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Torshavn GP - Discussion
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 10-03-2025 00:14
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 Torshavn GP (C1) - Preview
Welcome to the Faroe Islands for the sprinter classic Torshavn GP! Although rated flat, and with the four previous editions won by fast riders, it's not pure flat as you can see in the profile below. Former winners Luke Rowe and Marko Kump have shown us being a versatile rouleur/puncheur can also mean you do well here. Let's take a closer look at the profile.
Same lap all day, same hill all day. If this one goes to a sprinter, it should be one out of the list below.
| Nat. | Name | FL | HI | ST | RS | SP | AC |  |  Ewan Caleb | 75 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 83 | 81 |  |  Ahlstrand Jonas | 72 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 81 | 79 |  |  Zariff Nur Aiman | 70 | 61 | 71 | 67 | 80 | 80 |  |  Aniolkowski Stanislaw | 76 | 66 | 76 | 74 | 80 | 79 |  |  Walscheid Maximilian | 73 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 79 | 79 | |  Willwohl Willi | 73 | 65 | 71 | 67 | 79 | 78 |  |  Adomaitis Rojus | 75 | 67 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 |  |  Kamberaj Xhuliano | 75 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 78 |  | Contreras Emiliano | 72 | 68 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 80 |  |  Kulikovskiy Alexandr | 73 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 79 |  |  El Sabbahi Houcaine | 77 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 77 |  |  Mareczko Jakub | 74 | 61 | 71 | 73 | 78 | 77 |  |  Jimenez Retana John | 71 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 77 | 79 |  |  Feiereisen Kevin | 74 | 68 | 73 | 68 | 77 | 78 | |  Tivani German Nicolas | 70 | 67 | 68 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
Ewan clearly the favourite here, not only best sprinter by far but also with a good punch in him. Of the three 80-average sprinters below him it's Aniolkowski who stands out as also a good rouleur and with stronger physical capacities. Ahlstrand and Zariff a bit weaker in the hills and not the strongest riders in general, but they'll be happy to try and prove me wrong about not being top favourites with a good result.
Of the remaining sprinters in the list, Kamberaj, Kulikovskiy and El Sabbahi are those combining a decent punch and alright physical capacities.
When speaking about punching and looking at the profile, we have to take a look at the puncheurs present as well. You never know.
| Nat. | Name | FL | HI | ST | RS | SP | AC |  |  Waeytens Zico | 69 | 79 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 71 | | Watson Calvin | 70 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 62 | 72 | |  Meurisse Xandro | 73 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 78 |  | Gladysh Roman | 72 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 76 |  | Nikiema Bachirou | 69 | 77 | 72 | 74 | 70 | 76 |  |  Grossschartner Felix | 67 | 77 | 72 | 73 | 62 | 72 | | Bratashcuk Andrii | 69 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 67 |  | McCormick Hayden | 70 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 73 | |  Ludvigsson Fredrik | 67 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 76 |  | Hofstede Lennard | 70 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 74 |  | Lienhard Fabian | 73 | 75 | 77 | 72 | 73 | 76 |  | Groselj Ziga | 69 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 72 |  |  Soulious Zisis | 69 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 78 |
Cervelo wouldn't mind puncheurs being succesful, as they are here with Waeytens, Watson and also the faster McCormick. Meurisse is perhaps Specialized's biggest card to play with his good punch combined with being fast enough at the finish line. Popo and Simba have similar riders in Gladysh and Nikiema, but with top-5 sprinters here these riders might be reduced to domestiques. Of the remaining puncheurs Lienhard and Soulious are also not slow at the finish line, hoping to score for JEWA and ELCO.
