Minor Stage Races 2016 **may contain SPOILERS**

[Proto]

Minor stage race: My daughter was 69th in the Festival Elsy Jacobs (Tour of Luxembourg). Said it was very tough. Didn't have TT bikes for the prologue, which didn't help. Atrocious weather for the first stage, rained all day and was very cold. Weather better day two, but bumpy as hell, and some were getting dropped on the first big climb, out the back and gone. Gritted her teeth and hung on. Survived, just.

Comeback girl Marianne Vos came 2nd in the prologue, but only managed 10th on final GC. Obviously not quite there yet!

 

[rich p]

Minor stage race: My daughter was 69th in the Festival Elsy Jacobs (Tour of Luxembourg). Said it was very tough. Didn't have TT bikes for the prologue, which didn't help. Atrocious weather for the first stage, rained all day and was very cold. Weather better day two, but bumpy as hell, and some were getting dropped on the first big climb, out the back and gone. Gritted her teeth and hung on. Survived, just.

Comeback girl Marianne Vos came 2nd in the prologue, but only managed 10th on final GC. Obviously not quite there yet!

Kudos as they say on Strava!!

 

[ColinJ]

Tour de Yorkshire crowd yesterday at Scarborough, and a glimpse of Voeckler sprinting away from Roche for the win ...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Just catching up on cycling results after a weekend away, and spotted that Hugh Carthy took the overall victory at Vuelta Asturias. He's certainly having a good season.

 

[smutchin]

Just catching up on cycling results after a weekend away, and spotted that Hugh Carthy took the overall victory at Vuelta Asturias. He's certainly having a good season.

And he was the only Brit in the race!

 

[rich p]

Just catching up on cycling results after a weekend away, and spotted that Hugh Carthy took the overall victory at Vuelta Asturias. He's certainly having a good season.

Is there a report anywhere? I've read the results.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Is there a report anywhere? I've read the results.

The reports I have seen are fairly rubbish, and extend to "British rider wins a race" without too much detail.

However, the Vuelta Asturias Facebook page has some race footage if you want to have a look.

 

[rich p]

The reports I have seen are fairly rubbish, and extend to "British rider wins a race" without too much detail.

However, the Vuelta Asturias Facebook page has some race footage if you want to have a look.

Cycling Weekly have a short piece
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...irst-british-rider-win-vuelta-asturias-223512
and this on the stage he won
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...-223360?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social

 

[brommers]

The 4 days of Dunkirk starts today on Eurosport @ 2.30pm. A five day race!

 

[Berk on a Bike]

The 4 days of Dunkirk starts today on Eurosport @ 2.30pm. A five day race!

The lack of numeracy about this race always makes me LOL

 

[rich p]

Coquard takes stage 1 with Bouhanni badly positioned ending up 3rd

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Coquard takes stage 1 with Bouhanni badly positioned ending up 3rd

nice of Soupe to lead out Coquard !

 

[rich p]

nice of Soupe to lead out Coquard !

Doh! moment when he looks round and sees Coquard behind him

 

[brommers]

With the size of the crowds at the TdY does it warrant 2.HC status?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Coquard won again today - beating Bouhanni, who was really pushing it in the rough'n'tumble division, but still couldn't defeat Coquard.