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Tour de Pologne, 30 July - 5 August, 2.UWT

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Samamba

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Like who ever thought this parcours was the way to go as a WT race. What is this. Some bunch sprints, an uphill sprint and a TT that will decide everything.
 
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Samamba said:
Like who ever thought this parcours was the way to go as a WT race. What is this. Some bunch sprints, an uphill sprint and a TT that will decide everything.
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And the sprints have been decidingly strange ! It's hard to get a grip on the form of the sprinters - Groves is a perfect example. Can't get into contention in the three sprint finals, yet on the hilly day he lead out into the final uphill kick.
 
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Samamba said:
Like who ever thought this parcours was the way to go as a WT race. What is this. Some bunch sprints, an uphill sprint and a TT that will decide everything.
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Get yourself a google maps and check the terrain. The only viable WT option for a serious mountain is Przehyba and nothing else. Slovakia may have a bit more to offer but i'm unsure about recent road conditions. I dunno... you can try to combine Pologne with Sazka/Paix tours in Czechia and have a more mountainous race. However it seems you and Jumbo fan hate this race so nothing will change your opinion.

Even with dodgy finish ideas and a decent amount of road islands (at least it's not as bad as Denmark or Netherlands) i'm okay with the race as at least it showcases a different part of Europe with different architecture. Myself the best would be to bring back the Peace race (at least 1 week) with either Czechia, Slovakia or both. Bring on Przehyba, Pustevny and a hilly finale around Prague or Brno or at least that half-cobbled street in Wieliczka.
 
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railxmig said:
Get yourself a google maps and check the terrain. The only viable WT option for a serious mountain is Przehyba and nothing else. Slovakia may have a bit more to offer but i'm unsure about recent road conditions. I dunno... you can try to combine Pologne with Sazka/Paix tours in Czechia and have a more mountainous race. However it seems you and Jumbo fan hate this race so nothing will change your opinion.

Even with dodgy finish ideas and a decent amount of road islands (at least it's not as bad as Denmark or Netherlands) i'm okay with the race as at least it showcases a different part of Europe with different architecture. Myself the best would be to bring back the Peace race (at least 1 week) with either Czechia, Slovakia or both. Bring on Przehyba, Pustevny and a hilly finale around Prague or Brno or at least that half-cobbled street in Wieliczka.
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It has nothing to do with me hating the race. It has been entertaining in the past, it's just this years parcours that's absolutely horrible. A WT race should never just be bunch sprints and a TT. You don't need serious mountains to have a selective stage. I actually think some WT stage races without serious mountain stages are awesome to watch IF there's atleast a few selective stages that doesn't make the TT the only decisive stage.
 
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railxmig said:
Get yourself a google maps and check the terrain. The only viable WT option for a serious mountain is Przehyba and nothing else. Slovakia may have a bit more to offer but i'm unsure about recent road conditions. I dunno... you can try to combine Pologne with Sazka/Paix tours in Czechia and have a more mountainous race. However it seems you and Jumbo fan hate this race so nothing will change your opinion.

Even with dodgy finish ideas and a decent amount of road islands (at least it's not as bad as Denmark or Netherlands) i'm okay with the race as at least it showcases a different part of Europe with different architecture. Myself the best would be to bring back the Peace race (at least 1 week) with either Czechia, Slovakia or both. Bring on Przehyba, Pustevny and a hilly finale around Prague or Brno or at least that half-cobbled street in Wieliczka.
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I don’t like it because they clearly don’t care about the improvement to safety after the Gronewagen incident. Until they show any effort to improve safety, I just can’t see why it should stay WT. Plus at least have more than an ITT decide the race.
 
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For the third day in a row, Bahrain - a team named for a country - gets a rider with a city-name on the podium. This time Milan again.
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ah, Bilbao. Here was me wondering where tf "Bauhaus" is supposed to be :D.

Although "Bauhausstadt Dessau" comes fairly close at least.
 
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They might not have terrain to include a climb with your traditional 10km at 7.5% average, but they definitely do have terrain to include very difficult mid mountain stages with shorter but steep climbs.

The traditional stages to Bukovina and Zakopane from mid / late 2010s were super tough.
 
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Generally its been the weather that has made Poland selective, has been wet and cold despite it being summer
 
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