Since the race is rated flat and the hill is also not the hardest ever, rouleurs can also do well here with a (late) attack. Let's see who the strongest rouleurs are.
| Nat. | Name | FL | HI | ST | RS | SP | AC | | Suter Joel | 79 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 74 | | Boutopoulos Georgios | 78 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 78 |  | Andersen Idar | 78 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 68 | 69 |  | Mundle Benedikt | 78 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 58 | 67 |  | Sagiv Guy | 77 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 72 | | El Sabbahi Houcaine | 77 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 77 | | Dzamastagic Mark | 77 | 69 | 74 | 70 | 75 | 76 | | Mraouni Salah Eddine | 77 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 74 | | Kortsidakis Michail | 77 | 69 | 75 | 75 | 68 | 72 | | Wohler Alex | 77 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 72 | | Yzeiraj Marildo | 77 | 66 | 74 | 74 | 62 | 71 | | Biermans Jenthe | 77 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 66 | 67 |  | Tarvis Peeter | 76 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 64 | 72 | | Kasperkiewicz Przemyslaw | 76 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 59 | 67 |
Suter seems like a very interesting name for this race at first flance, strong on the flat and no problem to conquer a hill either. Same can be said for Boutopoulos and Andersen, with the Greek also having quite a decent sprint. Tarvis is also an interesting all-rounder for sure, and the same must be said about top cobbler Kasperkiewicz. No cobbles tomorrow, but with his skillset he might just still score some nice points as well.
Good luck to all, startlist in spoiler below.
Spoiler  Visser Louis
Van der Haar Lars
Scully Tom
Gaze Samuel
Phelan Adam
De Bondt Dries
Reddish Nick
Burnett Josh
El Sabbahi Houcaine
Jele Kwanele
Onley Oscar
Talacka Lukas
Pokälä Samuel
Borg Luke
Ruvalcaba Reyes Davide
Moiruri Moses
Feiereisen Kevin
Teggart Matthew
Kuypers Gerben
Verstrynge Emiel
Huby Antoine
Uhiriwe Renus
Kulindwa Lameck Marco
Ben Ameur Hatem
Waeytens Zico
McCormick Hayden
Grosser Aaron
Watson Calvin
Dobre Vlad-Nicolae
Magnusson Kim
Magnussen Davur
Pickrell Riley
Adomaitis Rojus
Tarvis Peeter
Videika Airidas
Becis Armands
Bablidze Irakli
De Lie Arnaud
Mikutis Aivaras
Boutopoulos Georgios
Kortsidakis Michail
Soulious Zisis
Summerhill Danny
Koumpetsos Anastasios
Niu Yikui
Wenzel Mats
Varotsos Ioannis
Rowe Luke
Zhupa Eugert
Okbamariam Tesfom
Batmunkh Maral-Erdene
Evangelos Sarris
Theorpanous Stavros
Klahan Noppachai
Sillankorva Jaakko
Ewan Caleb
Contreras Emiliano
Owen Logan
Baska Erik
Sagiv Guy
Andersen Idar
Mraouni Salah Eddine
Jurado Cristofer Robin
Debesay Mekseb
Lienhard Fabian
Grossschartner Felix
Nys Thibau
Wohler Alex
Degenkolb John
Terada Yoshiki
Walscheid Maximilian
Koch Michel
Helme Sasu
Hofstede Lennard
Ludvigsson Tobias
Mathis Marco
Zubov Matvey
Teutenberg Tim Torn
Mareczko Jakub
Suter Joel
Verwilst Aaron
Biermans Jenthe
Van Den Bossche Fabio
Weemaes Sasha
Vandenabeele Henri
Benedetti Gabriele
Kamberaj Xhuliano
Kiskonen Siim
Sarreau Marc
Merlier Tim
Groselj Ziga
Yzeiraj Marildo
Jarc Aljaz
Demiri Mikel
Jimenez Retana John
Granados Kevin
Gomez German Dario
Samudio Joseph Ivan
Cepeda Jefferson Alexander
Cadena Edgar
Ruiz Bredio
Ramirez Donovan
Ahlstrand Jonas
Matthews Darren
Jiang Zhihui
Casillas Jhonatan
Gomez Fausto Agustin
Dressler Luca
Guavita Cesar David
Paleni Enzo
Tivani German Nicolas
Muhindo Jimmy
Marcos Leandro
Orue German Anibal
Obando Bryan Raul
Lopez Harold Martin
Revelo Franklin Joel
Fisher-Black Finn
Zariff Nur Aiman
Nikiema Bachirou
Barbari Adel
Liphongyu Nawuti
Granigan Noah
Mundle Benedikt
Moutsios Martinos
De Comarmond Aurelien
Howson Damien
Kulikovskiy Alexandr
Kuroeda Shiki
Van Dijke Tim
Trezise Declan
Singh Ronaldo Laitonjam
Kasperkiewicz Przemyslaw
Meurisse Xandro
Van Keirsbulck Guillaume
Dzamastagic Mark
Naud Patrick
Malacarne Alex
La Grenade Jeremie
Marsman Tim
Ludvigsson Fredrik
Kaczmarek Jakub
Sterobo Rasmus
Kaislavuo Jesse
Hoem Bjorn Tore
Kulppi Olli
Wandahl Frederik
Fjellheim Henrik Teslo
Aniolkowski Stanislaw
Gladysh Roman
Papanov Martin
Bratashcuk Andrii
Sitchinava Nika
Ponomar Andrii
Petrov Yordan
Fratczak Radoslaw
Zepuntke Ruben
Willwohl Willi
Lehtinen Sakari
Predatsch Kevin
Vangheluwe Warre
Stalberg Albin
Osborne Jason
Van Bekkum Darren
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 10-03-2025 05:37
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Hoping Kuli can use his hills capability to perform above his stats. Expecting a chaotic race for sure!
