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| seancoll |
Posted on 17-12-2025 00:16
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 Lincoln GP
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Lincoln – Lincoln – 157.5km
A meandering road around the UK countryside is on tour for the CT division in a continuation of the cobble season. Did I say CT division? Well, I guess that’s officially correct, but a whopping 11 PCT teams have taken the drop into C2 to contest the cobble race with only 9 CT teams bothering to contest the race. Nothing new from what we’ve seen this cobble season, as teams try to take advantage of the barren wasteland that is the CT cobble depth.
2024: Nur Amirul Marzuki (Lotto-Caloi)
2023: Lucas Manuel Gaday (Strava)
2022: Christoph Taubel (Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller)
2021: Alexey Tsatevich (Crabbe-CC Chevigny)
2020: Alexey Tsatevich (Carrefour - ESPN)
2019: Samuel Coronel (NENT Racing p/b Hootsuite)
2018: Jempy Drucker (Campari - Super Dry)
2017: Jan Polanc (Isostar – Adriatic)
2016: Filippo Pozzato (Ferrero - Samruk)
2015: Sebastian Langeveld (Strava)
2014: Aleksei Saramotins (Evonik - Signal Iduna)
2013: Christopher Stevenson (Ekspla-Cision Cycling Team)
2012 ieter Vanspeybrouck (Team Bpost)
Marzuki does return here as the defending champion, but he’s well down the favorite list and should not be expected to return to the top step of the podium. Marzuki does seem to manage the cobbled climb combination better than most cobble riders though and should be aiming for a strong result again – at minimum batting above his likely rating around 15-20th favorite. No other champions return to Britain.
| Name | FL | HI | ST | RS | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | | Chequan Richardson | 71 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 78 | 60 | 61 | 75 | 66 | | Matthew Teggart | 73 | 69 | 76 | 73 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 55 | 64 | | Matija Mestric | 73 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 76 | 55 | 65 | 71 | 75 | | Abou Sanogo | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 69 | 70 | 76 | 73 | | Michael Boros | 72 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 76 | 63 | 64 | 78 | 77 | | Aviv Yechezkel | 74 | 64 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 64 | 73 | 70 | 69 | | Nipuna Shira Manamalage | 80 | 58 | 69 | 62 | 76 | 56 | 54 | 63 | 60 | | Cyrus Monk | 74 | 66 | 76 | 70 | 76 | 61 | 70 | 72 | 77 | | Timo Roosen | 74 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 66 | 71 | 76 | 64 | | Nils Eekhoff | 75 | 68 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 64 | | Mathias De Witte | 74 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 65 | | Callum Scotson | 72 | 63 | 73 | 70 | 75 | 66 | 75 | 68 | 63 | | Akil Campbell | 74 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 75 | 68 | 73 | 67 | 66 | | Shiki Kuroeda | 71 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 70 | | Gianni Vermeersch | 76 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 59 | 77 | | Nathaniel Forbes | 72 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 66 | | Joanis Albert Nielsen | 75 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 67 | | Tomas Paprstka | 74 | 68 | 72 | 68 | 74 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 77 | | Leonardo Basso | 73 | 72 | 78 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 69 | | Jesus Roniel Marte | 70 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 66 | 68 | 72 | 67 | | Airidas Videika | 74 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 79 | 51 | 65 | | Jesse Kaislavuo | 73 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 70 | | Nur Amirul Marzuki | 69 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 70 |
Looking at our favorites, Chequan Richardson shows up again as the clear top of the cobble rankings, but without much else to really support himself. Still, a great day could push him well above the crowd on the cobbles themselves.
Teggart is known of course for being a spoiler in the C2 calendar after watching Biniam control the major races. Teggart is one of the best riders combining sprint, cobbles, and hills – all of which are crucial here.
Sanogo is personally my favorite from the CT field with really only Campbell, Richardson and Sanogo doing enough on stats alone to step into the top realm of contenders. He and Boros are the strongest hill riders of that “top 10” and should be trying to make the difference on the climbs. With the race finishing on a cobbled climb as well, they must leave enough energy for the final circuit too in order to utilize their skills.
