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Paris-Roubaix Espoirs - Discussion
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 08-06-2021 12:35
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 Paris-Roubaix Espoirs
Welcome to France for the U23 edition of Paris - Roubaix. The Avenir offers stages for any kind of rider, except for cobblers, so it was time those youngsters also got what they deserved. No crazy preview but just a list of 20-ish riders who should be battling for the win, podium and other top-10 positions. Same startlist as in Avenir. Report should be posted Thursday, maybe tomorrow evening. Predict the right winner and get a signature from Alain Quispe!
| FLAT | STA | RES | COB | SPR |  Gamper | 73 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 63 |  Ovsyannikov | 70 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 75 |  Mestric | 70 | 66 | 68 | 72 | 55 |  Chokri | 71 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 65 |  Meeus | 71 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 68 |  Stavrakakis | 69 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 64 |  Stokbro | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 |  Jacobs | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 60 |  Philipsen | 68 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 74 |  Per | 68 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 65 |  Kanter | 71 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 74 | | Siric | 71 | 69 | 74 | 68 | 69 |  Kiskonen | 70 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 71 | | Rutsch | 70 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 62 | | Welten | 70 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 72 | | Beullens | 68 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 70 |  Menicucci | 67 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 61 | | Dewulf | 63 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 65 |  Stannard | 71 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 68 |  Dekker | 70 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 69 |
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 08-06-2021 13:03
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Oh nice, I didn't expect this! Would love it if Chokri and Rutsch were able to do something here. Top 5 + Top 15 seems to be realistic, but with a field like this, I think it's anybody's guess how this plays out.
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| quadsas |
Posted on 08-06-2021 13:17
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Conci can have a look at how a REAL MAN rides a bike. Possibly easiest win of Ovsya's life.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 08-06-2021 13:35
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Our riders went for Aker leaders in Avenir, now they'll go for Grieg here with Stokbro. It's for the best since if any these guys ends up staying with my team, a couple will inevitably spend a year or two working for leaders of these teams. 
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| redordead |
Posted on 08-06-2021 13:39
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Can we reedem ourselves after the Avenir disaster? 
Probably not 
Thanks for taking the time to do this Nemo 
"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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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 08-06-2021 13:46
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There can be only one right answer to the prize question:
Spoiler Alain Quispe 
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 08-06-2021 13:53
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Go Go Gamper! He probably has no support here, but his Fabian stats should be enough.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| SotD |
Posted on 08-06-2021 14:02
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Oh. Didn't know about this. This could be fun
Stavrakakis could be a top 10 rider here. I guess van Niekerk, Agrotis, Delettre, Kiriakidis and Guglielmi could even work as decent support riders all having between 62-66 COB.
I wonder if van Niekerk can actually be OK in a race like this with 66COB, 72 END and 75 RES. Ronde van Vlaanderen would likely be a top 5-10 race for him
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 08-06-2021 15:10
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Can Per 2 call on the spirit of Per 1 in this race? Guess we'll find out! Maybe Welten is the better fit anyway...
Thanks for doing this Nemo
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| ember |
Posted on 08-06-2021 16:02
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Our riders went for Aker leaders in Avenir, now they'll go for Grieg here with Stokbro. It's for the best since if any these guys ends up staying with my team, a couple will inevitably spend a year or two working for leaders of these teams.
I like the sound of that!
But yeah, everyone behind Stokbro here. Hopefully he can punch above his weight and be among the top 10 contenders |
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 08-06-2021 18:49
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Let's support future Cancellara Johan Jacobs!
Also rooting for "our" talent Gamper, should be one of the top favorites here.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 08-06-2021 20:06
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Kiskonen in the favourites list is something. Go Siim!
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| tastasol |
Posted on 08-06-2021 21:30
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ember wrote:
baseballlover312 wrote:
Our riders went for Aker leaders in Avenir, now they'll go for Grieg here with Stokbro. It's for the best since if any these guys ends up staying with my team, a couple will inevitably spend a year or two working for leaders of these teams.
I like the sound of that!
But yeah, everyone behind Stokbro here. Hopefully he can punch above his weight and be among the top 10 contenders
I'll copy that! Stokbro have been a part of our cobbles squad in most races this season (though not the monuments), so he should have some good experience. Hopefully he can use that and get inside the top 10.
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 09-06-2021 10:08
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Marcovdw wrote:
There can be only one right answer to the prize question:
Spoiler Alain Quispe
Never has an answer been more correct
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 09-06-2021 19:11
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Oh what a beautiful race! Huge win for Chokri, letting our jersey shine like that! I was a bit worried when Rutsch was distanced early and he did disappoint a bit even with the work he was doing, but none of that matters because Chokri was just that strong!
Thank you very much for the report Nemo, a thoroughly enjoyable experience on all levels
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 09-06-2021 19:15
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Beautiful! One of my favourite races of the season - well reported!
Congrats to cunego on a splendid win  Fun fact, Chokri is actually a really nice guy - nice guys don’t always finish last! Happy to see Van Niekerk do well too and race aggressively.
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| redordead |
Posted on 09-06-2021 19:21
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"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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| SotD |
Posted on 09-06-2021 19:59
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Strong performance from Aidan, but Stavrakakis exploded completely in the final after being in a great position to fight for top 5.
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| tastasol |
Posted on 09-06-2021 20:10
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Lovely race and really encouraging to see Stokbro doing so good. That was a pleasant surprise. Always very alert and a super effort to bridge over to the leaders towards the end. Given that he's a decent sprinter, I was starting to hope for the big one, but I guess it was a combination of waiting a bit too long and not enough left in the legs.
Congrats on the win, cunego!
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 09-06-2021 20:36
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6th & 7th for our two youngsters is damn impressive! They will never get this close to a Cobble classics win again
Maybe we should pivot and become a primarily Dutch team...
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