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Giro Dell'Emilia - Discussion
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| seancoll |
Posted on 18-05-2026 00:15
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 Giro Dell’Emilia
190.1km
After approximately 3,840 PCT racedays, the season all comes down to the final 1 here in Italy. Or is it two RD? Or is it 48 because we’ve got 24 teams signed up? All great questions that you can ponder as we wait for the final HC race of the season Giro Dell’Emilia. Featuring 5 (and there’s no questioning that number) ascents of the San Luca climb, we will have one of our 3 final champions of the season! And with just 8 points separating the final relegation spots in PCT, this could make all the difference for JEWA TIROL and Sauber Petronas Racing.
Race History
| 2009 | Constantino Zaballa | | 2010 | Damiano Cunego | | 2011 | Riccardo Ricco | | 2012 | Nicolas Roche | | 2013 | Francesco Ginanni | | 2014 | Cesare Di Maggio | | 2015 | Wilco Kelderman | | 2016 | Damiano Cunego | | 2017 | Domenik Klemme | | 2018 | Jay McCarthy | | 2019 | Eduard Alexander Beltran | | 2020 | Oleksandr Prevar | | 2021 | Tomohiro Kinoshita | | 2022 | Tiesj Benoot | | 2023 | Joseph Areruya | | 2024 | Tiesj Benoot |
Of course it is no surprise to see Benoot back for a chance at the 3-peat! He will headline the returners to the race as Areruya will be stuck competing at Il Lombardia just a few hundred kilometers away. But Benoot is not the only returning champion as Wilco Kelderman is still near the top of the favorite list with his final chance to take over the top spot, ten years after his first ascent to the podium. If Benoot and Kelderman can’t find their way to the top, let’s see who might join them on the champion’s list next year.
Favorites:
| Name | FL | MO | MM | HI | ST | RS | SP | AC | FG | DH | | Alexey Lutsenko | 68 | 72 | 77 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 80 | 68 | 69 | | Sean De Bie | 71 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 63 | | Marc Hirschi | 71 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 77 | | Tiesj Benoot | 71 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 71 | 62 | 66 | | Robert Stannard | 73 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 75 | 76 | 69 | 78 | 77 | 69 | | Odd Christian Eiking | 71 | 69 | 75 | 81 | 78 | 74 | 68 | 76 | 75 | 69 | | Aidan Van Niekerk | 69 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 72 | 75 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 71 | | Gianni Moscon | 71 | 73 | 77 | 80 | 76 | 77 | 60 | 73 | 71 | 69 | | Petr Vakoc | 70 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 60 | 65 | | Wilco Kelderman | 68 | 69 | 75 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 65 | 69 | 75 | 69 | | Michael Storer | 70 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 72 | 73 | 64 | 74 | 75 | 66 | | Ivan Sosa | 67 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 79 | 59 | 74 | 75 | 66 | | Natnael Tesfatsion | 68 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 78 | 73 | 63 | | Matevz Govekar | 72 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 78 | 74 | 71 | | Sven Erik Bystrom | 71 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 75 | 77 | 72 | | Kristian Haugaard Jensen | 69 | 68 | 73 | 78 | 74 | 70 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 71 | | Joshua Edmondson | 69 | 68 | 73 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 74 | 67 | 71 | | Calvin Watson | 70 | 65 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 62 | 72 | 73 | 61 | | Takeaki Amezawa | 68 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 69 | | Aurelien Paret-Peintre | 72 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 70 | | Muhamad Zawawi Azman | 69 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 72 | 65 | 75 | 76 | 69 | | Xianjing Lyu | 67 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 63 | 74 | 71 | 74 | | Alan Boileau | 67 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 68 | 71 | 67 | 76 | 68 | 67 | | Michal Kwiatkowski | 68 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 68 | 70 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 65 | | Felix Grossschartner | 67 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 72 | 73 | 62 | 72 | 71 | 68 | | Jefferson Cepeda Hernandez | 70 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 