Minor Races Thread 2015 - [SPOILERS]

[Flick of the Elbow]

Stellar lineup for Tirreno-Adriatico this year...http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fro...-nibali-confirmed-for-tirreno-adriatico-clash

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

GP Samyn (men and women events) tomorrow

 

[fimm]

Of course there's a Wikipedia article... from which I learn that Lizzie Armistead was third in this year's and last year's women's race.
Thank you for all the information.

 

[The Couch]

Then Nieuwsblad spoilt it by buying Volk, hence the title change. Still Het Volk to us oldies!

Van Avermaet actually also called it Omloop Het Volk in his pre-race interview this weekend, so it's not only the real oldies

 

[The Couch]

Well... what do you know... Thomas De Gendt is apparently still alive (and racing)
He's in the attack in the GP Le Samyn (= "micro-Paris Roubaix") together with 2 other guys (Smukulis and De Winter)


Meanwhile, Chantal Blaak ?? won the women race

 

[raindog]

some good pavè racing in Belgium today
http://hqstream.tv/player.php?streampage=joosti43ewheka&width=600&height=500
GP Le Samyn

EDIT
duh - only just seen your post Couch. Good racing, eh? Cobbles now getting wet!

 

[raindog]

Boeckmans got it - great stuff!
Next spring I swear I'm going to make the effort to go up to Belgium to catch some of this stuff live.

 

[rich p]

Boeckmans got it - great stuff!
Next spring I swear I'm going to make the effort to go up to Belgium to catch some of this stuff live.

And Ettix get mugged again despite a numerical advantage! Not that that helps if the other bloke is simply stronger in this case!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

And Ettix get mugged again despite a numerical advantage! Not that that helps if the other bloke is simply stronger in this case!

He'll have been sucking wheel.

 

[rich p]

He'll have been sucking wheel.

He was also sucking his team mate's wheel - which sounds slightly unsavoury

 

[rich p]

It's all kicking off...

6th to 8th - 3 Days of West Flanders (is that the same as the de Panne?)

7th Strade Bianche

8th to 15th - Tour of Langkawi (including Sky for the first time)

9th Roma Maxima

I'll leave it to others to decide which are major or minor!

 

[Berk on a Bike]

De Panne is at the end of the month

 

[rich p]

De Panne is at the end of the month

Ah, thanks. I thought maybe it had been renamed...

...Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen

 

[Berk on a Bike]

...and Roma Maxima was cancelled in January

 

[rich p]

...and Roma Maxima was cancelled in January

Oh! Now you mention it that rings a bell. Shame.

Incidentally Horner's seasonal debut has been delayed by the cancellation of the Vuelta a Mexico. It makes a change from having a major injury preparing him well for the late season races.