WCS 2025

[Vos]

The first two stages had seen issues with cars and lorries being able to get onto the course
and the police then had to get the riders to divert around them. Even with one car driving towards the peloton.

The third stage was yet another incident involving a car. This time, the peloton came face-to-face with a car on a roundabout.
They immediately stopped and refused to continue racing.

Following the protest, several teams decided to leave the race instead of restarting.
They were the team of race leader, Paul Magnier, Soudal-QuickStep as well as Uno-X Mobility, Decathlon-AG2R, Lidl-Trek,
EF Education-EasyPost, Ineos Grenadiers, Unibet Tietema Rockets and Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe.

Despite the shocking weather, rider protests, course changes and various teams leaving the Etoile de Bessèges 2025,
the race continued and saw De Lie sprint to victory.

CFF League stage 3 winners( split victory ) = Combuijs      &  azerite 
Animatoca is still the GC leader with 2 more stages to go.

  Romeo wins solo stage 3. Almeida is the GC leader.

CFF League stage 3 winner = HtcHun 
HtcHun is the new GC leader with 2 more stages to go.

[Vos]

  Kooij wins stage 1.

CFF League stage 1 winner = Patrick Kok 

  Longo Borghini wins solo on the steep Jebel Hafeet.
She is the new GC leader. With 1 more sprint stage to go, she will win the final GC victory as well, if nothing unexpected happens.
The nrs 2 and 3 of this decisive Jebel Hafeet stage, will very likely be the nrs 2 and 3 in the final GC as well.

CFF League stage 3 winner = ophiuko 
ophiuko is the new GC leader with 1 more stage to go.

  Vauquelin wins solo on le Mont Bouquet.
He is the new GC leader and today the final stage ; a time trial of 10,6 km.

CFF League stage 4 winner = Kalarratas   
Animatoca is still the GC leader with 1 more stage to go.

Remarkable, I'm 2nd GC and only 4 points behind, but I have just 4 cyclists left. GC leader Animatoca has 6 cyclists left.
The also very high ranked ophiuko, as 3rd GC, even tops this ; just 3 cyclists left = probably a low record in the CFF League.
But all 12 CFF participants have many abandonned picks. Mitte( 6th GC ) is the "most lucky" one, he has 8 cyclists left.

  Buitrago wins stage 4 with a very steep final, and takes the GC lead.
Most likely he will win this tour, because the final stage is a 104 km sprint race to Valencia.

CFF League stage 4 winner = ophiuko 
HtcHun is still the GC leader with 1 more stage to go.

[Vos]

  Vervaeke wins stage 2 and takes the GC lead.

CFF League stage 2 winner = Vlominck 
Patrick Kok is still the GC leader.


Wiebes sprinted to her 3rd stage victory in this tour.
In the picture the final GC ;  2nd Persico 2:06",  1st Longo Borghini 0:00",  3rd Le Court 2:08"

CFF League stage 4 winner = ophiuko 

GC winner = ophiuko 
Vos wins the sprint jersey.
ophiuko & Mlb, both win the youth jersey.
no mountain jersey in this tour.

  GC leader Vauquelin wins the time trial.
Final GC ;  1st Vauquelin 0:00",  2nd D.Teuns 1:22",  3rd Geniets 1:35"

CFF League stage 5 winner = Mitte   

GC winner = Mitte 
Vlominck wins the sprint jersey.
Kalarratas & HtcHun, both win the mountain jersey.
Combuijs & azerite, both win the youth jersey.

  Milan wins sprint stage 5.
Final GC ;  1st Buitrago 0:00",  2nd Almeida 0:18",  3rd Bilbao 0:39"

CFF League stage 5 winner = Kalarratas 

GC winner = HtcHun 
ophiuko wins the sprint jersey.
azerite & Vlominck, both win the mountain jersey.
HtcHun win also the youth jersey.

[Vos]

  Gaudu wins stage 3 and takes the GC lead.

CFF League stage 3 winner = Vlominck 
Patrick Kok is still the GC leader in the CFF League.
Vlominck is the MC leader of all WCS participants.

[Vos]

  Kooij wins stage 4.

CFF League stage 4 winner = Patrick Kok 
With 1 more stage to go, Patrick Kok is still the GC leader in the CFF League.
Vlominck is still the MC leader of all WCS participants.

[Vos]

  V.Paret-Peintre wins stage 5.
Final GC ;  1st A.Yates 0:00",  2nd V.Paret-Peintre 0:06",  3rd Gaudu 0:39"

CFF League stage 5 winner = Vlominck 

GC winner = Patrick Kok 
Patrick Kok wins also the sprint jersey.
Vlominck wins the mountain jersey & MC winner of all WCS participants ! 
Patrick Kok & Mitte, both win the youth jersey.

