2023 Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark - 15/8-19/8 (2.Pro)

[Samu Cuenca]

You are not fooling us, GingerNorwegian. Or are you the StrawberryBlondeSwede?

Well she has apparently spend a lot of time at a Swedish airfield, so I assume the latter is correct.

 

[RedheadDane]

Well she has apparently spend a lot of time at a Swedish airfield, so I assume the latter is correct.

I didn't spend "A lot of time" at a Swedish airfield. It was maybe a week each summer for a few years.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I didn't spend "A lot of time" at a Swedish airfield. It was maybe a week each summer for a few years.

Unless your name is Pedersen, you're officially Swedish now.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1692105975564587081

View: https://twitter.com/Cycling_Memes1/status/1692105975564587081

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Jesper Worre will probably claim it's because he's no longer race director.

Think you hit Bulls Eye there.

Lots of keyboard warriors - mostly unreasonably but also a few justified - criticized his single-handed behaviour.
But both WC Cph 2011 and ToD he has IMO provided an exemplary job and used his network in the right way, sometimes with a little hard gatherings, but with fair results and professionalism as a result.

I don't eat the superficial bullying of the man.

 

[RedheadDane]

Unless your name is Pedersen, you're officially Swedish now.

I am as Swedish as the former World Champion named Pedersen!
(In other words; not at all.)

 

[Samamba]

So we gonna get to see what happens in the peloton or naa

Broadcast has been absolute shiit this week.

EDIT: ok looks like nothing is happening.

 

[Velolover2]

This hill feels like a long mountain compared to most Danish climbs, haha.

 

[RedheadDane]

Aaskov looked like he had that one. Then... came Amdi (Pedersen).

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

At a Gran Fondo I participated through 2014-16 Ibækvej/Golfbakken was taken as a nice twisty downhill. On beforehand the weekend before I climbed it several times (using more famous Munkebjergvej downhill) - and to me for a pro peleton, even not a 92kg guy will have serious issues by a single passage - or i.e. maybe he'll be bridged by some 100 - max 200 meters, but surroundings right after are mostly flat, and his force comes him good here, plenty of possibilities catching up.

So up over Ibækvej/Golfbakken in 2nd position in the peleton in an again hesitating peleton. Doing even Vejle flat as it was a Cph criterium. Typical this race.
At least the camera men tried not to make the climb look like a 1.8% false flat.

Hope the second pass on this climb the peleton will make Vejle look just a tad hilly.

 

[Velolover2]

The Norwegian Dumoulin

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

I remember the peloton getting broken into small groups on the Østengaard hill in the edition that Evenepoel won. That was about 50 km to go. However, Østengaard is shorter but definitely steeper.

It's up to Trek to make the race as hard as possible. The time trial is too flat for them to feel save.

Having climed Østengaard and Ibækvej several times, Østengaard is one level up compared to Ibækvej/Golfbakken IMO.

 

[Velolover2]

Having climed Østengaard and Ibækvej several times, Østengaard is one level up compared to Ibækvej/Golfbakken IMO.

Østengaard is more in the league of Munkebjerg, if not harder. And there is less space on the road.

I'd put Højen Skovvej over Ibækvej/Golfbakken too. Gradients is more of a factor than length, especially in modern cycling.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Østengaard is more in the league of Munkebjerg, if not harder. And there is less space on the road.

I'd put Højen Skovvej over Ibækvej/Golfbakken too. Gradients is more of a factor than length, especially in modern cycling.

Same pecking order here. Though the opposite climb Sandagervej (via downhill Højen Skovvej) really caught me severely as a surprise by my first participation in Grejsdalsløbet quarter a century ago. This with 120k's of constantly pushing and attacks in the legs until then from a group not willing to cooperate, but willing to do leg braces all over, both at severe climbs and flat road head wind. By then Sandagervej was my Angliru, on top of the Danish HC+ cats.
But now you're mentioning another hill, not original apart of the discussion. I could go severely off-topic if I should give a more serious feedback here, being a hill hunter since early 80ies

 

[Samamba]

Waerenskjold not taking turns. Understandable, but would love it if he did.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Waerenskjold not taking turns. Understandable, but would love it if he did.

Pure race logics would say 'no', unfortunately.

 

[Velolover2]

Same pecking order here. Though the opposite climb Sandagervej (via downhill Højen Skovvej) really caught me severely as a surprise by my first participation in Grejsdalsløbet quarter a century ago. This with 120k's of constantly pushing and attacks in the legs until then from a group not willing to cooperate, but willing to do leg braces all over, both at severe climbs and flat road head wind. By then Sandagervej was my Angliru, on top of the Danish HC+ cats.
But now you're mentioning another hill, not original apart of the discussion. I could go severely off-topic if I should give a more serious feedback here, being a hill hunter since early 80ies

You are right about that. Sandagervej definitely a hidden gem.

First part is surprisingly steep and in a wooded environment. When I rode it, it was fairly dark and extra stressful with tractors going downhill while I went uphill.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Though the opposite climb Sandagervej (via downhill Højen Skovvej) really caught me severely as a surprise (...)

Speaking. So close, but no cigar this time.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Wærenskjold looks very strong, and it's also a good sign for him that Charmig also seems to be one of the 10 strongest riders here.

I was hoping for Niklas Larsen to also be very strong here, but it seems like he doesn't have it.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Mads is an awesome rider.

 

[Netserk]

Good move. Correct of Pedersen to keep insisting.

 

[Velolover2]

Gl. Konge Landevej can easily be added to the circuit without adding a lot of length to the loop.

12 kilometres of four climbs. Gl. Kongevej and Gl. Højenvej being very close to each other.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Wærenskjold looks very strong, and it's also a good sign for him that Charmig also seems to be one of the 10 strongest riders here.

I was hoping for Niklas Larsen to also be very strong here, but it seems like he doesn't have it.

Larsen had a puncture at a bad time. I'm not sure he would have been strong enough to hold on anyway though.

 

[postmanhat]

Surprised SKA got dropped on a climb like that.

 

[Velolover2]

Brave move by Mads.. Beautiful to see this stage being honored like a true classics.

 

[Samamba]

Trek playing it really good