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Tour of Uppsala - Discussion
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 30-12-2020 21:29
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 Tour of Uppsala
Welcome to Sweden for the second edition of the Tour of Uppsala! A great opportunity for CT and PCT time trialists to win a stage race here, as the Tour of Uppsala consists out of one prologue, one 25 km time trial and three flat stages. It’s very interesting to see almost no KoM-points available as well, as there are only two mountains of fourth category in the three flat stages combined. Last year’s winner Coppel will not be defending his title and neither will any of the other stage winners (Holloway, Vanderbiest and Ludvigsson). Let’s have a look at the favourites for the 2020 edition, and see who’s ready to become a record holder of this Swedish stage race together with Coppel.
| Name | TT | STA | RES | REC | PRO |  Zmorka | 82 | 74 | 75 | 72 | 82 | |  Fiedler | 82 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 81 | | | Kittel | 81 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 81 | |  Howson | 80 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 80 | |  Paillot | 80 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 80 | |  Sergent | 80 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 80 | |  Schädlich | 80 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 80 | |  Viennet | 80 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 80 | | | Gonzalez Salas | 80 | 74 | 76 | 67 | 80 | |  Robert | 79 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 79 | |  Fraile | 79 | 74 | 76 | 72 | 79 | |  Cataford | 79 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 79 | | | Mullen | 79 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 78 | |  Mottin | 79 | 67 | 74 | 69 | 79 | |  Hamza | 76 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 79 | |
The men in the list above will be the main contenders for the GC, except for Hamza, who is not the best time trialist but is a very decent prologue rider and could surprise the favourites in the first stage. It seems the three biggest favourites are Zmorka, Fiedler and Kittel. Fiedler will have to try and beat those two Repsol – Netflix leaders, a team who has a third favourite on the list as well, Gonzalez Salas. Not delivering the GC winner would without a doubt be a disappointment for the Spanish team.
Nevertheless, there are around ten riders who probably believe they have a shot at beating them on a good day, and that’s not even counting several others who barely missed the list. The best time trialists outside of the names mentioned above should be  Nareklishvili, Hofer, Dempster,  Ford, Atkins, Balloni and  Golovash. There is one rider who is actually one of the most important names to follow during the prologue who hasn't been mentioned, and that is because he is categorized as a sprinter in the list below.
| Name | FLA | RES | REC | SPR | ACC | PRO | | Ewan | 75 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 73 | | Guerao | 74 | 64 | 81 | 83 | 76 | 57 | | Avelino | 70 | 65 | 75 | 82 | 77 | 69 |  Manninen | 74 | 75 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 76 | | Cavendish | 71 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 78 | 74 | | Ciolek | 73 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 76 | 59 | | Nelson | 72 | 64 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 72 | | Kemboi | 78 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 81 | | Itami | 75 | 67 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 63 | | Guardini | 72 | 69 | 71 | 80 | 82 | 59 | | Boeckmans | 72 | 70 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 59 |
These should be the fastest men in Sweden. Ewan will be the big favourite in every sprint, and has an impressive lead-out with names like Nelson, Aberasturi and Alaphilippe. His main rivals should be Manninen and Kemboi, who are clearly a stronger rider than him when it comes to their physical abilities. Those two should also be among the strongest sprinters in the prologue, with Kemboi actually one of the big favourites to win the prologue. There are two other sprinters, coming from the CT, that have a strong prologue in their legs and could also deliver some decent results in the sprints:  Scully and  Te Brake.
There are several riders on the favourite’s list that are able to equal the maximum speed of big favourite Ewan, or at least come close to that speed. The big problem for them is that the sprints cannot be too long, as they have trouble maintaining their pace over a longer distance. Those riders are Guerao, Avelino, Cavendish and Ciolek.
The three other riders on the list might be considered a bit slower than the Australian, but can actually maintain their high pace for a longer distance. Let’s see if Itami, Guardini and Boeckmans can bring a smile on the face of their managers.
There are many fast men who’re not on the list and will probably be used as a lead-out by their team, such as Mohs, Matthews, Willwohl and Tewelde. However, some others who should be about as fast as those four can actually ride for themselves: Kip, Lutsyshyn and Bennett.
The only thing left for me today is to share the startlist with you, the only thing left for the riders is to win a stage and/or the GC of the Tour of Uppsala for their team. The first stage will be uploaded on January 1st.
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 30-12-2020 22:11
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We're just here for some stage hunting, having no serious time trialist in our lineup (nor in our entire roster, tbh). Scully worked well in sprints and prologue in Jelajah, so in a perfect race he'd deliver a good first stage and get some time bonuses in the other stages. But it could as well be our first zero-pointer of the year, given how odd the sprints have been so far.