Thanks for the preview Nemo 
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 10-03-2025 06:20
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Hoping Suter will once deliver with all people hyping him up as the perfect man for a late attack 
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| quadsas |
Posted on 10-03-2025 09:21
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If Adomaitis can squeeze a top 10, that'd be quite dope
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| Caspi |
Posted on 10-03-2025 19:11
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Ewan 
Not sure what to expect from the team in this race. We've brought a sprinter, a puncheurs, and a rouleur, but I fear they will all work for Zariff who might not make it to the sprint.
Thanks for the preview.
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Posted on 21-03-2025 07:26
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 10-03-2025 19:24
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It's cold on the Faroe Islands so that might help Ahlstrand
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| SotD |
Posted on 10-03-2025 20:40
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In terms of expectations we have none - but we have dreams of a solid result. We need the race to be extremely hard for us to have a shot though. Besides those mentioned, Koumpetsos and even Niu could also be a bet if the stage is too hard for the sprinters.
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 10-03-2025 21:14
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We always enjoy a little trip to Thorshavn, even though we're not here with our best men unfortunately.
Good luck to everyone and thank you Nemo for the great preview! |
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| seancoll |
Posted on 11-03-2025 00:29
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Don't think I came to Torshavn this year so not sure how things will go. I think this could be a breakaway day... but if it goes to a sprint, I think Tivani could get a decent result here as well.
Really hoping this doesn't go to the puncheurs. Awesome preview!
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 11-03-2025 13:57
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Sillankorva fought valliantly, but unfortunately it was not meant to be 
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| KaiserAdler |
Posted on 11-03-2025 15:58
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The one and Onley! I would have taken El Sabbahi's 5th place here on its own as that was as much as I could expect in this sprinters field. But a beautifully executed breakaway by our boys gives Onley his first victory in his maiden season. Couldn't be more proud of my boy Oscar.
Thanks for the report!
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| Caspi |
Posted on 11-03-2025 16:00
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Happy with a top 10 for Zariff
Guess the guys just needed a bit of motivation from their manager, which came in the form of a small rant. Anyway, I hope we can re-join the fight for promotion, but it will take a few more decent performances.
Congrats to Benetton with the win.
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| SotD |
Posted on 11-03-2025 16:03
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The gamble didn’t pay off sadly.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 11-03-2025 17:19
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A good day for Onleyfans!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 11-03-2025 20:14
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Congrats KaiserAdler!
Third for Ahlstrand is an amazing result, should have been second given Onley's surprise but since we're not in any fight I'll just take the podium 
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 12-03-2025 05:18
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Was hoping for a Top 10, but 11th is about par for the course for Kuli in this startlist.
Congrats Adler and thanks for the report
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 12-03-2025 12:21
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That is without doubt the worst last kilometer I have ever seen.
How is it possible to be leading by 24 seconds under the kite and then end up like I don't know...40 seconds behind?
Kaczmarek....what on earth are you doing
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