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Baltic Chain Tour - Discussion
Caspi
Baltic Chain Tour


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Preview



Welcome to another edition of the Baltic Chain Tour. Same course as recent editions. A sprinters paradise with a cobbled prologue. Doesn't look like anyone is going for their 2nd win though, so it’s time to crown a new prince.
While the report from last year was marvelous, you’ll have to settle with my preview for this edition. If you like visualized data, however, then go have a look here. For now we'll move on to the favorites.

Favorites
TeamNameFLSPACPR
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/mcy.pngBryan Coquard73848379
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/isa.pngCaleb Ewan75838173
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/elc.pngStylianos Farantakis74818079
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/taf.pngSondre Holst Enger73817877


I expect to see a sprinter win it all. Four sprinters all have 81+ SP, 76+ AC, and 71+ PR. pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/mcy.png Coquard looks like the obvious favorite, but pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/isa.png Ewan and pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/elc.png Farantakis are actually decent on the cobbles, which could prove vital. This leaves pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/taf.png Enger who seems stuck somewhere between the big favorites and the rest of the sprinters.

Sprinter outsiders
TeamNameFLSPAC
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/zal.pngDaniel Vesely738180
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lpu.pngNiccolo Bonifazio798080
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lot.pngJiankun Liu748080
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/eus.pngMustafa Carsi708082
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sct.pngNur Aiman Zariff708080


With such a parcour, the organisers have succeeded in luring in lots of top sprinters. Too many to mention them all in fact, so we'll settle with the ones above who are all 80+ SP.

Prologue(?) specialists
TeamNameCB+PRCBPR
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lpu.pngPatrick Gamper788076
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/elc.pngGeorgios Stavrakakis777777
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/elc.pngMichail Kortsidakis757773
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/t3a.pngAkil Campbell747575
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sfi.pngSaya Kuroeda747771
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lot.pngWout Van Aert73,56879
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/ino.pngOwain Doull737175
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/see.pngGerman Anibal Orue737868


A prologue with cobbles, what even is that? pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/t3a.png Campbell took the opening prologue last year, but pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lpu.png Gamper is the favorite this year IMO. I don't think pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/zal.png Kopfauf, pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sct.png Schomber or pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sfi.png Howson can win it despite their 80+ PL, but Howson might aim for top 10, as he isn't as awful on the cobbles as the two others.

Rouleurs
TeamNameFLFG
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbc.pngAlain Quispe8185
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/llv.pngMarildo Yzeiraj7785
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/tir.pngAlex Wohler7780
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lot.pngSameera Chatarunga7280
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/llv.pngMikel Demiri6980
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sct.pngBenedikt Mundle7879
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/anz.pngAdam Phelan7079
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbm.pngYudai Arashiro8178
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/kmm.pngNicolay Cherkasov8065


Lastly, we have the rouleurs. You got to mention someone like pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbc.png Quispe and pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/llv.png Yzeiraj, but they'll probably have a hard time with all the top sprinters present.

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pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/anz.png Van der Haar
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/anz.png Reddish
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/anz.png De Bondt
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/anz.png Phelan
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/anz.png Gaze
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/anz.png Brown
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/anz.png Petilli
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbm.png Riabushenko
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbm.png Gaspar
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbm.png Dzervus
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbm.png Itami
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbm.png Arashiro
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbm.png Todome
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbm.png Yamada
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbm.png Koide
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbc.png Afewerki
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbc.png Onley
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbc.png Quispe
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbc.png Bdadou
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbc.png Sprenger
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbc.png Borg
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbc.png Bonello
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/bbc.png Ruvalcaba Reyes
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/brc.png Willems
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/brc.png Habimana
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/brc.png Teggart
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/brc.png Ben Ameur
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/brc.png Feiereisen
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/brc.png Huby
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/brc.png Verstrynge
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/brc.png Kulindwa
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/zal.png De Lie
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/zal.png Vesely
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/zal.png Adomaitis
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/zal.png Beniusis
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/zal.png Tediashvili
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/zal.png Kopfauf
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/zal.png Mikutis
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/zal.png Videika
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/elc.png Farantakis
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/elc.png Kortsidakis
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/elc.png Varotsos
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/elc.png Stavrakakis
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/elc.png Koumpetsos
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/elc.png Affini
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/elc.png Christapopoulos
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/elc.png Mugisha
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/eus.png Carsi
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/eus.png Ringheim
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/eus.png Sinkeldam
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/eus.png Sterbini
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/eus.png Barbero
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/eus.png Domene
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/eus.png Acosta
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/eus.png Adriamihajanarivo
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/gla.png Kennett
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/gla.png Geary
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/gla.png Ryan
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/gla.png O'Loughlin
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/gla.png Oram
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/gla.png Wade
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/gla.png Crowley
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/gla.png Yon Hin
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/ino.png Nur Hasan
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/ino.png Doull
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/ino.png Gani
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/ino.png Venturini
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/ino.png Arif Prayogo
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/ino.png Pszczolarski
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/ino.png Rubenis
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/ino.png Van Vliet
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/isa.png Ewan
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/isa.png Contreras
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/isa.png Ferreyra
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/isa.png Owen
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/isa.png Baska
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/isa.png Andersen
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/isa.png Mraouni
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/isa.png Sagiv
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/tir.png Nys
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/tir.png Wohler
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/tir.png Terada
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/tir.png Boudat
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/tir.png Kabas
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/tir.png Gough
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/kmm.png Teutenberg
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/kmm.png Walscheid
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/kmm.png Uhlig
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/kmm.png De Buyst
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/kmm.png Tesfom
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/kmm.png Cherkasov
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/kmm.png Mathis
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/kmm.png Koch
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lpu.png Bonifazio
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lpu.png Gamper
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lpu.png Biermans
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lpu.png Verwilst
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lpu.png Van Den Bossche
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lpu.png Weemaes
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lpu.png Piccolo
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lpu.png Covi
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/llv.png Kamberaj
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/llv.png Kiskonen
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/llv.png Yzeiraj
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/llv.png De Pooter
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/llv.png Demiri
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/llv.png Groselj
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/llv.png Sarreau
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/llv.png Merlier
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lot.png Liu
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lot.png Christen
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lot.png Zingle
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lot.png Chatarunga
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lot.png Vanbilsen
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lot.png Changsheng
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lot.png Van Aert
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/lot.png Marzuki
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/mcy.png Coquard
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/mcy.png Jimenez Retana
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/mcy.png Huertas
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/mcy.png Rodriguez
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/mcy.png Bulux
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/mcy.png Arias Villanueva
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/mcy.png Granados
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/mcy.png Ramirez
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/t3a.png Forbes
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/t3a.png Campbell
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/t3a.png Hennis
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/t3a.png Marte
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/t3a.png Vanderpool
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/t3a.png Major
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/t3a.png Perez
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/t3a.png Gayral
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/see.png Tivani
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/see.png Oka
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/see.png Keough
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/see.png Orue
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/see.png Revelo
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/see.png Richardson
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/see.png Frame
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/see.png Lopez
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sct.png Zariff
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sct.png Schomber
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sct.png Page
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sct.png Dennis
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sct.png Barbari
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sct.png Kiflay
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sct.png Granigan
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sct.png Mundle
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sfi.png Howson
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sfi.png Kulikovskiy
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sfi.png Singh
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sfi.png Kuroeda
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sfi.png Kuroeda
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sfi.png Yechezkel
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sfi.png Alben
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/sfi.png Trezise
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/taf.png Ackermann
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/taf.png Enger
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/taf.png Manakov
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/taf.png Waersted
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/taf.png Liepins
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/taf.png Bertilsson
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/taf.png Nielsen
pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2024/Micros/taf.png Berger
 