[Vos]

SEASON TR0PHIES 2025 :
( the only rule= when there is an equal amount of victories, the person who won last will be ranked higher )

TOP 5 Divine Champions Trophy

1 Mitte   3
2 Patrick Kok   1
3 HtcHun   1
4 ophiuko   1
5 Vos   1

TOP 4 Chief of Classics Trophy

1 Mitte   5
2 Vos   4
3 ophiuko   2
4 Vlominck   1

TOP 13 Emperor of Stage Wins Trophy 
( including prologue )

1 ophiuko   6
2 Patrick Kok   5
3 Mlb   5
4 Vlominck   3
5 Kalarratas   3
6 Mitte   3
7 Animatoca   3
8 Vos   2
9 bicis   2
10 HtcHun   1
11 Combuijs   1
11 azerite   1
13 WinterIsComing   1

TOP 4 Royal Sprint Trophy

1 Patrick Kok   3
2 ophiuko   2
3 Vlominck   1
4 Vos   1

TOP 6 King of the Mountains Trophy

1 Vlominck   2 
2 azerite   1
3 Kalarratas   1
3 HtcHun   1
5 bicis   1
6 Vos   1

TOP 8 Prince of Youth Trophy

1 Mitte   2 
1 Patrick Kok   2
3 HtcHun   2
4 Combuijs   1
4 azerite   1
6 ophiuko   1
6 Mlb   1
8 Vlominck   1

[Vos]

next race & next tour ( * = split victory ) ;
  1 day and 20 hours left to join.
previous winners ; Animatoca ( 24 ), ophiuko ( 23 + 22 + 21 ), Ricoo ( 20 ), BrotasTeam ( 19 ), Thorin ( 18 ).
  3 days and 18 hours left to join.
previous winners ; WinterIsComing ( 24 ), Patrick Kok ( 23 + 22 + 20* ), Vos ( 21 + 19 ), pizzaboys ( 20* ).

[Vos]

  1st F.Christen 0:00",  2nd A.Paret-Peintre 0:00",  3rd Scaroni 0:00"

CFF League winner = Kalarratas 


a late added next race, because this morning it was not on the WCS-calendar yet ;
  13 hours left to join.
previous winners ; Vos ( 23 + 19 ), Kalarratas ( 21 ), WinterIsComing ( 20 ), Averatalm ( 18 ).

[Vos]

  1st Fretin 0:00",  2nd Kanter 0:00",  3rd Jeannière 0:00"

CFF League winner = Mitte 


next tour ;
  12 hours and 20 minutes left to join.
previous winners ; WinterIsComing ( 24 ), Patrick Kok ( 23 + 22 + 20* ), Vos ( 21 + 19 ), pizzaboys ( 20* ).

[Vos]

  Milan wins stage 1.

CFF League stage 1 winner = Mitte 


next tours ;
  not yet open to join, the Vuelta a Andalucía starts Wednesday at 11.05 cet.
previous winners ; pizzaboys ( 24* + 22 + 20 + 19 ), ophiuko ( 23 + 21 ), BrotasTeam ( 18 ), AJFactoryCycling ( 17 ), Miguel ( 16 ).
* = in 2024 the shortest "tour" ever, only a time trial of 4,95 km, the other stages were cancelled.
  1 day and 17½ hours left to join.
previous winners ; Vos ( 24 + 23 + 22 + 18 + 17 ), Kalarratas ( 21 + 20 ), Oldboy ( 19 ),  Miguel ( 16 )

[Vos]

  Tarling wins the time trial of 12,2 km.

CFF League stage 2 winner = JGonmar 
ophiuko is the new GC leader.


the next tours start very soon ! ;
  4 hours left to join.
previous winners ; pizzaboys ( 24* + 22 + 20 + 19 ), ophiuko ( 23 + 21 ), BrotasTeam ( 18 ), AJFactoryCycling ( 17 ), Miguel ( 16 ).
* = in 2024 the shortest "tour" ever, only a time trial of 4,95 km, the other stages were cancelled.
  6 hours left to join.
previous winners ; Vos ( 24 + 23 + 22 + 18 + 17 ), Kalarratas ( 21 + 20 ), Oldboy ( 19 ),  Miguel ( 16 )

[Vos]

  Pogačar wins stage 3 and takes the GC lead.

CFF League stage 3 winner = ophiuko 
ophiuko is still the GC leader.

  van Gils wins stage 1.

CFF League stage 1 winner = Vlominck 

 
Ganna initially won the opening stage after a bizarre final
that saw the majority of the peloton enter the final stretch on the wrong side of the roadside median and barriers,
through an unblocked deviation, and attempt to sprint among the crowds of fans lined up to watch the race at the finish line.

Ganna was among the few riders who made the correct deviation
on the left side of the median and roadside barriers inside the final few hundred metres and so crossed the line solo.

Race organisers later announced that they had cancelled the stage due to the confusion that occurred in the final.
But they awarded Ganna the leader's jersey.

[Vos]

A link to the 1:33" video of the chaotic final in stage 1, Volta ao Algarve ; 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/volta-ao-algarve/2025/riders-have-gone-the-wrong-side-watch-the-chaotic-finish-to-stage-1-of-volta-ao-algarve_vid2325488/video.shtml

[ophiuko]

Hahaha just for the race I had decided to take a risk and pick more sprinters than most people