2025 Races with Spoilers.

[Archie from BR]

Yes great pity stg 6a wasn't televised.
We are now set up for an interesting MTT with 6 riders within 56 secs of each other, it's gonna be a very interesting tage this afternoon

 

[Archie from BR]

There's a rider I hadn't heard of before, Jan Huber, he was 12th today and is only a Swiss club rider with no team yet.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Distance:10.3 km
Gradient final km:4.4%
Vertical meters:687

 

[DeadCalm]

There's a rider I hadn't heard of before, Jan Huber, he was 12th today and is only a Swiss club rider with no team yet.

I'd not heard of him either. Looks like he's barely ridden outside of Switzerland before. 11th on GC, too. Just 2 seconds behind Peter Øxenberg.

 

[DeadCalm]

Incidentally, unless there are points (and a truck load of them) available to the winner of the TT, Noah Hobbs will win the green jersey. As long as he's not OTL, of course!

 

[Dogtrousers]

Seixas wins the TT, Decomble 7th @ 1'49" and drops down to 5th overall.

Seixas wins the overall.

My fanatical support for Decomble for the past few hours was to no avail.

 

[rich p]

My fanatical support for Decomble for the past few hours was to no avail.

God complex? 😄

 

[Dogtrousers]

OK, I've just had a look at the Tour de l'Avenir which is something I've not really done much, if at all before.

I have learned some stuff, which I'll share for the benefit of any other ignoramuses (ignorami? or is that the art of stupid paper folding?)

There's a Women's tour de l'Avenir going on right now (actually just finished). Not knowing that made me feel very ignorant (not a new feeling)
The Tour de l'Avenir has its own white jersey Youth Classification. Which, as far as I can tell is U21 (ie 18-20 inclusive)
All of the final top 10 except for Luke Tuckwell (10th) were also in the Youth Classification. This is either because the upcoming generation is exceptional, or because really good older riders aged 21-22 are off riding in senior competitions.
This is quite an interesting summary: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/what-exactly-is-cyclings-tour-de-lavenir-and-why-should-we-care

 

[No Ta Doctor]

GP Plouay Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France today, it's a stacked field and Uno-X go head to head with Cofidis in the relegation/promotion battle

It seems Cofidis have inched ahead by 11 whole points! That's the equivalent of a 15th place and two top 25s in a 1.1 race

Today they go head to head in a fairly stacked Bretagne Classic (1.WT) where there's 300 points for the winner, there are points all the way to 60th and a single top 30 placing for Uno-X would cancel the difference between them

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[DCLane]

Wentworth Woodhouse national series women's race won by Tammy Miller with a long line break.

 

[Adam4868]

Week after his win in the Renewi tour Arnaud De Lie wins Bretagne Classic....Chapeau good to see him back to form.

 

[DeadCalm]

GP Plouay Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France today, it's a stacked field and Uno-X go head to head with Cofidis in the relegation/promotion battle

So, 32 - 8 to Cofidis?

 

[No Ta Doctor]

So, 32 - 8 to Cofidis?

Yeah, looks like it

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Is anyone in the UK and actually watching the Tour of Britain going to do a 2025 spoilers thread - whether or not it comes past their house?

Or are we going to do it here or reuse the 2024 thread (which imo would be a bit rubbish as it makes searching historical posts difficult)

Just looking for somewhere to park these YouTube stage links:

Stage YouTube links:
S1.
View: https://www.youtube.com/live/U1C7rbeeN58

S2.
View: https://www.youtube.com/live/AYHvF1-8bRo

S3.
View: https://www.youtube.com/live/8uD3Vx91wuQ

S4.
View: https://www.youtube.com/live/ck-XLt1pYp0

S5.
View: https://www.youtube.com/live/wgAFTcIkZIw



S6. https://www.youtube.com/live/1N60Y_KuD_4

 

[rich p]

Is anyone in the UK and actually watching the Tour of Britain going to do a 2025 spoilers thread - whether or not it comes past their house?

Or are we going to do it here or reuse the 2024 thread (which imo would be a bit rubbish as it makes searching historical posts difficult)

Just looking for somewhere to park these YouTube stage links:

Stage YouTube links:
S1.
View: https://www.youtube.com/live/U1C7rbeeN58

S2.
View: https://www.youtube.com/live/AYHvF1-8bRo

S3.
View: https://www.youtube.com/live/8uD3Vx91wuQ

S4.
View: https://www.youtube.com/live/ck-XLt1pYp0

S5.
View: https://www.youtube.com/live/wgAFTcIkZIw



S6. https://www.youtube.com/live/1N60Y_KuD_4

I can start one for you Doc!