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| redordead |
Posted on 06-02-2023 07:47
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Welcome to the 5th edition of the Hanko Classic. The Finnish sprinter's classic is a relatively young race on the MG calendar, but the same course is also used on one of the stages of the Baltic Chain Tour. With 201 km in length it's very flat and has always provided us with a sprint finish. Stamina isn't an issue given how well protected the sprinters are for the majority of the race. So expect a battle between the fast men.
With that said let's look at some of the favourites:
| Sprinter | FL | RS | SP | AC | Leadout | FL | RS | SP | AC |  Ahlstrand | 74 | 73 | 83 | 82 | Samudio | 69 | 67 | 65 | 66 |  Halvorsen | 76 | 71 | 81 | 80 | Räim | 74 | 72 | 76 | 75 |  Vesely | 73 | 68 | 81 | 80 | Hodeg | 72 | 74 | 79 | 78 |  Kragh Andersen | 77 | 74 | 81 | 77 | Forssell | 66 | 71 | 74 | 74 |  Enger | 73 | 73 | 81 | 78 | Pedersen | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 |  Howard | 75 | 69 | 81 | 78 | Suryadi | 71 | 68 | 79 | 76 |  Silvestre | 78 | 71 | 80 | 81 | Okbamariam | 73 | 73 | 72 | 68 |  Bonifazio | 79 | 75 | 80 | 80 | Weemaes | 71 | 69 | 71 | 71 |  Bouhanni | 74 | 69 | 80 | 77 | Colbrelli | 74 | 72 | 79 | 75 |  Reinhardt | 71 | 66 | 79 | 84 | Liepins | 73 | 68 | 78 | 79 |  Rowe | 78 | 70 | 79 | 80 | Thwaites | 73 | 70 | 78 | 76 |  Coutinho | 72 | 74 | 79 | 80 | Van der Haar | 77 | 72 | 72 | 70 |  Scully | 74 | 70 | 79 | 80 | Stash | 73 | 73 | 77 | 77 |  Afewerki | 73 | 70 | 79 | 80 | Cisse | 74 | 67 | 78 | 77 |  Lutsyshyn | 70 | 73 | 79 | 80 | Riabushenko | 76 | 74 | 79 | 77 |  Houle | 78 | 71 | 79 | 78 | Novardianto | 76 | 78 | 73 | 79 |  Guardini | 71 | 67 | 79 | 80 | Domene | 73 | 68 | 74 | 75 |  Krieger | 71 | 74 | 79 | 79 | Omarsson | 69 | 65 | 67 | 70 |  Willwohl | 73 | 67 | 79 | 78 | Boeckmans | 69 | 65 | 77 | 77 |  Bertilsson | 73 | 71 | 79 | 77 | Andersson | 71 | 73 | 76 | 76 |
Ahlstrand is still searching for a big win and even though he's the #1 favourite, he'll be surfing the wheels here. Halvorsen has been doing very well this season, justifying his offseason training. Vesely will try to bottle his recent PT form. Kragh Andersen hasn't reached the heights from last quiet yet, maybe here? Enger tends to be unspectacular, but solid in his results. A top 5 finish looks in reach for him here.
Howard on the other hand has had some rotten luck this year, he would deserve a great result. Silvestre is a consistent performer, always contending for the top spots. Bonifazio was 3rd here last year so he'll be hoping for a similar result. Bouhanni is the last of the 80 sprinters, but he was a top 10 finisher last year as well.
| FL | ST | RS | SP | AC | FT | | Rowe | 78 | 76 | 70 | 79 | 80 | 75 | | Dzamastagic | 78 | 76 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 78 | | Varga | 77 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 80 | 83 | | Houle | 78 | 76 | 71 | 79 | 78 | 70 | | Novardianto | 76 | 70 | 78 | 73 | 79 | 74 | | Kurianov | 79 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 72 | | Pedersen | 76 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 71 | | Bolor-Erdene | 77 | 71 | 77 | 64 | 73 | 71 | | Breen | 77 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 74 | | Van der Haar | 77 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 76 |
Rowe and Houle could either be sprinter or dangerous attackers. The latter for sure are, Dzamastagic and Varga both have classics victories on their resume this season. Breen and Van der Haar should have 'free roles' in their teams also, but the Hanko Classic has never gone to an attacker before, maybe this year is a first?