Looking at team depth, Podium Ambition probably has the best chance of utilizing team attacks, while a number of teams feature a two leader strategy. Ekoi-Le Creuset and Simba Cement – Tanga Fresh are probably the two teams most likely to end up grabbing a double podium although the Minions are a close 3rd in that category.
There’s a number of teams who will simply be hoping to avoid a goose egg in the point total. Expect a large breakaway from the likes of Kone-Nordea, Air New Zealand-Prada, DeNA Roadstars and Team Zappes Kolsch.
Startlist:
Spoiler | Last name | First name | 2025 Team | | Visser | Louis | Air New Zealand-Prada | | Raccani | Simone | Air New Zealand-Prada | | Persico | Davide | Air New Zealand-Prada | | Jung | Ha Jeon | Air New Zealand-Prada | | White | Alexander | Air New Zealand-Prada | | Drizners | Jarrad | Air New Zealand-Prada | | Lilovski | Dobrin | Air New Zealand-Prada | | Petilli | Simone | Air New Zealand-Prada | | Basso | Leonardo | Bianchi Enel | | Sangulin | Robert | Bianchi Enel | | Livyns | Arjen | Bianchi Enel | | Romele | Alessandro | Bianchi Enel | | Sandri | Edoardo | Bianchi Enel | | Maccagli | Andrea Enrico | Bianchi Enel | | Nerurkar | Lukas | Bianchi Enel | | Yarrell | Guy | Bianchi Enel | | Teggart | Matthew | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Marte | Jesus Roniel | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Vervenne | Jonathan | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Arvanitou | Nikiforos | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Berhane | Hebron | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Niyonkuru | Samuel | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Pellizzari | Giulio | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Arenas Rodriguez | Jeremias | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Gregoire | Romain | DeNA Roadstars | | Hayashibara | Shoma | DeNA Roadstars | | Minami | Kazuto | DeNA Roadstars | | Theiler | Ole | DeNA Roadstars | | Stalberg | Albin | DeNA Roadstars | | Hashikawa | Jo | DeNA Roadstars | | Graat | Tijmen | DeNA Roadstars | | Lopes | Lucas | DeNA Roadstars | | Videika | Airidas | DK Zalgiris | | Tarvis | Peeter | DK Zalgiris | | Olesen | Patrick | DK Zalgiris | | Bilyi | Maksym | DK Zalgiris | | Gajdulewicz | Mateusz | DK Zalgiris | | Dalby | Simon | DK Zalgiris | | Klismets | Karlis | DK Zalgiris | | Vermeersch | Gianni | Duvel-Tsingtao | | Venturini | Clement | Duvel-Tsingtao | | Dewulf | Stan | Duvel-Tsingtao | | Del Grosso | Tibor | Duvel-Tsingtao | | Alaphilippe | Julian | Duvel-Tsingtao | | Ju | Jinyang | Duvel-Tsingtao | | Poole | Max | Duvel-Tsingtao | | Uijtdebroeks | Cian | Duvel-Tsingtao | | Mestric | Matija | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Roosen | Timo | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Kramer | Jesse | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Costiou | Ewen | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Pringle | Nate | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Grozev | Gabriel | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Martinez | Lenny | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Kess | Alexandre | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Doull | Owain | Euskotren - Pays Basque | | Touze | Damien | Euskotren - Pays Basque | | Renard | Alexis | Euskotren - Pays Basque | | Huby | Antoine | Euskotren - Pays Basque | | Donaldson | Robert | Euskotren - Pays Basque | | Gougeard | Alexis | Euskotren - Pays Basque | | Weinstein | Domenic | Euskotren - Pays Basque | | Castellon | Jan | Euskotren - Pays Basque | | Vainio | Veeti | Kone-Nordea | | Kallberg | Axel | Kone-Nordea | | Pagtalunan | John Patrick | Kone-Nordea | | Juntunen | Antti-Jussi | Kone-Nordea | | Lehtinen | Sakari | Kone-Nordea | | Traeen | Torstein | Kone-Nordea | | Lock | Dennis | Kone-Nordea | | Johanson | Kristjan | Kone-Nordea | | Sanogo | Abou | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Harrison | Sam | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Koch | Jonas | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Teutenberg | Tim Torn | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Aebersold | Nils | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Luehrs | Luis-Joe | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Donze | Robin | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Mager | Christian | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Eekhoff | Nils | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Barbier | Pierre | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Hecht | Gage | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Kessler | Cole | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Faingezicht | Emry | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Macias | Cesar | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Rafferty | Darren | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Palma | Anderson David | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Boros | Michael | Minions | | De Witte | Mathias | Minions | | Ndungu | Bernard | Minions | | Dressler | Luca | Minions | | Guavita | Cesar David | Minions | | Predatsch | Kevin | Minions | | Paleni | Enzo | Minions | | Gomez | Fausto Agustin | Minions | | Scotson | Callum | MOL Cycling Team | | Singh | Yanglem Rojit | MOL Cycling Team | | Domgjoni | Ivo | MOL Cycling Team | | Stash | Mamyr | MOL Cycling Team | | Baterdene | Narankhuu | MOL Cycling Team | | Stewart | Campbell | MOL Cycling Team | | Pinzon | Edgar Andres | MOL Cycling Team | | Pavlides | Konstantinos | MOL Cycling Team | | Richardson | Chequan | Podium Ambition | | Campbell | Akil | Podium Ambition | | Forbes | Nathaniel | Podium Ambition | | Gayral | Joshua | Podium Ambition | | Major | Jay | Podium Ambition | | Hennis | Hasani | Podium Ambition | | Cole | Tyler | Podium Ambition | | Vera Hernandez | Hidalgo | Podium Ambition | | Yechezkel | Aviv | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Manamalage | Nipuna Shira | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Bittner | Pavel | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Holzer | Roman | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Moiruri | Moses | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Vandenabeele | Henri | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Kulindwa | Lameck Marco | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Demiri | Mikel | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Nielsen | Joanis Albert | Tafjord Kraft | | Kaislavuo | Jesse | Tafjord Kraft | | Hansen | Alexander Arnt | Tafjord Kraft | | Gudmestad | Tord | Tafjord Kraft | | Gautherat | Pierre | Tafjord Kraft | | Fredheim | Stian | Tafjord Kraft | | Feldmann | Karsten | Tafjord Kraft | | Garby | Marc Christian | Tafjord Kraft | | Behrens | Niklas | Team Zappes Kölsch | | Buck-Gramcko | Tobias | Team Zappes Kölsch | | Johnson | Cooper | Team Zappes Kölsch | | Steinhauser | Georg | Team Zappes Kölsch | | Walscheid | Maximilian | Team Zappes Kölsch | | Wilksch | Hannes | Team Zappes Kölsch | | Engelhardt | Felix | Team Zappes Kölsch | | Carr | Simon | Team Zappes Kölsch | | Kuroeda | Shiki | THE ONE - Fox God | | Arashiro | Yudai | THE ONE - Fox God | | Yamada | Takumi | THE ONE - Fox God | | Wai Chu | Tsun | THE ONE - Fox God | | Koide | Itsuki | THE ONE - Fox God | | Paulus | Milan | THE ONE - Fox God | | McGill | Scott | THE ONE - Fox God | | Verre | Alessandro | THE ONE - Fox God | | Paprstka | Tomas | Tryg - Eni | | Marzuki | Nur Amirul | Tryg - Eni | | Lander | Sebastian | Tryg - Eni | | Madan | Ahmed | Tryg - Eni | | Matuzevicius | Zygimantas | Tryg - Eni | | Lamperti | Luke | Tryg - Eni | | Piat | William | Tryg - Eni | | Dahl Olsen | Gunnar | Tryg - Eni | | Monk | Cyrus | ZARA - Irizar | | Crause | Pedri | ZARA - Irizar | | Trezise | Declan | ZARA - Irizar | | Sam | Henry Alberto | ZARA - Irizar | | Gilmore | Brady | ZARA - Irizar | | Browning | Fergus | ZARA - Irizar | | Marriage | Zac | ZARA - Irizar |
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 17-12-2025 00:58
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The mystery of why I planned Eekhoff for all the hilly cobbles continues to haunt me. But maybe a little less climbing here than G-B so hopefully another top 10 is feasible.
