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Tour of Lithuania Discussion
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| redordead |
Posted on 25-12-2024 18:09
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Welcome to the 3rd edition of the 4 day stage race, Tour of Lithuania. It's a quirky race opening with two sprint stages, followed by a short 14 km TTT (yes, team time-trial) and ending with classics length hilly stage. Although the hills themselves aren't too difficult.
In 2022 the race was one by a sprinter who won both of the opening stages, the bonus seconds propelling him to the overall win. And guess what?  Caleb Ewan is back trying to repeat that feat! The 2023 winner was powered by a strong TTT unit headed up by the winner himself,  Tom Wirtgen.
Who will prevail this season? Let's look at some of the favourites:
| FL | MO | HI | RS | SP | AC | TTT |  Gidich | 72 | 76 | 83 | 77 | 63 | 75 | **** |  Buchmann | 71 | 76 | 81 | 74 | 65 | 73 | *** | | Wirtgen | 73 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 63 | 72 | ***** |  Areruya | 72 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 68 | 76 | * |  De Bie | 72 | 70 | 83 | 75 | 71 | 74 | ** |  Romo | 71 | 72 | 80 | 76 | 67 | 71 | ** |  Mayer | 68 | 69 | 77 | 72 | 72 | 77 | *** |  Narvaez | 70 | 72 | 77 | 71 | 73 | 74 | ** |  Paret-Peintre | 72 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 74 | * |  Azman | 69 | 76 | 77 | 72 | 65 | 75 | ** |  Januskevicius | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 68 | 74 | ** |  Demare | 72 | 66 | 79 | 71 | 81 | 80 | * |  Gesbert | 71 | 74 | 80 | 78 | 68 | 73 | * | | Sepulveda | 69 | 74 | 76 | 71 | 69 | 71 | ** |  Madouas | 74 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 73 | * |  Phinney | 71 | 83 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 72 | * | | Ewan | 75 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 83 | 81 | ** |
Wirtgen comes back with on paper the best team time-trial, so it will come down if the puncheurs can limit their losses then gain back time on the final stage. Gidich and Buchmann should be best placed and should have the least amount of time to make up, bonus seconds could be enough for either of them. The likes of Areruya, De Bie and Romo will need to do more to get into contention.
| FL | HI | ST | RS | SP | AC |  Grosu | 73 | 73 | 74 | 79 | 83 | 80 | | Ewan | 75 | 71 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 81 | | Cullaigh | 74 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 81 |  Enger | 73 | 69 | 71 | 77 | 81 | 78 | | Kanter | 75 | 67 | 75 | 77 | 81 | 80 | | Demare | 72 | 79 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 80 | | Abdul Halil | 70 | 60 | 71 | 77 | 81 | 79 | | Vesely | 73 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 81 | 80 |  Aniolkowski | 76 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 79 |  Hayakawa | 73 | 65 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 79 |
Grosu and Ewan are the clear top two sprinters in the race, hopefully that doesn't spell doom for them. On the other hand Cullaigh is also due a good race. Still the list of sprinters is deep when we only now get to riders like Enger, Kanter, Demare and others. This definitely should be one of the strongest startlists given this isn't a clear sprinters race.
Startlist:
Spoiler | Gesbert | Elie | Assa Abloy | | Hänninen | Jaako | Assa Abloy | | Chaves | Johan Esteban | Assa Abloy | | Rickaert | Jonas | Assa Abloy | | Kaloniatis | Georgios | Assa Abloy | | Kolev | Yoan | Assa Abloy | | Abdul Halil | Mohamad Izzat Hilmi | Assa Abloy | | Blume Levy | William | Assa Abloy | | Teuns | Dylan | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Blouwe | Louis | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Uwizeyimana | Bonaventure | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Stallaert | Joeri | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Kulindwa | Lameck Marco | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Uhiriwe | Renus | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Willems | Jago | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Ben Ameur | Hatem | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Romo | Javier | cycleYorkshire | | Kanerva | Joni | cycleYorkshire | | Oliveira | Ivo | cycleYorkshire | | Hayter | Ethan | cycleYorkshire | | Cullaigh | Gabriel | cycleYorkshire | | Zukowsky | Nickolas | cycleYorkshire | | Hansen | Lasse Norman | cycleYorkshire | | Buttigieg | Aidan | cycleYorkshire | | Januskevicius | Mantas | DK Zalgiris | | Lasinis | Venantas | DK Zalgiris | | Vesely | Daniel | DK Zalgiris | | Adomaitis | Rojus | DK Zalgiris | | Kmieliauskas | Rokas | DK Zalgiris | | Raugala | Gustas | DK Zalgiris | | Kochetkov | Mikhail | DK Zalgiris | | Beniusis | Justas | DK Zalgiris | | Wirtgen | Tom | EA Vesuvio | | Munton | Byron | EA Vesuvio | | De Bod | Stefan | EA Vesuvio | | Pelikan | Janos | EA Vesuvio | | Onodera | Rei | EA Vesuvio | | Jungels | Bob | EA Vesuvio | | Hepburn | Michael | EA Vesuvio | | Tanfield | Harry | EA Vesuvio | | Paret-Peintre | Aurelien | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Hadi | Janvier | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Lapeira | Paul | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Costiou | Ewen | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Garibian | Arman | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Louvel | Matis | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Vauquelin | Kevin | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Berhe | Welay Hagos | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Montenegro | Santiago | Everesting | | Silva | Thomas | Everesting | | Tusveld | Martijn | Everesting | | Lau | Wan Yau | Everesting | | Kusi | Clement | Everesting | | Hayakawa | Tomohiro | Everesting | | Phonarjthan | Patompob | Everesting | | Kennaugh | Peter | Everesting | | Blums | Martins | Evonik - ELKO | | Polanc | Jan | Evonik - ELKO | | Konrad | Patrick | Evonik - ELKO | | Ansons | Kristers | Evonik - ELKO | | Dversnes | Fredrik | Evonik - ELKO | | Krasts | Alekss | Evonik - ELKO | | Silva | Nihal | Evonik - ELKO | | Neilands | Krists | Evonik - ELKO | | Phinney | Taylor | Fastned | | Bobridge | Jack | Fastned | | Bax | Sjoerd | Fastned | | Havik | Piotr | Fastned | | Van Hooydonck | Nathan | Fastned | | Guernalec | Thibault | Fastned | | Robeet | Ludovic | Fastned | | Van der Hoorn | Taco | Fastned | | Sepulveda | Eduardo | ISA - Hexacta | | Ewan | Caleb | ISA - Hexacta | | Ferreyra | Diego Agustin | ISA - Hexacta | | Dlamini | Nicholas | ISA - Hexacta | | Mraouni | Salah Eddine | ISA - Hexacta | | Harrison | Sam | ISA - Hexacta | | Baska | Erik | ISA - Hexacta | | Chokri | El Mehdi | ISA - Hexacta | | Gidich | Yevgeniy | King Power | | Herregodts | Rune | King Power | | Mano | Yuttana | King Power | | Fung | Ka Hoo | King Power | | Matsuda | Shoi | King Power | | Van Baarle | Dylan | King Power | | Vanthourenhout | Michael | King Power | | Leung | Chun Wing | King Power | | De Bie | Sean | Lidl Cycling | | Bettiol | Alberto | Lidl Cycling | | Craddock | Lawson | Lidl Cycling | | Basso | Leonardo | Lidl Cycling | | Fernandes | Jose | Lidl Cycling | | Bakke Christophersen | Cedric | Lidl Cycling | | Dekker | David | Lidl Cycling | | Thomas | Benjamin | Lidl Cycling | | McKenna | Sean | Manada Coyote | | Rojas | Henry Antonio | Manada Coyote | | Huertas | Jason | Manada Coyote | | Chumil | Sergio | Manada Coyote | | Mendoza | Bryan Fernando | Manada Coyote | | Jimenez Retana | John | Manada Coyote | | Ruiz | Bredio | Manada Coyote | | Peden | George | Manada Coyote | | Narvaez | Jhonatan | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Mohammad | Fikri Azka | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Hecht | Gage | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Revard | Thomas | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Warbasse | Lawrence | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Hoehn | Alex | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Mostov | Zeke | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Milesi | Lorenzo | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Mayer | Alexandre | Podium Ambition | | Norbert | Andrew | Podium Ambition | | Alexander | Nathan | Podium Ambition | | Hennis | Hasani | Podium Ambition | | Gayral | Joshua | Podium Ambition | | Croes | Jonathan | Podium Ambition | | Campbell | Akil | Podium Ambition | | Vanderpool | Kristian | Podium Ambition | | Kron | Andreas | Rabobank | | Evenepoel | Remco | Rabobank | | Grosu | Eduard | Rabobank | | Van der Kooij | Bas | Rabobank | | Dima | Emil | Rabobank | | Goldstein | Omer | Rabobank | | Meeus | Jordi | Rabobank | | Van Den Berg | Marijn | Rabobank | | Azman | Muhamad Zawawi | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Pellaud | Simon | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Dulanjana | Sachin | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Skivild | Robin Juel | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Tiberi | Antonio | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Van Sintmaartensdijk | Roel | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Maccagli | Andrea Enrico | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Noia | Carlo | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Riesebeek | Oscar | Specialized | | Kasperkiewicz | Przemyslaw | Specialized | | Dzamastagic | Mark | Specialized | | Svestad-Bardseng | Embret | Specialized | | Milan | Jonathan | Specialized | | Medvedev | Sergey | Specialized | | Kench | Josh | Specialized | | Malacarne | Alex | Specialized | | Dyrnes | Kristian | Tafjord Kraft | | Ackermann | Pascal | Tafjord Kraft | | Eriksson | Lucas | Tafjord Kraft | | Ludvigsson | Fredrik | Tafjord Kraft | | Kaczmarek | Jakub | Tafjord Kraft | | Enger | Sondre Holst | Tafjord Kraft | | Wandahl | Frederik | Tafjord Kraft | | Hoem | Bjorn Tore | Tafjord Kraft | | Gladysh | Roman | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Budyak | Anatoliy | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Andriafenomananiaina | Zouzou | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Aniolkowski | Stanislaw | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Kachur | Dmytro | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Bilyi | Maksym | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Golovash | Oleksandr | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Lutsyshyn | Roman | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Madouas | Valentin | Team Puma - SAP | | Schinnagel | Johannes | Team Puma - SAP | | Zegklis | Nikolaos | Team Puma - SAP | | Steimle | Jannik | Team Puma - SAP | | Kämna | Lennard | Team Puma - SAP | | Kanter | Max | Team Puma - SAP | | Wilksch | Hannes | Team Puma - SAP | | Hollmann | Juri | Team Puma - SAP | | Buchmann | Emanuel | Team UBS | | Barbio | Antonio | Team UBS | | Schir | Thery | Team UBS | | Schäppi | Martin | Team UBS | | Blum | Elia | Team UBS | | Fominykh | Daniil | Team UBS | | Haugard | Phan Age | Team UBS | | Dillier | Silvan | Team UBS | | Demare | Arnaud | Tryg - Eni | | Seibeb | Costa | Tryg - Eni | | Honore | Mikkel | Tryg - Eni | | Wright | Fred | Tryg - Eni | | Ovsyannikov | Alexandr | Tryg - Eni | | Pedersen | Casper | Tryg - Eni | | Broxham | Ricardo | Tryg - Eni | | Davies | Scott | Tryg - Eni | | Areruya | Joseph | Xero Racing | | Ganna | Filippo | Xero Racing | | Khodayari | Farzad | Xero Racing | | Martin | Guillaume | Xero Racing | | Novardianto | Jamalidin | Xero Racing | | Vermeersch | Florian | Xero Racing | | Van Zyl | Johann | Xero Racing | | Bester | Shaun Nick | Xero Racing |
Edited by redordead on 25-12-2024 19:04
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| knockout |
Posted on 25-12-2024 18:37
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Throwaway race for us. Almost no expectations.
Wrong profile btw 
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 25-12-2024 20:30
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The reason why our Giro TTT lineup was so bad - we send all our 3 time - trial specialists here, hoping we can salvage a good result in the GC for one of our leaders.
Grosu survived quite well the final stage last year so he's our first bet for the GC here, but guys like Kron and Remco are ready to take over in case the final stage is too hard.
Even with sacrificing the Giro TTT, our TTT line up here is not very good so hoping we don't lose too much time in that stage.
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 25-12-2024 21:17
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This is most definetely a race where we're racing. Absolutely 0 expectations for us, just hope that the PT teams take the lion's share of the points!
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 25-12-2024 22:00
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APP is here for the GC, but the combination of the TTT and a probably not selective enough final stage clearly hits our hopes here. Maybe we have some riders in the breaks ...
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| quadsas |
Posted on 25-12-2024 22:04
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Sent all Lithuanians because RP > results. ill be happy with something
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 25-12-2024 23:24
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Hopeful that Enger can get us some points here  |
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 26-12-2024 16:03
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A top 5 goal for us, which we were never likely to achieve and clearly decided to double down on that by not sending either of our top two TTers. I am sure there was some logic to all that. Would be happy with a top 20 but fear total anonymity is a possibility.
Love to see Zalgiris fielding all Lithuanian team. Congrats to Quad on that milestone.
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| quadsas |
Posted on 26-12-2024 18:54
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Well not quite had I only sent 6 riders then that would've been true. Very close though
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 26-12-2024 19:49
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quadsas wrote:
Well not quite had I only sent 6 riders then that would've been true. Very close though
Close enough for me. I had a Canadian on my supposed to be all US TOA squad.
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