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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 19-01-2023 13:03
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The Continental Division goes to Africa for a 3 stage race in the small West-African country of Burkina Faso.
18 Teams are here made up of 13 teams from the CT and 5 from the PCT, 2 of which are strongly focused on Africa who will want a strong performance in front of their local fans.
All 3 stages are flat and between 120-130km in length. The opening stage has some cobbled sectors but only closer to the end so the sprinters may have a chance. The 2nd stage doesn't have any cobbles and will therefore be the opportunity for the sprinters. The final stage will be the most decisive with cobbled sectors throughout.
| Winner | 2nd | 3rd | | 2021 | Van Keirsbulck | Kristoff | Vanspeybrouck | | 2020 | Baugnies | Maes | Sbaragli | | 2019 | Richardson | Maes | Taubel | | 2018 | Zhupa | Breen | Kluge |
The profile of this race suggests that strong cobblestone riders will succeed while the history reinforces this but also suggests that those aggressive or strong sprinters may also experience some success here.
 Andrew Fenn is the best outright cobblestone rider and will fancy himself in this start list.
 Yves Lampaert and  Christoph Taubel are most likely to push Fenn for the win and will themselves expect to be on the podium.
Of the remaining top favourites, there are 3 riders who are strong sprinters who we will also highlight. This trio is  Ramon Domene,  Tim Merlier and  Darren Matthews. All 3 of these riders will be hoping for less selective finishes on stages 1 and 3 in order to compete for the overall win.
| | | FLA | STA | RES | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | | Andrew | Fenn | 72 | 75 | 71 | 79 | 70 | 69 | 72 | | Yves | Lampaert | 75 | 74 | 73 | 78 | 60 | 61 | 71 | | Christoph | Taubel | 73 | 69 | 73 | 78 | 61 | 64 | 72 |  | Salvatore | Puccio | 71 | 75 | 70 | 77 | 59 | 54 | 59 |  | Sameera | Chatarunga | 72 | 79 | 72 | 77 | 70 | 68 | 80 |  | Jon Ander | Insausti | 70 | 76 | 73 | 77 | 57 | 66 | 66 |  | Cyrus | Monk | 74 | 76 | 70 | 76 | 61 | 70 | 72 |  | Tesfom | Okbamariam | 73 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 65 | | Ramon | Domene | 73 | 73 | 68 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 62 |  | Fabien | Taillefour | 75 | 67 | 67 | 76 | 52 | 52 | 57 |  | Laurens | Sweeck | 73 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 70 | 71 | 67 | | Tim | Merlier | 73 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 74 | 63 |  | Tim | Ariesen | 75 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 71 | | Darren | Matthews | 72 | 70 | 67 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 74 |  | Gianni | Vermeersch | 77 | 74 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 60 |  | Tesfay | Abraha | 72 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 67 |
He's not the best pure sprinter but Tom Scully is likely to be the top favourite here for Stage 2. There are numerous other riders who will be competitive both on stage 2 and potentially through stages 1 and 3 also.
| | | FLA | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | | Oscar | Guerao | 72 | 68 | 61 | 78 | 66 | 81 | 73 | | Tom | Scully | 74 | 66 | 70 | 78 | 67 | 79 | 80 | | Tim | Merlier | 73 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 75 | 78 | 74 | | Max | Losch | 73 | 72 | 68 | 75 | 71 | 78 | 79 | | Maris | Bogdanovics | 73 | 74 | 69 | 75 | 60 | 78 | 77 | | Janis | Dakteris | 75 | 74 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 77 | 77 | | Nihal | Silva | 75 | 69 | 70 | 77 | 72 | 77 | 78 | | Alexander | Kristoff | 69 | 66 | 62 | 67 | 72 | 77 | 70 | | Jay | Major | 74 | 74 | 70 | 74 | 70 | 77 | 78 | | Kris | Boeckmans | 69 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 77 | 77 |  | Julian | Alaphilippe | 72 | 74 | 69 | 81 | 65 | 77 | 77 | | Darijus | Dzervus | 73 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 57 | 77 | 77 | | Darren | Matthews | 72 | 70 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 76 | | Marc | Sarreau | 75 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 76 | 76 | | Houcaine | El Sabbahi | 75 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 64 | 76 | 75 | | Kazushige | Kuboki | 72 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 58 | 76 | 75 | | Ramon | Domene | 73 | 73 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 75 |
I wouldn't want to be a betting man here.Here's your Start List:
Spoiler | Shane | Archbold | Air New Zealand p/b Pirelli | | Daniel Ricardo | Diaz | Air New Zealand p/b Pirelli | | Ziga | Horvat | Air New Zealand p/b Pirelli | | Salvatore | Puccio | Air New Zealand p/b Pirelli | | Tom | Scully | Air New Zealand p/b Pirelli | | Evgeny | Shalunov | Air New Zealand p/b Pirelli | | Mamyr | Stash | Air New Zealand p/b Pirelli | | Michael | Vink | Air New Zealand p/b Pirelli | | Ryan | Christensen | Amaysim Cervélo | | Marcus | Culey | Amaysim Cervélo | | Matthew | Dinham | Amaysim Cervélo | | Cyrus | Monk | Amaysim Cervélo | | Rudy | Porter | Amaysim Cervélo | | Callum | Scotson | Amaysim Cervélo | | Carter | Turnbull | Amaysim Cervélo | | Alex | Wohler | Amaysim Cervélo | | Sameera | Chatarunga | Bianchi - Panerai | | Janis | Dakteris | Bianchi - Panerai | | Mikiel | Habtom | Bianchi - Panerai | | Karel | Hnik | Bianchi - Panerai | | Trond | Larsen | Bianchi - Panerai | | Viktor | Manakov | Bianchi - Panerai | | Ramunas | Navardauskas | Bianchi - Panerai | | Nihal | Silva | Bianchi - Panerai | | Alexander | Edmondson | Bonduelle - Eesti Energia | | Tim | Merlier | Bonduelle - Eesti Energia | | Aksel | Nommela | Bonduelle - Eesti Energia | | Anthony | Perez | Bonduelle - Eesti Energia | | Jens | Reynders | Bonduelle - Eesti Energia | | Lukas | Talacka | Bonduelle - Eesti Energia | | Damien | Touze | Bonduelle - Eesti Energia | | Samuel | Welsford | Bonduelle - Eesti Energia | | Jon | Aberasturi | Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren | | Bruno | Armirail | Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren | | Clement | Berthet | Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren | | Oscar | Guerao | Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren | | Jon Ander | Insausti | Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren | | Oier | Lazkano | Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren | | Marc | Sarreau | Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren | | Luca | Wackermann | Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren | | Ivan | Cobo | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Houcaine | El Sabbahi | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Karl Patrick | Lauk | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Aziz | Melki | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Alex | Mengoulas | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Samuele | Menicucci | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Tesfom | Okbamariam | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Renus | Uhiriwe | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Andrew | Fenn | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Kristjan | Hocevar | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Yoan | Kolev | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Max | Losch | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Tomas | Paprstka | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Chequan | Richardson | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Polychronis | Tzortzakis | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Jay | Vine | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Alfredo | Balloni | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Tim | Declerq | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Ramon | Domene | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Matevz | Govekar | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Marek | Konwa | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Xavier | Quevedo | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Ramon | Sinkeldam | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Andrea | Aquilani | Colombini-Adler AP | | Dries | De Bondt | Colombini-Adler AP | | Darijus | Dzervus | Colombini-Adler AP | | Luigi | Giulietti | Colombini-Adler AP | | Andre Alexander | Gonzales | Colombini-Adler AP | | Yves | Lampaert | Colombini-Adler AP | | Alain | Quispe | Colombini-Adler AP | | Felix | Sprenger | Colombini-Adler AP | | Tim | Ariesen | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Diogo | Barbosa | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Kamiel | Bonneu | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Paul | Daumont | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Timo | Kielich | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Martins | Pluto | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Fabio | Van Den Bossche | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Stan | Van Tricht | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Hakon Frengstad | Berger | Eddie Stobart | | Maris | Bogdanovics | Eddie Stobart | | Davide | Cimolai | Eddie Stobart | | Linus | Dahlberg | Eddie Stobart | | Damion | Drapac | Eddie Stobart | | Gihan | Pushpakumara | Eddie Stobart | | Daniel | Savini | Eddie Stobart | | Fabien | Taillefour | Eddie Stobart | | Julian | Alaphilippe | Le Creuset | | Alan | Boileau | Le Creuset | | Joris | Delbove | Le Creuset | | Arman | Garibian | Le Creuset | | Michael | Gogl | Le Creuset | | Rokas | Kmieliauskas | Le Creuset | | Matis | Louvel | Le Creuset | | Geremie | Nzeke | Le Creuset | | Mathias | De Witte | Minions - Subwoolfer | | Felix | English | Minions - Subwoolfer | | Mulu | Hailemichael | Minions - Subwoolfer | | Kazushige | Kuboki | Minions - Subwoolfer | | Leandro | Marcos | Minions - Subwoolfer | | Laureano | Rosas | Minions - Subwoolfer | | Jan | Stöckli | Minions - Subwoolfer | | Laurens | Sweeck | Minions - Subwoolfer | | Julius | Johansen | Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller | | Alexander | Kristoff | Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller | | Johan | Price-Pejtersen | Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller | | Idan | Shapira | Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller | | Christoph | Taubel | Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller | | Sep | Vanmarcke | Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller | | Jyme | Bridges | Podium Ambition | | Tyler | Cole | Podium Ambition | | Jacob | Kelly | Podium Ambition | | Jay | Major | Podium Ambition | | Darren | Matthews | Podium Ambition | | Andrew | Norbert | Podium Ambition | | Cristian | Perez | Podium Ambition | | Dylan | Redy | Podium Ambition | | Frank | Awuku | Project: Africa | | Ricardo | Broxham | Project: Africa | | Reinhardt | Janse van Rensburg | Project: Africa | | Metkel | Kiflay | Project: Africa | | Clement | Kusi | Project: Africa | | Jean Claude | Nzafashwanayo | Project: Africa | | Kris | Boeckmans | Staffbase - BHP | | Felix | Engelhardt | Staffbase - BHP | | Aaron | Grosser | Staffbase - BHP | | Juri | Hollmann | Staffbase - BHP | | Eliot | Lietaer | Staffbase - BHP | | Jensen | Plowright | Staffbase - BHP | | Tim | Van Dijke | Staffbase - BHP | | Gianni | Vermeersch | Staffbase - BHP | | Tesfay | Abraha | Trans Looney Tunes | | Ivan | Centrone | Trans Looney Tunes | | Owain | Doull | Trans Looney Tunes | | Jan | Ghyselinck | Trans Looney Tunes | | Tomoyuki | Iino | Trans Looney Tunes | | Nikita | Novikov | Trans Looney Tunes | | Luka | Pibernik | Trans Looney Tunes | | Pit | Schlechter | Trans looney Tunes |
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 19-01-2023 13:10
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Couldnt be here this year sadly despite it being one of my favourite races on the calendar. You never really know what you're gonna get! Would love to see our former rider Puccio pull of a miracle here!
