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***Official 2025 Pro Cycling Thread*** - Come Dope with Us - Viva La Vuelta!! (10 Viewers)

🇵🇱 Rider Standings after 5 Stages 🇵🇱
  1. 509 points Ben Turner INEOS Grenadiers
  2. 320 points Jan Christen UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  3. 306 points Paul Magnier Soudal Quick-Step
  4. 261 points Paul Lapeira Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
  5. 250 points Antonio Tiberi Bahrain - Victorious
  6. 241 points Finn Fisher-Black Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
  7. 229 points Victor Langellotti INEOS Grenadiers
  8. 214 points Andrea Bagioli Lidl - Trek
  9. 209 points Jensen Plowright Alpecin - Deceuninck
  10. 197 points Olav Kooij Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  11. 194 points Thibaud Gruel Groupama - FDJ
  12. 185 points Pello Bilbao Bahrain - Victorious
  13. 177 points Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  14. 176 points Quinten Hermans Alpecin - Deceuninck
  15. 162 points Matthew Brennan Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  16. 153 points Stanisław Aniołkowski Cofidis
  17. 148 points Mathias Vacek Lidl - Trek
  18. 140 points Alberto Bettiol XDS Astana Team
  19. 124 points Tim Torn Teutenberg Lidl - Trek
  20. 122 points Andrea Raccagni Noviero Soudal Quick-Step
  21. 111 points Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  22. 107 points Maikel Zijlaard Tudor Pro Cycling Team
  23. 106 points Madis Mihkels EF Education - EasyPost
  24. 105 points Pepijn Reinderink Soudal Quick-Step
  25. 101 points Timo Kielich Alpecin - Deceuninck
  26. 99 points Ethan Vernon Israel - Premier Tech
  27. 93 points Florian Vermeersch UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  28. 92 points Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ
  29. 80 points Arjen Livyns Lotto
  30. 70 points Patrick Gamper Team Jayco AlUla

2-6-10-15-17-27

my bottom 3 riders have like 41 points lol
 
Alternating between two mountains today, 6 Cat 1 climbs. Almost 2/3rds of today's stage is either uphill or downhill

The climbs today:

KM Climb Length Avg. %

4.4 Ściana Harnaś 1.8 7.9
39 Ściana Bukovina 2.5 8
52.3 Ściana Harnaś 1.8 7.9
87 Ściana Bukovina 2.5 8
100.2 Ściana Harnaś 1.8 7.9
134.9 Ściana Bukovina 2.5 8

🇵🇱 Situation 🇵🇱
 
Those 9 riders should all get breakaway points today - Kooij has dropped back to the peloton but was in the breakaway at 50%

With 2 climbs remaining, Timo gobbled up all the KOM today and has already clinched the jersey provided he finishes the race

gap is 1:02 so doesn't seem as if they'll make it to the finish
 
Obviously the Tour de Pologne is highly regarded contest, one of only 7 weeklong stage races, quality start-list, been around 97 years, the most important bike race of the year in Eastern Europe, et al.

But every year I find the 4-stage Arctic Race of Norway to be so much more enjoyable - by an order of magnitude IME. The vistas as they go up and down the mountains surrounding the fjords is absolutely stunning.
 
cheeseypoof said:
2 DNS for my squad today: Sheffield and Hayter.

McNulty with a 2nd place finish.
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What an acceleration, scrub from INEOS blew McNulty away

10th and 15th today, plus 2 in the breakaway

ITT should be fun - I’ve got a few good ones but 2 riders out now - Vacek was the 2nd best TT specialist coming & Hayter was 3rd, so definitely could screw it up on the last stage.
 
My 4 best TTers still in the race came in ranked 12-16-17-23 amongst the startlist. Really hurts losing 2 & 3 but stuff happens eh.
 
DA RAIDERS said:
Holy DNS list
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Didn’t realize Finn Fisher-Black didn’t appear at the start line. He’s on my revised enemies list.



