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GP Moscow - Discussion
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 03-05-2023 11:43
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 GP Moscow - Preview
Welcome to Moscow where the Pro Tour peloton is here for a return journey around the densely populated Russian Capital.
At 198.2km and rather flat, it's a day that should end in glory for the sprinters who have won most of the latest editions of this race. The only non-pure sprinter to take the win in recent years was Kwok in 2020 who managed to hold on just ahead of the oncoming sprinters.
| Winner | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | | 2021 | Grosu | Gaviria | Degenkolb | Ahlstrand | Coquard | | 2020 | Kwok | Per | Arashiro | Ahlstrand | Grosu | | 2019 | Coquard | Groenewegen | Howard | Ewan | Guardini |
Race Favourites - Sprinters
The top favourites here have had variable seasons.  Bryan Coquard is the best pure sprinter here and so far this season with  Caleb Ewan also having a great season.  Fernando Gaviria will hope that his acceleration is what gets him over the line here.
 Arnaud Demare isn't quite as strong as the others in an outright sprint but he'll be one to watch for sure.
To round out the Top 5 favourites we have  Eduard Grosu. He hasn't had as good a season as the other 4 we have highlighted but he's equally as strong and will look to make the most of this opportunity for success.
| | | FLA | STA | RES | SPR | ACC | | Coquard | Bryan | 73 | 71 | 74 | 84 | 83 | | Grosu | Eduard | 73 | 74 | 70 | 83 | 80 | | Gaviria | Fernando | 76 | 74 | 76 | 83 | 84 | | Ewan | Caleb | 75 | 73 | 71 | 83 | 81 | | Demare | Arnaud | 73 | 75 | 72 | 82 | 81 |  | Van der Lijke | Nick | 73 | 73 | 71 | 82 | 79 |  | Groenewegen | Dylan | 73 | 74 | 71 | 82 | 81 |  | Lo Cicero | Ivano | 70 | 68 | 60 | 82 | 75 |  | Van Stayen | Michael | 73 | 71 | 66 | 81 | 73 |  | Enger | Sondre Holst | 73 | 71 | 73 | 81 | 78 |  | Manninen | Matti | 74 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 80 |  | Samolenkov | Artem | 74 | 75 | 71 | 81 | 79 |  | Hsu | Hsuan Ping | 75 | 75 | 70 | 80 | 79 |  | Cullaigh | Gabriel | 74 | 73 | 70 | 80 | 81 |  | Appollonio | Davide | 73 | 69 | 64 | 80 | 76 |  | Bol | Cees | 76 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 77 |  | Philipsen | Jasper | 72 | 72 | 69 | 79 | 78 |  | Pedersen | Mads | 77 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 77 |  | Selig | Rüdiger | 70 | 71 | 66 | 78 | 79 |  | Yates | Simon | 74 | 77 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
The  Aker duo of Andersen and Konychev will be 2 riders that the sprinters teams will need to watch closely. Aker don't have a lead sprinter so you can expect action from them.
Definitely worth watching Pedersen also. He's strong over flat terrain, enjoys an attack, and can sprint. Might he have the perfect combination for this terrain?
