Dunkerque-RoubaixHave they chosen a name for the one-day race?
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Dunkerque-RoubaixHave they chosen a name for the one-day race?
Have they chosen a name for the one-day race?
For 2025, the six-day version of the Four Days of Dunkirk will be five, with an extra standalone day tacked on. The one-day classic, called Classique Dunkerque – Grand Prix des Hauts de France, will take place starting in Dunkirk (go figure). Classified as 1.1, this event will allow riders to earn between up to 125 UCI points in a single day
We’ll see, I don’t see any proof that he would do better than Evenepoel the TT phenomenonOn an ITT, such as the Nice one, Tadej Merckx excels
Have they chosen a name for the one-day race?
I'm quite sure it will be Four Days of Dunkirk - One Day Classic.
Go to Specsavers.We’ll see, I don’t see any proof that he would do better than Evenepoel the TT phenomenon
If you don’t have any argument besides TDF stage 21, I’m good… that’s like me saying, Vingegaard will win due to his stellar TT in the TDF 2023Go to Specsavers.
If you don’t have any argument besides TDF stage 21, I’m good… that’s like me saying, Vingegaard will win due to his stellar TT in the TDF
In that ITT, Evenepoel gained time on the uphill section, as well as the flat sections. He only lost time downhill.Evenepoel beat Pogacar by a small margin in the first TdF ITT (still rather a fresh effort early in the race). The TT was hardly difficult with one hill and if you add more vertical meters it would give Pogacar a decent chance.
In that ITT, Evenepoel gained time on the uphill section, as well as the flat sections. He only lost time downhill.
Why would there be equal amounts of downhill? That's only if the finish is at the same location as the start. If they wanted they could only go up, and never downhill.As for Evenepoel gaining on the uphill section, it doesn't necessarily mean that he was simply better uphill (the Tour showed he actually wasn't). A possible explanation is that Pogacar went too hard on flat early in that TT (he faded a bit at the end relatively to Remco and Primoz). BTW If you add more uphill vertical meters there will be also more downhills.
All in all: more vertical meters mean more uphill and more downhill and less flat (where Remco is the strongest).
Why would there be equal amounts of downhill? That's only if the finish is at the same location as the start. If they wanted they could only go up, and never downhill.
It could indeed be that Pogacar didn't pace himself properly, and Evenepoel also lost some time when he thought he had a flat, but it's still farfetched to think that the guy that won 2x WC ITT, 1 OG ITT, 1x EC TT, 1x NC ITT, and an ITT in every GT, would lose to someone with not the same track record.
That's true, I quickly looked up the route. There's even more downhill than uphillI suppose it the ITT championships there will be more or less the same amount of downhills and uphills, it's usually like that anyway. But that's not even my point.
I don't think anybody doubts that Remco is stronger that Tadej on a typical ITT course (flat, rolling).
It's also true that Tadej is a better climber and probably a better descender.
There's really nothing outrageous in my way of thinking. If you start from a flat ITT and make it more and more difficult ending with an ITT up Alpe d'Huez it's obvious that at some point it will start favour Tadej more. Where exactly, it's hard to say of course.
That's true, I quickly looked up the route. There's even more downhill than uphill
The climbs aren't that long, or the long climbs not that steep. After seeing this I'm a bit less bullish, but I still expect him to win it.
Not in TT position he is not.Remco is very good on such climbs, he likely won't be losing time on those (vs Pogacar or anybody else). No idea how technical are those downhills. On aero sections he'll obviously gain time. Still, the TT should be considerably closer between those two than in case of a dead flat TT.
I just saw Olivier Senn sitting there announcing the death of a rider for a 2nd time in just over a year
Tragic for a cycling-mad family. Though the Dutch cycling association might be overstating it when they say: ‚Bas leaves a great void in the world of cycling.‘Dutch team have relayed the news sadly Bas van Belle passed away unexpectedly today as well
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...sma-star-loe-van-belle-tragically-passes-away
They saved up some of the discarded days from De Panne (old joke, sorry).I don't think chemistry works like that...
Meanwhile, the Four days of Dunkirk is getting shortened... to five days, with a one-day race added on top.
The 4 Days of Dunkirk is being reduced from 6 to 5 days - Canadian Cycling Magazine
Except....there's also a sixth day of being added to the 4 Days of Dunkirk The 4 Days of Dunkirk is being reduced from 6 to 5 dayscyclingmagazine.ca
That is some historical relevance for the “extra day” (added to the race) in the context of The Dunkirk—because a stretch of bad weather when the Luftwaffe couldn’t fly provided an extra day without bombing or straffing of the naval evacuation that was critical in allowing tens of thousands more British and French soldiers to escape.The extra day of Dunkirk
You don't have any other argument as well. Vinge was close to Pogi besides his injuries. So, Yes Jonas has and can again beat Pogi at TT's like Nice or real mtf.If you don’t have any argument besides TDF stage 21, I’m good… that’s like me saying, Vingegaard will win due to his stellar TT in the TDF 2023
Yeah, what a weak argument of mine that the 2x WC ITT would win next yearYou don't have any other argument as well. Vinge was close to Pogi besides his injuries. So, Yes Jonas has and can again beat Pogi at TT's like Nice or real mtf.