DNFMCLAY Daniel
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
DNFALLEGAERT Piet
Cofidis
DNFCAVAGNA Rémi
Groupama - FDJ
DNFTHIJSSEN Gerben
Intermarché - Wanty
DNFMOLLEMA Bauke
Lidl - Trek
DNFPEDERSEN Casper
Soudal Quick-Step
DNFPOMORSKI Michał
Poland
DNSBEHRENS Niklas
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
DNSOURSELIN Paul
Cofidis
DNS KWIATKOWSKI Michał
INEOS Grenadiers
DNS SHEFFIELD Magnus
INEOS Grenadiers
DNSFISHER-BLACK Finn
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
DNSVAN DIJKE Tim
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
DNSHAYTER Ethan
Soudal Quick-Step
DNSRACCAGNI NOVIERO Andrea
Soudal Quick-Step
DNS VAN UDEN Casper
Team Picnic PostNL
DNSBERNAS Paweł
Poland
 
BobbyLayne said:
Pretty tight battle for the podium; good luck everyone!
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🥇 1st – The Polish Mistake (2048 pts)
From a name that sounds like an Eastern European hangover cure to somehow winning the whole damn thing, Sand basically ran a two-man death squad (McNulty & Tiberi) while the other seven guys were on an extended Polish sightseeing holiday. This was less “fantasy cycling strategy” and more “strap yourself to two rockets and pray they don’t crash.”


🥈 2nd – Squeaky Wheels (2041 pts)
Cheeseypoof loses by seven points — which is exactly how many functioning vertebrae were left on the roster by Stage 6. McNulty tried to drag this dumpster fire to victory, but you can’t win a Grand Tour when half your team is filing worker’s comp claims from the team bus.


🥉 3rd – Sand’s Saddle Sores (1781 pts)
BassNBrew followed the well-known “one superstar and eight guys who look good in kit photos” approach. McNulty was the only one racing; the rest seemed to be using their GPS head units to find the nearest pub. By Stage 5, they had more DNS than a Wi-Fi dead zone.


4th – RB Brownwings WGUAFC (1728 pts)
Jaysus built a roster like a discount meat platter — a couple of decent cuts (Tiberi, Bettiol) surrounded by mystery meat. Somehow Budziński stumbled into KOM points, which was shocking since the team’s usual climbing form is “needs a chair lift.”


5th – Armstrong’s Needle (1702 pts)
Yeah, the name is a doping joke. The performance? More “2012 comeback Lance” — all hype, no legs, and a lot of awkward media moments. This squad was so flat they could have been used to level the road surface.


6th – Boerum Hill Big Ringing (1643 pts)
BobbyLayne started strong, then bled riders like an overripe bag of groceries. By Stage 6, the survivor count was lower than a budget horror flick, and Vermeersch was left riding solo while the rest of the squad “recovered” with pierogies and beer.
 
1, 12, 15 today
1, 4, 14 on GC

Sand with 1 and 2 on GC

Couple of hundred points will encompasses most of us.
 
🇵🇱 Stage 7 (ITT) 🇵🇱
🇵🇱 Stage Winnerss 🇵🇱
  1. Cheeseypoof
  2. BobbyLayne
  3. BobbyLayne (2)
  4. Cheeseypoof (2)
  5. Da Raiders
  6. Sand
  7. BassNBrew
🇵🇱 End-of-Tour Points 🇵🇱

🇵🇱 Overall Tour de Pologne Final Standings 🇵🇱

Stage Race Championship Season Standings
(sans adjustments)
 
