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Tour d'Andorra - Discussion
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 15-04-2022 17:19
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 Tour d'Andorra - Preview
Mountains, Mountains, Mountains, Mountain TT, Mountains.
Welcome to Andorra for 5 of the most brutal stages in the Man-Game calendar combined in one C1 race. Stages 1, 3 and 5 have Mountain Top Finishes while Stage 4 is an uphill 15km TT. The best climbers will be tested to their limits while depth may also be a factor to see if the Peloton can control the inevitably strong breakaways as riders hunt for King of the Mountains and Stage glory.
As you'd expect for a race like this, we have a very strong start list which definitely doesn't favour those here from the CT.
 Pluchkin would have to be top favourite as the equal best climber but generally better all-round rider. The other top climber here is  Alarcon but he may struggle with having 5 days of climbing back to back.
The next duo will also be hoping to be in the hat for the GC win.  Quintana has been hit and miss this season but he's shown he's capable of winning races.  Wellens is an almost identical rider and should also be competitive.
It's then a real mix of riders but the top favourites to fight for the podium and Top 5 should be  Monsalve,  Guldhammer,  Carthy,  Oomen and  Shikai. The ability to ride against the clock and their general in-race aggression does vary somewhat but they should all be competitive here.
The final rider we will touch on is  Amador who carries the hopes of the CT on his shoulders but it could be a tough ask to even make the Top 10 here.
| | | MO | TT | STA | RES | REC | FTR | | Jose | Alarcon | 83 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 78 | | Aleksandr | Pluchkin | 83 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 65 | | Nairo | Quintana | 82 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 73 | | Tim | Wellens | 82 | 72 | 79 | 80 | 76 | 64 | | Yonathan | Monsalve | 81 | 72 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 69 | | Rasmus | Guldhammer | 81 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 71 | | Hugh | Carthy | 81 | 67 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 65 | | Sam | Oomen | 81 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 72 | | Chen | Shikai | 81 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 59 |  | Sergio Luis | Henao Montoya | 80 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 72 | 68 |  | Richard Antonio | Carapaz | 80 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 71 |  | Dominik | Nerz | 80 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 65 |  | Pierre Paolo | Penasa | 80 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 77 | 68 |  | Pierre | Latour | 80 | 70 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 80 |  | Martijn | Keizer | 80 | 80 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 |  | Patrick | Schelling | 80 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 73 | 67 | | Andrei | Amador | 80 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 67 | | Egan | Bernal | 79 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 63 |
Start List
Spoiler | Yonathan | Monsalve | Assa Abloy | | Vegard | Breen | Assa Abloy | | Robbie | Squire | Assa Abloy | | Paolo | Scarponi | Assa Abloy | | Lars | Van der Haar | Assa Abloy | | Thomas | Bonnin | Assa Abloy | | Alexander | Konychev | Assa Abloy | | Nickolas | Zukowsky | Assa Abloy | | Joao | Rodrigues | Binance Cycling | | Jose | Fernandes | Binance Cycling | | Sergio Luis | Henao Montoya | Binance Cycling | | Clement | Venturini | Binance Cycling | | Joao | Almeida | Binance Cycling | | Amaro | Antunes | Binance Cycling | | Christophe | Noppe | Binance Cycling | | Aberlardo | Ablenado | BNZ-Superhero Racing | | Calvin | Watson | BNZ-Superhero Racing | | Patrick | Bevin | BNZ-Superhero Racing | | Sascha | Weber | BNZ-Superhero Racing | | German Anibal | Orue | BNZ-Superhero Racing | | Cameron | Scott | BNZ-Superhero Racing | | Jimmy | Muhindo | BNZ-Superhero Racing | | Regan | Gough | BNZ-Superhero Racing | | William | Barta | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Fredrik | Ludvigsson | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Tormod | Jacobsen | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Michael | Vink | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Tom | Thill | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Michael Valgren | Andersen | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Louis | Visser | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Gergely | Szarka | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Rasmus | Guldhammer | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Alex | Aranburu | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Niklas | Eg | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Patrick | Olesen | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Timothy | Roe | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Hugo | Forssell | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Matus | Stocek | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Goldwijnn | Cannister | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Jose | Alarcon | Cedevita | | Abolfazl | Gilanipoor | Cedevita | | Havard | Blikra | Cedevita | | Jefferson | Cepeda Hernandez | Cedevita | | Alexander | Evans | Cedevita | | Juan Pedro | Lopez | Cedevita | | Andres Camilo | Ardila | Cedevita | | Santiago | Buitrago | Cedevita | | Tim | Ariesen | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Eliot | Lietaer | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Pieter | Serry | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Victor | Campenaerts | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Alexandr | Kulikovskiy | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Beka | Nareklishvili | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Stan | Van Tricht | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Louis | Blouwe | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Hugh | Carthy | cycleYorkshire | | Tim | Kennaugh | cycleYorkshire | | Matthew | Holmes | cycleYorkshire | | Anders | Skaarseth | cycleYorkshire | | Jocelyn | Bar | cycleYorkshire | | George | Atkins | cycleYorkshire | | Javier | Romo | cycleYorkshire | | Dimitrios | Christakos | cycleYorkshire | | Gihan | Pushpakumara | Eddie Stobart | | Nikita | Umerbekov | Eddie Stobart | | Stefano | Agostini | Eddie Stobart | | Floris | De Tier | Eddie Stobart | | Salvador | Moreno Hernandez | Eddie Stobart | | Dmitri | Medvedev | Eddie Stobart | | Davide | Malacarne | Eddie Stobart | | Daniel | Savini | Eddie Stobart | | Richard Antonio | Carapaz | Eurosport x GCN | | Clenne Morvan | Moulingui | Eurosport x GCN | | Jarlinson | Pantano Gomez | Eurosport x GCN | | Michael | Cuming | Eurosport x GCN | | Conor | Dunne | Eurosport x GCN | | Jon Ander | Insausti | Eurosport x GCN | | Max | Stedman | Eurosport x GCN | | Simon | Carr | Eurosport x GCN | | Jaime | Roson | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Guillaume | Martin | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Johan Fredrik | Ziesler | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Lorents Ola | Aasvold | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Kristoffer | Skjerping | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Thymen | Arensman | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Dinmukhammed | Ulysbayev | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Daniel | Martin | Glanbia Foods Cycling Project | | Lawson | Craddock | Glanbia Foods Cycling Project | | Cameron | Meyer | Glanbia Foods Cycling Project | | Tyler | Brandt | Glanbia Foods Cycling Project | | Connor | McConvey | Glanbia Foods Cycling Project | | Ian | Richardson | Glanbia Foods Cycling Project | | Michael | O'Loughlin | Glanbia Foods Cycling Project | | Sean | Hahessy | Glanbia Foods Cycling Project | | Nairo | Quintana | Jura - Fiat | | Hermann | Pernsteiner | Jura - Fiat | | Andrea | Manfredi | Jura - Fiat | | Mirco | Saggiorato | Jura - Fiat | | Mauro | Schmid | Jura - Fiat | | Aaron | Van Poucke | Jura - Fiat | | Giorgi | Tediashvili | Jura - Fiat | | Robin | Froidevaux | Jura - Fiat | | Nikias | Arndt | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Dominik | Nerz | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Michel | Koch | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Eugert | Zhupa | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Teodoro | Costagli | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Sasu | Helme | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Florian | Scheit | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Max | Walsleben | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Sam | Oomen | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Louis | Verhelst | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Jenthe | Biermans | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Alessandro | Fedeli | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Giovanni | Aleotti | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Maxim | Van Gils | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Aaron | Verwilst | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Alessandro | Covi | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Pierre Paolo | Penasa | Philips - Force India | | Andrew | Talansky | Philips - Force India | | Charles | Anguilet | Philips - Force India | | Victor | Lafay | Philips - Force India | | Ide | Schelling | Philips - Force India | | Daniel | Moricz | Philips - Force India | | Gijs | Leemreize | Philips - Force India | | Marten | Kooistra | Philips - Force India | | Pierre | Latour | Polar | | Egan | Bernal | Polar | | Jerome | Baugnies | Polar | | Robin | Carpenter | Polar | | Marc | Soler | Polar | | Michael | Rodriguez Galindo | Polar | | Joni | Brandao | Polar | | Jan | Brockhoff | Polar | | Martijn | Keizer | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Tim | Dees | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Daniel | Teklehaimanot | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Muhamma Afif | Ahmad Zamri | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Matthias | Krizek | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Yevgeni | Nepomnyachsniy | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Andreas | Leknessund | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Venantas | Lasinis | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Sebastian | Henao | Tafjord Kraft | | Daniel Alexander | Jaramillo | Tafjord Kraft | | Marko | Pavlic | Tafjord Kraft | | Fabien | Doubey | Tafjord Kraft | | Darwin | Atapuma | Tafjord Kraft | | Sander | Andersen | Tafjord Kraft | | Martin | Urianstad | Tafjord Kraft | | Olav | Hjemsaeter | Tafjord Kraft | | Aleksandr | Pluchkin | Team Popo4Ever p/b Nemiroff | | Mark | Padun | Team Popo4Ever p/b Nemiroff | | Artem | Topchanyuk | Team Popo4Ever p/b Nemiroff | | Anatoliy | Budyak | Team Popo4Ever p/b Nemiroff | | Adrian | Nitu | Team Popo4Ever p/b Nemiroff | | Volodymyr | Dzhus | Team Popo4Ever p/b Nemiroff | | Vadim | Pronskiy | Team Popo4Ever p/b Nemiroff | | Martin | Papanov | Team Popo4Ever p/b Nemiroff | | Patrick | Schelling | Team UBS | | Geoffrey | Bouchard | Team UBS | | Thery | Schir | Team UBS | | Matteo | Badilatti | Team UBS | | Artur | Grigrian | Team UBS | | Dominik | Fuchs | Team UBS | | Johan | Jacobs | Team UBS | | Nik | Cemazar | Team UBS | | Tim | Wellens | Tryg - Ritter Sport | | Bjorn Tore | Hoem | Tryg - Ritter Sport | | Joris | Nieuwenhuis | Tryg - Ritter Sport | | Tobias Halland | Johannessen | Tryg - Ritter Sport | | Magnus Bak | Klaris | Tryg - Ritter Sport | | Torjus | Sleen | Tryg - Ritter Sport | | Felix | Gross | Tryg - Ritter Sport | | Rasmus | Iversen | Tryg - Ritter Sport | | Johan Esteban | Chaves | Volcanica - Fox | | Andrei | Amador | Volcanica - Fox | | Gregory | Brenes | Volcanica - Fox | | Carlos | Barbero | Volcanica - Fox | | Jesus | Herrada | Volcanica - Fox | | Roman | Villalobos | Volcanica - Fox | | Erick | Herrera | Volcanica - Fox | | Kevin | Rivera | Volcanica - Fox | | Chen | Shikai | Voyagin - Bird | | Yamato | Shirota | Voyagin - Bird | | Yudai | Arashiro | Voyagin - Bird | | Leszek | Plucinski | Voyagin - Bird | | Jacob | Salcone | Voyagin - Bird | | Andrea | Bagioli | Voyagin - Bird | | Shoi | Matsuda | Voyagin - Bird | | Pierre | Barbier | Voyagin - Bird |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 15-04-2022 17:35
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Hoping for a good result behind Pluchkin's dominant win here. Very strong startlist obviously, especially for a C1 race, but that was expected.
