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Tour du Maroc Discussion
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| Heine |
Posted on 08-05-2026 11:54
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 Tour du Maroc
First edition of the race was won by mangame legend Romain Sicard back in 2018, he repeated 4 years later in 2022 and is the only 2 times winner. The race used to be a PTHC race and the winners list show that with Dombrowski, Olivier and Lopez, before the race got taken down first to HC, then to C1 2 years ago when Yates won. Won by George Bennett of Spark Team last year in a suprisingly tight battle considering the route.
| 2018 | Romain Sicard | Air France - KLM | | 2019 | Joe Dombrowski | eBuddy | | 2020 | Daan Olivier | Aegon - Peroni | | 2021 | Miguel Angel Lopez | Evonik - ELKO | | 2022 | Romain Sicard | Strava | | 2023 | Adam Yates | Indosat Ooredoo | | 2024 | George Bennett | Spark Team NZ |
2024
| 1 | George Bennett | Spark Team NZ | 25h11'32 | | 2 | Warren Barguil | Specialized | + 12 | | 3 | Caio Godoy | Team UBS | + 14 | | 4 | Pierre Paolo Penasa | Ethiopian Airlines | + 28 | | 5 | Louis Meintjes | Bralirwa - Cegeka | + 41 | | 6 | Ivan Sosa | McCormick Pro Cycling | + 44 | | 7 | Gijs Leemreize | Sony - Force India | s.t. | | 8 | Yuriy Vasyliv | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | + 1'08 | | 9 | Julien Bernard | Genii Hyundai N Cycling | + 1'29 | | 10 | Daniel Munoz | Euskadi-Murias | + 1'58 |
Back to HC again this year and the field shows it with some of the best climbers in PCT present. The 2 first names on the list are the perhaps best climbers in PCT with  Almeida and  Padun. Almeida the best pure climber in the division and Padun the big TDF surprise this season, who will be the strongest here in Marocco?
Another strong climber is  Eastman, rumours about his team considering disbandment might give him the push to show he is worth a big contract next year. Too bad for him there is no TT, same can be said for  Rodrigues who is a strong climber and will want to show it here!
Considering we have a very interesting hilly stage on stage 5, combined with the mouintain stages riders like  Amezawa,  Novak and  Sosa might have an edge. Their hilly skills might be crucial when this stage decides the final placements in GC
Many more great climbers can be mentioned, inclduing  Inkelaar,  Elosegui,  Ranaweera,  Carapaz,  Shikai and  Reis. Special mention also to (my own)  Galta who is the only CT climber in an ocean of PCT top climbers.
| Name | MO | MM | HI | ST | RS | RC | AC | | Almeida | 83 | 77 | 71 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 71 | | Padun | 82 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 75 | | Eastman | 81 | 76 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 68 | | Rodrigues | 81 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 72 | | Amezawa | 80 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 75 | | Novak | 80 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 76 | | Galta | 80 | 76 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 75 | 65 | | Inkelaar | 80 | 75 | 70 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 74 |  Pira | 80 | 76 | 71 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 69 | | Elosegui | 80 | 76 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 83 | 71 | | Sosa | 80 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 74 | | Ranaweera | 80 | 77 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 65 | | Carapaz | 80 | 76 | 71 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 65 | | Shikai | 80 | 75 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 66 | | Reis | 80 | 76 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 63 |  Hirt | 79 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 73 |  Arensman | 79 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 77 | 74 | 68 |  Bennett | 79 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 70 |  Min | 79 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 70 | 66 |  Misbah | 79 | 75 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 68 | | Barguil | 79 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 72 | | Mavrikakis | 79 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 67 |  Cras | 79 | 76 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 67 |
With 3 flat stages there are plentyt for the sprinters to fight for and that shows with Grosu,  Abdul Halil, Van Poppel, Liu, Walls and  Zariff present. Riders like Riabushenko and Thijssen also deserves to be mentioned. The fight for stages wins will be really tight!
| Name | FL | ST | RS | RC | SP | AC | | Grosu | 72 | 73 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 79 | | Abdul Halil | 70 | 71 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | | Van Poppel | 72 | 74 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 78 | | Liu | 74 | 76 | 69 | 80 | 80 | 80 | | Walls | 74 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 80 | 78 | | Zariff | 70 | 71 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 80 | | Kalaba | 74 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 79 | | Riabushenko | 76 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 77 | | Thijssen | 75 | 74 | 70 | 78 | 79 | 81 | | Waersted | 73 | 69 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | | Rajovic | 72 | 70 | 76 | 70 | 78 | 82 | | Sanikwathi | 72 | 70 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 78 | | Page | 75 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 79 |
While there is only 1 pure hilly stage we have some puncheurs present that deserves to be mentioned even though I wont list them up. Stronget among them is Vakoc, but also Vogt, Morin, Bystrom, Boswell and Narvaez might have singled out stage 5 for a stage win.
