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Clasica San Sebastian - Discussion
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 06-03-2025 10:12
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 Clasica San Sebastian (PTHC) - Preview
Welcome to Spain for the PTHC Clasica San Sebastian. A nice trip in the Basque country, with some up and down all day. Let's have a look at the profile.
See, I didn't lie. Last year Nikias Arndt won this race for DuckDuckGo, let's have a look at the favourites and leaders for tomorrow.
| Nat. | Name | MO | HI | ST | RS | SP | AC |  |  Lopez Miguel Angel | 80 | 84 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 78 |  |  Lutsenko Alexey | 73 | 83 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 81 |  |  Skujins Toms | 69 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 75 |  |  Areruya Joseph | 81 | 81 | 76 | 78 | 68 | 76 |  |  Buchmann Emanuel | 76 | 81 | 73 | 74 | 65 | 73 |  |  Benoot Tiesj | 75 | 81 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 71 |  |  Stannard Robert | 73 | 81 | 75 | 76 | 69 | 78 | |  Ardila Andres Camilo | 81 | 80 | 69 | 70 | 62 | 75 |  |  Formolo Davide | 79 | 80 | 76 | 76 | 69 | 71 | |  Higuita Sergio | 79 | 80 | 76 | 78 | 66 | 75 |  |  Valter Attila | 78 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 78 | |  Aranburu Alex | 77 | 80 | 70 | 79 | 68 | 71 | |  Vansevenant Mauri | 74 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 80 |  |  Hirschi Marc | 77 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 66 | 75 | |  De Plus Laurens | 77 | 79 | 74 | 73 | 61 | 72 | |  Schmid Mauro | 76 | 79 | 71 | 78 | 70 | 79 |  | Kron Andreas | 71 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 66 | 73 |  |  Gebrezgabihier Amanuel | 70 | 79 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 69 |  |  Turgis Anthony | 67 | 79 | 76 | 78 | 70 | 77 | |  Tesfatsion Natnael | 76 | 78 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 78 |  | Amezawa Takeaki | 80 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 68 | 75 |  |  Schlegel Michal | 79 | 77 | 71 | 74 | 64 | 75 |
An impressive startlist. Lopez and Areruya as big names, but apart from that other well known PT race winners in the last season(s) in Lutsenko, Valter and Vansevenant.
The other PT teams at the startlist are not looking forward to racing against that top calibre of puncheurs I assume, but also for the PCT teams it won't be easy to score the biggest of points here. Nevertheless, names such as Buchmann, Stannard, Benoot or Hirschi might just have what it takes.
As seen on the startlist, there's several other interesting names that could easily get a top-5 or even better here, an interesting MOL duo in Ardila and Amezawa, the Jura youngster Schmid or one of the versatile riders in Formolo or Higuita. And that's still not even mentioning some strong names on the list above.
Good luck to all, especially all Latin American teams who have been unjustly accused of having anything to do with methamphetamine production in the past. Startlist in the spoiler below.
Spoiler  Valter Attila
Bagioli Nicola
Bravo Edison
Kamp Alexander
Swift Connor
Potts Marc
Berwick Sebastian
Veyhe Torkil
Tesfatsion Natnael
Velasco Simone
Blouwe Louis
Kuypers Gerben
Van Eetvelt Lennert
Habimana Jean Eric
Verstrynge Emiel
Uhiriwe Renus
Aranburu Alex
Olesen Patrick
Sulvaran Gyasi
Meiler Lukas
Krigbaum Mathias
Van Tricht Stan
Finkst Tilen
Bolivar Isaac
Paret-Peintre Aurelien
Paulus Daniel
Oliveira Rui
Boileau Alan
Delbove Joris
Juntunen Antti-Jussi
Louvel Matis
Lapeira Paul
Stannard Robert
Hindley Jai
Henao Sebastian
Montenegro Santiago
Silva Thomas
Lau Wan Yau
Orosco Kemp
Kusi Clement
Lopez Miguel Angel
Blums Martins
Konrad Patrick
Baroncini Filippo
Polanc Jan
Ansons Kristers
Krasts Alekss
Vansevenant Mauri
Bobridge Jack
Bax Sjoerd
Denz Nico
De Kleijn Arvid
Lipowitz Florian
Cras Steff
Schelling Ide
Lutsenko Alexey
Carboni Giovanni
Peters Nans
Warchol Bartosz
Senni Manuel
Vervaeke Louis
Bongiorno Francesco
Karnulin Denys
Gebrezgabihier Amanuel
Gaudu David
Bazhkou Stanislau
Brkic Benjamin
Adria Roger
De Gendt Aime
Van Gestel Dries
Vabo Tore Andre
Schmid Mauro
Errazkin Xuban
Berthet Clement
Delco Lorenzo
Theuns Edward
Darbellay Valentin
Stehli Felix
Colombo Filippo
Turgis Anthony
Roson Jaime
Gall Felix
Hofstede Lennard
Helme Sasu
Destribois Alex Ariya
Ho Burr
Koch Michel
De Plus Laurens
Van Poucke Aaron
Van Gils Maxim
Covi Alessandro
Fedeli Alessandro
Calzoni Walter
Van Den Bossche Fabio
Piccolo Andrea
Narvaez Jhonatan
Seigle Roman
Rota Lorenzo
Mohammad Fikri Azka
Simmons Quinn
Julajuj Alex
Barbier Pierre
Mostov Zeke
Ardila Andres Camilo
Amezawa Takeaki
Filutas Viktor
Dina Marton
Morales Ortega Jacob
Rhim Brendan
Carretero Millan Hector
Kennaugh Tim
Higuita Sergio
Beltran Guillermo Andres
Parashchak Yaroslav
Healy Ben
Galvan Ramirez Oscar Samuel
Ulloa Jose Gerardo
Pira Yesid Albeiro
Merchan Didier
Formolo Davide
Kron Andreas
Tolhoek Antwan
Sossa Juan
Frigo Marco
Van den Broek Frank
Dima Emil
Vader Milan
Hirschi Marc
Azman Muhamad Zawawi
Pellaud Simon
Eislers Sandis
Rossi Diego
Skivild Robin Juel
Tiberi Antonio
Garofoli Gianmarco
Benoot Tiesj
Van Dijke Mick
Shirota Yamato
Hocevar Kristjan
Kuroeda Shiki
Van Dijke Tim
Alben Esow
Meurisse Xandro
Battistella Samuele
De Vos Adam
Barguil Warren
Svestad-Bardseng Embret
Malacarne Alex
Medvedev Sergey
Milan Jonathan
Madouas Valentin
Zwiehoff Ben
Schinnagel Johannes
Cemazar Nik
Zegklis Nikolaos
Van Wilder Ilan
Stork Florian
Wibisono Rachmad Noka
Buchmann Emanuel
Müller Patrick
Badilatti Matteo
Brun Nils
Stöckli Jan
Schelling Patrick
Sequera Pedro
Blum Elia
Skujins Toms
Trakhov Dmitry
Strakhov Dmitry
Tikhonin Evgenii
Vlasov Alexander
Mamykin Matvey
Novikov Savva
Sulimov Alexander
Schlegel Michal
Honore Mikkel
Seibeb Costa
Hellemose Asbjorn
Sleen Torjus
Wright Fred
Broxham Ricardo
Davies Scott
Areruya Joseph
Van Zyl Johann
Tesfaye Heyi Henok
Khodayari Farzad
Pomoshnikov Sergei
Martin Guillaume