68 | | Salim Kipkemboi | 67 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 68 | 73 | 63 | 76 | 73 | 68 | | Ronnilan Quita | 74 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 74 | 83 | 72 | | Roman Seigle | 68 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 69 | | Jhonatan Narvaez | 70 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 67 | | Louis Blouwe | 71 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 71 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 69 | | Kristoffer Skjerping | 67 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 71 | 67 | 58 | 65 | 62 | 73 | | Oier Lazkano | 65 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 68 | 71 | 64 | 75 | 79 | 62 | | Kees Duyvesteyn | 68 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 67 | 71 | 64 | 76 | 75 | 67 | | Yacob Debesay | 66 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 77 | 75 | 67 | | Pau Miquel | 69 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 68 | | Olivier Le Gac | 70 | 69 | 73 | 77 | 73 | 74 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 73 | | Kyeng Ho Min | 68 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 62 | 66 | 69 | 69 | | Clement Berthet | 65 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 75 | 62 | 75 | 74 | 75 | | Sebastian Henao | 65 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 73 | 63 | 70 | 68 | 67 |
While it would be easy to look at Lutsenko first at the top of the table – this race is for the final relegation spot (and final safe spot) with two of the top 5 favorites from the contesting teams. De Bie is notoriously hit or miss in classics due to his remarkable strength on the hills, but questionable activity on the mountains. Will he be able to handle the five ascents and have enough in the tank to still sprint on the final lap?
Hirschi is the other relegation contender with his own share of demons. The expectations are always through the roof for this man and his skillset shows why. Sadly, sometimes he only manages to walk up the stairs to 2nd floor and simply can’t find the results that meet his expectations. This previewer gives Hirschi the edge of the two, but there still will be question marks all the way to the finish line on whether he can single-handedly keep the team up. Hirschi is the top point scorer in the race, which has to be a big bit of faith for his manager.
With that, Lutsenko does deserve his own time as a remarkably strong climber with fantastic acceleration to match anyone in the field. It should take more than a single attack to drop the Kazakh. Sitting at the other end of the standings, he’ll be trying to place his team into a 2nd place position in the PCT standings and confirm their slot in the PT.
A strong result from Benoot could also push the MOL Cycling team into the top 3 of the division. Let’s see if the pressure of defending two titles will be too much, or if he can benefit from other strong attackers to find his way to a victory. Benoot’s history this year says that he should be up near the top, but who knows how a final race will go.
Much farther down the list of favorites are two top 20 PCT scorers in Paret-Peintre and Amezawa. Both seem to be a tad out matched, but depending on the scenario, they could come up big. A more climbing focused race will benefit the Japanese rider, while the Frenchman will be hoping to sprint it out in a smaller group.
Sosa is the final man in the top 20 point scorers and will be fighting for bragging rights for McCormick. Should they score a massive upset and take a victory, jumping into 7th in the team standings could be in the cards and who knows whether that could find an extra space into the PT ranks. There’s no real risk to trying everything they can for their team – so let’s see if he goes for it all.
So many great puncheurs to list that this preview simply will not, but take a major gander through the list of favorites. Many teams with an option to win and should be proud of their ability to compete. For some, this race will be a way to celebrate the season while others will be looking for a final race to make something for themselves and earn their season wage. Shout out your favorites, your guess for who might miss the time cut, and anyone in between!
Without further ado… Giro Dell’Emilia! Enjoy the final reports and thanks again to all the reporters!
