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Tour du Maroc - Discussion
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 02-06-2022 12:59
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 Tour du Maroc - Preview
Welcome to the Kingdom of Morocco for the last week long stage race of the 2021 Cycling Season.
There's a bit for everyone over our 8 days of racing here in Morocco with a bit for the Climbers, the Puncheurs and the Sprinters.
Our race winner is likely to be a Climber with Stage 3 and Stage 8 to be the most decisive of the entire tour.
There are 2 stages in which the Puncheurs will hope to succeed, these being stages 2 and 7.
Finally, we have 4 stages for the sprinters to fight amongst each other for stage honours, which will also allow them a chance to win the Points classification and also lead the race after the opening stage.
Without knowing the potential impact of the 2 stages which will favour the puncheurs, the expectation would be that the climbers battle it out for the GC win.  Jack Haig is the top favourite to win while the favourites to contest the Top 5 are  Daan Olivier,  Fredrik Strand Galta,  Yonathan Monsalve,  Rasmus Guldhammer,  Caio Godoy and  Natnael Berhane.
The top climber here for the 2 mountain stages is  Jose Alarcon. He will struggle to fight for the GC though.
| | | MO | HIL | STA | RES | REC | ACC | FTR | | Jose | Alarcon | 83 | 72 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 78 | | Jack | Haig | 82 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 78 | 73 | 70 | | Daan | Olivier | 81 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 70 | | Fredrik Strand | Galta | 81 | 73 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 66 | 66 | | Yonathan | Monsalve | 81 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 69 | | Rasmus | Guldhammer | 81 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 71 | | Caio | Godoy | 81 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 71 | | Natnael | Berhane | 81 | 75 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 67 |  | Primoz | Roglic | 80 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 72 |  | Dominik | Nerz | 80 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 68 | 65 |  | Georg | Preidler | 80 | 78 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 73 |  | Pierre Paolo | Penasa | 80 | 74 | 75 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 68 |  | Pierre | Latour | 80 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 74 | 80 |  | Patrick | Schelling | 80 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 67 |  | Marc Christian | Garby | 79 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 72 |  | Kyeng Ho | Min | 79 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 70 | 66 | 69 |  | Miguel Angel | Lopez | 79 | 84 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 80 |
Not too many of the world's top puncheurs here but we do have 1 and he is one of, if not, the best. Miguel Angel Lopez will be expecting to win one, or both, of the puncheur stages. The other 5 riders listed below are all quality riders but wouldn't have too much expectation to beat the Evonik man.
| | | HIL | STA | RES | REC | ACC | FTR | | Miguel Angel | Lopez | 84 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 80 | | Zico | Waeytens | 80 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 76 |  | Joseph | Areruya | 79 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 75 |  | Tiesj | Benoot | 79 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 62 |  | Sergey | Chernetskiy | 79 | 80 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 76 |  | Anthony | Turgis | 79 | 76 | 78 | 70 | 77 | 83 |
John Degenkolb is the top sprinter present here and has very capable support. Oscar Guerao lacks the acceleration but he's still a wily old fox. Rick Zabel and Asbjorn Kragh Andersen are also strong riders who will likely provide the most competition to Degenkolb.
| | | FLA | REC | SPR | ACC | | John | Degenkolb | 76 | 74 | 84 | 81 | | Oscar | Guerao | 73 | 80 | 82 | 75 | | Rick | Zabel | 74 | 79 | 81 | 79 | | Asbjorn | Kragh Andersen | 77 | 78 | 81 | 77 | | Moreno | Moser | 72 | 76 | 80 | 79 | | Adrien | Petit | 76 | 78 | 80 | 78 | | Tosh | Van der Sande | 75 | 76 | 79 | 79 | | Xhuliano | Kamberaj | 75 | 78 | 79 | 78 | | Tomohiro | Hayakawa | 73 | 76 | 79 | 79 |  | Madushanka | Perera | 71 | 77 | 79 | 80 | | Bas | Van der Kooij | 73 | 83 | 78 | 77 | | Dan | Holloway | 76 | 75 | 78 | 79 |
Start List
