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Chrono des Herbiers - Discussion
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 05-03-2025 10:29
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 Chrono des Herbiers (PT) - Discussion
Welcome to France for the Chrono des Herbiers. The race has been running since 2008 and is here to stay. Unless the calendar team decides it isn't, then it is not here to stay, but here to leave. Anyway, let's have a look at the race profile. Or as they would say in French, le profil du racé.
Not a surprise, it's a time trial course. Name would be quite misleading if it weren't.  Würtz won the last three editions of the race and  Phinney the five times before that, but there's a new top favourite, as seen in the list of favourites below.
| Nat. | Name | TT |  |  Wirtgen Tom | 84 |  | Würtz Mads | 83 |  |  Zmorka Marlen | 82 |  | Phinney Taylor | 81 |  |  Mullen Ryan | 81 |  |  Durbridge Luke | 80 |  |  Lammertink Steven | 80 |  | Gonzalez Salas Mario | 80 |  |  Mano Yuttana | 80 |  | Sütterlin Jasha | 80 |  | Bernal Egan | 80 |  |  Ganna Filippo | 80 |  |  Oliveira Ivo | 79 |  | Tanfield Harry | 79 |  |  Rekita Szymon | 79 |  | Vlatos Panagiotis | 79 |  |  Zakarin Aydar | 79 | | Razumov Nikita | 79 | | Yatsevich Kiril | 79 |
And his name is John Cena, tutututuuuu. But not really, his name is Tom Wirtgen. Nevertheless, the top favourite has been beaten by both Würtz and 2015 winner Zmorka this season on several occasions. These three names are expected on the podium, but nothing is certain.
Guys aiming for a podium spot as well are Phinney and Mullen, or at the very least they'd like to defend a top-five position agains the batch of 80 and even 79 rated time trialists.
That's it for today, good luck to all tomorrow, especially to the Greek, German and Ukrainian national time trial champions. Startlist in the spoiler.
Spoiler  Klaris Magnus Bak
Berwick Sebastian
Silva Pedro
Kaloniatis Georgios
Hänninen Jaako
Kolev Yoan
Durbridge Luke
Powless Neilson
Reis Rafael
Forssell Hugo
Ikibe Sota
Matsangos Alexandros
Lammertink Steven
Geoghegan Hart Tao
Christodoulos Michael
Oliveira Ivo
Hayter Ethan
Hansen Lasse Norman
Wirtgen Tom
Tanfield Harry
Pelikan Janos
Van Niekerk Morne
Eekhoff Nils
Bellan Juraj
Phinney Taylor
Gonzalez Salas Mario
Hessmann Michel
Leknessund Andreas
Hofer Andreas
Aleotti Giovanni
Würtz Mads
Dal Col Andrea
Korsaeth Truls Engen
Rekita Szymon
Bissegger Stefan
Brunel Alexys
Mano Yuttana
Leung Chun Wing
Herregodts Rune
Thomas Benjamin
Fernandes Jose
Craddock Lawson
Scotson Callum
Cole Tyler
Kennaugh Tim
Atkins Josh
Kukrle Michal
Turek Daniel
Zmorka Marlen
Sütterlin Jasha
Vlatos Panagiotis
Mullen Ryan
Bernal Egan
Krul Stef
Evenepoel Remco
Goldstein Omer
Dima Emil
O'Brien Kelland
Heidemann Miguel
Hollmann Juri
Zakarin Aydar
Razumov Nikita
Yatsevich Kiril
Ganna Filippo
Van Zyl Johann
Bester Shaun Nick
Conci Nicola
Cosnefroy Benoit
Castrillo Jaime
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 05-03-2025 12:02
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Forza Filippo!
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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| roturn |
Posted on 05-03-2025 12:13
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Two in top10 would be nice. Can`t hope for much more as even a top5 is not guaranteed here. |
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| ember |
Posted on 05-03-2025 12:32
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I am sure we could be favourites for the bottom spot. The only «filler race» we do this season, and to compensate for that, we do it properly  |
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| knockout |
Posted on 05-03-2025 15:44
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Lets go Morne!
A Big Thank You To All MG Reporters! |
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| Bikex |
Posted on 05-03-2025 21:50
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Go Mano! |
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| redordead |
Posted on 06-03-2025 10:52
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No dice.
Thanks for both preview and report.
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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Posted on 06-12-2025 19:08
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| roturn |
Posted on 06-03-2025 11:01
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Well well well.
I knew Salas is a regular overperformer in TTs this season and he again doing so as 7th, which is about correct stat wise but he is then kind of best of all those similar riders but Sütterlin.
Similar for Phinney, who is just right stat wise but also on the better side ahead of Mullen.
So 4th and 7th is perfectly fine for my team here. In especially after years and years and basically a decade without proper TT lineups (but Keizer for some time to be fair). |
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 06-03-2025 12:16
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A bit below par maybe but far from disastrous from Ganna slotting in the lower Top 10. Thanks for the report 
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
[PT] Xero Racing
5x x5
1x x1
2x x2
2x x2 |
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 06-03-2025 12:29
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Very nice result for us I think. Zmorka on the podium and Sütterlin as best 80 tt'ist in sixth gives us some very welcome points. Vlatos as worst 79 rated (perhaps second worst, not sure) isn't amazing, but it's still respectable to finish a 48 km long race at his age.
Thank you for the great report, Imladrik, and thanks for posting kandesbunzler.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 06-03-2025 15:01
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No miracles for us here.
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| ember |
Posted on 06-03-2025 15:59
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I am sure we can all agree to turn the results upside down 
Seriously, though, congratulations to SN on the Wirtgen show, and thank you for the report! |
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| Roman |
Posted on 06-03-2025 17:19
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Thanks for the report, kb.
Decent result from Kukrle.
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| Bikex |
Posted on 06-03-2025 18:37
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Very unlucky for Mano to be the last of that pack in 6th - 12th within 3 seconds. Congrats SN and thanks for the report! |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 07-03-2025 04:56
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Forced TT race, not much to do about it. Hope the boys had pleasant ride.
Congrats to EA and thanks for the report!
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| DubbelDekker |
Posted on 08-03-2025 18:23
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Considering the field, Leknessund did an ok job. We just don't have that top tier TT firepower.
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| tastasol |
Posted on 11-03-2025 20:38
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Always hoping for a win, but couldn't be expected with Wirtgen performing at his best level. All in all happy with the 2nd place. Thanks for the report!
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| beagle |
Posted on 05-04-2025 10:22
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Both Mullen & Bernal finished where they should be, so no complains.
Thanks for the report!
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