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Le Samyn des Dames 2024, February 27, 114.8 km (1.1)

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Again, they don't have profiles of this year's edition, but they have added an extra lap of the local circuit!

One more lap of the circuit than showed


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Startlist

Départ Fictif: 11:15
Départ Réel: 11:20
Broadcast: 13:35 (last lap, maybe a bit more)

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Sep 26, 2020
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We could have covered this race in the lesser known races thread. It's on early on a weekday so it probably won't lead to a lot of comments. However it's my fault for not making that Belgian Bonanza thread like last year.

I hope we'll get to see how well the Barbieri/Kool duo can work for DSM. Norsgaard is usually strong in this final, the same goes for Guazzini, Schweinberger looked alright yesterday, and Consonni and Confalonieri will probably be up there, too. If Rüegg has her legs from Spain, she'll have a chance as well.

EF is without Faulkner, so a long solo should be less likely for this race, unless Brown has returned to Europe in good shape.
 
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Always enjoy this race. Difficult to call, could be a cracking day.
Maybe a Jackson long one, or DeJong she looked strong on Saturday.
 
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We got a break with K. Swinkels, Ahtosalo and Dijkstra, who together with the whole VolkerWessels rode aggressively in Valenciana. Gap is around a minute with 28 km to go.
 
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Schweinberger, Guazzini and Aintila attacked 15 km ago, but they're still trailing 25-30 seconds behind the front trio, and the peloton doesn't seem to have moved much closer than a minute either.
 
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A shame that Aintila crashed, so we probably won't get a Finnish 1-2 now. The chase behind doesn't look well oiled.
 
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Lol, the guy standing after the last cobbled section with tires. Let's say you have a flat tire, in what world will you be able to switch your tire, and get back to the peloton to fight for a win in 2km's.
 
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Lol, the guy standing after the last cobbled section with tires. Let's say you have a flat tire, in what world will you be able to switch your tire, and get back to the peloton to fight for a win in 2km's.
You know it's a circuit race, right? If you get a flat on the last section in the penultimate lap, you're really grateful for having the guy there. And there's not much point in having him leave for the final lap...
 
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You know it's a circuit race, right? If you get a flat on the last section in the penultimate lap, you're really grateful for having the guy there. And there's not much point in having him leave for the final lap...
I was aware. It made me chuckle that he was holding the wheel in the air. In my mind with the idea of quickly helping a cyclist and get them back to the front.