Spoiler | Enrico | Barbin | Aegon - Peroni | | Giovanni | Carboni | Aegon - Peroni | | Arvid | de Kleijn | Aegon - Peroni | | Nico | Denz | Aegon - Peroni | | Frederik | Frison | Aegon - Peroni | | Daan | Olivier | Aegon - Peroni | | Ludovic | Robeet | Aegon - Peroni | | Harm | Vanhoucke | Aegon - Peroni | | Tobias | Foss | Aker - MOT | | Fredrik Strand | Galta | Aker - MOT | | Amund Grondahl | Jansen | Aker - MOT | | Geoffroy | Ngandamba | Aker - MOT | | Airidas | Videika | Aker - MOT | | Marildo | Yzeiraj | Aker - MOT | | Cameron | Bayly | Amaysim Cervélo | | Ryan | Christensen | Amaysim Cervélo | | Jack | Haig | Amaysim Cervélo | | Chris | Hamilton | Amaysim Cervélo | | Patrick | Lane | Amaysim Cervélo | | Cyrus | Monk | Amaysim Cervélo | | Patrick | Naud | Amaysim Cervélo | | Robert | Power | Amaysim Cervélo | | Thomas | Bonnin | Assa Abloy | | Jan-Andre | Freuler | Assa Abloy | | Alexander | Konychev | Assa Abloy | | Yonathan | Monsalve | Assa Abloy | | Jacopo | Mosca | Assa Abloy | | Paolo | Scarponi | Assa Abloy | | Robbie | Squire | Assa Abloy | | Torkil | Veyhe | Assa Abloy | | Houcaine | El Sabbahi | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Mektel | Eyob | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Moise | Mugisha | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Samuel | Mugisha | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Valens | Ndayisenga | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Madushanka | Perera | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Natnael | Tesfatsion | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Bonaventure | Uwizeyimana | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Niklas | Eg | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Rasmus | Guldhammer | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Asbjorn | Kragh Andersen | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Mathias | Krigbaum | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Olli | Kulppi | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Patrick | Olesen | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Timothy | Roe | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Gyasi | Sulvaran | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Juan Ernesto | Chamorro | Carrefour - ESPN | | Kevin | Colleoni | Carrefour - ESPN | | Thomas | Faiers | Carrefour - ESPN | | Marc Christian | Garby | Carrefour - ESPN | | Tomohiro | Hayakawa | Carrefour - ESPN | | Frederik | Nolf | Carrefour - ESPN | | Geremie | Nzeke | Carrefour - ESPN | | Xavier | Quevedo | Carrefour - ESPN | | Jose | Alarcon | Cedevita | | Goran | Antonijevic | Cedevita | | Abolfazl | Gilanipoor | Cedevita | | Gasper | Katrasnik | Cedevita | | Tadej | Pogacar | Cedevita | | Miha | Poljanec | Cedevita | | Ivan | Siric | Cedevita | | Matej | Vysna | Cedevita | | Nicola | Bagioli | Duolingo | | Yoeri | Havik | Duolingo | | Hayden | McCormick | Duolingo | | Kyeng Ho | Min | Duolingo | | Elias Abou | Rachid | Duolingo | | Nikita | Razumov | Duolingo | | Norman | Vahtra | Duolingo | | Tosh | Van der Sande | Duolingo | | Felix | Gall | EA Vesuvio | | Caio | Godoy | EA Vesuvio | | Dan | Holloway | EA Vesuvio | | Alex | Kirsch | EA Vesuvio | | Jay | Lampawog | EA Vesuvio | | Michel | Ries | EA Vesuvio | | Ziga | Rucigaj | EA Vesuvio | | Attila | Valter | EA Vesuvio | | Martins | Blums | Evonik - ELKO | | Aleksa | Crncevic | Evonik - ELKO | | Miguel Angel | Lopez | Evonik - ELKO | | Krists | Neilands | Evonik - ELKO | | Kaspars | Sergis | Evonik - ELKO | | Andris | Vosekalns | Evonik - ELKO | | Syver | Waersted | Evonik - ELKO | | Stephen | Williams | Evonik - ELKO | | Edoardo | Affini | Farfetch Pro Cycling | | Cees | Bol | Farfetch Pro Cycling | | Georgios | Boutopoulos | Farfetch Pro Cycling | | Magnus | Cort Nielsen | Farfetch Pro Cycling | | Steff | Cras | Farfetch Pro Cycling | | Inigo | Elosegui | Farfetch Pro Cycling | | Xhuliano | Kamberaj | Farfetch Pro Cycling | | Anthony | Turgis | Farfetch Pro Cycling | | Gunnar | Dahl-Olsen | Grieg-Maersk | | Nils | Eekhoff | Grieg-Maersk | | Truls Engen | Korsaeth | Grieg-Maersk | | Nejc | Kosic | Grieg-Maersk | | Jonathan | Lastra | Grieg-Maersk | | Jonas | Vingegaard | Grieg-Maersk | | Tiesj | Benoot | Huski Chocolate | | Gianluca | Brambilla | Huski Chocolate | | Clement | Champoussin | Huski Chocolate | | Emil | Dima | Huski Chocolate | | Alex | Hoehn | Huski Chocolate | | Rafel | Majka | Huski Chocolate | | Antwan | Tolhoek | Huski Chocolate | | Bas | Van der Kooij | Huski Chocolate | | Natnael | Berhane | ISA - Hexacta | | Emiliano | Contreras | ISA - Hexacta | | John | Degenkolb | ISA - Hexacta | | Nicholas | Dlamini | ISA - Hexacta | | Heiner Rodrigo | Parra Bustamente | ISA - Hexacta | | Emerson | Santos | ISA - Hexacta | | Getachew | Sendeku | ISA - Hexacta | | Ilnur | Zakarin | ISA - Hexacta | | Robin | Froidevaux | Jura - Fiat | | Mikiel | Habtom | Jura - Fiat | | Fabian | Lienhard | Jura - Fiat | | Andrea | Manfredi | Jura - Fiat | | Fausto | Masnada | Jura - Fiat | | Mirco | Saggiorato | Jura - Fiat | | Cyrile | Thiery | Jura - Fiat | | Aaron | Van Poucke | Jura - Fiat | | Thurakit | Boonratanathanakorn | King Power | | Ka Hoo | Fung | King Power | | Rune | Herregodts | King Power | | Nur Amirul | Marzuki | King Power | | Jan Drago | Petelin | King Power | | Ronnilan | Quita | King Power | | Primoz | Roglic | King Power | | Michael | Vanthourenhout | King Power | | Nikias | Arndt | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | David | Boily | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Jetse | Bol | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Sasu | Helme | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Dominik | Nerz | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Gennadiy | Tatarinov | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Willi | Willwohl | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Rick | Zabel | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Felix | English | MOL | | Steven | Kalf | MOL | | Abel | Kenyeres | MOL | | Pedro Pablo | Pereyra | MOL | | Adrien | Petit | MOL | | Gaetan | Pons | MOL | | Georg | Preidler | MOL | | Zico | Waeytens | MOL | | Jhojan | Garcia | Philips - Force India | | Joonas | Henttala | Philips - Force India | | Victor | Lafay | Philips - Force India | | Gijs | Leemreize | Philips - Force India | | Pierre Paolo | Penasa | Philips - Force India | | Cristian | Raileanu | Philips - Force India | | Andrew | Talansky | Philips - Force India | | Riccardo | Zoidl | Philips - Force India | | Jerome | Baugnies | Polar | | Egan | Bernal | Polar | | Jan | Brockhoff | Polar | | Ivan | Garcia Cortina | Polar | | Oscar | Guerao | Polar | | Pierre | Latour | Polar | | Nipuna Shira | Manamalage | Polar | | Artem | Nych | Polar | | Alan | Banaszek | Team Tinkoff - La Datcha | | Sergey | Chernetskiy | Team Tinkoff - La Datcha | | Matvey | Mamykin | Team Tinkoff - La Datcha | | Moreno | Moser | Team Tinkoff - La Datcha | | Nikita | Novikov | Team Tinkoff - La Datcha | | Kelland | O'Brien | Team Tinkoff - La Datcha | | Einer Augusto | Rubio | Team Tinkoff - La Datcha | | Pavel | Sivakov | Team Tinkoff - La Datcha | | Matteo | Badilatti | Team UBS | | Geoffrey | Bouchard | Team UBS | | Nik | Cemazar | Team UBS | | Daniele | Dall'Oste | Team UBS | | Dominik | Fuchs | Team UBS | | Patrick | Schelling | Team UBS | | Thery | Schir | Team UBS | | Lukas | Spengler | Team UBS | | Joseph | Areruya | Xero Racing | | James | Fouche | Xero Racing | | Daniel | Habtemichael | Xero Racing | | Sergio | Higuita | Xero Racing | | Salim | Kipkemboi | Xero Racing | | Jordan | Schleck | Xero Racing | | Henok | Tesfaye Heyi | Xero Racing | | Florian | Vermeersch | Xero Racing |
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 02-06-2022 13:08
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We need to be extremely active in breakaways here to have any chance at decent scoring at all. Eyob, Uwizeyimana and Ndayisenga are all great options to fight for the mountain classification and maybe a stage win, but of course it depends on if they even try or if we send the Mugishas again 
The sprinting competition is also a bit tougher than I would have hoped. Maybe Perera can get one or two good results, that would be nice!
Thanks for the preview, looking forward to the reports LLS!
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| Bikex |
Posted on 02-06-2022 13:11
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Oof what a startlist, hope Roglic can still leave a mark on the race!
It's the first time I'm here I think, so looking forward to it. Thanks for the preview! |
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| redordead |
Posted on 02-06-2022 13:17
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I'm looking forward to see if Alarcon is good or awful here 
But due to having him here, I'm guessing we won't get into any breakaways 
Important race for those battling relegation in PT and PCT, should be fun. Thanks for the preview 
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 02-06-2022 13:25
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Kraftwerk have brought our biggest guns.
Nerz for GC, Arndt targets S3, Boily for the hills, Zabel in the sprints.
Hopefully more than one of them can hit the target and squeeze us into our top 10 PCT goal.
Thanks for the review LLS.