Spoiler | Johannessen | Anders Halland | Assa Abloy | | Penasa | Pierre Paolo | Assa Abloy | | Hänninen | Jaako | Assa Abloy | | Zegklis | Nikolaos | Assa Abloy | | Boswell | Ian | Assa Abloy | | Van Aert | Bernard | Assa Abloy | | Morin | Emmanuel | Assa Abloy | | Abdul Halil | Mohamad Izzat Hilmi | Assa Abloy | | Burke | Jack | Bolt - Eesti | | Orosco | Kemp | Bolt - Eesti | | Hamilton | Chris | Bolt - Eesti | | Parashchak | Yaroslav | Bolt - Eesti | | Romeo | Ivan | Bolt - Eesti | | Svrcek | Martin | Bolt - Eesti | | Zariff | Nur Aiman | Bolt - Eesti | | Mihkels | Madis | Bolt - Eesti | | Amezawa | Takeaki | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Ndayisenga | Valens | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Van Eetvelt | Lennert | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Berhane | Hebron | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Pellizzari | Giulio | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Stedman | Max | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Arvanitou | Nikiforos | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Willems | Jago | Bralirwa - Cegeka | | Eastman | Ryan | Colombini Kometa | | Xandri | Jan | Colombini Kometa | | Onley | Oscar | Colombini Kometa | | Del Toro | Isaac | Colombini Kometa | | Ruvalcaba Reyes | Davide | Colombini Kometa | | Pickering | Finlay | Colombini Kometa | | Aman | Awet | Colombini Kometa | | Bruno | Andrea Alfio | Colombini Kometa | | Cras | Steff | DeNA RoadStars | | Delbove | Joris | DeNA RoadStars | | Arifin | Muhammad Imam | DeNA Roadstars | | Lipowitz | Florian | DeNA Roadstars | | Van Bekkum | Darren | DeNA Roadstars | | Glivar | Gal | DeNA RoadStars | | Gregoire | Romain | DeNA Roadstars | | Theiler | Ole | DeNA Roadstars | | Januskevicius | Mantas | DK Zalgiris | | Bilyi | Maksym | DK Zalgiris | | Gajdulewicz | Mateusz | DK Zalgiris | | Mikutis | Aivaras | DK Zalgiris | | Raugala | Gustas | DK Zalgiris | | Klismets | Karlis | DK Zalgiris | | Tediashvili | Giorgi | DK Zalgiris | | Ivanovas | Olegas | DK Zalgiris | | Ranaweera | Suranga | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Vauquelin | Kevin | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Garibian | Arman | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Pinot | Thibaut | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Kess | Alexandre | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Katrasnik | Gasper | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Rajovic | Dusan | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Quispe | Alain | Ekoi - Le Creuset | | Rodrigues | Joao | Everesting | | Henao | Sebastian | Everesting | | Gavars | Eriks Toms | Everesting | | Benito | Miguel Angel | Everesting | | Vasko | Levente | Everesting | | Gelders | Gil | Everesting | | Joung | Seunghwa | Everesting | | Schreurs | Hamish | Everesting | | Arensman | Thymen | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Lunke | Sindre Skjostad | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Jacobsen | Tormod | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Vangstad | Andreas | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Bystrom | Sven Erik | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Della Lunga | Francesco | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Waersted | Syver | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Waerenskjold | Soren | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | | Novak | Domen | IESE ProCycling Team | | Kolev | Yoan | IESE ProCycling Team | | Vacek | Karel | IESE ProCycling Team | | Hajek | Alexander | IESE ProCycling Team | | Segaert | Alec | IESE ProCycling Team | | Sillankorva | Jaakko | IESE ProCycling Team | | Wallinder | Willhelm | IESE ProCycling Team | | Malmberg | Matias | IESE ProCycling Team | | Hirt | Jan | JEWA TIROL | | Iturria | Mikel | JEWA TIROL | | Kabas | Maximilian | JEWA TIROL | | Bayer | Tobias | JEWA TIROL | | Mengoulas | Alex | JEWA TIROL | | Grosu | Eduard | JEWA TIROL | | Yzeiraj | Marildo | JEWA TIROL | | Gough | Regan | JEWA TIROL | | Min | Kyeng Ho | Lotto-Caloi | | Bouchard | Geoffrey | Lotto-Caloi | | Berhe | Welay Hagos | Lotto-Caloi | | Vakoc | Petr | Lotto-Caloi | | Finkler | Leonardo Henrique | Lotto-Caloi | | Liu | Jiankun | Lotto-Caloi | | Van Aert | Wout | Lotto-Caloi | | El Alouani | Driss | Lotto-Caloi | | Sosa | Ivan | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Kuss | Sepp | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Osorio | Juan | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Narvaez | Jhonatan | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Rafferty | Darren | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Riabushenko | Aliaksandr | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Barbier | Pierre | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Macias | Cesar | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Reis | Rafael | Minions | | Vosekalns | Andris | Minions | | Rubio | Einer Augusto | Minions | | Quintana | Dayer | Minions | | Guavita | Cesar David | Minions | | Gomez | Fausto Agustin | Minions | | Kalaba | Dusan | Minions | | Dressler | Luca | Minions | | Almeida | Joao | MOL Cycling Team | | Carretero Millan | Hector | MOL Cycling Team | | Brozyna | Piotr | MOL Cycling Team | | Rhim | Brendan | MOL Cycling Team | | Huera | Richard | MOL Cycling Team | | Pinzon | Edgar Andres | MOL Cycling Team | | Bechkov | Aleks | MOL Cycling Team | | Baterdene | Narankhuu | MOL Cycling Team | | Galta | Fredrik Strand | Peugeot - Bancolombia | | Vincent | Leo | Peugeot - Bancolombia | | Tabarez | Maicol Adrian | Peugeot - Bancolombia | | Vogt | Mario | Peugeot - Bancolombia | | Wang | Gustav | Peugeot - Bancolombia | | Keough | Luke | Peugeot - Bancolombia | | Elkatohchoongo | David Beckham | Peugeot - Bancolombia | | Bevort | Carl-Frederik | Peugeot - Bancolombia | | Misbah | Mushin | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Natarov | Yuriy | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Hibatullah | Jamal | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Antonelli | Michael | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Badilatti | Matteo | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Campero | Piter | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Tsen | Ren Bao | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Zijlaard | Maikel | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Carapaz | Richard Antonio | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Azman | Muhamad Zawawi | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Carpenter | Robin | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | McKenna | Sean | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Kulindwa | Lameck Marco | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Holzer | Roman | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Hamza | Yacine | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Sanikwathi | Thanawut | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | | Bennett | George | Spark Team NZ | | Lemus Davila | Luis Enrique | Spark Team NZ | | Ahmad Zamri | Muhamma Afif | Spark Team NZ | | Arrieta | Igor | Spark Team NZ | | Duyvesteyn | Kees | Spark Team NZ | | Torrico Menachio | Carlos Antonio | Spark Team NZ | | Gonov | Lev | Spark Team NZ | | Syritsa | Gleb | Spark Team NZ | | Inkelaar | Kevin | Specialized | | Barguil | Warren | Specialized | | Potocki | Pavel | Specialized | | Battistella | Samuele | Specialized | | De Vos | Adam | Specialized | | Kloppenborg | Lukas Sulaj | Specialized | | Van Poppel | Danny | Specialized | | La Grenade | Jeremie | Specialized | | Padun | Mark | Trans Looney Tunes | | Mavrikakis | Michail | Trans Looney Tunes | | Munoz | Cristian | Trans Looney Tunes | | Primozic | Jaka | Trans Looney Tunes | | Knox | James | Trans Looney Tunes | | Murn | Bostjan | Trans Looney Tunes | | Tulett | Ben | Trans Looney Tunes | | Page | Dylan | Trans Looney Tunes | | Pira | Yesid Albeiro | Tryg - Eni | | Seibeb | Costa | Tryg - Eni | | Polanc | Jan | Tryg - Eni | | Sleen | Torjus | Tryg - Eni | | Per | Gorazd | Tryg - Eni | | Pedersen | Casper | Tryg - Eni | | Walls | Matthew | Tryg - Eni | | Stocker | Manuel | Tryg - Eni | | Shikai | Chen | ZARA - Irizar | | Hamilton | Lucas | ZARA - Irizar | | Soler | Marc | ZARA - Irizar | | Gaday | Lucas Manuel | ZARA - Irizar | | Marriage | Zac | ZARA - Irizar | | Browning | Fergus | ZARA - Irizar | | Thijssen | Gerben | ZARA - Irizar | | Crause | Pedri | ZARA - Irizar | | Elosegui | Inigo | Zwift - Newton Foundation | | Pronskiy | Vadim | Zwift - Newton Foundation | | Craddock | Lawson | Zwift - Newton Foundation | | Ivanov | Viacheslav | Zwift - Newton Foundation | | Menshov | Ivan | Zwift - Newton Foundation | | White | Connor | Zwift - Newton Foundation | | Ludvigsson | Fredrik | Zwift - Newton Foundation | | Simmons | Colby | Zwift - Newton Foundation |
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 08-05-2026 12:22
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Thanks for the preview, Heine!