Ollfardh
Cool preview!

Only one big fear here: Gamper winning the prologue and Bonifazio not sprinting to protect his leader.
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MacC
Thanks Caspi. Mainly here for the XP but Kennett might feature in some sprints. He's a good prologuer but the cobbles will scupper him I guess
 
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Nemolito
Very nice preview, Caspi!
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SotD
We were pretty intruiged by this stage 1, so we have TT/PRL riders in all form and shapes here to try to steal some early points and perhaps some depth scoring in the region of 20-30th GC.

Farantakis is obviously our leader, and as mentioned in the preview he’s not too shabby on the cobbles, combined with a good PRL (and solid TT) stat.

Whether he want to sprint decently or not is always a Big questionsmark. He could win here - or like in Mexico get a 20th GC spot.
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Laurens147
Thanks Caspi for the preview Grin We're hoping for a good points haul here with Liu and maybe Van Aert in the prologue.
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AbhishekLFC
Let's see if our three-pronged attack can do something here. Hoping for depth scoring and at least a couple of good placings from the sprints.

Thanks for the preview Caspi Smile
 
Bjartne
Brilliant previe Caspi, thank you so much!

If Enger can do something here, even fight for GC-podium, it would be a massive boost against our relegation fight. Really looking forward to this race! Smile
 
quadsas
Vesely and Adomaitis in the same race, disaster incoming
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DaveTwoBob
Hoping Walscheid can steal a few points.

Thanks for the preview Caspi.
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Eden95
Actually a pretty friendly startlist for us. Hopefully Nur Hasan can find the right wheel and get some good results

Thanks for the preview!
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TheManxMissile
I see others have realised the value of the weird Prologue here. Makes our Stage Win Goal harder but not impossible.
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SotD
TheManxMissile wrote:

I see others have realised the value of the weird Prologue here. Makes our Stage Win Goal harder but not impossible.


I basically built my entire setup around hopefully winning the Team GC Pfft
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SotD
Awesome! Reading the Road Map closely and trying to micromanage really paid off here!

Unless we see some splits or a breakaway takes a stage win, we should now be the favorite in the Team GC.

Obviously most of our team will drop out of the top 20 due to bonus seconds to sprinters and riders going in the BotD, but maybe We Can slot a couple around 20-30th to Pick up depth.

Time to see What Farantakis Can do. Not much would be my guess.
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Eden95
Congrats SotD, it seems your strategy paid off well bringing such a diverse team.

Terrible for Nur Hasan, but we’re here for the other stages anyway. Doull in 12th with probably the highlight of his season here.

Thanks for the report
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TheManxMissile
Goddamnit! Those blasted Greeks ruining everything again.
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Laurens147
Good start from WVA. Congrats SotD with the win! Smile
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SotD
Another huge letdown from Farantakis. I have clearly not managed to find a way to make him shine What so ever..

Can’t really figure out if making him 82SPR would solve anything or just make it worse…
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Ollfardh
Not the best start for us, WVA beating Gamper in the prologue and then Bonifazio with a mediocre sprint. Congrats to the winners so far!
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Laurens147
Great win from Liu Banana He’s on a roll it seems with 2 wins in 2 stage races.

Thanks Imladrik for the reports!
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