Thanks for the preview, looking forward to the reports starting in 2021 
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| redordead |
Posted on 30-12-2020 22:30
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We need some points desperately, hopefully Boeckmans and Mottin are up to the task.
Thanks for the preview Nemo
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| quadsas |
Posted on 30-12-2020 22:56
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thats a helluva strong startlist for C1 trashy race. I expect at least 3 riders in top 30 and some bangers from Guerao. At least 100 points expected
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 30-12-2020 22:58
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There's a good lot of people with legitimate aspirations at victory here. This fits well with our TT focus so it could be a good opportunity for some useful points. Now, I'd imagine Ciolek isn't going to add much value to our chances here so kind of wish I'd left him out. Let's see how it goes.
Thanks for the preview Nemo!
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 30-12-2020 23:54
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Hoping for some good points here for Kraftwerk from GC and stages.
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| Heine |
Posted on 31-12-2020 06:30
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Expecting at least a top 3 here, come on Fiedler!
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 01-01-2021 09:40
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26th by Scully is a bit below my expectations, but probably about where he should be stat-wise. 12" is too much, though - he'll need a win to overcome this deficit.
However, winning against Kemboi won't be easy. That guy's just a beast this year, incredible! Congrats to Farfetch once again - let's see if the yellow jersey curse still doesn't hold for Kemboi in 2021 
Thanks for the report, Nemo, hoping to get some more pics of my team on the sprint stages
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 01-01-2021 12:30
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Good collective performance but leaving with only one top10 and a 2 in the top20 is not ideal. Let's see what's in store for the next TT stage.
Congrats jph, great to see Kemboi winning! Thanks for the report, Nemo!
Happy new year everyone!
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 01-01-2021 13:52
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Delighted with a 3rd place from Schädlich, hopeful for a top 10 GC from him.
Hope Cav continues his good form in the sprints.
Congrats to jph and thanks to Nemo for the report.
Happy New Year everyone!
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 02-01-2021 11:30
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Nice sprint from ciolke, one of the best results from him so far. Congrats Valio!
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 02-01-2021 14:11
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AC was pretty awful on Stage 1 to not even get a Top20. Stage 2 was better, not sure how Aberasturi got 10th but i'll take it. Doesn't help us get good points however.
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 02-01-2021 16:09
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Kraftwerk a disorganised shower with riders left right and centre. Get it together guys.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 03-01-2021 13:41
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Still far too close a finish after that sort of leadout, you can see the surprise in Ewan's face on the podium 
Battling hard to get some momentum together, Aberasturi is pushing hard to get this team moving forwards!
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| beagle |
Posted on 03-01-2021 13:56
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Not a bad race for us so far, Nych already secured 2nd in KOM, Bernal has a good chance for U25 podium. Viennet should finish in top10 overall and even Mullen still can surprise.
Thanks Nemolito for all reports!
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 03-01-2021 14:10
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Congrats to TMM and thanks for another great report Nemo.
Cav surfed the wheels for a much better 5th place, no sign of a leadout or much chasing or getting in breaks, some of Kraftwerk's riders only here for a chance to look round the Linnaeus museum?
Incredibly Schädlich was 11th on a sprint stage, hope this means he will be in top form for the ITT!
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 03-01-2021 19:02
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Ewan! Nice one! Congrats TMM. Deserved!
Anonymous one for us, but tomorrow there's a TT. Hoping for a good showing there.
Thanks again, Nemo!
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 03-01-2021 20:41
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It feels really strange to see your sprinter not competing at all, but I guess that had to happen one day. Note for the manager: Don't send Scully to C1 races.
Instead, we finally get some breakaway action. The tactics on stage 2 were really strange, but I don't really mind as we seem to have secured the KoM jersey with mountain goat Mundle. I guess this race shouldn't actually have any KoM sprints at all, but I'll still take the points, of course...
Now let's see if Bissegger can actually keep a Top 8 place in the U25 standings, as that would probably be our only chance of getting any points in addition to the KoM ones.
Congrats to Atlantius and TMM for the stage wins, and thanks for the reports to Nemo!
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| redordead |
Posted on 04-01-2021 07:10
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Was beginning to think we aren't even participating in this race.
Can't really argue with Ewan winning. Boeckmans has been pretty good this season when he's been positioned well. The race is not gonna be a zero pointer at least, but I hope Boeckmans has one more good result in him here.
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 04-01-2021 09:20
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Prologue was certainly disappointing, but at least Zmorka got a dominant win in the long TT, and Salas delivered a great 4th place. Kittel at 9th is very meh, but can be compensated by Salas, so overall a decent race. Could have been better in terms of points, but we'll take this happily
Even Valter is 3rd in the U25 wow!
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