| | | FLA | STA | RES | SPR | ACC | FTR | | Andersen | Soren Kragh | 81 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 72 | | Konychev | Alexander | 80 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 76 | | Kurianov | Stepan | 79 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 72 | | Nych | Artem | 78 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 76 | 84 | | Antonijevic | Goran | 78 | 67 | 74 | 71 | 74 | 80 | | Vanbilsen | Kenneth | 78 | 80 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 72 | | Summerhill | Danny | 77 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 80 | | Kortsidakis | Michail | 77 | 75 | 75 | 68 | 72 | 76 | | Pedersen | Mads | 77 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | | Van den Berg | Julius | 77 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 75 |
Start List
Spoiler | Bovenhuis | Jasper | Aegon - Peroni | | De Kleijn | Arvid | Aegon - Peroni | | Einhorn | Itamar | Aegon - Peroni | | Groenewegen | Dylan | Aegon - Peroni | | Kooistra | Marten | Aegon - Peroni | | Robeet | Ludovic | Aegon - Peroni | | Sergent | Jesse | Aegon - Peroni | | Van der Hoorn | Taco | Aegon - Peroni | | Anderberg | Hampus | Aker - MOT | | Andersen | Soren Kragh | Aker - MOT | | Dujardin | Sandy | Aker - MOT | | Eaton | Daniel | Aker - MOT | | Konychev | Alexander | Aker - MOT | | Peng | Yuan Tan | Aker - MOT | | Stokbro | Andreas | Aker - MOT | | Van Moer | Brent | Aker - MOT | | Albanese | Vincenzo | cycleYorkshire | | Antonijevic | Goran | cycleYorkshire | | Cullaigh | Gabriel | cycleYorkshire | | Hennessy | Jacob | cycleYorkshire | | Rodenberg | Frederik | cycleYorkshire | | Summerhill | Danny | cycleYorkshire | | Suter | Joel | cycleYorkshire | | Swift | Connor | cycleYorkshire | | Bol | Cees | De Stijl Cycling | | Boutopoulos | Georgios | De Stijl Cycling | | Mansouri | Hamza | De Stijl Cycling | | Nur Hasan | Sandy | De Stijl Cycling | | Salzmann | Jodok | De Stijl Cycling | | Soulious | Zisis | De Stijl Cycling | | Tiller | Rasmus | De Stijl Cycling | | Wouters | Enzo | De Stijl Cycling | | Gabburo | Davide | Duolingo | | Groves | Kaden | Duolingo | | Kulikovskiy | Alexandr | Duolingo | | Scott | Cameron | Duolingo | | Szarka | Gergely | Duolingo | | Vahtra | Norman | Duolingo | | Van der Sande | Tosh | Duolingo | | Van Stayen | Michael | Duolingo | | Gunnlaugsson | Kristofer | EA Vesuvio | | Johannessen | Anders Halland | EA Vesuvio | | Lampawog | Jay | EA Vesuvio | | Moser | Moreno | EA Vesuvio | | Smit | Willie | EA Vesuvio | | Teggart | Matthew | EA Vesuvio | | Ulissi | Diego | EA Vesuvio | | Van der Lijke | Nick | EA Vesuvio | | Bouglas | Georgios | ELCO - ABEA | | Coquard | Bryan | ELCO - ABEA | | Karatzios | Georgios | ELCO - ABEA | | Kastrantas | Charalampas | ELCO - ABEA | | Kelly | Joshua | ELCO - ABEA | | Kortsidakis | Michail | ELCO - ABEA | | Koumpetsos | Anastasios | ELCO - ABEA | | Nsengimana | Jean Bosco | ELCO - ABEA | | Ansons | Kristers | Evonik - ELKO | | Dversnes | Fredrik | Evonik - ELKO | | Havik | Piotr | Evonik - ELKO | | Hellemose | Asbjorn | Evonik - ELKO | | Kulppi | Olli | Evonik - ELKO | | Neilands | Krists | Evonik - ELKO | | Polanc | Jan | Evonik - ELKO | | Pszczolarski | Wojciech | Evonik - ELKO | | Arslanov | Ildar | Gazelle | | Bagioli | Nicola | Gazelle | | Carcueva | Jonel | Gazelle | | Dees | Tim | Gazelle | | Hofland | Moreno | Gazelle | | Mundle | Benedikt | Gazelle | | Teunissen | Mike | Gazelle | | Tratnik | Jan | Gazelle | | Christakos | Dimitrios | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Daniel | Gregory | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Enger | Sondre Holst | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Kittel | Marcel | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Knotten | Iver Johan | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Kurianov | Stepan | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Pedersen | Casper | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Rojus | Adomaitis | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Eekhoff | Nils | Grieg-Maersk | | Jansen | Amund Grondahl | Grieg-Maersk | | Kron | Andreas | Grieg-Maersk | | Larsen | Niklas | Grieg-Maersk | | Pedersen | Mads | Grieg-Maersk | | Ringheim | Jo Kogstad | Grieg-Maersk | | Trondsen | Trond Hakon | Grieg-Maersk | | Van Gestel | Dries | Grieg-Maersk | | Bloem | Joren | Huski Chocolate | | Goldstein | Omer | Huski Chocolate | | Grosu | Eduard | Huski Chocolate | | Kalf | Steven | Huski Chocolate | | Meeus | Jordi | Huski Chocolate | | Vader | Milan | Huski Chocolate | | Van den Berg | Julius | Huski Chocolate | | Van der Kooij | Bas | Huski Chocolate | | Arissol | Ahmad | ISA - Hexacta | | Baska | Erik | ISA - Hexacta | | Chokri | El Mehdi | ISA - Hexacta | | Dlamini | Nicholas | ISA - Hexacta | | Ewan | Caleb | ISA - Hexacta | | Mraouni | Salah Eddine | ISA - Hexacta | | Sagiv | Guy | ISA - Hexacta | | Santos | Emerson | ISA - Hexacta | | Andersen | Idar | Isostar - Specialized | | Bester | Shaun Nick | Isostar - Specialized | | Bolivar | Isaac | Isostar - Specialized | | Cherkasov | Nicolay | Isostar - Specialized | | Gaviria | Fernando | Isostar - Specialized | | Peak | Barnabas | Isostar - Specialized | | Rickaert | Jonas | Isostar - Specialized | | Sweeny | Harry | Isostar - Specialized | | Chiu | Ho San | King Power | | Darbinyan | Varsham | King Power | | Ferreira | Ricardo | King Power | | Hsu | Hsuan Ping | King Power | | Salazar | John | King Power | | Stimulak | Klemen | King Power | | Van Baarle | Dylan | King Power | | Vanthourenhout | Michael | King Power | | Beltran | Guillermo Andres | Los Pollos Hermanos | | Hoole | Daan | Los Pollos Hermanos | | Manninen | Matti | Los Pollos Hermanos | | Nieuwenhuis | Joris | Los Pollos Hermanos | | Pira | Yesid Albeiro | Los Pollos Hermanos | | Ruiz | Robinson Steven | Los Pollos Hermanos | | Stojnic | Veljko | Los Pollos Hermanos | | Walls | Matthew | Los Pollos Hermanos | | Akhmaevi | Sulkhan | MOL Cycling Team | | Carretero Millan | Hector | MOL Cycling Team | | Havik | Yoeri | MOL Cycling Team | | Lo Cicero | Ivano | MOL Cycling Team | | Marryatt | Jake | MOL Cycling Team | | Moricz | Daniel | MOL Cycling Team | | Muhindo | Jimmy | MOL Cycling Team | | Walscheid | Maximilian | MOL Cycling Team | | Appollonio | Davide | Moser - Sygic | | Atkins | Josh | Moser - Sygic | | Boros | Michael | Moser - Sygic | | Di Maggio | Cesare | Moser - Sygic | | Kiskonen | Siim | Moser - Sygic | | Stocek | Matus | Moser - Sygic | | Toupalik | Adam | Moser - Sygic | | Turek | Daniel | Moser - Sygic | | Altur | Marcos | Polar | | Brockhoff | Jan | Polar | | Kwok | Ho-Ting | Polar | | Malori | Adrian | Polar | | Nych | Artem | Polar | | Philipsen | Jasper | Polar | | Postlberger | Lukas | Polar | | Viennet | Emilien | Polar | | Bissegger | Stefan | Team Puma - SAP | | Brunel | Alexys | Team Puma - SAP | | Demare | Arnaud | Team Puma - SAP | | Mager | Christian | Team Puma - SAP | | Meiler | Lukas | Team Puma - SAP | | Niu | Yikui | Team Puma - SAP | | O'Brien | Kelland | Team Puma - SAP | | Steimle | Jannik | Team Puma - SAP | | Bagioli | Andrea | Team UBS | | Bohli | Tom | Team UBS | | Dillier | Silvan | Team UBS | | Fominykh | Daniil | Team UBS | | Grand | Arnaud | Team UBS | | Jacobs | Johan | Team UBS | | Schäppi | Martin | Team UBS | | Spengler | Lukas | Team UBS | | Banaszek | Alan | Tinkoff - La Datcha Team | | Dal Col | Andrea | Tinkoff - La Datcha Team | | Goldstein | Roy | Tinkoff - La Datcha Team | | Kamyshev | Arman | Tinkoff - La Datcha Team | | Samolenkov | Artem | Tinkoff - La Datcha Team | | Senechal | Florian | Tinkoff - La Datcha Team | | Sulimov | Alexander | Tinkoff - La Datcha Team | | Vorobev | Anton | Tinkoff - La Datcha Team | | Abraha | Tesfay | Trans Looney Tunes | | Calmejane | Lilian | Trans Looney Tunes | | Doull | Owain | Trans Looney Tunes | | Korosec | Rok | Trans Looney Tunes | | Selig | Rüdiger | Trans Looney Tunes | | Sobrero | Matteo | Trans Looney Tunes | | Vanbilsen | Kenneth | Trans Looney Tunes | | Vanhoucke | Harm | Trans Looney Tunes | | Dekker | David | Zwift Pro Cycling | | Dewulf | Stan | Zwift Pro Cycling | | Stroll | Lewis | Zwift Pro Cycling | | Sureda | Jaume | Zwift Pro Cycling | | Verona | Carlos | Zwift Pro Cycling | | Welten | Bram | Zwift Pro Cycling | | Yates | Simon | Zwift Pro Cycling | | Young | Eric | Zwift Pro Cycling |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-05-2023 12:39
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The startlist is as tough as it gets so it will be hard not only to repeat last year's result, but even get on the podium.
