2025 Races with Spoilers.

[AndyATB]

6 XCO races since August 2019 - and 3 (4 if you include his clash with Valero) first lap crashes........He doesn't race, train on the MTB anyway near enough. It's not Cyclocross, where he can drop in and dominate. XCO has far more competition, and they have skills, which they hone all the time. And not only that, the technical level has increased, and so has the speed of races.....

From 2017-2019 he improved considerably, to become the best XC racer in 2019, with 3 XCO, 5 XCC World Cup wins, plus a European title. Since then it's been a bit of a disaster, mainly through lack of prep, training, racing.

Others like Puck and Pidcock do prep races before racing the World Cups - and something he used to do. If the MTB Worlds really are a goal, then he has to put the hard yards in, as Crans-Montana is really technical, and saw plenty of crashes last year.

When it was announced he was racing the Tour, the MTB fans rolled their eyes in "here we go again"......it makes no sense for his main goal; he needs time on the MTB, not pedalling around France leading out Philipsen.

 

[CXRAndy]

All to play for now after stage 16

 

[M.R.M]

6 XCO races since August 2019 - and 3 (4 if you include his clash with Valero) first lap crashes........He doesn't race, train on the MTB anyway near enough. It's not Cyclocross, where he can drop in and dominate. XCO has far more competition, and they have skills, which they hone all the time. And not only that, the technical level has increased, and so has the speed of races.....

From 2017-2019 he improved considerably, to become the best XC racer in 2019, with 3 XCO, 5 XCC World Cup wins, plus a European title. Since then it's been a bit of a disaster, mainly through lack of prep, training, racing.

Others like Puck and Pidcock do prep races before racing the World Cups - and something he used to do. If the MTB Worlds really are a goal, then he has to put the hard yards in, as Crans-Montana is really technical, and saw plenty of crashes last year.

When it was announced he was racing the Tour, the MTB fans rolled their eyes in "here we go again"......it makes no sense for his main goal; he needs time on the MTB, not pedalling around France leading out Philipsen.

I agree 100%

 

[Adam4868]

First pro win for the aptly names Storm...sh1tty weather for the stage.
DNF for Axel Laurance Ineos 😲

 

[M.R.M]

Is the name a coincidence with the running family or is he related to Jakob Ingebrigtsen?

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Is the name a coincidence with the running family or is he related to Jakob Ingebrigtsen?

Unrelated it seems

 

[Jameshow]

6 XCO races since August 2019 - and 3 (4 if you include his clash with Valero) first lap crashes........He doesn't race, train on the MTB anyway near enough. It's not Cyclocross, where he can drop in and dominate. XCO has far more competition, and they have skills, which they hone all the time. And not only that, the technical level has increased, and so has the speed of races.....

From 2017-2019 he improved considerably, to become the best XC racer in 2019, with 3 XCO, 5 XCC World Cup wins, plus a European title. Since then it's been a bit of a disaster, mainly through lack of prep, training, racing.

Others like Puck and Pidcock do prep races before racing the World Cups - and something he used to do. If the MTB Worlds really are a goal, then he has to put the hard yards in, as Crans-Montana is really technical, and saw plenty of crashes last year.

When it was announced he was racing the Tour, the MTB fans rolled their eyes in "here we go again"......it makes no sense for his main goal; he needs time on the MTB, not pedalling around France leading out Philipsen.

It's a matter of priorities....

Who wants to race unknown, muddy, bumpy, xcc, when you could be racing the tour ?! 🍿🍿🍿

 

[Adam4868]

Matthew Brennan wins stage 2 of the Tour of Norway.

 

[wakemalcolm]

There's a young guy called Milan tearing up the .2 scene for the Lidl trek development team including a win today. Must have good genes.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Intermarche have been particularly anonymous and meh so far this year. Apart from the welcome return of Taco being Taco in a few breakaways.

I noticed Girmay picked up a second place in a small slight race (I think that's what Cav said) Boucles de Mayenne. He's not had a win this year but has had a few 2nd places in races I've never heard of.

 

[DeadCalm]

Jake Stewart takes the last stage in T de Dunkerque while Sam Watson and Lewis Askey finish 1st and 2nd on GC.
Good day for the Brits

All ex Equipe continentale Groupama-FDJ

Matthew Brennan wins stage 2 of the Tour of Norway.

Impressively so. Came from a fair way back on a finish that was a fair bit steeper than a drag.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Oooops

Picnic PostNL rider Martinez just attacked from the bunch to mug the local Norwegian on the line on a cat 2 climb and celebrated wildly.
*bell rings for final lap*

 

[Adam4868]

Maxim Van Gils won the 3rd stage of Tour of Norway, then crashed celebrating over the line 🤣
Beat GC leader Matty Brennan

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Maxim Van Gils won the 3rd stage of Tour of Norway, then crashed celebrating over the line 🤣
Beat GC leader Matty Brennan

Brennan was really strong there, he's definitely much more than just a sprinter

 

[DeadCalm]

Not a bad day for the Hobbs brothers. Henry wins stage 2a of Trophée Centre Morbihan. Then, Noah wins stage 4 of Course de la Paix Grand Prix Jeseníky. Noah, in particular, is having a great season so far.