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Torshavn GP discussion
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 23-02-2026 19:49
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One rider from the breakaway of the day managed to held off the pack last year and denied the sprinters the change to take the win. The sprinters are the main favorites this year as well, but the parcourse definitely can help attackers, either from the original breakaway or late ones.
 Coquard is not here, but that doesn't mean it will be an easy job for  Ewan to take the win that he was denied last year as the recent Berlin winner  Dainese is here and ready to put another one day race to his name.
 Van Poppel,  Zabel,  Peak,  Manninen,  Liu,  Einhorn,  Demare will all be eyeing a podium spot here at the very list, under the right circumstances any of them could even be the one to cross the finish line first.
| Rider | FL | HI | RS | ST | SP | AC | | Ewan | 75 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 83 | 81 | | Dainese | 76 | 69 | 76 | 75 | 81 | 82 | | Van Poppel | 72 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 81 | 78 | | Zabel | 74 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 81 | 79 | | Peak | 80 | 69 | 77 | 73 | 80 | 78 | | Manninen | 73 | 65 | 73 | 69 | 80 | 78 | | Liu | 74 | 67 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 80 | | Einhorn | 74 | 61 | 71 | 71 | 80 | 78 | | Demare | 71 | 78 | 69 | 72 | 80 | 78 |  Willwohl | 73 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 79 | 78 |  Adomaitis | 75 | 67 | 74 | 66 | 79 | 78 |  Boudat | 73 | 68 | 74 | 71 | 79 | 78 |  Bol | 76 | 70 | 77 | 75 | 79 | 77 |  Riabushenko | 76 | 68 | 74 | 71 | 79 | 77 |  Walscheid | 73 | 63 | 74 | 71 | 79 | 79 |
The  Ekoi boys didn't get a chance to show themselves off in Berlin and will surely be trying to make that forgotten. The slightly hilly route could favor some attacks though I'm not sure that will be exactly in their favor.
| Rider | FL | HI | RS | ST | SP | AC | FT | | Quispe | 81 | 53 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 74 | 85 | | Katrasnik | 81 | 63 | 76 | 72 | 63 | 72 | 81 | | Veyhe | 80 | 68 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 78 | 80 | | Culey | 79 | 65 | 76 | 77 | 66 | 70 | 74 | | Rickaert | 78 | 69 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 67 | | Quicibal | 78 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 66 | 75 |  El Sabbahi | 77 | 69 | 76 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 68 | | Dekker | 77 | 66 | 77 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 66 | | Kooistra | 77 | 65 | 69 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 63 | | Milan | 77 | 63 | 80 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 66 | | Medvedev | 77 | 64 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 78 | | Yzeiraj | 77 | 66 | 74 | 74 | 62 | 71 | 85 |
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 23-02-2026 22:29
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Hope to see any of our riders in the break, that's it! 
Great preview alex!! |
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 23-02-2026 22:30
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Same procedure as every classic, either we sprint or we attack from a bit out! Thanks for the preview
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 24-02-2026 02:27
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Thought these kind of races might suit Riabushenko, but they haven't, so not expecting much. And a lot of hills on this one which isn't good.
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| jph27 |
Posted on 24-02-2026 14:15
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Same drill as usual for us in flat classics - hope for a top 5 from one of Peak or Dekker. With no Coquard here I wonder if Peak will get a train if it comes down to a sprint, or if instead that'll go to Demare or Liu. |
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 24-02-2026 16:59
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Thanks for the preview, alex! You're right that our two rouleurs are our best bet here, but we also have Rajovic to get a decent result from a bunch sprint as usual.
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 24-02-2026 22:41
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Hopefully Einhorn can put up a good result
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| Booker |
Posted on 24-02-2026 23:58
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Thanks Alex for the preview, hoping Willwohl can be a surprise package here but I’m not holding out very high hopes given the terrain. Maybe one for the roleurs, but let’s see how organised the peloton will be…
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| seancoll |
Posted on 25-02-2026 02:06
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Pretty funny that we thought Tivani could be a sprint option here, but none of the true sprinters should really struggle on the hills. We'll need Montenegro/Senyenov to find a punchy move for any chance at a result here I believe. That is unless we end up well-represented in a breakaway.
In a surprising startlist catch... what is Mark Padun doing here?
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 25-02-2026 07:33
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Another great result from Liu, he has been super consistent just like last year 
Congrats jaxika and thanks alex for the preview and report!
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Posted on 25-02-2026 22:14
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 25-02-2026 07:36
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Very anonymous performance by us. Congrats jaxika and thanks for the report!
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| jph27 |
Posted on 25-02-2026 10:05
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Not the best result, but seems like the downhill finish disrupted the sprint a little. Still, more points in the bank is always a good thing. Thanks for the report alex and congrats jaxika! |
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| Booker |
Posted on 25-02-2026 16:49
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Never been happier to have an anonymous race, followed by the first mention of a team member be a 6th place finish, after some disappointing results recently.
Thanks for the report alex and congrats jaxika.
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 25-02-2026 16:52
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Einhorn not even getting a top 10 is disappointing, maybe I should have kept a leadout for him afterall, but he was never getting trains to need one in previous seasons.
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 25-02-2026 19:52
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As expected, nothing from this race, but the reporting of the sprint was entertaining, thanks a lot Alex and congrats jaxica with a well deserved sprint victory! |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 25-02-2026 20:55
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Firstly, great report. Love the intensity of the sprint, thanks alex!
Deserving winner in Ewan after a ferocious battle, congrats jaxika!
I'd be thrilled if I knew we would end up with 5 guys in the top50. Not so thrilled about missing the top30 altogether though. Given Adomaitis unreliability it's not a bad result in the end.
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