Still, it would be nice to complete the podium triple in Riga-Paris-Moscow. Or at least finish in front of Groenewegen and Van Stayen 
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 03-05-2023 13:23
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Thanks for the preview, LLS!
Final Manninen race of the season. He's had a great season all in all, and I hope he can end it with a top-5 
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| SotD |
Posted on 03-05-2023 15:05
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Last chance for Coquard to build on his record season. Would be great to finish with a win, but less can be OK ofcourse...
It's always up in the open what to expect from these type of races, which can quite easily be spotted at the race history
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 03-05-2023 16:04
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We came 2nd twice in a row, now it's time to take it a step up. Go Fernando!
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| ember |
Posted on 03-05-2023 18:07
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Attack, attack, attack!
Fingers crossed it's Kragh's time to try this race, as his potential for staying clear should be greater than for Konychev. |
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| knockout |
Posted on 03-05-2023 20:17
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No expectations whatsoever. The days of expecting anything here are over...
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| OlegTinkov |
Posted on 04-05-2023 10:00
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Let's go Samolenkov!
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| cio93 |
Posted on 04-05-2023 10:20
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Encore une fois, Arnaud!
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 04-05-2023 13:33
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That was a strange sprint. 8th is not a terrible result, but hoped for a bit more. With good positioning it seems like more could have been possible. Nice to see Stojnic hold on so long, but a shame nobody else made it into the top-100 except for Manninen. With depth like that, relegation seems logic Thanks for the report, Abhi!
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| SotD |
Posted on 04-05-2023 14:41
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It all looked very much perfect to be in that 4th position behind Demare and Grosu as train. But unfortunately Coquard got into the wind a bit too soon, so he almost faded into nothing.
With that in mind 4th is a very satisfying result, even if our setup around him was worthless in terms of points.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 04-05-2023 14:44
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Not the best result, but it's definitely not a bad one for us. It's not good that Grosu finished behind Groenewegen, but in the end it's not a huge points loss. The relegation battle for the last safe spot still looking very fierce 
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 04-05-2023 15:50
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2nd again, our team just loves to finish there in this race. Cool report, weird that Puma got a train
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Posted on 04-05-2023 15:52
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Dversnes with a great 17th place. I am hoping to see these sort of results more often in the future but it's at least two years until he has any expectations on him so I'm super happy about getting anything from him already...
Ewan, Gaviria, Groenewegen is a lovely podium. Congrats to all three teams!
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| ryant |
Posted on 04-05-2023 16:39
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Since Cullaigh is firmly in the lower tier of favourites, 10th is good enough of a result especially since he lost good positioning in the final 3kms which kind of limited his chances of a good result. This ticks us over nicely and should see us look pretty safe now! (I hope)
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| cio93 |
Posted on 04-05-2023 19:04
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One final Puma sprint train for Arnaud Demare. <3
(in all likelyhood)
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| roturn |
Posted on 05-05-2023 06:30
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Groenewegen doing well here again. 3rd is not many points in the relegation fight but every point counts.
Can only hope for some more in the final races. |
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| ember |
Posted on 05-05-2023 17:16
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No action at all is a bit disappointing, but also fair to the sprinters, as this really is THE profile for a sprinter's classic. Good to see Konychev and Kragh be "up there" in the sprint, and 11th and 15th give us some minor points.
Thank you for the report, Abhi, and congratulations, Scorchio! |
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