Tour de l'Avenir 2013 (N.Cup)

[Lupetto]

24.08. - 31.08.2013

List of riders

2012 - Warren Barguil (FRA)
2011 - Esteban Chaves (COL)
2010 - Nairo Quintana (COL)
2009 - Romain Sicard (FRA)
2008 - Jan Bakelants (BEL)
2007 - Bauke Mollema (NED)
2006 - Moisés Dueñas (ESP)
2005 - Lars Bak (DEN)
2004 - Sylvain Calzati (FRA)
2003 - Egoi Martínez (ESP)
2002 - Evgeni Petrov (RUS)
2001 - Denis Menchov (RUS)
2000 - Iker Flores (ESP)

 

[Lupetto]

 

[greenedge]

Looks like the first 4 stages will be tough.

I doubt Van Baarle could win the overall- but one of him, Howson, Svendsen or Hansen should win the prologue.
Denmark look the strongest but Australia (Phelan, Flakemore, Howson- who rode very well at Utah- for GC and Ewan for sprints). Herklotz and Chammoro I would also assume are favourites- but i don't know- correct me if wrong

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Looks like the first 4 stages will be tough.

I doubt Van Baarle could win the overall- but one of him, Howson, Svendsen or Hansen should win the prologue.
Denmark look the strongest but Australia (Phelan, Flakemore, Howson- who rode very well at Utah- for GC and Ewan for sprints). Herklotz and Chammoro I would also assume are favourites- but i don't know- correct me if wrong

I doubt Denmark will be a factor overall as the team doesn't have any great climbers. Its Herklotz for me.

 

[greenedge]

Valgren
http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=18123&year=2013&all=0&current=0

He's won the U23 LBL once and Espoirs once.

Maybe he has other characteristics- puncheur- but those results seemed quite good to me.

I was basing comment on Denmark's' strength on how Hansen did well at the Olympia tour, but that did not have so much climbing/ Cort from Tour of Denmark where he smashed 2 stages, but those were not climbs so you are right.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Valgren
http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=18123&year=2013&all=0&current=0

He's won the U23 LBL twice.

Maybe he has other characteristics- puncheur- but those results seemed quite good to me.

I was basing comment on Denmark's' strength on how Hansen did well at the Olympia tour, but that did not have so much climbing/ Cort from Tour of Denmark where he smashed 2 stages, but those were not climbs so you are right.

They are both talents for sure, but I think they will get dropped pretty quickly on more serious climbs.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

wonder which of these colombians is going to win, evert rivera, chamorro or heiner parra. I go with rivera.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Hopefully Kudus can perform!

Strange that Haig isnt selected, he is having a great season he is also not selected for U23 worlds.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Italian selection is disappointing aswell. Formolo probably has to do it, but they could have had a much stronger team, guess most guys werent interested as they are already a stagiair somewhere.

 

[Netserk]

I doubt Denmark will be a factor overall as the team doesn't have any great climbers. Its Herklotz for me.

Hansen (Jesper) is a good climber.

EDIT: Apparently he isn't riding

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Hansen (Jesper) is a good climber.

yep, but he ain't going to France.

 

[janraaskalt]

Hansen (Jesper) is a good climber.

EDIT: Apparently he isn't riding

He is riding in Colorado for Saxo-Tinkoff, right?

 

[Hysminai]

Valgren
http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=18123&year=2013&all=0&current=0

He's won the U23 LBL once and Espoirs once.

Maybe he has other characteristics- puncheur- but those results seemed quite good to me.

I was basing comment on Denmark's' strength on how Hansen did well at the Olympia tour, but that did not have so much climbing/ Cort from Tour of Denmark where he smashed 2 stages, but those were not climbs so you are right.

Valgren is quite heavy, that's been his problem in the U23's. Hansen is a pure climber though.

 

[Netserk]

He is riding in Colorado for Saxo-Tinkoff, right?

Yeah.

tenchar

 

[ciranda]

And he's not an under 23. Rasmus Sterobo is a stage race cyclist and will ride for the general classification, Valgren, Cort and Haugaard can target stages, also the harder ones, and maybe the overall.

 

[Wallenquist]

*** - Chamorro
** -Rivera, Parra, Herkoltz
* - Chevrier, Kudus, Valgren, Barberro, Formolo, Foliforov, Pibernik

 

[Netserk]

And he's not an under 23. Rasmus Sterobo is a stage race cyclist and will ride for the general classification, Valgren, Cort and Haugaard can target stages, also the harder ones, and maybe the overall.

He's 22 years old. Is that too old?

And IIRC it is allowed to be a stagiaire and still participate in Avenir, no?

 

[Arredondo]

For Colombia it will be Chamorro and Parra for GC. Perhaps Ochao for the hilly stage.

Formolo also a big candidate, just as Herklotz.

 

[ciranda]

He's 22 years old. Is that too old?

And IIRC it is allowed to be a stagiaire and still participate in Avenir, no?

He was born in 1990 so last year was his last season as an under 23.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

For Colombia it will be Chamorro and Parra for GC. Perhaps Ochao for the hilly stage.

Formolo also a big candidate, just as Herklotz.

chamorro I doubt it. he's not as good as parra and rivera.

 

[Arredondo]

chamorro I doubt it. he's not as good as parra and rivera.

Chamorro is the most talented, 2nd last year and winner of Tour de l'Isard this year. Last year he was 10th at the Tour de l'Ain.

 

[janraaskalt]

Waiting for Ryo to say Arredondo doesn't know anything about Colombian cycling.

 

[Pentacycle]

Chamorro is the most talented, 2nd last year and winner of Tour de l'Isard this year. Last year he was 10th at the Tour de l'Ain.

Chamorro finished behind them in the Ain this year.

 

[Arredondo]

Chamorro finished behind them in the Ain this year.

His race approach is different from last year, he has peaked for this Tour de l'avenir.

 

[murali]

are there anyone other than a colombian for the GC?