The Lesser Known Women's Road Racing Thread 2023

[RedheadDane]

Thanks to Lippert, I at least get some points in the prediction game...

Of course, I did gamble by not selecting Vollering.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The last climb was simply positioned too far from the finish. I thought Van Empel went too early, but she wasn't too far away.

It also looks like Persico could have won, if she had found a way through. It was also funny to see Paula Patiño doing a leadout.

 

[yaco]

Last years parcour was much better - And when a team has a rider working on the final climb when the rider with support could make the final and feature in the sprint.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Thanks to Lippert, I at least get some points in the prediction game...

Of course, I did gamble by not selecting Vollering.

I hesitated over whether to go for Uttrup or Niewiadoma with my second GC pick (the Vollering pick would have been obvious even if I didn't have a now long-standing policy of picking Vollering in every race she does in the game) and, just like in the CQ game, came down favouring Cille. I just thought she's historically been better on these climbs of 10km or more than Kasia who has tended to max out at 5-8km climbs as her sweet spot, but has been better on the longer ones this year.

Kicking myself. Since I also had Lippert as my stage huntress, I literally could have had maximum points from this one.

 

[RedheadDane]

I hesitated over whether to go for Uttrup or Niewiadoma with my second GC pick (the Vollering pick would have been obvious even if I didn't have a now long-standing policy of picking Vollering in every race she does in the game) and, just like in the CQ game, came down favouring Cille. I just thought she's historically been better on these climbs of 10km or more than Kasia who has tended to max out at 5-8km climbs as her sweet spot, but has been better on the longer ones this year.

Kicking myself. Since I also had Lippert as my stage huntress, I literally could have had maximum points from this one.

I see I also got some points from Niewiadoma.

 

[awavey]

"I’m happy with my shape to finish on the podium."

So which rider said that at the end of the race?

 

[Dk one]

I hesitated over whether to go for Uttrup or Niewiadoma with my second GC pick (the Vollering pick would have been obvious even if I didn't have a now long-standing policy of picking Vollering in every race she does in the game) and, just like in the CQ game, came down favouring Cille. I just thought she's historically been better on these climbs of 10km or more than Kasia who has tended to max out at 5-8km climbs as her sweet spot, but has been better on the longer ones this year.

Kicking myself. Since I also had Lippert as my stage huntress, I literally could have had maximum points from this one.

Those who have worked on their sprint/explosiveness have suffered a bit on the longer climbs, see e.g. AMP and CUL, while I guess Liopert is in the same categaory. FDJ should absolutely go with Cavalli for mountains while CUl is better or as good in the hilly/classics races, imo, especially since Cavallii’s crash and her subsequent understandable hesitation to fight for position in the peloton.
Also, yay Solbjork Minke Anderson in Watersley