Full startlist:
Spoiler | Scully | Tom | Air New Zealand p/b Pirelli | | Stash | Mamyr | Air New Zealand p/b Pirelli | | Skala | Jakub | Air New Zealand p/b Pirelli | | Gaze | Samuel | Air New Zealand p/b Pirelli | | Nolf | Frederik | Air New Zealand p/b Pirelli | | Puccio | Salvatore | Air New Zealand p/b Pirelli | | Reddish | Nick | Air New Zealand p/b Pirelli | | Archbold | Shane | Air New Zealand p/b Pirelli | | Gesbert | Elie | Assa Abloy | | Coutinho | Lionel | Assa Abloy | | Van der Haar | Lars | Assa Abloy | | Magnusson | Kim | Assa Abloy | | Arvidsson | Staffan | Assa Abloy | | Bergstrom Frisk | Erik | Assa Abloy | | Habtom | Mikiel | Bianchi - Panerai | | Hnik | Karel | Bianchi - Panerai | | Bayer | Tobias | Bianchi - Panerai | | Colleoni | Kevin | Bianchi - Panerai | | Mulubrhan | Henok | Bianchi - Panerai | | Eggenberg | Ruben | Bianchi - Panerai | | Silvestre | Fabio | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Eyob | Mektel | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Okbamariam | Tesfom | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Khederi | Souheil | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Mugisha | Moise | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Mugisha | Samuel | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Mengoulas | Alex | Bralirwa - Stevens | | Losch | Max | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Fenn | Andrew | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Paprstka | Tomas | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Richardson | Chequan | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Tzortzakis | Polychronis | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Hocevar | Kristjan | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Quevedo | Xavier | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Guardini | Andrea | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Sinkeldam | Ramon | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Declerq | Tim | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Domene | Ramon | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Balloni | Alfredo | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Konwa | Marek | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Govekar | Matevz | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Kragh Andersen | Asbjorn | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Resell | Erik Nordsaeter | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Sulvaran | Gyasi | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Belevics | Arturs | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Girmay | Biniam | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Krigbaum | Mathias | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Forssell | Hugo | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Cannister | Goldwijnn | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Vliegen | Loic | Colombini-Adler AP | | Itami | Kenji | Colombini-Adler AP | | Olei | Federico | Colombini-Adler AP | | Dzervus | Darijus | Colombini-Adler AP | | Giulietti | Luigi | Colombini-Adler AP | | Bonello | Daniel | Colombini-Adler AP | | Martino | Stan | Colombini-Adler AP | | Waerenskjold | Soren | Colombini-Adler AP | | Reinhardt | Theo | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Liepins | Emils | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Ariesen | Tim | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Drizners | Jarrad | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Kielich | Timo | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Bonneu | Kamiel | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Van Den Bossche | Fabio | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Pluto | Martins | Crabbe-CC Chevigny | | Bogdanovics | Maris | Eddie Stobart | | Lovik | Asmund Romstad | Eddie Stobart | | Drapac | Damion | Eddie Stobart | | Taillefour | Fabien | Eddie Stobart | | Savini | Daniel | Eddie Stobart | | Dahlberg | Linus | Eddie Stobart | | Joeaar | Gert | Eddie Stobart | | Enger | Sondre Holst | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Pedersen | Casper | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Daniel | Gregory | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Kittel | Marcel | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Kurianov | Stepan | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Hvideberg | Jonas Iversby | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Ulysbayev | Dinmukhammed | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Lunder | Eirik | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Rowe | Luke | HelloFresh - Lampre | | Daniel | Maxime | HelloFresh - Lampre | | Dzamastagic | Mark | HelloFresh - Lampre | | Thwaites | Scott | HelloFresh - Lampre | | Riesebeek | Oscar | HelloFresh - Lampre | | Kumara | Amith Udaya | HelloFresh - Lampre | | Battistella | Samuele | HelloFresh - Lampre | | Milan | Jonathan | HelloFresh - Lampre | | Howard | Leigh | Indosat Ooredoo | | Page | Dylan | Indosat Ooredoo | | Suryadi | Bambang | Indosat Ooredoo | | Gani | Abdul | Indosat Ooredoo | | Arif Prayogo | Dealton Nur | Indosat Ooredoo | | Rubio | Einer Augusto | Indosat Ooredoo | | Ahmad | Firdaus | Indosat Ooredoo | | Ocampo | Victor Alejandro | Indosat Ooredoo | | Bonifazio | Niccolo | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Verhelst | Louis | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Verwilst | Aaron | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Van Aert | Wout | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Potocki | Viktor | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Covi | Alessandro | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Weemaes | Sasha | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Kroonen | Max | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Vesely | Daniel | Minions - Subwoolfer | | Hodeg | Alvaro | Minions - Subwoolfer | | Sweeck | Laurens | Minions - Subwoolfer | | Marcos | Leandro | Minions - Subwoolfer | | De Witte | Mathias | Minions - Subwoolfer | | English | Felix | Minions - Subwoolfer | | Merchan | Didier | Minions - Subwoolfer | | Stöckli | Jan | Minions - Subwoolfer | | Afewerki | Elias | Project: Africa | | Moulingui | Clenne Morvan | Project: Africa | | Lecourt De Billot | Olivier | Project: Africa | | Cisse | Issiaka | Project: Africa | | Kireva | Albert | Project: Africa | | Awuku | Frank | Project: Africa | | Kusi | Clement | Project: Africa | | Nzafashwanayo | Jean Claude | Project: Africa | | Halvorsen | Kristoffer | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Schönberger | Sebastian | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Groselj | Ziga | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Siriwardena | Kashyapa | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Räim | Mihkel | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Evenepoel | Remco | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Consonni | Simone | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Li | Wen Hao | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Willwohl | Willi | Staffbase - BHP | | Lietaer | Eliot | Staffbase - BHP | | Boeckmans | Kris | Staffbase - BHP | | Sunderland | Dylan | Staffbase - BHP | | Van Dijke | Tim | Staffbase - BHP | | Lipowitz | Florian | Staffbase - BHP | | Hollmann | Juri | Staffbase - BHP | | Plowright | Jensen | Staffbase - BHP | | Gaday | Lucas Manuel | Strava | | Bouhanni | Nacer | Strava | | Sbaragli | Kristian | Strava | | Sanikwathi | Thanawut | Strava | | Colbrelli | Sonny | Strava | | Nielsen | Joanis Albert | Strava | | Debusschere | Jens | Strava | | Breen | Vegard | Tafjord Kraft | | Bertilsson | Christian | Tafjord Kraft | | Weiss | Martin | Tafjord Kraft | | Bugge | Vegard Robinson | Tafjord Kraft | | Andersson | Emil | Tafjord Kraft | | Lindau | Philip | Tafjord Kraft | | Riabushenko | Aliaksandr | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Lutsyshyn | Roman | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Aniolkowski | Stanislaw | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Manamalage | Nipuna Shira | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Varga | Peter | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Zumer | Matic | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Christapopoulos | Pangiotis | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Parashchak | Yaroslav | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Krieger | Alexander | Tryg - Gobik | | Frison | Frederik | Tryg - Gobik | | Omarsson | Ingvar | Tryg - Gobik | | Sleen | Torjus | Tryg - Gobik | | Kaloniatis | Georgios | Tryg - Gobik | | Abolaji | Fatiu | Tryg - Gobik | | Ahlstrand | Jonas | Volcanica - Fox | | Naud | Patrick | Volcanica - Fox | | Bolor-Erdene | Enkhtaivan | Volcanica - Fox | | Montenegro | Santiago | Volcanica - Fox | | Chumil | Sergio | Volcanica - Fox | | Mendoza | Bryan Fernando | Volcanica - Fox | | Arias Villanueva | Sergio | Volcanica - Fox | | Samudio | Joseph Ivan | Volcanica - Fox | | Houle | Hugo | Xero Racing | | Van Niekerk | Morne | Xero Racing | | Tesfaye Heyi | Henok | Xero Racing | | Novardianto | Jamalidin | Xero Racing | | Vermeersch | Florian | Xero Racing | | Hamza | Yacine | Xero Racing | | Strong | Corbin | Xero Racing | | Van Wilder | Ilan | Xero Racing |
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 06-02-2023 08:00
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Go go Silvestre! I hope we get a good sprint finish without rouleur interference. Then, Top 3 is honestly possible in this field, though of course in sprints there's never a guarantee for anything. But hopefully Fabio will be in good enough a position to deliver a nice result. Thanks for the preview, looking forward to the race!
