RedheadDane's Cycling Christmas Calendar - 5th Edition

[RedheadDane]

Yup, I'm back! Same format as last year, but with a little twist:
I'll select a race one day ahead - using my highly scientific method - and then I'll write a few lines of information about it, then you can see if you can guess it.
Please note that there will not be a prize for getting it right. Well, you could buy yourself some cake, but you can also buy yourself some cake if you don't get it right.

 

[RedheadDane]

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[Armchair Cyclist]

Well if it were 255.9km, it would fit the data for the Amstel Gold race perfectly, but as it is, I've no idea.


Given that you have quoted it: the idea of giving average speed to three decimal places is ridiculous: suggests that they know the distance ridden by the winner to within 1.5 metres.or the time to the nearest eighth of a second. PCS's fault, not RhD's, but a pet peeve of mine.

 

[RedheadDane]

Given that you have quoted it: the idea of giving average speed to three decimal places is ridiculous: suggests that they know the distance ridden by the winner to within 1.5 metres.or the time to the nearest eighth of a second. PCS's fault, not RhD's, but a pet peeve of mine.

I'll consider not adding the average speed.

BTW, I was actually originally planning to write some short statement about each race, but for several races I kinda struggled to come up with anything other than "He went solo for a rather long time."

 

[Rockestar_33]

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[RedheadDane]

Well if it were 255.9km, it would fit the data for the Amstel Gold race perfectly, but as it is, I've no idea.

It is indeed the AGR. Or more specifically, the Men's AGR.

Distance: 137.9 km
Vertical meters: 1102
Gradient final km: 0.2%
Won how: Sprint à deux

 

[Berniece]

It is indeed the AGR. Or more specifically, the Men's AGR.

Distance: 137.9 km
Vertical meters: 1102
Gradient final km: 0.2%
Won how: Sprint à deux

AGR was an amazing race with a great winner.

No clue about the other race. Maybe a Vuelta stage cut short?

 

[Rockestar_33]

AGR was an amazing race with a great winner.

No clue about the other race. Maybe a Vuelta stage cut short?

I was thinking a TDU stage as we generally have 120-160 km stages but no dice

 

[RedheadDane]

I was thinking a TDU stage as we generally have 120-160 km stages but no dice

Remember: it's only 1-day-races, and it's not only men's races.

 

[Rockestar_33]

Remember: it's only 1-day-races, and it's not only men's races.

Fair enough. Omloop Niuewsblad WE?

 

[Berniece]

Remember: it's only 1-day-races, and it's not only men's races.

Ah good to know, because I checked TDF, Giro, Vuelta, Catalunya, Basque, Suisse, Dauphine and Romandie 😂

Is it men and women or also junior and U23?

 

[RedheadDane]

Is it men and women or also junior and U23?

Men and Women WT.
+ World's (RR)

(@CyclistAbi is gonna be disappointed Roglic doesn't feature. Well, Roglic will just have to win a WT 1-day race if he wants to feature. And... I don't think he knows about this.)

 

[RedheadDane]

Fair enough. Omloop Niuewsblad WE?

Indeed. Another somewhat surprising winner.

Distance: 252 km
Vertical meters: 4365
Gradient finish: 0.2%
Won how: 35 km solo

 

[Berniece]

Indeed. Another somewhat surprising winner.

Distance: 252 km
Vertical meters: 4365
Gradient finish: 0.2%
Won how: 35 km solo

Liege or Strade, but I don't think strade is that long, but I think it was a similar solo distance.

 

[vappaxbipmv]

Indeed. Another somewhat surprising winner.

Distance: 252 km
Vertical meters: 4365
Gradient finish: 0.2%
Won how: 35 km solo

And the answer of course is ME LBL

 

[rallybanana]

Gradient finish: 0.2%

Liege or Strade, but I don't think strade is that long, but I think it was a similar solo distance.

Can't be Strade, because that has a negative gradient finish

 

[RedheadDane]

And the answer of course is ME LBL

Of course. Not a very surprising win this time.
(And I guess lots of the guessing will be based on "how long did solo this time?")

Distance: 164.6 km
Vertical meters: 2950
Gradient finish: 3.9%
Won how: 2.3 km solo

 

[rallybanana]

Won how: 2.3 km solo

Probably not Pogacar

 

[Berniece]

Probably not Pogacar

Distance would make me think it’s WE

 

[vappaxbipmv]

Distance would make me think it’s WE

I think so too, it has to be WC WE then, the main stats would suit that race

 

[RedheadDane]

Distance would make me think it’s WE

I think so too, it has to be WC WE then, the main stats would suit that race

Correct. Back to the a surprising winner.

Distance: 136 km
Vertical meters: 2285
Gradient final km: 6.1%
Won how: 0.5 km solo

 

[RedheadDane]

This time nobody got it. It was SB Donne.
(Please note that I have changed "gradient finish" to "gradient final km" to make it a bit more clear what is being meant.)

Distance: 140.7 km
Vertical meters: 2310
Gradient final km: 11.3 %
Won how: Sprint of small group

 

[Berniece]

This time nobody got it. It was SB Donne.
(Please note that I have changed "gradient finish" to "gradient final km" to make it a bit more clear what is being meant.)

Distance: 140.7 km
Vertical meters: 2310
Gradient final km: 11.3 %
Won how: Sprint of small group

Fleche WE? Can’t think of anything else with that distance and gradient

 

[RedheadDane]

Fleche WE? Can’t think of anything else with that distance and gradient

Correct.

Distance: 207.4 km
Vertical meters: 1844
Gradient final km: 1.5 %
Won how: 0.2 km solo

 

[vappaxbipmv]

Correct.

Distance: 207.4 km
Vertical meters: 1844
Gradient final km: 1.5 %
Won how: 0.2 km solo

The other German classic, the one I don't know the name of, the one in Hamburg, Townsend won?