🇵🇱 Velogames Fantasy Tour de Pologne Final Rider Standings 🇵🇱
  1. 908 points Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  2. 806 points Antonio Tiberi Bahrain - Victorious
  3. 704 points Jan Christen UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  4. 681 points Ben Turner INEOS Grenadiers
  5. 592 points Victor Langellotti INEOS Grenadiers
  6. 478 points Pello Bilbao Bahrain - Victorious
  7. 428 points Matteo Sobrero Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
  8. 394 points Alberto Bettiol XDS Astana Team
  9. 343 points Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  10. 330 points Paul Magnier Soudal Quick-Step
  11. 329 points Marco Frigo Israel - Premier Tech
  12. 286 points Andrea Bagioli Lidl - Trek
  13. 262 points Quinten Hermans Alpecin - Deceuninck
  14. 261 points Paul Lapeira Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
  15. 241 points Finn Fisher-Black Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
  16. 231 points Timo Kielich Alpecin - Deceuninck
  17. 228 points Johannes Staune-Mittet Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
  18. 224 points Jensen Plowright Alpecin - Deceuninck
  19. 219 points Thibaud Gruel Groupama - FDJ
  20. 212 points Olav Kooij Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  21. 202 points Matthew Brennan Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  22. 190 points Rudy Molard Groupama - FDJ
  23. 183 points Yannis Voisard Tudor Pro Cycling Team
  24. 177 points Filippo Zana Team Jayco AlUla
  25. 172 points Lorenzo Milesi Movistar Team
  26. 156 points Matthew Riccitello Israel - Premier Tech
  27. 155 points Chris Hamilton Team Picnic PostNL
  28. 153 points Stanisław Aniołkowski Cofidis
  29. 148 points Mathias Vacek Lidl - Trek
  30. 138 points Ethan Vernon Israel - Premier Tech
  31. 137 points Florian Vermeersch UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  32. 134 points Tim Torn Teutenberg Lidl - Trek
  33. 132 points Patrick Gamper Team Jayco AlUla
  34. 129 points Embret Svestad-Bårdseng Arkéa - B&B Hotels
  35. 122 points Andrea Raccagni Noviero Soudal Quick-Step
  36. 114 points Tomasz Budzinski Poland
  37. 107 points Maikel Zijlaard Tudor Pro Cycling Team
  38. 106 points Madis Mihkels EF Education - EasyPost
  39. 105 points Pepijn Reinderink Soudal Quick-Step
  40. 94 points Huub Artz Intermarché - Wanty
  41. 80 points Arjen Livyns Lotto
  42. 78 points Diego Ulissi XDS Astana Team
  43. 77 points Sam Oomen Lidl - Trek
  44. 76 points Davide Formolo Movistar Team
  45. 74 points Julius Johansen UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  46. 74 points Vegard Stake Laengen UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  47. 70 points Stefan Küng Groupama - FDJ
  48. 68 points Filip Maciejuk Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
  49. 66 points Max Walker EF Education - EasyPost
  50. 66 points Tim Van Dijke Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
  51. 62 points Patryk Stosz Poland
  52. 61 points Vlad Van Mechelen Bahrain - Victorious
  53. 60 points Mikkel Honoré EF Education - EasyPost
  54. 59 points Attila Valter Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  55. 58 points George Bennett Israel - Premier Tech
  56. 58 points Pier-André Côté Israel - Premier Tech
  57. 58 points Reuben Thompson Lotto
  58. 57 points Donavan Grondin Arkéa - B&B Hotels
  59. 55 points Max Kanter XDS Astana Team
  60. 52 points Jack Haig Bahrain - Victorious
  61. 52 points Nadav Raisberg Israel - Premier Tech
  62. 50 points Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
  63. 50 points Francesco Busatto Intermarché - Wanty
  64. 48 points Colby Simmons EF Education - Aevolo
  65. 46 points Menno Huising Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  66. 46 points Piotr Pekala Poland
  67. 45 points Jasha Sütterlin Team Jayco AlUla
  68. 44 points Lucas Hamilton INEOS Grenadiers
  69. 44 points Michael Leonard INEOS Grenadiers
  70. 42 points Lars Boven Alpecin - Deceuninck
  71. 41 points Roman Ermakov Bahrain - Victorious
  72. 41 points Fran Miholjević Bahrain - Victorious
  73. 41 points Edoardo Zambanini Bahrain - Victorious
  74. 40 points Paweł Bernas Poland
  75. 37 points Martin Svrček Soudal Quick-Step
  76. 32 points Michał Kwiatkowski INEOS Grenadiers
  77. 32 points Magnus Sheffield INEOS Grenadiers
  78. 32 points Gerben Thijssen Intermarché - Wanty
  79. 30 points Oscar Chamberlain Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
  80. 30 points Stan Dewulf Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
  81. 30 points Dorian Godon Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
  82. 30 points Marcin Budzinski Poland
  83. 29 points Bauke Mollema Lidl - Trek
  84. 29 points Michał Pomorski Poland
  85. 28 points Chris Froome Israel - Premier Tech
  86. 26 points Rémi Cavagna Groupama - FDJ
  87. 26 points Jacopo Mosca Lidl - Trek
  88. 26 points Kelland O'Brien Team Jayco AlUla
  89. 25 points Fabio Van Den Bossche Alpecin - Deceuninck
  90. 25 points Marijn Van Den Berg EF Education - EasyPost
  91. 24 points Sam Bennett Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
  92. 23 points Steven Kruijswijk Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  93. 22 points Mateusz Gajdulewicz Poland
  94. 20 points Alexander Kamp Intermarché - Wanty
  95. 20 points Filippo Baroncini UAE Team Emirates - XRG
  96. 18 points Niklas Behrens Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  97. 18 points Daniel Mclay Team Visma | Lease a Bike
  98. 17 points Alessandro Verre Arkéa - B&B Hotels
  99. 16 points Ide Schelling XDS Astana Team
  100. 14 points Pierre Thierry Arkéa - B&B Hotels
  101. 14 points Anthony Perez Cofidis
  102. 12 points Ayco Bastiaens Soudal Quick-Step
  103. 12 points Ethan Hayter Soudal Quick-Step
  104. 12 points Casper Pedersen Soudal Quick-Step
  105. 11 points Maxim Van Gils Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
  106. 10 points Gijs Leemreize Team Picnic PostNL
  107. 10 points Lars Craps Lotto
  108. 10 points Arthur Kluckers Tudor Pro Cycling Team
  109. 9 points Fernando Gaviria Movistar Team
  110. 8 points Max Poole Team Picnic PostNL
  111. 6 points Giosuè Epis Arkéa - B&B Hotels
  112. 6 points Bob Jungels INEOS Grenadiers
  113. 6 points Jonas Koch Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
  114. 6 points Daniel Felipe Martínez Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
  115. 6 points Michele Gazzoli XDS Astana Team
  116. 6 points Alessandro Romele XDS Astana Team
  117. 6 points Nicolas Vinokurov XDS Astana Team
  118. 5 points Arvid De Kleijn Tudor Pro Cycling Team
  119. 4 points Miles Scotson Arkéa - B&B Hotels
  120. 4 points Florian Sénéchal Arkéa - B&B Hotels
  121. 4 points Casper Van Uden Team Picnic PostNL
  122. 2 points Samuel Gaze Alpecin - Deceuninck
  123. 2 points Stan Van Tricht Alpecin - Deceuninck
 
