Tour de l'Ain 2021, 29th - 31st July (2.1)

[Netserk]

Official website: https://tourdelain.com/la-course/

Stage profiles:

Official startlist: https://tourdelain.com/equipes-coureurs/

All three stages will be televised on France 3 and Eurosport/GCN from 14:00 (CEST) with all three finishes expected at 15:40 (CEST)

 

[Netserk]

Unlike last year, the time of the race means that the field is quite weak (and so shortly after the OGRR it's weaker than most years), but that in turn should give space for the talents here to shine.

The third, decisive stage is on the same route from the top Côte de Giron to the finish as the second stage last year, won by Roglič in a sprint from a select group. Col de Menthières is the last ~9 km of the profile below:

 

[Escarabajo]

Very nice race if it was before the Tour. Maybe it will be exciting since there will be no dominating riders.

 

[Samamba]

Who are some of the favorites here?

 

[Sciatic]

Who are some of the favorites here?

The scenery?

 

[tobydawq]

Florian Stork will make his comeback after crashing very hard on the final stage of the UAE Tour where he had - very surprisingly - been bossing it in the mountains (7th on Jebel Hafeet).

 

[BlueRoads]

Álvaro.

 

[SafeBet]

Álvaro.

For GC?

 

[Netserk]

For GC?

Lanterne Rouge.

 

[BlueRoads]

For GC?

Of course.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Of course.

I think DQS will ride for Shane Arshbold, and Masnada will once gain not be fully unleashed to the world.

Bouhanni could get his first win of the season on stage one. It's also about time for Coquard wraps up another top 10.

 

[Bushman]

A lot of interesting young riders participating:
Champoussin, Van Wilder Garofoli, Simmons, Skjelmose, Kron, Lipowitz. Champoussin, Van Wilder and Skjelmose could all feature in the top if the gc with the former two possibly contesting the win.

 

[hayneplane]

DSM team looks interesting and a chance to see how Simmons goes on longer climbs with a field he can realistically compete well with.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

I think DQS will ride for Shane Arshbold, and Masnada will once gain not be fully unleashed to the world.

Masnada was on the PCS start list until a day to two ago but has disappeared.

DQT haven't bothered to announce the team yet though they have already named the riders for San Sebastian.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Masnada was on the PCS start list until a day to two ago but has disappeared.

DQT haven't bothered to announce the team yet though they have already named the riders for San Sebastian.

I was merely looking at the startlist in the OP.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Who are some of the favorites here?

From that startlist? Latour, Skjelmose, Paret-Peintre, Champoussin, Vanhoucke...

 

[RedheadDane]

A lot of interesting young riders participating:
Champoussin, Van Wilder Garofoli, Simmons, Skjelmose, Kron, Lipowitz. Champoussin, Van Wilder and Skjelmose could all feature in the top if the gc with the former two possibly contesting the win.

Again with the frikkin' cloning!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Again with the frikkin' cloning!

There are also two Champoussins.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

A lot of interesting young riders participating:
Champoussin, Van Wilder Garofoli, Simmons, Skjelmose, Kron, Lipowitz. Champoussin, Van Wilder and Skjelmose could all feature in the top if the gc with the former two possibly contesting the win.

Van Wilder isn't riding. DSM has blocked him.

 

[Netserk]

Again with the frikkin' cloning!

Two lists. Notice the period.

 

[RedheadDane]

There are also two Champoussins.

And two Van Wilders. Except, it's possible neither of them are racing...

Van Wilder isn't riding. DSM has blocked him.

Sure he isn't just doing San Sebastian? On PCS he's on the preliminary startlists for both. Of course, since they already cloned him...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Sure he isn't just doing San Sebastian? On PCS he's on the preliminary startlists for both. Of course, since they already cloned him...

They didn't clone them, we just both missed the period completely.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Sure he isn't just doing San Sebastian? On PCS he's on the preliminary startlists for both. Of course, since they already cloned him...

They took him off all the races on his schedule. But i just heard he will indeed be going to San Sebastian instead.

 

[Netserk]

Live atm, 40 km to go. So bunch sprint in a bit less than an hour.

 

[SafeBet]

If Bagioli is recovered this route is perfect for him.
Could even win the GC.