Coppa Bernocchi Oct 7/Tre Valli Varesine Oct 8/Gran Piemonte Oct 10

[Berniece]

The Coppa Bernocchi route will be slightly shorter in 2024 than in previous years. While the distance in the past often approached two hundred kilometres, the race is now 174.3 kilometres long. Another change compared to last year is that the start will again be in Legnano, as was the tradition before.

From Legnano, the race will move to a local circuit. This circuit is reached after about 35 kilometres of racing, is 16.5 kilometres long and must be completed seven times. The circuit contains two climbs. First there is the San Pancrazio (540 metres at 8.2%), then the Piccolo Stelvio (1.6 km at 6.2%).

When the circuit is left 22 kilometres from the finish, the riders must also cross the Ceppine (480 metres at 9.%). This is the last climb where the difference can be made, because afterwards it goes downhill again slightly to Legnano.

Route

Piccolo Stelvio

Top competitors

 

[Rob5091]

This I posted in the lesser known races thread yesterday,

So we have Remco, Roglic & Hirschi at Coppa Bernocchi
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/af...-eye-remco-evenepoel-targets-coppa-bernocchi/

Three years ago at Coppa Bernocchi, after spending the entire day in the break, Evenepoel attacked from 31km to go, dropped his companions and soloed to what was at that time his first victory in a one-day race on Italian soil.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Roglic been reading how washed his flat sprint is, so like any good scientist he's going out and test the hypothesis

This assumes that we're getting a sprint, and that Bora won't give Adrià the nod on account of form + this not being a big race.

 

[Berniece]

It's a short race, but with the flat finale tactics will simply play a role.

Race is so small too that Roglic might even attack

He needs to drop Matthews, after that he can cruise along and depend on his sprint

 

[Brullnux]

Albanese top ten I think

 

[Salvarani]

Cant wait for the phone celebration from Remco after he wins this race.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Cant wait for the phone celebration from Remco after he wins this race.

He will probably crash some jiornalists 100m after the finish because he's trying to squeeze in all his celebrations

 

[sam6]

This could be a very interesting race because the profile suggests a reduced bunch sprint but most of the better riders here wouldn't want that. I suspect we might see a surprise winner when all the big favourites look at each other and not follow it

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Last time remco did this race he won entirely thanks to the excellent support of Fausto masnada ( who held on to finish 3rd!)

Would be nice if he thought to repay all his teammates hard work today
I would love to see Fausto, remco, Cattaneo, vansevennent in the attack.

 

[Samamba]

Albanese top ten I think

Coldest take in history

 

[Brullnux]

Coldest take in history

I'm a bit concerned because he finished 2nd here last season and he's done better this year than last. Luckily the field is better this year, so I don't think he'll podium. Solid 5th-8th imo, another to add to his comeback in the most amazing race

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

The Piccolo Stelvio??? I think I will henceforth call the small rise that is at the beginning of most of my rides 'el Poco Angliru'.

 

[Snake]

Remco, Vansevenant, Hirschi and Sivakov attack

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I've never watched this race before (I live in the States where cycling TV coverage is pretty woeful), does it usually have such a stellar lineup?

Having said that Alessandro Pinarello for the win!

 

[topcat]

Disappointing that Pogacar is not riding this. Going to give it a miss.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I've never watched this race before (I live in the States where cycling TV coverage is pretty woeful), does it usually have such a stellar lineup?

Having said that Alessandro Pinarello for the win!

Van Aert and Evenepoel have both won one of the past three editions. This is probably the best field yet, though.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

It's just me or Bert lemme did every race this year?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

It's just me or Bert lemme did every race this year?

I googled his race calendar and this guy, indeed, hasn't had much of a break since the Tour Down Under!

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Pinarello dropped from the break

But Lemmen goes solo!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I googled his race calendar and this guy, indeed, hasn't had much of a break since the Tour Down Under!

And yet, there are 46 riders with more race kilometres under their belt this season in this field alone.

 

[Snake]

Bert lemmepoel

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Disasterclass by quickstep

 

[Samamba]

Very weird race this.

 

[Salvarani]

Bert lemmepoel

More like Bert Lemlic

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Only 26km left to go and due to a late start of coverage I didn't get much of a feel for this race, but the scenery looks nice and green, and the streets are pretty quiet.

(Mandatory scenery comment.)