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Moschetti reigniting the hype in an early-season Spanish sprint, what else isn't new?
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We all missed it due to the front camera only filming the left side of the road.
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No De Buyst no party for De Lie. He would've won if he followed Vermeersch instead of staying with Menten tho. Almost crashed into Walscheid too just before the finish, luckily he stayed up.
Mosschetti sprint was pretty fast tho. Surprising. Great start for the Q1232.239829 team. I was afraid they would just be a useless team tbh.
Mosschetti sprint was pretty fast tho. Surprising. Great start for the Q1232.239829 team. I was afraid they would just be a useless team tbh.
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Im going to be honest. I actually know the right numbers, but I hate that name so I'm going to be petty and not say it.
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I just skip the number part. "The Q Team" they are, and shall remain, to me.
And no! It's not because I'm afraid of numbers!
(That wasn't aimed at you.)
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Johannessen second to last today. While 139th or 23rd doesn't make much of a difference whatsoever, it is something to keep an eye on in Algarve, knowing he has somewhat dodgy knees. His season start was already postponed as he should have lined up in Marseillaise and Besseges, so who knows.
- May 10, 2015
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Saw him riding in front of the peloton a lot early today. He isn't part of the Kristoff train so they let him do the early dirty work I guess (and hope honestly).
It was just Marseille he was going to ride apparently and the reason was indeed that his knee was hurting a bit sadly.
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Jaén Paraiso Interior - Route overview
First, a note on the amount of sterrato. The officially-stated total length is 55 kilometres, however, when going through the roadbook, I noticed significant discrepancies between the profile and the time schedule. Fortunately, there is an official GPX, which allowed me to verify with the help of Streetview... only to realise that, more often than not, both were wrong. I only come to a total of 44.7 kilometres, distributed over the eight sectors as seen in the table below.
The main difference comes from the first sector. The final eight kilometres of what is listed as sterrato is paved in the Streetview images. If, in the decade since those were taken, the asphalt has been ripped out, add eight kilometres to the length and take eight off the kilometres to go.
The second sector is as listed, with a short climb at the end that continues on the asphalt. The first real test is the third sector, which was decisive last year as it was used three times (sectors 4, 6 and 7 of 7). After the sterrato ends, there's a short, but very steep hormigón ramp into the city, from where the road continues to rise on urban cobbles as far as where the finish was last year. The profile below includes this section.
The fourth sector, the day's longest, consists of two climbs, the former of which was sector 5 last year, separated by the only sterrato descent of the race.
The fifth sector is preceded by a climb, a brief descent into the town of Ibros, then a very technical section through town with lots of twists and turns on narrow roads, partially on cobbles. If there's still a peloton together, this should ensure that things are strung out going into the mostly-uphill sector, which is shown below including the aforementioned run-in.
It is followed almost immediately by the straightforward sixth sector. Most of this is shared with the final sector, repeated twice, as we enter the final circuit. This final sector is a little shorter than the roadbook claims, but contains a stingy climb.
The route is hard enough that a sprint is unlikely, and clearly the organisation hasn't designed the final kilometre around it. We have a cobbled descent into a left-hander back onto asphalt, then false-flat downhill until we hit a cobbled chicane at 200 metres from the line. This chicane leads onto the slightly uphill final stretch, which drags to the left.
First, a note on the amount of sterrato. The officially-stated total length is 55 kilometres, however, when going through the roadbook, I noticed significant discrepancies between the profile and the time schedule. Fortunately, there is an official GPX, which allowed me to verify with the help of Streetview... only to realise that, more often than not, both were wrong. I only come to a total of 44.7 kilometres, distributed over the eight sectors as seen in the table below.
| Sector | Length | Km | Km to go |
| Bayyasa | 3,2 | 54,5 | 124,5 |
| Marimingo | 5,5 | 74,9 | 104,1 |
| Valdeolivas | 5,5 | 89,1 | 89,9 |
| Ubbadat | 11,4 | 116,1 | 62,9 |
| Antonio Machado | 3,8 | 137,8 | 41,2 |
| Cruz de Jaboneros | 3,7 | 143,4 | 35,6 |
| Virgen de la Salud | 5,8 | 159,5 | 19,5 |
| Virgen de la Salud | 5,8 | 175,5 | 3,5 |
The main difference comes from the first sector. The final eight kilometres of what is listed as sterrato is paved in the Streetview images. If, in the decade since those were taken, the asphalt has been ripped out, add eight kilometres to the length and take eight off the kilometres to go.
The second sector is as listed, with a short climb at the end that continues on the asphalt. The first real test is the third sector, which was decisive last year as it was used three times (sectors 4, 6 and 7 of 7). After the sterrato ends, there's a short, but very steep hormigón ramp into the city, from where the road continues to rise on urban cobbles as far as where the finish was last year. The profile below includes this section.
The fourth sector, the day's longest, consists of two climbs, the former of which was sector 5 last year, separated by the only sterrato descent of the race.
The fifth sector is preceded by a climb, a brief descent into the town of Ibros, then a very technical section through town with lots of twists and turns on narrow roads, partially on cobbles. If there's still a peloton together, this should ensure that things are strung out going into the mostly-uphill sector, which is shown below including the aforementioned run-in.
It is followed almost immediately by the straightforward sixth sector. Most of this is shared with the final sector, repeated twice, as we enter the final circuit. This final sector is a little shorter than the roadbook claims, but contains a stingy climb.
The route is hard enough that a sprint is unlikely, and clearly the organisation hasn't designed the final kilometre around it. We have a cobbled descent into a left-hander back onto asphalt, then false-flat downhill until we hit a cobbled chicane at 200 metres from the line. This chicane leads onto the slightly uphill final stretch, which drags to the left.
- Jul 10, 2014
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The route really differs a lot from last years route...
In 2022 Lutsenko already attacked faraway from the finish and it was already clear that he will win it with 60 km to go.
This year could be a bit different, because in the end the climbing isn´t that difficult anymore. But still can see Pogacar making a Strade Bianche 2022 ride here and attacking at Dirt rode 3, 4 or 5 already...
In 2022 Lutsenko already attacked faraway from the finish and it was already clear that he will win it with 60 km to go.
This year could be a bit different, because in the end the climbing isn´t that difficult anymore. But still can see Pogacar making a Strade Bianche 2022 ride here and attacking at Dirt rode 3, 4 or 5 already...
- May 10, 2015
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Peloton: Arrieta, Barguil, Clarke, Covi, Gallego, Hirschi, Izagirre, Izagiurre, Kron, Pogacar, Rivera, Rota, Serrano, Smith, Swift, Tullet, Turner, Van Eetvelt, Eenkhoorn, Vliegen, Wellens, Madz Wurtz Smidt, Zimmermann, Lazkano, Geschke, Huys & Trentin
- May 10, 2015
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View: https://twitter.com/ClasicaJaen/status/1625134742428327936
Carnage. Big climbs are done after this one tho.
This is an older video (previous climb), group is way bigger now, around 40 guys in the peloton.
Carnage. Big climbs are done after this one tho.
This is an older video (previous climb), group is way bigger now, around 40 guys in the peloton.
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