Not having a TT will hinder Ranaweera here, so a top 10 is the realistic goal here although it could also end even worse. Rajovic is hit or miss here as is essentially the entire race.
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| Heine |
Posted on 08-05-2026 12:24
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Hopeing for a strong result from Galta here! Thats my hope. A good stage 2 and then get a top 5 would be awesome
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| quadsas |
Posted on 08-05-2026 14:08
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Pleasee just a point. that would be a success
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 08-05-2026 17:55
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This is not a race for Reis, but Reis will have to race
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 08-05-2026 21:56
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With no TT I don't fancy Misbah's chances of outscoring Hirt here
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 08-05-2026 22:48
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OK, Sosa's chance to shine here. This race suits him probably the best of any on the calendar - so no pressure. IRL Sosa just won his first stage in like 300 years so maybe that is inspiration.
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 09-05-2026 06:17
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All hopes on Min and Liu for this one  Although it’s a strong field to match
Thanks Heine (again)!
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 09-05-2026 08:02
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In hindsight, this could have been a good race for Gesbert, but we’re coming here without a GC candidate this time. Hopefully we can do well in the sprints and join some breakaways.
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 09-05-2026 10:26
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Thanks for the preview!!
Shikai has been pretty hopeless this season so I don't have the highest of expectations when it comes to the potential of scoring some valuable points to support our outside chance of promotion. Thijssen on the other hand could pull some big results in the sprints but it won't be too easy 
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 09-05-2026 17:22
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Good start from Liu Congrats lief with the win!
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 09-05-2026 17:36
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Danny boy kinda forgorrr he was supposed to sprint I guess
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| Heine |
Posted on 09-05-2026 18:13
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A silent stage 1 like we wanted, now we cross our fingers for Galta on stage 2
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 09-05-2026 18:58
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Congrats on the win, lief!
It's seldom a good sign if your own sprinter only shows himself by taking some minor points in an intermediate sprint ... Let's hope it was a tactical decision to get the team car further in front before the first mountain stage.
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 09-05-2026 20:04
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Dusan off with a bad start, hope this isn't a sign of things to come
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| liefwarrior |
Posted on 09-05-2026 21:16
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Thanks guys! It is really rewarding to see Walls finishing off a well-executed sprint train. One of the few things we seem to have got right this season (even if it too sometimes falls to pieces). No THJ to disappoint me today, so perhaps an opportunity for some of our domestiques to set off in search of a polkadot jersey?
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 09-05-2026 21:35
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Happy to see Walls working out for Tryg!
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 09-05-2026 23:33
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Surely Bennett can win 2 in a row!! It’ll be tough but who knows 
Stage 1 was a success. Didn’t lose any time! Congrats Walls on the win
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 10-05-2026 09:03
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This race is always so unpredictable. Decided to gamble on sending Rodrigues here, hopefully it pays off.
Congrats on the stage victory lw!
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 10-05-2026 09:41
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Crazy rollercoaster stage in true Tour de Maroc style, with a fitting unexpected winner in Burke. Congrats jph!
Kind of feel it was a wasted opportunity for Rodrigues as he looked to be in fine form. Here's hoping to a more selective stage in a couple of days.
Thanks for the report Abi!
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