|
Tour d'Andorra - Discussion
|
| alexkr00 |
Posted on 16-03-2026 07:14
|
World Champion
Posts: 13681
Joined: 05-08-2008
PCM$: 400.00
|
To no one's surprise in a race called Tour d'Andorra you have to be a really good climber if you want to do well.
 Almeida is the the clear favorite of the race and it's his race to lose looking at the others. Former winner,  Padun seems to be his main rival. The Ukrainian has been doing well against the big boys in the Tour de France and will look to bring some of that momentum into Andorra.
Last year's winner,  Reis is the only other former winner to be present on the startlist. But even getting on the podium seems to be a complicated matter for the Minion, with defending the title being a sweet sweet dream.
 Rodrigues and  Eastman are two other interesting names for the overall win, but with so many good climbers in this race they could just as easily find themselves outside the podium or even top 5 at the end of the race.
| Rider | MT | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | AC | | Almeida | 83 | 77 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 71 | | Padun | 82 | 80 | 77 | 66 | 72 | 74 | 75 | | Rodrigues | 81 | 77 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 72 | | Eastman | 81 | 76 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 68 |  Amezawa | 80 | 79 | 77 | 64 | 76 | 78 | 75 |  Novak | 80 | 79 | 77 | 66 | 74 | 76 | 76 |  Sosa | 80 | 79 | 78 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 74 |  Ranaweera | 80 | 77 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 65 |  Johannessen | 80 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 75 | | Reis | 80 | 76 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 63 |  Galta | 80 | 76 | 72 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 65 | | Pira | 80 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 68 | 71 | 69 |  Carapaz | 80 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 65 |  Elosegui | 80 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 77 | 80 | 71 |  Inkelaar | 80 | 75 | 70 | 64 | 75 | 76 | 74 |  Shikai | 80 | 75 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 66 |
There are also plenty of good quality climbers that don't make the favorites list that if this was a GT they'd be all over breakaways fighting for stage wins once they'd be out of the GC battle. But in such a short race, it's unlikely we'll see such scenarios and they will most likely come out empty handed. Unless they find some fantastic form and can challenge for a good GC with no breakaway shenanigans.
| Rider | MT | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | AC |  Min | 79 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 75 | 77 | 66 |  Bennett | 79 | 77 | 74 | 63 | 72 | 71 | 70 |  Faglum Karlsson | 79 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 68 |  Hirt | 79 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 73 |  Arensman | 79 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 77 | 68 | | Barguil | 79 | 76 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 72 | | Mavrikakis | 79 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 |  Misbah | 79 | 75 | 70 | 75 | 76 | 73 | 68 | | Ndayisenga | 78 | 77 | 75 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 73 |  Johannessen | 78 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 76 | | Natarov | 78 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 70 | 67 | | Rodriguez | 78 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 71 | | Carretero Millan | 78 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 61 | | Lunke | 78 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 65 | | Kuss | 78 | 75 | 71 | 64 | 74 | 76 | 69 | | Brozyna | 78 | 74 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 73 | 69 |
|
| |
|
|
| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 16-03-2026 08:03
|
Grand Tour Champion
Posts: 7621
Joined: 11-04-2012
PCM$: 200.00
|
Well really hard startlist but I am really hoping for Bennett and Rodriguez to get some nice points here. Carlos could have a chance to get the U25 jersey.
Good luck everyone! Thanks for the preview!
|
| |
|
|
| Heine |
Posted on 16-03-2026 08:13
|
Grand Tour Specialist
Posts: 4581
Joined: 08-04-2007
PCM$: 200.00
|
A great startlist! I hope Galta can do well here and score us some strong points. The race fits him well, but it fits all the other guys well too.... Just hope his energy stats can help him beat some of the other good climbers
|
| |
|
|
| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 16-03-2026 08:18
|
Team Leader
Posts: 5606
Joined: 12-06-2013
PCM$: 500.00
|
We're back on the road again! Quite a strong start list so it's going to be a challenge to score well but hopefully Shikai can get us something, he's due an over performance.
|
| |
|
|
| Caspi |
Posted on 16-03-2026 09:51
|
Breakaway Specialist
Posts: 813
Joined: 22-09-2022
PCM$: 17000.00
|
If Carapaz rides like in Liechtenstein, then he might get into the top 10.
If Carapaz performs according to the startlist, then we should aim for a top 20.
If Carapaz does what he usually does, then we should be happy with a top 30.
With how our season has been going so far, top 30 would be satisfactory.
We would also like to see the team active in breakaways. Preferably Azman but McKenna could also do well in stage 2 under the right circumstances.
Thanks for the preview 
|
| |
|
|
| Dippofix |
Posted on 16-03-2026 10:49
|
Classics Specialist
Posts: 3980
Joined: 29-01-2013
PCM$: 300.00
|
Really happy that we couldn't participate due to oversubscriptions, Buitrago would've been eaten alive here. Good luck to all and I'll be enjoying the action from afar.
|
| |
|
|
| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 16-03-2026 11:28
|
Grand Tour Champion
Posts: 7822
Joined: 22-06-2009
PCM$: 750.00
|
Finally get to see our team in action again! It's been a while.
Very though startlist, but hoping Elosegui's energy stats can pay off over five brutal climbing days.
|
| |
|
|
| Ad Bot |
Posted on 16-03-2026 15:54
|
Bot Agent
Posts: Countless
Joined: 23.11.09
|
|
| IP: None |
|
|
| sammyt93 |
Posted on 16-03-2026 12:49
|
Classics Specialist
Posts: 3848
Joined: 03-07-2012
PCM$: 300.00
|
Field is more stacked than we hoped so will be tough to get anything out of this one
|
| |
|