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 06-02-2023 08:06
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Oh no, it's Bonifazio.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 06-02-2023 09:38
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Hoping on a good Vesely who waits for the sprint and does not attack
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| quadsas |
Posted on 06-02-2023 09:56
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Hoping for no rouleur shenanigans and a top 3 for ya boi
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 06-02-2023 12:39
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Another Howard race  Please don’t make me tear my hair out, Leigh.
Thanks for the preview red! I know it’s always ended in a sprint, but with how many late attack shenanigans have been going on this season I wonder if they’ll make it stick here?
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 06-02-2023 13:30
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Thanks for the preview!
In hindsight I should moved around some pieces between here and Norway but we have a good shot at producing some great results with multiple riders capable of contesting a sprint or a late attack!
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 06-02-2023 14:20
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I should have gone for Eislers here. Hopefully Reinhardt can make a top 10, like the Norway sprints.
Thanks red for the preview!
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 06-02-2023 14:38
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A big suprise here is needed, but we'll take a top 5 also! 
Thank you for the preview and good luck everybody!
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 06-02-2023 15:00
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Hopefully the game doesn't agree that AKA is the 4th best sprinter. 
Never know what to expect. AKA has been much worse than last year in stage races, but he's had his moments in classics. Obviously I'd like this to be one of them, but it's really just up to the sprint gods.
Thanks for the preview!
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 07-02-2023 08:19
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26th. Done.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 07-02-2023 09:24
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Silvestre looked very strong there, bit unfortunate that he wasn't able to latch on to the Minions, otherwise it could have been an even better result. 5th is completely acceptable, but given some of his earlier results, we could use a true overperformance here or there. Good to see the team working in the peloton, too, though as always no one remains at the front for depth points.
Thanks for the report, red!
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 07-02-2023 12:06
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Very fun race to follow! Nice to see Dzama have the energy to finish inside the top 4 despite his attack earlier on in the race!
Congrats to sykkel on the win!
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 07-02-2023 12:11
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Starting off positive: Vesely did not attack and finished in decent points.
But why did it have to be us building the train? In races like this it's a death sentence. Could have been much better than eleventh.
Thanks for the report redordead and congrats Sykkel_Freak!
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 07-02-2023 14:09
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Not our year I guess. AKA was generally around and even had teammates, but he didn't really make a go of it. 13th at C1 is pretty much nothing.
Congrats to Sykkel and thanks for a great report redordead!
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 07-02-2023 18:53
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We were not even close this time unfortunately.
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 07-02-2023 21:00
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A huge and suprising win after what has been a difficult season so far! Great sprint by Coutinho, even after taking quite a bit of wind leading up to the final km.
Thanks for the congratulations and thanks a lot for the report!
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 08-02-2023 11:50
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Houle and Dzama could have had it all. Instead a nothing race
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