Startlist:
Spoiler | Moscon | Gianni | Bianchi Enel | | Watson | Calvin | Bianchi Enel | | Langellotti | Victor | Bianchi Enel | | Fortunato | Lorenzo | Bianchi Enel | | Basso | Leonardo | Bianchi Enel | | Livyns | Arjen | Bianchi Enel | | Sangulin | Robert | Bianchi Enel | | Maccagli | Andrea Enrico | Bianchi Enel | | Tesfatsion | Natnael | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Amezawa | Takeaki | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Stedman | Max | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Van Eetvelt | Lennert | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Arvanitou | Nikiforos | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Vervenne | Jonathan | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Pellizzari | Giulio | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Arenas Rodriguez | Jeremias | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Xandri | Jan | Colombini Kometa | | Bdadou | Youssef | Colombini Kometa | | Onley | Oscar | Colombini Kometa | | Sprenger | Felix | Colombini Kometa | | Bonello | Daniel | Colombini Kometa | | Aquilani | Andrea | Colombini Kometa | | Jele | Kwanele | Colombini Kometa | | Delbove | Joris | DeNA RoadStars | | Lipowitz | Florian | DeNA Roadstars | | Arifin | Muhammad Imam | DeNA Roadstars | | Mayrhofer | Marius | DeNA Roadstars | | Gregoire | Romain | DeNA Roadstars | | Van Sintmaartensdijk | Roel | DeNA Roadstars | | Batmunkh | Maral-Erdene | DeNA Roadstars | | Heinrich | Nicolas | DeNA Roadstars | | Lutsenko | Alexey | DK Zalgiris | | Robov | Momchil | DK Zalgiris | | Olesen | Patrick | DK Zalgiris | | Tarvis | Peeter | DK Zalgiris | | Crncevic | Aleksa | DK Zalgiris | | Dalby | Simon | DK Zalgiris | | Gajdulewicz | Mateusz | DK Zalgiris | | Klismets | Karlis | DK Zalgiris | | Lyu | Xianjing | Duvel-Tsingtao | | Blouwe | Louis | Duvel-Tsingtao | | Dlamini | Nicholas | Duvel-Tsingtao | | Dewulf | Stan | Duvel-Tsingtao | | Uijtdebroeks | Cian | Duvel-Tsingtao | | Del Grosso | Tibor | Duvel-Tsingtao | | Poole | Max | Duvel-Tsingtao | | Ju | Jinyang | Duvel-Tsingtao | | Paret-Peintre | Aurelien | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Boileau | Alan | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Costiou | Ewen | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Pinot | Thibaut | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Martinez | Lenny | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Grozev | Gabriel | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Kess | Alexandre | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Pringle | Nate | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Berthet | Clement | Euskotren - Pays Basque | | Rochas | Remy | Euskotren - Pays Basque | | Gougeard | Alexis | Euskotren - Pays Basque | | Castellon | Jan | Euskotren - Pays Basque | | Huby | Antoine | Euskotren - Pays Basque | | Rondel | Mathys | Euskotren - Pays Basque | | Le Huitouze | Eddy | Euskotren - Pays Basque | | Donaldson | Robert | Euskotren - Pays Basque | | Stannard | Robert | Everesting | | Henao | Sebastian | Everesting | | Gavars | Eriks Toms | Everesting | | Grosser | Aaron | Everesting | | Sunderland | Dylan | Everesting | | Kusi | Clement | Everesting | | Gelders | Gil | Everesting | | Joung | Seunghwa | Everesting | | Eiking | Odd Christian | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Bystrom | Sven Erik | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Seigle | Roman | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Skjerping | Kristoffer | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Doubey | Fabien | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Fjellheim | Henrik Teslo | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Hagenes | Per Strand | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Madsen | Erik Nygaard | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Jensen | Kristian Haugaard | IESE ProCycling Team | | Kwiatkowski | Michal | IESE ProCycling Team | | Cerny | Josef | IESE ProCycling Team | | Sakalou | Andrei | IESE ProCycling Team | | Bernard | Julien | IESE ProCycling Team | | Schleck | Jordan | IESE ProCycling Team | | Vacek | Karel | IESE ProCycling Team | | Cataford | Alexandor | IESE ProCycling Team | | De Bie | Sean | JEWA TIROL | | Grossschartner | Felix | JEWA TIROL | | Nys | Thibau | JEWA TIROL | | Laurance | Axel | JEWA TIROL | | Bayer | Tobias | JEWA TIROL | | Kabas | Maximilian | JEWA TIROL | | Buschek | Paul | JEWA TIROL | | Terada | Yoshiki | JEWA TIROL | | Vakoc | Petr | Lotto-Caloi | | Min | Kyeng Ho | Lotto-Caloi | | Bouchard | Geoffrey | Lotto-Caloi | | Berhe | Welay Hagos | Lotto-Caloi | | Ariesen | Tim | Lotto-Caloi | | Chatarunga | Sameera | Lotto-Caloi | | Rangel | Vinicius | Lotto-Caloi | | Berckmoes | Jenno | Lotto-Caloi | | Sosa | Ivan | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Narvaez | Jhonatan | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Godon | Dorian | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Hoehn | Alex | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Revard | Thomas | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Rafferty | Darren | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Palma | Anderson David | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Macias | Cesar | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Van Niekerk | Aidan | Minions | | Cepeda Hernandez | Jefferson | Minions | | Kipkemboi | Salim | Minions | | Dressler | Luca | Minions | | Ndungu | Bernard | Minions | | Gomez | Fausto Agustin | Minions | | Paleni | Enzo | Minions | | Guavita | Cesar David | Minions | | Benoot | Tiesj | MOL Cycling Team | | Le Gac | Olivier | MOL Cycling Team | | Carretero Millan | Hector | MOL Cycling Team | | Rhim | Brendan | MOL Cycling Team | | Vinokurov | Nicolas | MOL Cycling Team | | Artz | Huub | MOL Cycling Team | | Wenzel | Mats | MOL Cycling Team | | Huera | Richard | MOL Cycling Team | | Hirschi | Marc | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Lazkano | Oier | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Scaroni | Cristian | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Antonelli | Michael | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Badilatti | Matteo | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Putti | Riccardo | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Ghani | Muhammad Suhaimi | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Menicucci | Samuele | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Azman | Muhamad Zawawi | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Meurisse | Xandro | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | McKenna | Sean | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Rodriguez | Oscar | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Carpenter | Robin | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Smit | Willie | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Vandenabeele | Henri | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Kulindwa | Lameck Marco | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Kelderman | Wilco | Spark Team NZ | | Edmondson | Joshua | Spark Team NZ | | Duyvesteyn | Kees | Spark Team NZ | | Schrettl | Marco | Spark Team NZ | | Power | Robert | Spark Team NZ | | Thompson | Reuben | Spark Team NZ | | Thornley | Callum | Spark Team NZ | | Syritsa | Gleb | Spark Team NZ | | Quita | Ronnilan | Specialized | | Battistella | Samuele | Specialized | | Baroncini | Filippo | Specialized | | Potocki | Pavel | Specialized | | Julien | Matisse | Specialized | | Kench | Josh | Specialized | | Marsman | Tim | Specialized | | La Grenade | Jeremie | Specialized | | Govekar | Matevz | Trans Looney Tunes | | Debesay | Yacob | Trans Looney Tunes | | Pibernik | Luka | Trans Looney Tunes | | Primozic | Jaka | Trans Looney Tunes | | Rucigaj | Ziga | Trans Looney Tunes | | Castro | Emanuel | Trans Looney Tunes | | Tulett | Ben | Trans Looney Tunes | | Murn | Bostjan | Trans Looney Tunes | | Johannessen | Tobias Halland | Tryg - Eni | | Sheehan | Riley | Tryg - Eni | | Pira | Yesid Albeiro | Tryg - Eni | | Pedersen | Rasmus Sojberg | Tryg - Eni | | Enggaard | Victor Grue | Tryg - Eni | | Per | Gorazd | Tryg - Eni | | Van De Paar | Jarne | Tryg - Eni | | Madan | Ahmed | Tryg - Eni | | Storer | Michael | ZARA - Irizar | | Miquel | Pau | ZARA - Irizar | | Hamilton | Lucas | ZARA - Irizar | | Blanca Pareja | Nichol | ZARA - Irizar | | Shikai | Chen | ZARA - Irizar | | Marriage | Zac | ZARA - Irizar | | Browning | Fergus | ZARA - Irizar | | Crause | Pedri | ZARA - Irizar | | Ludvigsson | Fredrik | Zwift - Newton Foundation | | Pronskiy | Vadim | Zwift - Newton Foundation | | Craddock | Lawson | Zwift - Newton Foundation | | Blackmore | Joseph | Zwift - Newton Foundation | | Simmons | Colby | Zwift - Newton Foundation | | Fretin | Milan | Zwift - Newton Foundation | | Ivanov | Viacheslav | Zwift - Newton Foundation | | Menshov | Ivan | Zwift - Newton Foundation |
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 18-05-2026 03:46
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Thanks for the preview. Incredibly deep field.