Strong Corbin
Bester Shaun Nick
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 06-03-2025 10:21
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Some minor points would be nice I guess. Thanks for the preview!
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| roturn |
Posted on 06-03-2025 11:02
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Some more Mauri Magic I hope. Top3-8 would be nice to see. Therefore the selection can`t be too much and his sprint then should help.
Ideally he saves some energy instead of going onto the long range attack himself but still being attentive enough to not miss deciding splits. |
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 06-03-2025 12:19
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Nice to not have Herklotz, however it's the first of a few PTHC battles in the rest of the season between Areruya and Lopez still. Some other top riders here as well but hoping the MO influence shows itself. A podium is okay but as always we're here for the win, especially with no more Areruya until September. Have to make his RDs count, and hopefully Scandinavia gives him some swagger now he has a big win at the PT level under his belt.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 06-03-2025 15:03
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We've been poor lately so we need a big result from Formolo here.
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| ember |
Posted on 06-03-2025 17:55
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Another chance at glory for Valter. Obviously not a top favourite, but we dare dream after LBL where Herklotz was the only one beating him.
Personally, I fancy Vansevenant for the win, seeing how he raced before the Ardennes, eventhough it’s us against the mighty MAL and Areruya.
Looking a lot forward to the report! |
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Posted on 05-12-2025 15:51
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 06-03-2025 19:16
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Thanks for the preview, Nemo! But we could clearly have done with a less stacked startlist, so all we can hope for realistically is a day in the break and maybe a top 20 by APP.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 06-03-2025 20:30
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Not sure what to expect from Stannard, but a top5 would be sweet. Thanks for the preview, Nemo!
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 06-03-2025 23:08
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With the strength of this startlist we are probably looking at a top 10, maybe even a top 15 result but we might get lucky.
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 06-03-2025 23:52
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I think this race hasn't been that selective of late, so hoping Narvaez can hang on for a top 20.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 07-03-2025 04:57
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it would be really cool if Alex Aranburu could do something, but I'm not optimistic.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 07-03-2025 05:55
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Looking to get a Top 10 in this field with Benoot. This race hasn't been a great one for us in the past, hopefully our luck can turn around.
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 07-03-2025 06:55
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I feel the exact same way about Tesfatsion  He's struggled against good competition so I'm not expecting much, but who knows ...
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| knockout |
Posted on 07-03-2025 07:59
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This is a race that feels like it should be good for Lopez but often can be somewhat random.
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| DubbelDekker |
Posted on 08-03-2025 18:29
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We'll have to hope the longer climbs don't hurt Lutsenko too much, because that startlist is packed with hybrids. If Alexey can stay with the first group until the finish, he does have the best sprint.
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 10-03-2025 12:29
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Ah, decent race by Higuita but seems to be a bit unlucky to have picked his moment not at the perfect time and in the end be the worst of group 1. Top-10 is top-10 of course.
Great race by Schmid on the other hand, as he seemed to have impeccable timing and some nice race day conditions, congratulations Fabianski!
Thank you jt for a stellar report 
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 10-03-2025 12:41
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Damn, Aranburu was in about as perfect of a spot as you could ask for his skillset near the top of the final hill, and then just cratered backwards on the last descent. I guess he really is useless at this level.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 10-03-2025 12:52
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De Plus at 24th is below expectations, but look at what Van Gils and Van Poucke did here! Thanks for the report and congrats to Fabi!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| knockout |
Posted on 10-03-2025 12:54
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Im happy with this. 3rd is good in a race that always worries me. Positioning was very questionable at times, quite unacceptable but at least he didnt waste his energy too much...
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 10-03-2025 13:59
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We'll definitely take a top 5, even if it looked like we could challenge Schmid for that Swiss 1-2 as we started the descent.
Congrats on the win Fabianski
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