Nat. | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | Jan Polanc | 72 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 73 | 65 | 78 | 67 | 75 | 67 | 71 | 74 | | Krists Neilands | 77 | 56 | 69 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 71 | 67 | | Nils Eekhoff | 75 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 67 | 74 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 76 | | Nihal Silva | 75 | 62 | 68 | 62 | 69 | 70 | 77 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 56 | 60 | 62 | | Stepan Kurianov | 79 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 71 | 75 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 64 | | Fredrik Dversnes | 76 | 67 | 69 | 66 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 75 | 77 | 67 | 68 | | Kristers Ansons | 76 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 70 | | Morne Van Niekerk | 76 | 61 | 67 | 78 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 64 | 77 |
Another cobbled monument, the same lineup that we have seen so often in March already. Not the best profile for Polanc but he still can contest for a top 10-15 result and Krists Neilands has repeatedly performed very well here.
Nat. | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | Tobias Foss | 69 | 78 | 72 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 66 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 72 | | Luke Plapp | 71 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 77 | 74 | 58 | 62 | 68 | 73 | 65 | 76 | | Eriks Toms Gavars | 70 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 58 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 72 | | Juraj Bellan | 70 | 75 | 69 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 78 | 56 | 62 | 63 | 71 | 65 | 73 | | Filippo Baroncini | 73 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 71 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 74 | 70 | 70 | | Jaume Sureda | 73 | 63 | 71 | 61 | 71 | 69 | 75 | 65 | 77 | 79 | 72 | 65 | 61 | | Morne Van Niekerk | 76 | 61 | 67 | 78 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 64 | 77 | | Nils Eekhoff | 75 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 67 | 74 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 76 |
On paper, the Giro is our weakest GT squad of the year. We enter the race with a double GC leadership of Tobias Foss and Luke Plapp. Tobias Foss already finished 12th last year and has shown that he can be a good GC option while Luke Plapp is likely one of the contenders for the U25 jersey. The rest of the squad is mostly built with the early TTT in mind. The major exception is Jaume Sureda who is hoping to compete for stage podiums in the sprints.
Nat. | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | Martins Blums | 72 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 71 | | Patrick Konrad | 71 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 57 | 70 | | Jan Polanc | 72 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 73 | 65 | 78 | 67 | 75 | 67 | 71 | 74 | | Kristers Ansons | 76 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 70 | | Alekss Krasts | 69 | 74 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 71 | | Krists Neilands | 77 | 56 | 69 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 71 | 67 | | Fredrik Dversnes | 76 | 67 | 69 | 66 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 75 | 77 | 67 | 68 | | Nihal Silva | 75 | 62 | 68 | 62 | 69 | 70 | 77 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 56 | 60 | 62 |
Very little expectations for this one. Blums is our best chance for a result but realistically, we need to hope for breaks or good sprinting by Silva if we want to get some success.
Nat. | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | P.-H. Lecuisinier | 71 | 85 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 65 | 67 | 74 | 65 | 70 | 77 | | Miguel Angel Lopez | 70 | 80 | 84 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 50 | 66 | 78 | 80 | 71 | 72 | | Pascal Eenkhoorn | 71 | 78 | 73 | 69 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 65 | 64 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 75 | | Martins Blums | 72 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 71 | | Patrick Konrad | 71 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 57 | 70 | | Jan Polanc | 72 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 73 | 65 | 78 | 67 | 75 | 67 | 71 | 74 | | Alekss Krasts | 69 | 74 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 71 | | Kristers Ansons | 76 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 70 |
You have a hard time finding a more prominent race lineup all season. Lecuisinier and Lopez are forming the super duo, Eenkhoorn and Blums are great super domestiques and Konrad, Krasts and Polanc are quite capable on the mountain roads as well.
Nat. | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | Miguel Angel Lopez | 70 | 80 | 84 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 50 | 66 | 78 | 80 | 71 | 72 | | Martins Blums | 72 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 71 | | Patrick Konrad | 71 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 57 | 70 | | Eriks Toms Gavars | 70 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 58 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 72 | | Filippo Baroncini | 73 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 71 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 74 | 70 | 70 | | Jan Polanc | 72 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 73 | 65 | 78 | 67 | 75 | 67 | 71 | 74 | | Alekss Krasts | 69 | 74 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 71 | | Nils Eekhoff | 75 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 67 | 74 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 76 |
It's the start of the Ardennes week and that always means Lopez time. Unlike the cobbles team, his support team is constantly changing to some extent but guys like Blums, Konrad, Gavars or Baroncini are relied on heavily.
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