Tour of Denmark 2024, August 14 to 18

[Eddy Evenepoel]

After this Tour of Denmark UNO X will come really close to 19th place, Arkea on the 3y ranking. They are closing the gap towards 18th place (DSM) pretty quickly the last few months. I gave them no chance to get a WT license in 2026 at the beginning of the year, but it's actually looking pretty good right now with the flow they're in. Will be hard to keep scoring like this the upcoming weeks tho, even tho I expected them to win that small french race where only the TT matters, and do really good in Druivenkoers en Muur classic.

The key for Uno-X is to get THJ and the climber boys to score more. San Sebastian would be a good chance, but they were far away. Can they do better in Canada? Scoring top 10 results in these races and Lombardia could make a significant difference. Like 3 x 8th or something is like almost 500 points…

 

[Valv.Piti]

Chr. Winthersvej is our mix of Molenberg and Koppenberg. Great run-in with very steep percentages, that was like going back to start April for a moment!

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I will never understand why Cort can't race in one day races like this. I always thought it was the distance or something but today was 235 km and almost 5000kjs.

I guess it's mainly because he doesn't really like them? I mean he seems to simply choose riding stage races over one day races.

It's mainly because he doesn't like - and isn't very good at - positioning, which is much more important in a classic early on in the race than in a stage like this. He's much, much better as a stage hunter where he doesn't have to fight for positions.

 

[tobydawq]

I was at the roadside on Kiddesvej. De Lie's sprints up there were something to behold. It was very confusing that he didn't win...

 

[tobydawq]

If de lie had waited just 200 meters he might have won . But it was a fair gamble

Well, it's pretty normal to attack on the climb... But he went a little too hard and didn't have anything left for the last part.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

I was at the roadside on Kiddesvej. De Lie's sprints up there were something to behold. It was very confusing that he didn't win...

Since he entered the ProTour I've had the impression of a young kid still having alot to learn.
However, I'm still of the opinion that when he gets a handle on his finals and improve quite some in managing his energy and raw power properly distributed over the entire race distance, he'll be a beast in the one-day classics in a couple of years. In any case, I imagine a Lotto coach working overtime at present.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Since he entered the ProTour I've had the impression of a young kid still having alot to learn.
However, I'm still of the opinion that when he gets a handle on his finals and improve quite some in managing his energy and raw power properly distributed over the entire race distance, he'll be a beast in the one-day classics in a couple of years. In any case, I imagine a Lotto coach working overtime at present.

He reminds me of Obelix.

 

[Rob5091]

The man is already a legend so forget all those other guys from Belgium!
De LIe on X

 

[search]

I guess so, although I am pretty sure that is outside the legislator's intention. I'm sure they were considering having the option of 4th or 5th man when there are 8 or (previously) more in a team.

yeah, I think so, but ASO always gets a bit of leeway, also when it comes to bonus seconds, for example.

When they did this TTT in Paris-Nice, though, groups arriving together got the same time, unlike this week. No idea how DCU managed to get the freedom to be able to do whatever they like.

 

[tobydawq]

He should give Flèche Wallonne a shot.

Good track record on uphill finishes when you look at his palmares including this one:

You know he didn't win that from the peloton right?

 

[WheelofGear]

You know he didn't win that from the peloton right?

La Vuelta ciclista a España 2021 Stage 6 results

Magnus Cort is the winner of La Vuelta ciclista a España 2021 Stage 6, before Primož RogliÄ and Andrea Bagioli. Primož RogliÄ was leader in GC.

www.procyclingstats.com

I see but he was at peak shape at the time.. The fact that he withstood a chasing favorite group is still quite amazing.

And he did won on the Cow and Calf which is fairly similar. Perhaps, Mur De Huy is a bit too much. But similar riders have done well on that hill.

 

[tobydawq]

La Vuelta ciclista a España 2021 Stage 6 results

Magnus Cort is the winner of La Vuelta ciclista a España 2021 Stage 6, before Primož RogliÄ and Andrea Bagioli. Primož RogliÄ was leader in GC.

www.procyclingstats.com

I see but he was at peak shape at the time.. The fact that he withstood a chasing favorite group is still quite amazing.

And he did won on the Cow and Calf which is fairly similar. Perhaps, Mur De Huy is a bit too much. But similar riders have done well on that hill.

He has no chance on the Mur de Huy and I don't think similar riders have done well there. Matthews perhaps but he hasn't been really close to winning. Otherwise, I don't know who you could be referring to?

And his win on Cullera was amazing but you can't just say that the fact he withstood a chasing peloton in itself was an amazing feat as the amazingness is highly dependent on the gap at the bottom.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Team Novo Nordisk seems to have their best rider ever - Kopecky. Top 40 yesterday and 2nd in the young rider competition.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Cort not present at the points sprint. Maybe he's tired after yesterday's brutal stage?

 

[Rob5091]

Nicely done by Lotto to get 3 second boni for De Lie.

 

[WheelofGear]

All we need are a few gravel roads after Tønning Mølle to spice things up

 

[Samamba]

Cort not present at the points sprint. Maybe he's tired after yesterday's brutal stage?

Do we know who got 2nd and 3rd?

 

[Danskebjerge]

Nicely done by Lotto to get 3 second boni for De Lie.

Yeah, you could argue that Cort should be interested in those bonus sprints, since De Lie has a good chance of finishing in the top 3 in the expected final three bunch sprints. But Cort said in the pre race interview that he doesn't focus on bonus sprints.

 

[Danskebjerge]

I think we'll see a serious attack when we arrive at the circuit.

 

[search]

Do we know who got 2nd and 3rd?

Bendixen and Berckmoes

https://www.sportstiming.dk/event/14880/results?viewType=points

 

[WheelofGear]

Carrefour de l'Christiansfeld

Brutal cobbled sector

 

[WheelofGear]

Carrefour de l'Christiansfeld

Brutal cobbled sector

Mons-en-Tønning Mølle up next!

 

[WheelofGear]

Anybody up for buying a Danish gravel road and turn it into a cobbled pavé?

Could be a cool project if possible

 

[Danskebjerge]

The Tour of Denmark is a good illustration of why there is normally a breakaway in cycling even when a bunch sprint is expected. In this race, the early breakaways are more or less always created by minor teams who go for the publicity and the KoM points.

In the Tour de France - especially this year - even the minor teams are big. They don't think publicity is a good enough reason for going into breakaways that everyone knows will be caught. And on the early stages, the KoM points are too few and far between to be useful in the battle for the general KoM competition later on - contrary to Tour of Denmark where the jersey is often won by the small teams.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Crash in the breakaway. Unfortunate.

Bjerg crashes in the peloton in the same turn afterwards.