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| redordead |
Posted on 09-01-2025 07:08
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Welcome to the 7th edition of the cobbled classic Roma Maxima. For the 3rd year in a row the race sits in the PTHC race category, meaning it attracts some of the best cobblers in the world. The last two winners  Pedersen and  Wisniowski are both back to duke it out again. With just under 200 km in length the race doesn't feature that much climbing, but has plenty of cobbled sections in the final part. It can be fairly selective, but a sprint from a small group is a quite likely scenario.
With that said let's look at some of the favourites:
| FL | HI | ST | RS | CB | SP | AC | | Pedersen | 77 | 69 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 78 | 77 | | Wisniowski | 79 | 70 | 74 | 75 | 82 | 72 | 75 |  Senechal | 75 | 67 | 79 | 74 | 82 | 69 | 74 |  Siric | 78 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 71 |  Tiller | 74 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 79 | 74 | 73 |  Spengler | 74 | 67 | 74 | 73 | 83 | 62 | 70 | | Girmay | 76 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 76 |  Theuns | 71 | 73 | 74 | 71 | 79 | 76 | 74 |  Ovsyannikov | 74 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 77 | 79 | 78 |  Jacobs | 76 | 69 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 67 | 68 | | Kamyshev | 76 | 64 | 80 | 74 | 81 | 65 | 59 |  Debesay | 74 | 73 | 73 | 77 | 78 | 68 | 76 |  Gaday | 71 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 78 | 71 | 73 |  Ferreira | 73 | 68 | 74 | 70 | 79 | 71 | 69 |  Kortsidakis | 77 | 69 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 68 | 72 |  Tediashvili | 75 | 70 | 76 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 71 |  Rutsch | 77 | 68 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 69 | 68 | | Sulimov | 73 | 70 | 77 | 71 | 79 | 65 | 71 | | Salzmann | 73 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 67 | 71 |
Pedersen has been easily the best cobbler in the world this year, can he carry on his form after his double monument win? Wisniowski and Senechal should be his main competition. Both great on the cobbles and strong rouleurs, but can't quite measure up to the Dane in a sprint. Siric had his coming out party here last year and on a good day he can certainly finish well. Tiller is another fast finisher who should be well suited to the race. Spengler will need to make full use of every cobbled section as he tends to struggle otherwise. Girmay could potentially be a big threat also, but he may be busy setting up Wisniowski. The other two riders I would keep a close eye on are Theuns and Ovsyannikov. Both very fast, especially the latter is the fastest if he can survive until the end.
Startlist:
Spoiler | Wisniowski | Lukasz | Assa Abloy | | Girmay | Biniam | Assa Abloy | | Rickaert | Jonas | Assa Abloy | | Taubel | Christoph | Assa Abloy | | Blume Levy | William | Assa Abloy | | Kaloniatis | Georgios | Assa Abloy | | Kolev | Yoan | Assa Abloy | | Chaves | Johan Esteban | Assa Abloy | | Bonello | Daniel | Benetton Bimex Cycling | | Bdadou | Youssef | Benetton Bimex Cycling | | Vliegen | Loic | Benetton Bimex Cycling | | Aquilani | Andrea | Benetton Bimex Cycling | | Sprenger | Felix | Benetton Bimex Cycling | | Martino | Stan | Benetton Bimex Cycling | | Olei | Federico | Benetton Bimex Cycling | | Jele | Kwanele | Benetton Bimex Cycling | | Siric | Ivan | Cedevita | | Poljanec | Miha | Cedevita | | Fedorov | Yevgeniy | Cedevita | | Duric | Dorde | Cedevita | | Salby | Alexander | Cedevita | | Katrasnik | Gasper | Cedevita | | Selimovic | Husein | Cedevita | | Duyvesteyn | Kees | Cedevita | | Buttigieg | Aidan | cycleYorkshire | | Antonijevic | Goran | cycleYorkshire | | Dujardin | Sandy | cycleYorkshire | | Holmes | Matthew | cycleYorkshire | | Kanerva | Joni | cycleYorkshire | | Gloag | Thomas | cycleYorkshire | | Asgreen | Kasper | cycleYorkshire | | Tediashvili | Giorgi | DK Zalgiris | | Vahtra | Norman | DK Zalgiris | | Videika | Airidas | DK Zalgiris | | Dakteris | Janis | DK Zalgiris | | Becis | Armands | DK Zalgiris | | Mikutis | Aivaras | DK Zalgiris | | Bablidze | Irakli | DK Zalgiris | | Raugala | Gustas | DK Zalgiris | | Spengler | Lukas | EA Vesuvio | | Lampawog | Jay | EA Vesuvio | | Sweeck | Laurens | EA Vesuvio | | Vermaerke | Kevin | EA Vesuvio | | Onodera | Rei | EA Vesuvio | | Hepburn | Michael | EA Vesuvio | | Jungels | Bob | EA Vesuvio | | Banzer | Gordian | EA Vesuvio | | Kortsidakis | Michail | ELCO - ABEA | | Boutopoulos | Georgios | ELCO - ABEA | | Summerhill | Danny | ELCO - ABEA | | Stavrakakis | Georgios | ELCO - ABEA | | Edmondson | Alexander | ELCO - ABEA | | Miltiadis | Andreas | ELCO - ABEA | | Varotsos | Ioannis | ELCO - ABEA | | Wenzel | Mats | ELCO - ABEA | | Pedersen | Mads | Grieg-Maersk | | Bohli | Tom | Grieg-Maersk | | Stokbro | Andreas | Grieg-Maersk | | Jansen | Amund Grondahl | Grieg-Maersk | | Abrahamsen | Jonas | Grieg-Maersk | | De Gendt | Aime | Grieg-Maersk | | Van Gestel | Dries | Grieg-Maersk | | Brkic | Benjamin | Grieg-Maersk | | Venturini | Clement | Indosat Ooredoo | | Gani | Abdul | Indosat Ooredoo | | Doull | Owain | Indosat Ooredoo | | Rubenis | Pauls | Indosat Ooredoo | | Firdaus | Prasetyo | Indosat Ooredoo | | Kusuma | Terry | Indosat Ooredoo | | Pszczolarski | Wojciech | Indosat Ooredoo | | Van Vliet | Indy | Indosat Ooredoo | | Owen | Logan | ISA - Hexacta | | Sanogo | Abou | ISA - Hexacta | | Harrison | Sam | ISA - Hexacta | | Chokri | El Mehdi | ISA - Hexacta | | Russo | Clement | ISA - Hexacta | | Sagiv | Guy | ISA - Hexacta | | Jurado | Cristofer Robin | ISA - Hexacta | | Mraouni | Salah Eddine | ISA - Hexacta | | Debesay | Mekseb | JEWA TIROL | | Losch | Max | JEWA TIROL | | Laurance | Axel | JEWA TIROL | | Degenkolb | John | JEWA TIROL | | Bayer | Tobias | JEWA TIROL | | Gabburo | Davide | JEWA TIROL | | Kabas | Maximilian | JEWA TIROL | | Wohler | Alex | JEWA TIROL | | Theuns | Edward | Jura GIANTS | | Paprstka | Tomas | Jura GIANTS | | Colombo | Filippo | Jura GIANTS | | Delco | Lorenzo | Jura GIANTS | | Page | Hugo | Jura GIANTS | | Stehli | Felix | Jura GIANTS | | Berthet | Clement | Jura GIANTS | | Janssen | Christoph | Jura GIANTS | | Tiller | Rasmus | King Power | | Salzmann | Jodok | King Power | | Menten | Milan | King Power | | Vanthourenhout | Michael | King Power | | Van Baarle | Dylan | King Power | | Leung | Chun Wing | King Power | | Vermeersch | Gianni | Lidl Cycling | | Stewart | Jake | Lidl Cycling | | Van der Poel | Mathieu | Lidl Cycling | | Basso | Leonardo | Lidl Cycling | | Pons | Gaetan | Lidl Cycling | | Bettiol | Alberto | Lidl Cycling | | Baterdene | Narankhuu | Lidl Cycling | | Bakke Christophersen | Cedric | Lidl Cycling | | Merlier | Tim | Llapi-Vita | | Sarreau | Marc | Llapi-Vita | | Kiskonen | Siim | Llapi-Vita | | Jarc | Aljaz | Llapi-Vita | | Yzeiraj | Marildo | Llapi-Vita | | Kloppenborg | Lukas Sulaj | Llapi-Vita | | De Pooter | Dries | Llapi-Vita | | Groselj | Ziga | Llapi-Vita | | De Witte | Mathias | Minions | | Matthews | Darren | Minions | | Sommer | Jan | Minions | | Dressler | Luca | Minions | | Casillas | Jhonatan | Minions | | Guavita | Cesar David | Minions | | Paleni | Enzo | Minions | | Gomez | Fausto Agustin | Minions | | Ulloa | Jose Gerardo | Oxxo - Frisby | | Abolaji | Fatiu | Oxxo - Frisby | | Parashchak | Yaroslav | Oxxo - Frisby | | Pira | Yesid Albeiro | Oxxo - Frisby | | Merchan | Didier | Oxxo - Frisby | | Beltran | Guillermo Andres | Oxxo - Frisby | | Aguilar Mendez | Jose Pablo | Oxxo - Frisby | | Healy | Ben | Oxxo - Frisby | | Campbell | Akil | Podium Ambition | | Major | Jay | Podium Ambition | | Gayral | Joshua | Podium Ambition | | Perez | Cristian | Podium Ambition | | Marte | Jesus Roniel | Podium Ambition | | Forbes | Nathaniel | Podium Ambition | | White | Connor | Podium Ambition | | Hopkins | Kaden | Podium Ambition | | Ferreira | Ricardo | Polar | | Garcia Cortina | Ivan | Polar | | Barthe | Cyril | Polar | | Brockhoff | Jan | Polar | | Oldani | Stefano | Polar | | Jaramillo | Daniel Alexander | Polar | | Antonelli | Michael | Polar | | Zambanini | Edoardo | Polar | | Rutsch | Jonas | Team Puma - SAP | | Nieuwenhuis | Joris | Team Puma - SAP | | Steimle | Jannik | Team Puma - SAP | | Hollmann | Juri | Team Puma - SAP | | Gross | Felix | Team Puma - SAP | | Zegklis | Nikolaos | Team Puma - SAP | | Schinnagel | Johannes | Team Puma - SAP | | Wilksch | Hannes | Team Puma - SAP | | Jacobs | Johan | Team UBS | | Schäppi | Martin | Team UBS | | Van Asbroeck | Tom | Team UBS | | Touze | Damien | Team UBS | | Grand | Arnaud | Team UBS | | Maciejuk | Filip | Team UBS | | Dillier | Silvan | Team UBS | | Weiss | Fabian | Team UBS | | Senechal | Florian | Tinkoff Team - La Datcha | | Kamyshev | Arman | Tinkoff Team - La Datcha | | Sulimov | Alexander | Tinkoff Team - La Datcha | | Syritsa | Gleb | Tinkoff Team - La Datcha | | Tikhonin | Evgenii | Tinkoff Team - La Datcha | | Yatsevich | Kiril | Tinkoff Team - La Datcha | | Strakhov | Dmitry | Tinkoff Team - La Datcha | | Gonov | Lev | Tinkoff Team - La Datcha | | Ovsyannikov | Alexandr | Tryg - Eni | | Wright | Fred | Tryg - Eni | | Broxham | Ricardo | Tryg - Eni | | Van De Paar | Jarne | Tryg - Eni | | Pedersen | Rasmus Sojberg | Tryg - Eni | | Malmberg | Matias | Tryg - Eni | | Davies | Scott | Tryg - Eni | | Holm Jorgensen | Adam | Tryg - Eni | | Gaday | Lucas Manuel | ZARA - Irizar | | Monk | Cyrus | ZARA - Irizar | | De La Cruz Chapulin | Luis Fernando | ZARA - Irizar | | Stuyven | Jasper | ZARA - Irizar | | Miquel | Pau | ZARA - Irizar | | Gogl | Michael | ZARA - Irizar | | Blanca Pareja | Nichol | ZARA - Irizar | | Gilmore | Brady | ZARA - Irizar |
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 09-01-2025 08:15
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Thanks for the preview, red. Top-25 the goal, top-50 more likely 
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| tastasol |
Posted on 09-01-2025 09:21
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It should be a race that suits Pedersen well. Not that long and not that hard cobbles, but hopefully that means that we can control the race somewhat close to the finish. A good result would be great here to not slip too far down in the rankings, after a quite anonymous Giro so far.
