Welcome to Switzerland for the final C2 race of the season, Zuri Metzgete! Euskadi's Serrano won here last year, with Euskotren's Wackermann winning the two editions before that. The first winner of this race was Danilo Di Luca back in 2007. Let's have a look at the profile.
Still hilly! It's the last race of the season for the riders, and for some of the riders perhaps the last race in their career. So let's make sure to compensate with a large list of favourites.
MM
Hill
Sta
Res
Spr
Acc
Sagan
75
79
72
68
69
70
Turgis
73
79
76
78
70
77
Eriksson
73
79
78
74
65
76
Lagane
74
78
70
71
76
77
Stocek
73
78
75
70
70
75
Lafay
76
77
72
72
65
74
Hoelgaard
76
77
72
72
68
74
Gladysh
74
77
73
72
71
76
Dieteren
74
77
75
70
63
66
Vincent
74
77
79
72
67
71
Montenegro
74
77
71
73
64
74
Dyrnes
74
77
72
72
64
76
Carr
74
77
74
71
59
72
Mayer
73
77
65
72
72
77
Kanepejs
72
77
72
71
62
71
Senyenov
70
77
68
73
68
73
Masnada
77
76
76
75
63
73
Gall
77
76
70
71
61
72
Schultz
76
76
74
80
58
71
Rota
74
76
76
74
67
71
Gabburo
72
76
73
75
72
76
Korosec
72
75
74
71
75
78
Olei
70
74
73
71
75
75
5 puncheurs with 78 or more in punchiness. Sagan stands out because of his palmares and general skillset, with Turgis and definitely Lagan among those you don't want to go to the finish line with because of their sprint and acceleration. To be fair, Stocek is also far from slow, and Eriksson will hope to compensate with his good physical capabilities.
A lot of 77 and 76 puncheurs then, with some of the more hybrid climbers/puncheurs being Lafay, Hoelgaard, Masnada, Gall and Schultz. On the other hand, some other good sprinters are Gabburo, Korosec, Olei and Gladysh.
Many more on the list of 77 and 76 puncheurs. Not on the list here, but decent sprinters, are Kelly, Consonni and Molano. Will they get a chance to sprint, even though the race profile might look too hard? We'll find out tomorrow! Good luck to all in the final one!
Almost certainly too long a race for Sagan to be a big factor, but would be amazing to see his run of form continue and for him to end the season on a bang. Considering he's not getting any younger, it may well be his last chance to grab a win!
This will be an interesting final race for us. The hills are probably our best discipline, so would be nice to get a good result to end of the season with
Think we're going to be disappointed in this result and I might have to express some worry about Euskotren coming away with multiple top 5s - I hadn't even really looked at their chances of jumping up the standings.
Still, this should be a super race to end the CT schedule.
Think we're going to be disappointed in this result and I might have to express some worry about Euskotren coming away with multiple top 5s - I hadn't even really looked at their chances of jumping up the standings.
Still, this should be a super race to end the CT schedule.
You should be more afraid of Euskadi as I don't think there's a realistic way we take 182 points in the last two races
Taking back our title would be enough. Stocke has an A team with him.
The team's favorite race! Let's end the season with a bang.
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