Have a few concurrent racing coming up. After one-day races Friday and Sunday, the 5-stage Renewi Tour kicks off August 20-24.

Before Renewi ends, though, La Vuelta Ciclista a España departs on August 23. Stage 21 is on September 14, and as you can see below, there are 5 one-day races during the grand tour.

Additionally, there are 2 more one-day races in the week after Vuelta a España finishes.

https://www.velogames.com/sixes-superclasico/2025/

BobbyLayne said:
Velogames Superclasico Fantasy Sixes


RaceDeadline (CET/CEST)RaceCategory
262025-08-15 10:00:00Circuit Franco-BelgeCat 3
272025-08-17 10:00:00ADAC CyclassicsCat 2
282025-08-31 10:00:00Bretagne Classic - Ouest-FranceCat 2
292025-09-07 10:00:00GP Industria & ArtigianatoCat 3
302025-09-11 10:00:00Coppa SabatiniCat 3
312025-09-12 10:00:00Grand Prix Cycliste de QuébecCat 2
322025-09-14 10:00:00Grand Prix Cycliste de MontréalCat 2
332025-09-17 10:00:00Grand Prix de WallonieCat 3
342025-09-20 10:00:00SUPER 8 ClassicCat 3
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BobbyLayne said:
Velogames Fantasy Cycling

  • Round 11 20th August 2025 Velogames Fantasy Renewi Tour 2025​
  • Round 12 23rd August 2025
    Velogames Spain 2025
Click to expand...
 
BobbyLayne said:
Have a few concurrent racing coming up. After one-day races Friday and Sunday, the 5-stage Renewi Tour kicks off August 20-24.