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 19-01-2023 13:37
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Always a cool race. I'm hopeful that Okbamariam can do something here. Probably not compete for the podium, but if we get close to the Top 5, I'll be very happy. In such a dense field, that's always tricky, though. El Sabbahi is probably not good enough for a good result in the sprint, but who knows!
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 19-01-2023 15:07
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With Monk and Scotson we come here for a notable result, which is a nice bonus for a C2 entry (if it works as planned). Both hardly do cobble races as our leaders, obviously, so it's a certainly a rare opportunity to deliver something. That said, Scotson just had a nice result in Arenberg, so maybe he can keep his good form.
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 19-01-2023 20:18
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Reported on the chaos but never actually been here I think, will be interesting to see it on the other side this time. Sweeck, De Witte and Marcos should all at least finish the race, but we'll see how high.
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 19-01-2023 20:23
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Happy that this madness is no longer mandatory for CT, so good luck to all those daredevils trying their luck in Burkina Faso 
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 19-01-2023 22:43
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loving this race! looking forward, especially after such awesome preview!
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| KaiserAdler |
Posted on 20-01-2023 05:54
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Hopefully we can score good points here to support our decent start to the season.
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| redordead |
Posted on 20-01-2023 07:16
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I always have good memories of the race having won it before. One of the good watches for a neutral, although hopefully I don't need to come here next season
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 20-01-2023 12:47
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Love this race. Don't think we can do much with Ariesen here, but let's hope for the best 
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 21-01-2023 11:32
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GC out of the window already, great...
I think you can 
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 21-01-2023 12:02
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I don't know what it is about this race but it's the third time in a row now that we don't perform up to par. Okbamariam really should have been in that first group but poor positioning made him miss it. Oh well. Maybe he can still climb a bit, but that gap is pretty large.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 21-01-2023 12:03
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Meh.. Monk missed the crucial split. Maybe he can try something special in the final stage then..
At least we showed us in the early breakaway. We should do it again then.
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| wildwind |
Posted on 21-01-2023 14:26
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Surprisingly 4 riders in Top 10. This is the best performance as a team this season. |
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 21-01-2023 22:57
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Wow, that's a crazy finish by Ariesen, definitely didn't see that coming! It almost looked like in the "good old days" without radio - it was just as if the chasers had forgotten that he was still up front!
A great win for the Crabpack for sure - but also a fantastic depth result for Bianchi, congrats to both!
And thanks for the report, LLS, was quite fun to follow
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 22-01-2023 13:25
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Argh... We had our best possible breakaway riders in there.. two riders.. might have missed the crucial acceleration then.. at least we ended up on the stage podium though. Surely not a bad result after all!
And even more important - Culey went to take the points lead. That would be a very nice bonus with probably no more chances for a notable GC result!
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 22-01-2023 13:49
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Kuboki would have had a good result, but we made a choice not to be in the breakaway which was clearly wrong
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 22-01-2023 14:27
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Jay Major wins a sprint!!!! .... for 7th after the break was miles ahead... our high moments this year are not particularly high
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 22-01-2023 14:38
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Oh man, that's incredible! What a completely unexpected win. Lovely stuff by Mengoulas, who I reckon has a chance to remain in white, if he's lucky with positioning and so on. El Sabbahi also with a super strong performance, even if it wasn't for a significant result.
We really needed that after a string of not so great performances all over the place. Even if it's not the most points, it's still a very nice boost. Thanks for the report LLS!
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 22-01-2023 20:29
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Great to see an African team win in Africa, congrats to Bralirwa
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