Minor Races Thread 2015 - [SPOILERS]

[Keith Oates]

That was a good ride to see and thanks to 'thom' for posting it. Tomorrow will also be interesting to say the least.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Quite the display by Froome, making 29 seconds in just over a km on Contador, legs like an egg beater, I wonder what gear he was using.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Safe ride by Froome today to secure the overall win. Lobato took the stage again - looks like he'll be a contender for MSR and some of the other classics this year.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

And over in the Algarve, Thomas stayed on top, in 4th place today behind team-mate, Ritchie Porte. Sky, EQS and Movistar looking like the early 'super teams'...

 

[The Couch]

Tour du Haut Var (2-stage race)
First stage Gastauer managed stay in front of the peloton (sealing the overall win), second stage Mezgec took the sprint
Twice Gilbert was the bridesmaid in the peloton sprint

Tour of Oman
Valls (who had won the queen stage) kept his small lead in the GC ahead of Tejay and the inevitable ValvPiti
Sagan finally managed to win a bunch sprint in the final stage against the likes of Kristoff, Demare, Rojas,...
(unfortunately there were 4 riders who had escaped, Brandle took the stage win)

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Tunisian Rafaa Chtioui solos to victory in the first stage in Tropicale Amissa Bongo, with the second placed rider almost 2 minutes behind. Seems a decent lead, with the majority coming in over 4 minutes down.

And he held on all the way to the end.
A couple of good performances by Seche-Bretagne in there as well from McLay and Hutarovich.

 

[User169]

Wiggins in for Omloop on Saturday. Looks like he might be serious about Flanders this year.

 

[Hont]

Wiggins in for Omloop on Saturday. Looks like he might be serious about Flanders this year.

Has anyone checked the weather forecast?

 

[Rustybucket]

Wiggins in for Omloop on Saturday. Looks like he might be serious about Flanders this year.

Anyone know if both Saturday & Sunday races are on TV?

 

[User169]

Anyone know if both Saturday & Sunday races are on TV?

Might depend where you live - I get Belgian tele, so the answer is definitely yes!

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Anyone know if both Saturday & Sunday races are on TV?

Omloop doesn't appear to be on Eurosport or Sky. Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne is on British Eurosport 2.

 

[Rustybucket]

Omloop doesn't appear to be on Eurosport or Sky. Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne is on British Eurosport 2.

Damn!! I guess 1 out of 2 isnt too bad!
Cant wait for the Classics to kick off - love the cobbles!!!!

 

[raindog]

yep - this is a bloody good weekend coming up
(rubs hands together in anticipation)

 

[Apollonius]

I just booked a coach trip to Paris Roubaix. Excited now.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Of course, it's not just the Omloop and KBK this weekend, there are also two important French races, the Classic Sud Ardèche and La Drôme Classic. I'm particularly looking forward to seeing both Yates brothers racing together for the first time in ages for OGE. I really hope they can continue to improve and net some big wins this season.