Ok, so we’re not going to create a race thread for ALL races this year, especially since we’re only about 10 people reading here :)
This thread is available for you to write about all the races which don’t have a race thread.
Ok, so we’re not going to create a race thread for ALL races this year, especially since we’re only about 10 people reading here :)
This thread is available for you to write about all the races which don’t have a race thread.
There isn’t that much left now / after the Tour of Spain, especially concerning stage races.
You will have in September the Grand Prix of Québec (Sep 11) and of Montréal (Sep 13) which may not be the greatest or most interesting classics but will present the benefit, for you, to take place on the American continent, therefore in daytime. And the World Championship will follow a week later (well, Sep 27 for the men road race), in Canada again. Naturally, the WC is raced by national teams, so it won’t help you get acquainted with the commercial teams 🙂
Then as autumn classics, there are many one-day races in Italy. If I were to keep one, it would be the Tour of Emilia (Oct 3), with a scenic climb repeated in a circuit, and an honest startlist.
I didn’t pick the Tour of Lombardy because I am not a big fan of mountain classics and Pogatchar always wins in the end, but it is a ‘monument’ (if you care about that concept) which attracts star climbers. Oct 10.
The day after il Lombardia, there is the lesser prized Paris-Tours in France (Oct 11), which became interesting to watch since they added a few dirt/stone tracks and hills near the final part, even though it got harder to create differences when the weather is good since they ‘refurbished’ the tracks.
Then we’ve reached mid-October and the season is basically over.
Ah, there is the European Championship a few days before (Oct 4).
If we insisted on adding a stage race, for it is easier to get accustomed to teams and riders when you see the same ones several day on a row, what could we add? Hmmm, there are only smaller races left. Let’s see…
There is the Tour of Britain but it takes place during the Tour of Spain.
The Tour of Luxembourg is all right. 5 days including a time trial. Sep 16-20.
Ah, before the Vuelta starts, there is the Tour of Limousin in France. 4 days starting this Tuesday. Aug 18-21. It is not a bad race usually (even though it gets harder each year to create gaps on its profiles), but it ranks lower, and most of the top teams do not come. At ton of French and Belgian riders.
Naturally, I listed races without knowing what you can see: what is actually broadcasted at your place and what is compatible with your time zone and your personal timetable.
About missing races of not, if you visit PCS’ main page at https://www.procyclingstats.com/ , there are a “Next races” and a “Next WorldTour races” inserts.
Usually, I post a thread on this forum, or a comment in this topic, for the races I shall follow; and the main moderator also posts when I don’t. But that’s not 100% guaranteed and I don’t post them much in advance. And we don’t follow or post about every races.