Minor race thread 2017 **spoilers**

[brommers]

If the graphics are right, that descent looks a bit tasty too.

 

[brommers]

Stefan Denifl won the Tour of Austria - another great result for Aqua Blue Sport

 

[brommers]

Sep Vanmarcke might struggle to keep the GC

He was only 19min 51sec down on the stage winner

 

[brommers]

Ian Bibby was the winner of Velothon Wales

 

[themosquitoking]

Ian Bibby was the winner of Velothon Wales

Strangely. I was almost the loser.

 

[brommers]

Looked up this year's record on PCS for the winner of the Sibiu Cycling Tour, Egan Arley Bernal, and it looks like Columbia have unearthed another potential star mountain man - he's only 20.

 

[brommers]

Alice Barnes is leading BeNe Tour after stage victory yesterday

 

[brommers]

See that Julian Alaphilippe made his return to racing at the GP Cerami yesterday

 

[rich p]

See that Julian Alaphilippe made his return to racing at the GP Cerami yesterday

How did he get on. I couldn't find the results

 

[brommers]

Here's the link
http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Grand_Prix_Cerami_2017

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Landa wins stage one of Vuelta Burgos

Alaphilippe 3rd

 

[themosquitoking]

The road surface in the tour of Utah today was appaling in some places.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

The road surface in the tour of Utah today was appaling in some places.

Good, I cannot understand why "they"* resurface roads for events.

*they'll not even know who they are

 

[rich p]

They don't get much more 'minor' than post-tour crits...

...admire the hats @Marmion

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

They don't get much more 'minor' than post-tour crits...

...admire the hats @Marmion

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I have an on-going one-man twitter campaign to get widespread recognition for hats as cycling prizes and to increase the number of events where hats are awarded as prizes; when I say "campaign" I mean I mention it every time I am p*ssed and see a hat as a prize.

I'd love to get my hands on one of those Napoleon winners hats!