I am not sure this is hard enough for Sosa but definitely worth a try. A decent final race would make up for his sad capitulation in Morocco. He has Narvaez there for some support.
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 18-05-2026 04:54
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Keen for this. Kelderman could get some points here but we will see.
Insane field. Good luck everyone!
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 18-05-2026 05:10
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Benoot Kelderman 1-2 please 
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 18-05-2026 06:05
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Great preview, sean, excited for it! I second Abhishek's request too  Though my eyes are drawn to Quita, what a story it could be here if he gets the win after his near-glory in Lombardia last year!
De Bie vs Hirschi is a fantastic moment, nervous for both teams but putting aside the emotions for the sake of drama that kind of thing is exactly what you want in these final day races
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| Heine |
Posted on 18-05-2026 06:35
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Great preview! Really looking forward to the De Bie vs Hirschi (Hirschi clear favorite) here!
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 18-05-2026 09:08
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Amezawa has won an Italian hilly classic already this season, and while that one didn't have these flat stretches in the final kilometers, the run-up to the finish is not dissimilar. I'm hopeful he can perform well again here (though with nothing really on the line, maybe a poor result would be better for contract negotiations ). Tesfatsion has struggled when paired with Amezawa, but maybe he can add some depth scoring, too.
Good luck everyone, especially to the teams for which the outcome has massive implications regarding relegation and promotion. And thank you for the preview sean!
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 18-05-2026 09:13
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Really fancy Moscon to go well on this course the uphill finish really suits his RES stat like Milan-Torino so high expectations of another top 5 to round out whats been a very strong season for him! |
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 18-05-2026 09:59
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Awesome preview  good luck to those at either end of the table that need it.
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 18-05-2026 10:58
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I have one wish Quita, just ensure that Storer doesn't win so that Hunter Valley don't scam us.
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 18-05-2026 11:08
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Thanks sean for the preview!
Two cards to play here with Vakoc and Min. Fingers crossed!
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 18-05-2026 12:12
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All comes down to this for a potential promotion spot back to the PT! Storer has been fairly solid and needs to be our main man here. I don't see Shikai anywhere near so hopefully he keeps out the way.
Good luck to Laurens  Going to be a quick point of the scoring positions for that 7th place!
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 18-05-2026 12:58
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It's going to be a close fight for survival. I'd rather have Hirschi than De Bie but that's doesn't mean I'm feeling confident as I know it's more likely we are fighting for a top 10 than to win the race and I'd give De Bie the edge if they are both in the same group sprinting to the finish.
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 18-05-2026 13:59
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Thanks for the preview sean!
Realistically this is a bonus race for us (which is great and saves me from some nerve-wrecking), so let's APP ends the season on a high. But the real thrill is obviously all about the relegation and promotion fight. Best of luck to everyone involved!
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| Caspi |
Posted on 18-05-2026 15:49
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Thanks for the cool preview, Sean.
It's unlikely but hoping to go out with a bang.
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| Booker |
Posted on 18-05-2026 15:53
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Thanks for an awesome preview Sean, and what a ridiculously deep startlist for such a big occasion. In line with the Premier League analogies, this is the most expensive race of the year, for both the promotion and relegation candidates. Good luck to all.
For Duvel, now is the time to see if Lyu can continue to perform well in a leadership capacity at PCT level. He’s surprised team management with some very decent results this year despite his slightly lower HL stat, but we were hopeful the MM would come into play in Italy here. Lyu and Blouwe are our dart throws here.
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 18-05-2026 18:04
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Nothing to play for so just hoping on a nice ride from Aidan
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 18-05-2026 21:10
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We should be safe for another PCT season so all we want is that Stannard wins this to give our sponsors a reason not to leave us
Good luck guys!
Fantastic preview, sean, thanks a lot!
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| Imladrik |
Posted on 18-05-2026 21:24
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Thanks for the preview!
With all the puncheurs in Zurich, we have the climbers here. Berthet has some qualities to have a decent result - nothing too fancy -, and make us think of how/if we use him next season.
Good luck everybody! See you tomorrow for the results.
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