Faun-Ardèche Classic & Drôme Classic 2024, February 24-25

[Lequack]

Two classics for the climbers and strongmen. Made one thread only since they're part of the same event and mostly the same competitors.
One is for the pure climbers, other is more varied.

Faun-Ardèche Classic

Notable mentions: Hirschi, Skjelmose, Gall, Madous, Ayuso, Woods, Bardet, Ion Izagirre, Ulissi

Boucles Drôme Ardèche

boucles-drome-ardeche.fr

Faun-Ardèche Classic 2024

www.procyclingstats.com

Live video stream available on Eurosport/GCN alternative.

Full startlist (not yet final):

Startlist for Faun-Ardèche Classic 2024

Competing teams and riders for Faun-Ardèche Classic 2024. Top competitors are Bauke Mollema, Jakob Fuglsang and Diego Ulissi.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[Lequack]

Drôme Classic

Notable mentions: Hirschi, Skjelmose, Madous, Ayuso, Bardet, Ion Izagirre, Ulissi

Boucles Drôme Ardèche

boucles-drome-ardeche.fr

Drôme Classic 2024

www.procyclingstats.com

Live video stream available on Eurosport/GCN alternative.

Full startlist (not yet final):

Startlist for Drôme Classic 2024

Competing teams and riders for Drôme Classic 2024. Top competitors are Bauke Mollema, Diego Ulissi and Romain Bardet.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[Red Rick]

Drome Ardeche actually has a really cool route.

 

[Rob5091]

No farmers protesting? Hope for no disturbances.

 

[DNP-Old]

Ayuso, Skjelmose, Gall and Gregoire.

 

[DNP-Old]

Ayuso hasn't just lost some of his explosiveness, he has none of it anymore.

 

[Red Rick]

Ayuso hasn't just lost some of his explosiveness, he has none of it anymore.

He's never climbed with big accelerations on the longer climbs.

 

[DNP-Old]

He's never climbed with big accelerations on the longer climbs.

I am referring to his years in the junior ranks.

 

[postmanhat]

Gregoire probably the quickest if it comes down to a sprint?

 

[Red Rick]

I am referring to his years in the junior ranks.

I'm not talking about his junior years. I'm talking about his climbing style in the WT. He consistently lets himself get dropped a bit if they attack and then grind himself back.

 

[Samamba]

Can José Been stop pretending like Gregoire doesn't have an insane downhill. Shé has no idea who he is.

 

[Salvarani]

José Bean is a terrible commentator and the guy commentating with her today, isnt much better.

 

[Salvarani]

Calling attacks that he opens up the sprint early... she is smart.

 

[Salvarani]

Ayuso wins!

What a sprint from him. From the front.

 

[KZD]

Ayuso hasn't just lost some of his explosiveness, he has none of it anymore.

It seems that he still has some left after all. Great sprint.

 

[DNP-Old]

It seems that he still has some left after all. Great sprint.

Hard to see from the front, but I don't think he won it on explosiveness. From the front it looked like he had to make up quite a bit to Gregoire. Fun sprint between the 4.

 

[scribers]

Impressive sprint I had Gregoire for sure

 

[Mayomaniac]

I am referring to his years in the junior ranks.

Even as a junior it was a short acceleration to get a gap and then grinding everyone to dust by riding tempo.

 

[postmanhat]

Overhead shows it was just raw power? Ahead, behind, then wins.

 

[DNP-Old]

Brenner showing signs of life.

 

[Rob5091]

Good 4 guys at the end. Nothing between them going uphill and crazy to think Gall at 25 is the oldest of them.

 

[yaco]

I like Jose Been and Pippa York as commentators - Jose is well researched while Pippa is understated.

 

[Anderis]

I see that they're done with the traditional method of awarding places based on when the riders crossed the finish line and tried something different this time.

 

[Lequack]

Really great racing today, the last 4 kept attacking each other for what seemed like forever. Great win by young Ayuso.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Gall 4th and a flying APP 9th after apparently being in a 170k breakaway, Ollie Naesen back in business in the cobbles, O'Connor cracking UAE in the desert.

Those must be some bikes...