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Clasica San Sebastian - Discussion
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 10-03-2025 14:22
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Another poor run in this race, irrespective of the leader we bring. Top 15 was a minimum in this field I think, so we don't take.much back from here. Hopefully Benoot improves in the next races.
Thanks for the report jt!
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 10-03-2025 16:52
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Thanks for the report, jt, and congrats to Fabi for a well-deserved victory!
For us a 10th place from APP clearly is more than we could hope for.
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 10-03-2025 20:19
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And then
What a masterclass by Mauro! I obviously had some hopes after last year's great 2nd place (still unmaxed). But when seeing the startlist, well... feels stronger than the LBL one, at least not much weaker.
But Schmid really used his full skillset to get our greatest classic win so far - the first one at PTHC level (just PT and monument missing now :lol !
He obviously picked the perfect moment to unleash his fighting spirit, with his great acceleration giving him a nice gap over Higuita and Amezawa. Thanks to good Hi/Mo combo and strong resistance, he was able to keep that gap until the top.
Decent downhill skills then ensured he held a slim margin even after the end of the descent. His kick then made him jump away again under the red kite, with pure sprint speed and resistance helping him to get a huge, huge win! Last year, he outsprinted Kinoshita for 2nd, and now he wins the race with a well-timed attack, leading the race for the last 5km - guess it's hard to find some comparable success in team history, really a masterpiece!
And yeah, I was obviously hoping for him to do exactly this in MSR already, but back then there was some Pidcock dude who fortunately wasn't here today - pretty sure he could've won this one, too ^^
Thanks for the congrats, and thanks to jt for the report!
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 10-03-2025 20:24
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Almost a podium there. Nonetheless this is the type of result I was hoping for 
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 11-03-2025 01:55
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Very tough field here so a result would have been a pleasant surprise.
Congrats to Fab and thanks to JT for the report.
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| ember |
Posted on 11-03-2025 05:17
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The top 10 is solid by Valter. Had hopes for even more when he was active at the front, but seems like it took a lot out of those active «too early». Happy he could land a top 10 from there!
Congratulations on a perfect win, Fabianski! |
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| liefwarrior |
Posted on 11-03-2025 05:18
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A quiet race from Schlegel but in the end 18th is not too terrible of a result. That's around what he achieved last year as well. Thanks for the report!
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 11-03-2025 09:02
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Strange tactics (guess the team were really weak) and so 2nd is a fine result here. Now Areruya is back into hibernation and we have to tread water without him for a few months - we've made a perfect start over in Bordeaux at least 
Very cool to see Schmid take that win, congrats Fabianski
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| roturn |
Posted on 11-03-2025 09:36
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Was already fearing before the race, this would happen, then it happened and while in the end his strength still delivered a great 6th, I always feel, that without him initiating those long range attacks, the podium would always be possible.
So can live with 6th but ideally prefer seeing him a little less active and ride "smarter".
Cool win by Schmid here. Rare win against top level riders.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 11-03-2025 10:17
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I'm glad to see Stannard be aggressive, but in the end this feels like a missed opportunity.
Brilliant victory for Jura though, love to see it. Congrats Fab, well deserved!
Great report as well jt, thanks for that!
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| tastasol |
Posted on 11-03-2025 20:40
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Good to see us really going for it, with three guys in a strong break. Didn't go all the way, but that's the way we have to solve these races.
Congrats to Fabianski on a great win
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