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Zuri Metzgete Discussion
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 07-08-2020 21:20
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 Zuri Metzgete
History
| Year | Winner | Team | | 2018 | Hassen Ben Nasser | Campari - Super Dry | | 2017 | Arthur Vichot | Kulczyk - DMTEX | | 2016 | Kim Michely | MOL - OMW Petrom | | 2015 | Marc De Maar | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | 2014 | Marcel Wyss | Team Vontobel | | 2013 | Pieter Weening | Team Gazelle | | 2012 | Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez | Team Cativen | | 2008 | Damiano Cunego | LA GAZETTA DELLO SPORT | | 2007 | Danilo Di Luca | ASTANÃ |
As is tradition, the Continental division finishes its season in Switzerland with the Zuri Metzgete. Since 2012 it is the race which decides the champion of the division, which teams can promote to the Pro Continental Tour, but let's not forget winning this race is also considered a big achievement. Managers who are at the top of the table will watch this race in suspense, while teams at the bottom end which have nothing to lose could go on and take a final bit of morale before heading into a deserved winter break.
Profile
As this is Switzerland, some climbing will be in order. The profile indicator suggests the puncheurs are the favorites but the climb might favor the pure climbers. The finish is downhill in the city of Zurich, which also has many possible outcomes. Another thing to notice is the length, 233 kilometer is not something the continental riders are used to.
Startlist
| Puncheurs | HL | MO | ACC | Climbers | MO | HL | ACC |  Kwiatkowski | 79 | 78 | 75 |  Pinot | 80 | 74 | 69 |  Chaves | 79 | 76 | 72 | Kwiatkowski | 78 | 79 | 75 |  Costa | 79 | 70 | 70 |  Giogieri | 78 | 73 | 67 |  Meyer | 79 | 69 | 77 |  Elissonde | 78 | 73 | 66 |  Edmondson | 79 | 69 | 76 | Diaz | 78 | 70 | 68 |  Bystrom | 79 | 68 | 76 | Squire | 77 | 77 | 71 |  Siskevicius | 78 | 73 | 75 |  Saggiorato | 77 | 73 | 72 | | Roux | 78 | 65 | 75 | Potocki | 77 | 72 | 64 | | Squire | 77 | 77 | 71 | Camier | 77 | 67 | 62 |  Hoelgaard | 77 | 74 | 74 | Chaves | 76 | 79 | 72 | | Teklit | 77 | 70 | 70 | Anguilet | 76 | 74 | 64 | | Zingle | 77 | 69 | 76 | Alizadeh | 76 | 72 | 70 |  Villella | 77 | 65 | 80 | Heider | 76 | 72 | 61 | | Diggle | 77 | 65 | 70 | De Vos | 75 | 75 | 69 | | Pellaud | 77 | 65 | 70 | Gaspar | 75 | 75 | 67 | | Lejman | 77 | 65 | 68 | Fernandez | 75 | 75 | 66 | | Besada | 77 | 63 | 77 |  Pirazzi | 75 | 73 | 76 |  Roche | 76 | 74 | 66 | Hardy | 75 | 73 | 70 | | Bravo | 76 | 70 | 70 | Malacarne | 75 | 73 | 69 | | McEvoy | 76 | 64 | 79 | Pavlic | 75 | 72 | 69 | | Weiss | 76 | 63 | 74 | Lovik | 75 | 72 | 66 | | Rovny | 76 | 63 | 73 | Lewis | 75 | 66 | 71 |
The favorites are split in puncheurs and climbers, though that does not mean a rider is simply one of the two. Kwiatkowski features high up on both lists, which statistically gives him the favorite status. Being that on paper is nice, but it is the actual race which counts.
A duo which also feature on both lists is the Azteca duo of Chaves and Squire. The former is the better puncheur but the latter is the better climber. It can lead to nice cooperation or civil war.
Puncheurs who do not like climbing that high are Costa, Meyer, Edmondson and Bystrom. They will have to hope for a slow pace on most of the climb so they can use their punch when it matters.
Other names to take into account are Siskevicius and Hoelgaard. Puncheurs on paper, but their climbing ability cannot be denied. The Lithuanian took third last year, as best result of the riders on the startlist as no former winner or runner-up lines up again.
Roche also provides a decent combination of the two. He won Volta a Portugal last year, which is basically the same type of profile except packaged in a stage race.
At the climbers side, one name stands out: Pinot. GCN has gambled on the climb being tougher than anticipated, which would make the Frenchman one of the prime favorites for the victory.
Further names to take into account when it comes to climbing are Giogieri, Elissonde and Diaz, though a clear level below Pinot and also Kwiatkowski.
With the flat sprint, a sprint should not be ruled out. In that case, McEvoy is definitely strong enough to survive the hill. There are other sprinters appearing on the start but my prediction is they will drop at one of the ascents.
The locals will cheer for Pellaud and Saggiorato, the only two Swiss riders featuring in this preview. The former is a contender for the puncheurs and the latter a contender for the climbers, meaning they have something to cheer for either way.
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 07-08-2020 21:56
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As the Züri Metzgete is our only C2HC home race, our sponsors insisted on it being our win goal. So the final race of the year will decide on whether they will judge our season as OK-ish or as pretty good. Our biggest hope will probably once again be a breakaway win - or we'll have to hope for a huge overperformance of Thièry, as he's a pretty good sprinter. Freuler has done well in such races, too - but I guess the amount of climbing should rather favor Saggiorato... It now all depends on our Swiss guys!
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 08-08-2020 00:44
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Just hoping for a top 10 here, overall would like to stay 4th in the standings but considering the Netia team here I think they will overtake us quite handidly. Regardless this season has been the best in WJ management history!
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 08-08-2020 02:39
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Costa and McEvoy provide somewhat of a double threat here so hopefully one of them gets a good result to cap off a fantastic season!
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 09-08-2020 12:35
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His stat combo hasn’t been great this season due to his low MO stay but 4th is a solid result to finish the season for McEvoy. Confirms our 2nd in the Rankings too which is awesome!
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 09-08-2020 13:32
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What to say... GRANDE THIÈRY, showing by far his best performance this year in the final race - which moreover was our home race. On the other hand, it's a shame to lose out on our win goal by a single spot... So this time we can really say: Second place is the first loser... We missed out on 3 goals this year, each one by at most 2 spots...
But well, let's still celebrate this final showing of the year. Thièry keeping up with the best is obviously a huge overperformance. Too bad he wasn't able to follow the decisive attack; I guess he'd have beaten Edmondson in a sprint... But we happily take 2nd place in front of our home crowd. With Freuler and Saggiorato adding some more minor points it was really a great race for us!
Thanks for the report, congrats to BNZ and good luck to all for the off-season 
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| quadsas |
Posted on 09-08-2020 15:59
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 10-08-2020 08:43
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Great way to end a very sub par season. Gotta work on team depth to hopefully finally promote in the next season.
Good luck to all and amazing report!
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 10-08-2020 10:20
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As always, we end the season with awful planning and no results to note. Pinot was a long shot so I suppose 13th should be welcomed but hey ho.
Well done to BNZ on the great win
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