Before Renewi ends, though, La Vuelta Ciclista a España departs on August 23. Stage 21 is on September 14, and as you can see below, there are 5 one-day races during the grand tour.

Additionally, there are 2 more one-day races in the week after Vuelta a España finishes.

https://www.velogames.com/sixes-superclasico/2025/

BobbyLayne said:
Velogames Superclasico Fantasy Sixes


RaceDeadline (CET/CEST)RaceCategory
262025-08-15 10:00:00Circuit Franco-BelgeCat 3
272025-08-17 10:00:00ADAC CyclassicsCat 2
282025-08-31 10:00:00Bretagne Classic - Ouest-FranceCat 2
292025-09-07 10:00:00GP Industria & ArtigianatoCat 3
302025-09-11 10:00:00Coppa SabatiniCat 3
312025-09-12 10:00:00Grand Prix Cycliste de QuébecCat 2
322025-09-14 10:00:00Grand Prix Cycliste de MontréalCat 2
332025-09-17 10:00:00Grand Prix de WallonieCat 3
342025-09-20 10:00:00SUPER 8 ClassicCat 3
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BobbyLayne said:
Velogames Fantasy Cycling

  • Round 11 20th August 2025 Velogames Fantasy Renewi Tour 2025​
  • Round 12 23rd August 2025
    Velogames Spain 2025
Click to expand...
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:mellow:
 
BobbyLayne said:
Have a few concurrent racing coming up. After one-day races Friday and Sunday, the 5-stage Renewi Tour kicks off August 20-24.

Before Renewi ends, though, La Vuelta Ciclista a España departs on August 23. Stage 21 is on September 14, and as you can see below, there are 5 one-day races during the grand tour.

Additionally, there are 2 more one-day races in the week after Vuelta a España finishes.

https://www.velogames.com/sixes-superclasico/2025/

BobbyLayne said:
Velogames Superclasico Fantasy Sixes


RaceDeadline (CET/CEST)RaceCategory
262025-08-15 10:00:00Circuit Franco-BelgeCat 3
272025-08-17 10:00:00ADAC CyclassicsCat 2
282025-08-31 10:00:00Bretagne Classic - Ouest-FranceCat 2
292025-09-07 10:00:00GP Industria & ArtigianatoCat 3
302025-09-11 10:00:00Coppa SabatiniCat 3
312025-09-12 10:00:00Grand Prix Cycliste de QuébecCat 2
322025-09-14 10:00:00Grand Prix Cycliste de MontréalCat 2
332025-09-17 10:00:00Grand Prix de WallonieCat 3
342025-09-20 10:00:00SUPER 8 ClassicCat 3
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BobbyLayne said:
Velogames Fantasy Cycling

  • Round 11 20th August 2025 Velogames Fantasy Renewi Tour 2025​
  • Round 12 23rd August 2025
    Velogames Spain 2025
Click to expand...
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Interesting. No Visma or UAE for Circuit Franco Belge. Lots of continental and Pro Teams. Only 7 World Teams.
 
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I presume no one picked up early breakaway points today?

At the 50% mark:

Situation​

Of course, the scoring system for one day races has 3 more opportunities to pick up 30 points:
  • The second Breakaway Points Sector is based at 50km to go.
  • The third Breakaway Points Sector is based at 20km to go.
  • The fourth Breakaway Points Sector is based at 10km to go.
 
Top 30 get points (+ breakaways + assists)

Top 10:


RNKRIDERUCIPNTTIME
1ABRAHAMSEN Jonas

Uno-X Mobility		2001254:54:32
2STRONG Corbin

Israel - Premier Tech		15085,,
3PRADES Eduard

Caja Rural - Seguros RGA		12560,,
4HIRSCHI Marc

Tudor Pro Cycling Team		10050,,
5ARANBURU Alex

Cofidis		8545,,
6VENTURINI Clément

Arkéa - B&B Hotels		7040,,
7TILLER Rasmus

Uno-X Mobility		6035,,
8ETXEBERRIA Haimar

Equipo Kern Pharma		5030,,
9HOELGAARD Markus

Uno-X Mobility		4026,,
10CHRISTEN Fabio

Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team		3522,,
 
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