Tour de l’Avenir 2023 (August 20-27)

[Devil's Elbow]

The Avenir thread being opened on the day of
the race itself, what else is new? Not the route, at least…

Startlist

The route

The riders start with a rolling stage through Brittany. It should be doable for the sprinters, but the repetitions of the short hills on the final circuit combined with the uphill finish might get the puncheurs interested too.

The second stage is the longest and flattest of the race.

The third stage is the TTT, clearly the perfect discipline for a nation-based stage race.

Stage four is where the going becomes a bit more serious, with a hilly stage where the GC riders will also need to be alert.

Chatelet:

Final climb:

Stage five takes the riders to the edge of the Alps, for the final non-mountain stage.

Crusille:

Terreau:

The final three days are the big mountain stages, starting with the return of Col de la Loze.

Champagny (only the section from 14.0k to 8.5k):

Montagny (only the final 4.6k):

Loze:

On the penultimate day, we have two half-stages: first a MTT to Les Karellis…

…then in the afternoon a relatively easier mountain stage to the Mont-Cenis.

Aussois:

Mont-Cenis:

(1/2)

 

[Mayomaniac]

Riccitello ftw!
Seriously, what does he get out of racing this one?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

(2/2)

The final stage is the usual trek over Iséran towards a MTF in the upper Tarentaise, this time in Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise.

Madeleine:

Iséran:

Villaret:

Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise:

 

[Netserk]

Why not use the official profiles? You can just copy the urls from the general news thread.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Why not use the official profiles? You can just copy the urls from the general news thread.

The hills on the official stage 1 profile aren't clear at all and the stage 7b profile is full of errors as I pointed out there already. And then I'd rather have the same style for every stage.

 

[janraaskalt]

Riccitello ftw!
Seriously, what does he get out of racing this one?

If he is good enough, learning to win a race or maintaining that skill. In pro races it's more like hanging on for dear life, for now.

 

[yaco]

An awful Australian team - This shows the effect of the COVID closures from 2020 and 2021 - That cohort of 21 and 22 years missed two years of racing because they could not travel to Europe and the limited NRS did not happen - It doesn't help that McKenzie is riding as a stagiare with Jayco at the Tour of Norway. Anyway, I'll see how the two 19 year olds perform in Marriage and Panizza.

 

[Red Rick]

Riccitello ftw!
Seriously, what does he get out of racing this one?

Maybe he heard what $$ Foss got on his initial Jumbo deal

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

MTT + Mountain stage in the same day is interesting. Perhaps someone might blow up completely here.

 

[KZD]

Tour de l'Avenir avoids flat ITT's like its the plague.

Otherwise the route is pretty good, interesting to see the return of the half stages, it could be the crucial day as both are in theory GC stages. Good to see Col de l'Iseran back, its curious that both the under 23 Giro and Tour have a higher altitude climb than their elites counterparties, this year.

As for GC, I think it could be between Riccitello and Staune-Mittet. I will be interested to see Nerurkar and Morgado too

 

[RedheadDane]

6-man break has around 3:30 with around 60? Ks to go (Unfortunately, the graphics team think it's more important to show for how long the riders have been racing, than show how long they have left.)
Poland, Denmark, Italy, France, Ireland, and - I think - Canada. (Didn't catch the names)

 

[hayneplane]

It’s always an interesting race, especially towards the back end, but in an era where so many big talents are coming through at a young age and going to a full pro calendar having L’Avenir GC on your palmares is worth less than it was 5 years ago.

Uijtebroeks - Vuelta
Gregoire - Vuelta
L. Martinez - Vuelta
C. Rodriguez - TDF
Vauqelin - Vuelta
Ayuso - Vuelta

All still age eligible for this year’s edition but fully fledged winning riders in decent level races.

The Vuelta young rider competition will effectively be the real world under 23 stage race champion.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

6-man break has around 3:30 with around 60? Ks to go (Unfortunately, the graphics team think it's more important to show for how long the riders have been racing, than show how long they have left ...

Apparently its a 4G transmission - so don't expect all the bells & whistles.

 

[RedheadDane]

Correction: Luxembourg, not Canada.

Foldager
Thierry
Harvey
Villa
Bettendorff
And - I think it was - Pomorski

 

[RedheadDane]

As for GC, I think it could be between Riccitello and Staune-Mittet. I will be interested to see Nerurkar and Morgado too

I think he's abbandonded...

 

[Samamba]

Ofcourse, it's Tour de l'Avenir so that means the big favorites crashing out/getting sick before the mountains start. Every single year.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I think he's abbandonded...

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[Potomac]

This makes for difficult watching.

 

[yaco]

I doubt that the break will be brought back - Nothing like under 23's racing.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Lamperti's strategy: ???

 

[ciranda]

Villa and Foldager ride for the same team usually, Biesse-Carrera

 

[Mayomaniac]

Maybe he heard what $$ Foss got on his initial Jumbo deal

"sometimes nobody shows up and you automatically win"

 

[Potomac]

Artem Shmidt...do it!

 

[RedheadDane]

Group stays away, just.
Foldager gets it.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Back to back U23 GT stage wins for Foldager.