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| Heine |
Posted on 17-12-2025 06:13
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My guess is a 3-5 rider group fighting it out at the finish. Will be interesting to see who's part of it. Is this too short for Stamina? If not riders like Teggart, Basso etc could be really good.
I see UU is sceptic about Eekhoff, but I believe he might be good. His hill aint that bad
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| Imladrik |
Posted on 17-12-2025 07:49
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Same ol' story, same ol' story.
Good luck to PCTeams to take all the points 
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 17-12-2025 07:50
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Thanks sean for the preview!
Chatarunga and Ariesen are better suited for the flat classics, that's why we skipped this one. Although we have been succesful in the past here with 2 wins out of 3.
I hope Marzuki can do some magic once again for his new team.
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 17-12-2025 09:04
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Heine wrote:
My guess is a 3-5 rider group fighting it out at the finish. Will be interesting to see who's part of it. Is this too short for Stamina? If not riders like Teggart, Basso etc could be really good.
I see UU is sceptic about Eekhoff, but I believe he might be good. His hill aint that bad
Yeah this is another Basso goal race for his probably one of his best races of the year, hill stat is important as the cobbles aren't long and I want to say there low star rated. The finish being on the hill means you need Hill stat for the finishing kick as well
Expecting top 3 but really strongly fancy Basso to win this |
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 17-12-2025 09:14
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C2 cobbles! Those races are always fun to follow in general and are also those where our riders are the most active all season. With Roosen or Mestric a top 10 is well in the books, but maybe even more.
Thanks for the preview, sean!
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 17-12-2025 11:07
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Can Sanogo's decent hill stat make the difference? Looking forward to finding out.
Thanks for the preview seancoll.
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 17-12-2025 11:07
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| Caspi |
Posted on 17-12-2025 12:04
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Sounds like the hill stat will be important, so dampened expectations from our side. We should still have one (Yechezkel) in the top 10 with our dual leadership.
I also think that Eekhoff could be decent here - his hill stat isn't that much worse than the competition.
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 17-12-2025 12:09
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Just to add to earlier
600m at 4* cobbles then the finish is 700m at 2* cobbles so hill stat could be very important |
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| Booker |
Posted on 17-12-2025 12:12
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Hoping for a little magic from Dewulf and Vermeersch, to keep up with some of the other enterprising point scorers from PCT in C2 territory. They aren’t very high hopes, mind you.
Thanks for the preview Sean!
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 17-12-2025 12:26
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Thanks a lot for the preview Sean.
We dont have the strongest cards for this race, but we'll do our best with Nielsen and Kaislavuo  |
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| quadsas |
Posted on 17-12-2025 20:12
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our first c2 outing, should be an easy victory for Videika
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 17-12-2025 21:49
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Final C2 classic of the season. We have one win, one podium and one bust. Hoping we get to add another top result.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 17-12-2025 23:15
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Best T3A rider might well be Marte come the finish, so not expecting many points. We ain't got that cobbles luck, or HL stats.
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| Caspi |
Posted on 18-12-2025 07:09
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Seems it was more of a hilly race than cobbles. At least Manamalage was in the breakaway. On to the next one
Thanks for the report!
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 18-12-2025 07:40
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Fantastic effort from the team that's the 3rd team goal that Basso has completed now but got to be slightly disappointed by how close he's got to the win there think the leading the group and attacking away the last lap has pretty much cost him the win
Sangulin with another strong results in 13th is appreciated
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 18-12-2025 08:15
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Congrats marco to another Boros win! He's clearly the Teggart of this C2 cobbles season.
Roosen with another top 10 and Costiou in 16th are fine, but although we asked for some active racing those long range attacks by Mestric don't seem to be the best ideas. We happily take the TV time nonetheless.
Thanks for the great report and moving it up, sean!
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| Imladrik |
Posted on 18-12-2025 08:40
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Touze ensuring we get a point, but it's all there is to see here, sadly.
Congrats to the Minions, thanks Heine for a very entertaining report.
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