshot through last cicane to victory.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Mad_Malx said:

    Strange twisty, damp finish in Majorca. Didn't really look like riders were racing for the finish, where Marijn van den Berg took slingshot through last cicane to victory.

    Bit anti climatic
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,164
    edited January 2023
    Mad_Malx said:

    Strange twisty, damp finish in Majorca. Didn't really look like riders were racing for the finish, where Marijn van den Berg took slingshot through last cicane to victory.

    There's no way that is where the finish line is on the race website.


    I reckon it's about where I've put the cross.

    Was a bit confused why the riders didn't know there was no distance to sprint.

  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    I'm convinced most of them had no idea where the finish line was
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    ^^that's what I thought. Reaction from the followers was consistent with them expecting a longer run to the line.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    I'm convinced most of them had no idea where the finish line was

    It was a surprise the line being there
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    It's also a pity that these races are taking place during the one week of Winter weather Mallorca has experienced this year.
    Fine and several degrees warmer next week and prior to these races, the weather has been exceptionally good.
    Instead it's very cold and wet over the next two days, which may mean snow on the Coll de Puig Major, which features both today and tomorrow.
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  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    Kobe Goossens adds to a really good start this season for Intermarché - Circus - Wanty with a win today in Mallorca (in Flemish weather).

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