- cross-posted to:
- cyclisme@sh.itjust.works
- cross-posted to:
- cyclisme@sh.itjust.works
(The website seems to be only in French?)
The TT race shares a little bit of the Boucles de la Drôme race: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/la-drome-classic/2025
The mass start races have a lot in common with the Boucle de l’Ardèche race: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/faun-ardeche-classic/2025
Calendar:
The program is more compact than on the World Championship. For example, all 6 categories of ITT are on the same day, starting one after another.
It starts with Time Trials:
- Wednesday 1, morning: Junior Women (12 km), then Men (24 km)
- Wednesday 1, noonish: U23 Women (24 km), then Men (24 km)
- Wednesday 1, afternoon: Elite Women (24 km), then Men (24 km)
- Thursday 2, morning: Junior mixed relay (2×20 km)
- Thursday 2, afternoon: Junior mixed relay (2×20 km)
Then come the mass start races:
- Friday 3, morning: U23 Women (86 km)
- Friday 3, afternoon: Junior Women (63 km), then Men (103 km)
- Saturday 4, morning: U23 Men (121 km)
- Saturday 4, afternoon: Elite Women (116 km)
- Sunday 5: Elite Men (202 km)
Here is the ITT map & profile, the same for everyone (only junior women start halfway, from Allex):
The mixed relay loops, with the same second half:
Here is the map and profile for the main Men race:
The women race has the same first part (deep blue), but then it does only 1 small yellow circuit + 1 blue circuit + 1 last small yellow circuit.
As you can see, the start of those two races is given in a climb!
Races for younger riders do not present the first part, only various combinations of the blue and yellow circuits.
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Mixed relay TTT: it’s gonna be quick, as there are only 7 teams… (but that’s 1 more than in 2024, and there never was more than 8).
Belgium didn’t bother to send a team, after having finished more than 4 minutes behind in Kigali 😀
Denmark coming with Vingegaard, Skjelmose and not 1 but 3 Pedersens will be something to see!
For the ITT today, will Küng be overtaken before or after Allex?
He starts second to last, the last being Evenepoel. There are only 24 km to go, but the gap between start times is only 1 minute, even among the last competitors.
For the ITT today, will Küng be overtaken before or after Allex?
Just after. He and Evenepoel were on the same picture at the intermediate line.
ITT: Strong headwind on the last third of the course. If so, there is probably some on the second third too, according to the map.
Selection for France 🇫🇷
Men
B. Armirail (Décathlon) and R. Cavagna (FDJ) for the ITT.
The same + Thibault Guernalec (Arkéa) for the mixed relay.
For the mass start race:
- R. Grégoire (FDJ)
- P. Seixas (Décathlon)
- Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal-QS)
- Aurélien Paret-Peintre (Décathlon)
- J. Bernard (Lidl-trek)
- N. Prodhomme (Décathlon)
- A. Baudin (EF)
- P. Sivakov (UAE)
remark:
- Seixas, 19 years old, who was the only rider finishing the 3 WC races in Kigali, will be here too (but not on the TTs this time)!
Women
C. Kerbaol (EF) and J. Labous (FDJ) for the ITT.
The same + M. Borras (Cofidis) for the mixed relay.
For the mass start race:
- L. Curinier (FDJ)
P. Ferrand-Prévot (Visma)ill- C. Kerbaol (FDJ)
- M. Le Net (FDJ)
- E. Muzic (FDJ)
M. Squiban (UAE)ill- M. Bunel (Visma)
- edit : + J. Labous (FDJ) I had forgotten to list her
remark:
- same players shoot again: it is the exact same team as in Kigali, with the addition of Bunel for the mass start race, and the replacement of Squiban by Borras for the mixed relay TTT.
Women
For the mass start race:
L. Curinier (FDJ) P. Ferrand-Prévot (Visma) C. Kerbaol (FDJ) M. Le Net (FDJ) E. Muzic (FDJ) M. Squiban (UAE) M. Bunel (Visma)Ferrand-Prévost and Squiban are ill and shall not compete.
I had forgotten J. Labous on my list. She will certainly be the unique leader then.