Guldhammer is here with all our doms besides Warbasse. We'll see how it goes. Having all these grueling stages back to back might give the others a chance to exploit his backup stats more than other races during the season. Stage 2 in particular though looks like one we might want to take advantage of given the downhill finish.
Thanks for the preview!
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| MacC |
Posted on 15-04-2022 18:09
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Was hoping for Dan Martin to steak a top 15 but the field looks too strong.
Maybe we'll fluke a stage win and top 25. I've mustered as much of a Mountain Time Trial Team but it ain't much...
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| quadsas |
Posted on 15-04-2022 19:54
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Should be another easy dub for Keizer. I played high quality mind games by saying that Vineyards was his last tour, ha got em
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| beagle |
Posted on 16-04-2022 08:16
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Top10 and tight fight for White between Bernal/Padun seems like the best possible scenario for my team in such stacked field.
Thanks for preview and good luck to everyone.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 16-04-2022 08:47
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Looks like we can't expect better than Top 15 from Penasa but hoping for a top 10. Also hoping for Talansky to retain his good form.
Thanks for the preview 
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| redordead |
Posted on 16-04-2022 09:08
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Made a planning mistake by picking this race. Alarcon most likely won't do well here.
Thanks for the preview
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 16-04-2022 10:51
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Thought we had a decent climbing squad here, but with this start list we should be happy to get a top 25  |
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 16-04-2022 18:41
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I guess that breakaway was our only hope in getting some decent points in this race. Atapuma now in 22nd. Let's hope he can climb a few places tomorrow.
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 16-04-2022 19:52
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Kraftwerk 2nd in Teams, will be very pleased if we keep that up
Thanks for the report LLS and congrats to liefwarrior.
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 16-04-2022 21:52
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We did what we wanted to do here, chasing that KOM.
Congrats LW and thank you for the report LLS
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| MacC |
Posted on 16-04-2022 23:40
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Really should have had men in the break. At least we have some semi- interest in the GC
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 17-04-2022 02:29
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Welp. C1 race I guess. Only good thing to say when Guldhammer loses 4 minutes and finishes 25th on a mountain top finish. This types of long, gradual climbs just don't suit him I guess. He was at the front at the base and just completely cracked very early.
With GC out the window, I'm not sure where we go from here. Maybe a chance to attack for the stage tomorrow. After that it's kind of race over.
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| liefwarrior |
Posted on 17-04-2022 05:45
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Timmy! Wellens really taking off for the first time since February, although we might've hoped for a few more victories before now. Nonetheless, he really rode well today - breaking the favourites group down and then hitting them with a killer blow. Here's hoping he can hold on to that lead, and maybe sneak in another stage win or two. Big thanks for the report LLS. |
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 17-04-2022 07:30
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Guess our hopes of a good GC are over after the first stage itself.
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| quadsas |
Posted on 17-04-2022 13:04
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Decent stuff by Keizer, more of this and then DESTROY the TT for super ez dub now that Pluchkin be strugglin
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 17-04-2022 14:15
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Solid result from Shikai. Thats around what I'm hoping for with him in this race.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 17-04-2022 17:03
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Why was my team all over the front all day when our best GC guy is 25th if we weren't even going to close down the break? Pretty sad performance.
With Guldhammer completely bombing the GC and then his best stage opportunity going to the break, really seems like a race to forget for us. Even if we have a couple of surprise placings now, we'll still lose ground in the promotion hunt.
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| redordead |
Posted on 17-04-2022 17:46
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Alarcon did well in the first stage, that's the one that suited him most. I guess stage 2 was always likely to be a breakaway win. I expect to lose lots of time in the next stages.
Thanks for the reports
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 17-04-2022 18:37
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Better from the team with some breakaway action. Good day for Anguilet. Just not enough but good 2nd place nonetheless. Helps with the team standings too. Let's see if we can remain active throughout the race.
Congrats to UBS and thanks for the report
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