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2018 C2HC Calendar in Full
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 30-06-2018 00:31
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There will be 20 C2HC races this season, totalling 72 race days. This is an increase from last year's 60, but is in the context of an overall increase from 120 to 150 race days for CT teams.
There are new races, new profiles and category changes and unchanged races in the mix this year, with a varied mixture of terrain types. In addition to those posted in the new races thread, Vilnius GP returns to the MG - not as a classic, but as the first CT-only standalone TTT.
Profiles changes include GP Cyclistes, Tour de Slovenie, the Andorra TT and the Benelux Challenge cobbled stage. As with all previous ITT classics, Windhoek ITT now has two time trials - although still only rewards classic-based ranking points for the final standings.
In no particular order, these are the races:
 Great Ocean Road Classic
 Geraardsbergen-Bosberg
 Gisborne GP
 Tour du Faso
 Tour d'Andorra
 Benelux Challenge
 Grands Prix Cyclistes
 Paris-Tours
 Zuri Metzgete
 Colombian Venteaux
 Tour de Slovenie
 Lincoln GP
 Windhoek ITT
Herald Sun Tour
 Tour de Langkawi
 Tour of Turkey
Grand Prix du Midi Libre
 Euskal Bizikleta
 Vilnius GP
 Course de Solidarnosc
Edited by SportingNonsense on 30-06-2018 00:46
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| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 30-06-2018 01:23
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After some previously mentioned additions I was excited to see what's new here, didn't disapoint, the Andorra ITT certainly is a big point up in my consideration as it suits the race perfectly, Midi Libre is the one I liked the most obviously, excited for it.. Turkey and Vilnius let's see, but Vilnius should suit my team in case I keep my structure, and some extra TT racing this year should also be good for us
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 30-06-2018 04:34
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Haven checked the whole thing yet but you mentioned a lot of cobbled-stage in a stage race research had gone on. Has this changed the Benelux challenge stage at all, serif as that doesn't work (partly down to superhuman Jams last year though) very well
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT]  Xero Racing
5x  x5
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 30-06-2018 08:27
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Hence:
SportingNonsense wrote:
Profiles changes include GP Cyclistes, Tour de Slovenie, the Andorra TT and the Benelux Challenge cobbled stage.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 30-06-2018 09:29
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Whoops, my bad 
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
5x x5
2x x2
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| Vien |
Posted on 30-06-2018 11:10
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Ugh, why did I even click this link.. So many great races I can't ride! Good work  |
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 30-06-2018 11:29
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Ouch, i can't defend barely any of my last year's GC wins 
Most of all i'll miss racing Tour d'Andorra 
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 30-06-2018 13:26
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C2HC calendar looks good at first glance, I'll have to look at it again when I've got more time to see how my current leaders and transfer targets look like they would cope with it.
But it does look nice and varied so I have hope that I'll be able to put together a squad that can challenge in a few more of these races then we did the season just gone.
Just got to hope that renewals and transfers both go somewhat to plan.
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| Ripley |
Posted on 30-06-2018 16:24
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Thank you, SN. Looks nicely balanced, maybe too many MTFs.
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 30-06-2018 19:15
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Only 1 downhill finish (on Stage 2 of Andorra) and no flat finish out of all the mountain stages is a little disappointing, however the fact that the mountain stage races include a mix of 1 with a TTT, 1 with a TT and a hilly stage, one with a prologue and a lot of flat stages means there is still potential for varied results throughout them and that it's less likely to have 1 rider dominate all of them than it was last year.
Hopefully the C2 races will feature a couple more downhill finishes to mountain stages, if not that might be something to look at to further diversify next season as I'm guessing it is too late to change it now routes are being revealed.
How many riders will be in the Vilnius GP for each team?
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 30-06-2018 19:34
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Aha, Midi Libre was not meant to be a TTT. Will be an ITT. There is a TTT/Mountain race in C2 though.
I've never really been a fan of downhill finishes, but can double check what C2 races currently have for them. The new mountain classic in C2 does have a downhill finish at least.
Vilnius will be 6-8 riders required, as with almost all races.
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