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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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Posted on 28-12-2024 09:16
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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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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 27-12-2024 12:32
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Congrats to Scorchio, it's nice to see one of the sprint favourites actually take a win!
After we missed the break APP making the split was all we could hope for. That probably even promotes his GC chances, so let's hope he'll be attentive in stage 2 as well.
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| quadsas |
Posted on 27-12-2024 12:46
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Got the 2nd, but everyone lost insurmountable amount of time. Love it
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 27-12-2024 12:53
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Grosu alone in the wind quite early but he still managed to hang and actually came very close to a stage win. The podium will have to do.
Kron losing time is quite a blow for us, but at least Remco was in the leading group.
I see Grosu is still wearing the normal Rabobank shirt, instead of the Romanian champion one. I hope that at least whoever will report the Tour de France will use the updated db. (though I hope Grosu will be wearing green for most of the race anyway  )
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 27-12-2024 14:55
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alexkr00 wrote:
I see Grosu is still wearing the normal Rabobank shirt, instead of the Romanian champion one. I hope that at least whoever will report the Tour de France will use the updated db. (though I hope Grosu will be wearing green for most of the race anyway )
KB started the Giro a while back before I fixed the CDB I think. Should be good going forward.
Narvaez made the split, that is all we can ask for. Would be nice to get in a break some time.
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 27-12-2024 15:21
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Nice to see Medv in a break an providing some action for the race, congrats to Scorchio on the Ewan win and thanks for the report!
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 27-12-2024 18:02
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Ulrich Ulriksen wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
I see Grosu is still wearing the normal Rabobank shirt, instead of the Romanian champion one. I hope that at least whoever will report the Tour de France will use the updated db. (though I hope Grosu will be wearing green for most of the race anyway )
KB started the Giro a while back before I fixed the CDB I think. Should be good going forward.
Narvaez made the split, that is all we can ask for. Would be nice to get in a break some time.
While Ulrich is technically right on the Giro coverage Grosu wasn't in the race at all and I think alex meant the ToL
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| DubbelDekker |
Posted on 27-12-2024 19:34
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We're not here, but it's a cool tour. Good luck everyone!
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 27-12-2024 19:44
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kandesbunzler26 wrote:
Ulrich Ulriksen wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
I see Grosu is still wearing the normal Rabobank shirt, instead of the Romanian champion one. I hope that at least whoever will report the Tour de France will use the updated db. (though I hope Grosu will be wearing green for most of the race anyway )
KB started the Giro a while back before I fixed the CDB I think. Should be good going forward.
Narvaez made the split, that is all we can ask for. Would be nice to get in a break some time.
While Ulrich is technically right on the Giro coverage Grosu wasn't in the race at all and I think alex meant the ToL
Oops got my threads confused, there is a corrected CDB out there, Abhi may not have picked it up.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 27-12-2024 20:41
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11th is a very strong result in this field for Hayakawa. Would just love to see him perform where he actually is a candidate for a noticeable result. We don't really have expectations here. There's a case to be made for the breakaway potential of the squad, but seeing as they have all already grouped in the final positions of the 1st stage it's unlikely we score a single point from this event.
Congrats on the win, Scorchio!
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 28-12-2024 01:32
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I was about to write here that I was happy with 3rd place for Enger, and then in the last photo he is suddenly 6th? Not happy
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