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| tastasol |
Posted on 02-06-2022 14:04
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Not mentioned in the preview and rightly so. Quite the shit team we have here. Hopefully Vingegaard can do something and do a decent GC, but it certainly won't be many points.
Thanks for doing the race, LLS!
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| ember |
Posted on 02-06-2022 17:07
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Strong depth here. Galta mentioned as a top 5 outsider is encouraging, eventhough I doubt it Will be happy with a top 10 GC. Not sure how we're going to find more points than whatever GC points he might give us, though, as I'll be very pleasantly surprised if we somehow manage to get some significant stage points/jersey points. We shall see!
Should be an enjoyable race with lots of great climbers and puncheurs. Hoping the profiles work out well, and that we get a fun race with lots of attacks on many of the stages. |
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 02-06-2022 22:27
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Wow, that startlist looks stronger than in some PT races...
Masnada and Habtom missing out on the favorites respectively the sprinters list is not surprising, though - we definitely need some extraordinary efforts to get any points at all out of this race. Clearly hoping for some breakaway luck here - or another TdS-like Masnada overperformance. He's definitely a better rounded rider than some of the mentioned favorites - but with 77Mo, I heavily doubt he'll be treated well by PCM 
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 02-06-2022 23:52
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Last big race of the year for us. Two goals at stake. The first is a GC top 5, and that seems like an unlikely ask given the startlist. But we needed a PTHC goal, and this one certainly fits Guldhammer's skillset. Mountains, some hilly stages, no TT. He's in with as good a shot at that top 5 as anyone else. The issue is just the amount of similar riders. He could finish 3rd or 13th, and I wouldn't be surprised either way.
The second goal is our standings top 15. We have a little more leeway with that one, but it still requires Guldhammer not to completely flop. We also have AK here to help on that front. His last race of what has been a phenomenal season from him. Hopefully he finishes it out strong.
Thanks for the preview!
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 02-06-2022 23:56
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Sad to not even be a favourite for JA but hopefully he can show his fighting spirit that he's displayed so much this season to fight the odds of a tough startlist and finish his great season with pride, especially with essentially the full mountain squad around him in Schleck-Higuita-Habtemichael-Fouche-Kipkemboi. Local favourite Hamid Tesfaye Hajji here for the flats and maybe breakaways?
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 03-06-2022 00:35
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Horrible race for us last year with Gesink at the top of his game. I'm hoping Maroc mames peace with us by giving us some magic points this time around. Magic cuz I cant figure where I could find then with this sort of field.
Good luck everyone
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 03-06-2022 04:36
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Probably Top 15 is a realistic goal for Penasa. Hope we get some stage/KOM points from the race but that usually happens very rarely. We need them though.
Thanks for the preview LLS
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 03-06-2022 07:31
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Good stuff by Mugisha to be in the breakaway and now second in the U25 classification, at least for a day. Like I said before though, I hope we send stronger riders on the harder stages.
Perera in 44th place is unfortunate. I hope he'll at least participate in the remaining sprints. Congrats to Scorchio, well done by Degenkolb!
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 03-06-2022 09:02
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Great to see Degenkolb perform, now GO ALARCON!!
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| redordead |
Posted on 03-06-2022 10:01
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Alarcon finishing around 70th probably isn't a good indication for the rest of the race
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| knockout |
Posted on 03-06-2022 11:35
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Curious how this race will go. Should be a good test whether i can expect Lopez to deliver in mountain races too. Stage is set for him
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 03-06-2022 11:47
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Hooray a German won, just not my German
Kraftwerk chased and formed a train, usually the kiss of death so pleased to see Zabel managed to stay in the points.
Interesting to see Zabel and Degenkolb leaving a gap to leadouts gunning it with 1km to go. Based on ToA our sprinter needs to be dropped off at 700m or nearer to have the energy left to finish off the sprint.
Congrats to Scorchio and thanks to LLS for the report.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 03-06-2022 11:51
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Great sprint by AKA, who continues to try to be our savior on his on. Good positioning, good timing, good speed. Can't say enough about how he changed my tune after his terrible year last year. Makes that training my money worth it.
Deserving winner in Degenkolb too, almost any sprinter who comes second to him shoot be satisfied. And I am.
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| roturn |
Posted on 03-06-2022 11:53
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Hopefully a big GC win and stage performances similar as last season.
Haig here is hurting I guess but other than him I hope Olivier with good support of Carboni and others can avoid being beaten by the others.
Not sure right now about the exact relegation fight but it might be too late by now, though if it`s still possible, this race plus Lombardia might need a huge scoring to save the team. |
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| ember |
Posted on 03-06-2022 13:18
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Well done Degenkolb, delivering the expected win. Happy to see Videika try his luck in the sprint. A top 10 finish was more than we could hope for.
Looking forward to the "real" stages for this race, those that will define the GC! |
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