Minor races 2020 **SPOILERS**

[rich p]

Another beautifully named race starting tomorrow!

The Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup Tour of Thailand

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of-thailand/2020/gc/overview

 

[Adam4868]

Another beautifully named race starting tomorrow!

The Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup Tour of Thailand

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of-thailand/2020/gc/overview

Nice part of the world though,been up and down that coast a few times.

 

[Eziemnaik]

Highway 4 is a deathtrap though

 

[Adam4868]

Highway 4 is a deathtrap though

Got to be one of the flattest races going ?

 

[Eziemnaik]

Untill Ranong most likely, thing is when hills appear Thais like to put roads at 15%+ angle

 

[rich p]

Nice part of the world though,been up and down that coast a few times.

Idly glancing at the results of Stage 1, I noticed that Marcus Halson, a Brit from Hammersmith, finished 34th riding for a team called Roojai.com. Their first race at UCI 2.1 level.
I wonder how he ended up there? Great for him.
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of-thailand/2020/stage-1

 

[Adam4868]

Idly glancing at the results of Stage 1, I noticed that Marcus Halson, a Brit from Hammersmith, finished 34th riding for a team called Roojai.com. Their first race at UCI 2.1 level.
I wonder how he ended up there? Great for him.
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of-thailand/2020/stage-1

I'm guessing he was riding in the p1ssing rain and wind and someone phoned and said "Marcus I can get you a ride in Belgium or Thailand"
Seriously I've not a clue how you end up in a team like that ? Is there a agent you have.

 

[lyn1]

This race typifies some of the flaws in the UCI points allocation system. The race has a start list quality ranking of 3 which makes it one of the weakest UCI fields in the World. Does not look to have any of the guys who ride World Tour or Pro Tour (about 1200) yet gets a 2.1 rating offering 125 points for the winner. That is equivalent to 12th at Tour de France or 8th at Flanders or Roubaix.

 

[Adam4868]

De Brabantse Pijl today if I've spelt that right ?
Flanders classic race with defending winner Van de Poel and Allaphilipe back in action.Thought I read somewhere that Bardet is back riding in this,after his concussion in the tour.

 

[Eziemnaik]

Cheers for info

 

[mjr]

This race typifies some of the flaws in the UCI points allocation system. The race has a start list quality ranking of 3 which makes it one of the weakest UCI fields in the World. Does not look to have any of the guys who ride World Tour or Pro Tour (about 1200) yet gets a 2.1 rating offering 125 points for the winner. That is equivalent to 12th at Tour de France or 8th at Flanders or Roubaix.

You're right: it's surprising that winning a 6 day second division race isn't worth more than that.

By the way, eighteen (?) World Tour teams times a max roster of about thirty riders is 540 riders, not 1200. Has the maximum roster size changed?

 

[matticus]

This race typifies some of the flaws in the UCI points allocation system. The race has a start list quality ranking of 3 which makes it one of the weakest UCI fields in the World. Does not look to have any of the guys who ride World Tour or Pro Tour (about 1200) yet gets a 2.1 rating offering 125 points for the winner. That is equivalent to 12th at Tour de France or 8th at Flanders or Roubaix.

But isn;t some inflation inevitable with the COVID fixture congestion?

(Giro/Vuelta/P-R on the same day; which would you downgrade due to lack of quality?)

 

[Eziemnaik]

Yeah, it feels weird having a race every other day on TV

 

[BrumJim]

But isn;t some inflation inevitable with the COVID fixture congestion?

(Giro/Vuelta/P-R on the same day; which would you downgrade due to lack of quality?)

Indeed! Tour of Flanders and Ronde van Vlaanderen have been scheduled for the same day, its so congested.

 

[Adam4868]

He waited to cross the line today....just.Allaphilipe takes the win from Van de Poel.

View: https://twitter.com/CiclismoInter/status/1313861586663206915?s=19