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 09-01-2025 09:30
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Surprisingly weak startlist in terms of top cobblers, leaving me hopeful for Theuns to get another strong result! Pedersen, Wisniowski and Senechal should be out of reach, but I hope the final hill and the following uphill section will suit Eddie well enough to get a good outcome.
Thanks for the preview, good luck to all!
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| quadsas |
Posted on 09-01-2025 10:21
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A few points from Tedia and Vahtra will do
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| Bikex |
Posted on 09-01-2025 11:31
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Tiller hasn't been this far up the favorite's list yet. Hope it's worth something!
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| SotD |
Posted on 09-01-2025 12:27
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Well, I bring everything that I have here. Clearly not a lot of course looking at the start list, but maybe we can sneak away with a top 10.
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 09-01-2025 20:28
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We are here to make up the numbers in the morning breakaway
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 13-01-2025 09:56
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Nice to see Ulloa active and trying something in this race. Interesting and open race to follow for the win. Congratulations Sykkel.
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| Bikex |
Posted on 13-01-2025 10:41
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Very disappointng to have Tiller attentive throughout most of the race but then dropping back just before the sprint and coming last in the favorite's group where he should've had an edge over most opponents in the sprint. The rest of my team also failed to provide depth points this time. |
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 13-01-2025 10:49
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Yeah, sure... Theuns making a fool of himself, absolutely unacceptable result here. No clue how he could ever be that bad in a race that should really suit him. Looks like we only had a single good race this month, which definitely isn't enough.
Congrats to Assa, thanks for reports & video.
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| redordead |
Posted on 13-01-2025 11:10
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It looked pretty much like last year's race, at least the last part 
I'll take 2nd place anytime since I'm not getting much scoring elsewhere. Siric has been carrying us for a while. Too bad the cobbled season is mostly over.
Thanks for the report.
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 13-01-2025 11:56
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Jacobs is having an insane season..
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| SotD |
Posted on 13-01-2025 14:41
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Received quite some questionmarks regarding the signing of Summerhill during transfers, but he sure has made it a worthwhile one! Also decent depth from Kortsidakis and Boutopoulos here. I was a bit annoyed with Kortsidakis as he attacked. With the depth I have, the strategy should be all about seeing how many Can survive as none of Them are good enough to win from a break. But he managed to keep a steady pace also.
Very solid result!
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| tastasol |
Posted on 13-01-2025 15:52
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Meh. Thought we did a good team race and then Pedersen just got too hot. No need for it really, so disappointing. I get the feeling he struggles a bit when the race is not too selective, as he's always very alert to the attacks and then he uses the matches he has too early. Thought for a second he had timed it good to let the rest catch him over the cobbles and then start the sprint under the kite, but yeah, not much more left. Also shouldn't have led out the last 3k, but AI's gonna AI.
Thanks for the report, Nemolito. And as always nice to see our good old friend Wisniowski at the top.
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 13-01-2025 16:59
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Marcovdw wrote:
We are here to make up the numbers in the morning breakaway
Sommer in the break, mission accomplished.
Thanks Nemolito for the report and congrats Sykkel!
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| quadsas |
Posted on 13-01-2025 19:59
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Great job by the boys, I am fully pleasured
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 13-01-2025 21:36
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Gaday with his best result of the season for 6th which is much more positive from him! It looked as if he may have been able to fight it out for the win at the end there but unfortunately caught. Had enough in the tank to get a strong result though!
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| liefwarrior |
Posted on 16-01-2025 00:56
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A very bad day for Alexandr Ovsyannikov, finishing outside the Top 50, made only worse by the fact that Summerhill, who he replaced at significant expense, was in the Top 5...
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