Favorites stage 6 Tirreno-Adriatico 2024 | The million-dollar question: is Vingegaard satiated or not?
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After the masterful performance of Jonas Vingegaard in the Tirreno-Adriatico on Friday, the suspense for the overall victory has somewhat diminished heading into the queen stage on Saturday, but that should not dampen the excitement at all. Let IDLProCycling.com provide you with a little pre-race excitement!
Course stage 6 Tirreno-Adriatico 2024
The penultimate stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico is the absolute queen stage of this year's edition, although Saturday's stage was certainly noteworthy as well. We start around 12:05 PM in Sassoferrato, heading off on a 180-kilometer ride. The first ten kilometers immediately go uphill, which is advantageous for strong breakaway riders looking to make something happen.
After 65 kilometers, the riders begin the Forchetta climb, 7.2 kilometers at 4.5 percent, the first categorized climb of the day. This is essentially the midsection of the stage, where the pre-finale starts with the Piani di Trebio (7.0 kilometers at 5.0 percent) and Moria (2.4 kilometers at 8.4 percent) climbs.
After that last hill, there are ten descending kilometers leading to the absolute finale of the stage, the Monte Petrano. Ten kilometers long, an average of eight percent, and actually nowhere below seven percent: this is where the general classification of the Italian WorldTour race will take shape!
Climbs
67.0 km: La Forchetta (3.2 km at 7.3%)
151.5 km: Moria (2.4 km at 8.5%)
180.0 km: Monte Petrano (10.0 km at 8.0%)
Times
Start: 12:05 PM
Finish: 4:57 PM
Weather stage 6 Tirreno-Adriatico 2024
In terms of the weather conditions, it seems the riders will escape the worst on Saturday. It will rain in Italy during the morning, but this is expected to clear up by the late morning. It could get quite chilly in the mountains, but that is something the riders are accustomed to at this time of the year. The wind will mainly be head-on during the final climb.
Favorites stage 6 Tirreno-Adriatico 2024
Well, who is going to dare attack for the stage victory on Saturday, after Jonas Vingegaard's masterclass on Friday? Visma | Lease a Bike perfectly delivered their leader for the San Giacomo climb, and if the team has a similar objective on Saturday, it will again be tough to even get close to the Danish race leader.
Jai Hindley (BORA-hansgrohe), Ben O'Connor (Decathlon AG2R), Juan Ayuso, Isaac del Toro (UAE-Team Emirates), Thymen Arensman (INEOS Grenadiers) and Vingegaard's teammate Cian Uijtdebroeks were the closest challengers, but even they had to concede one minute on San Giacomo. If Vingegaard is generous, he might be able to put one of these men in a promising position.
Riders like Tao Geoghegan Hart (Lidl-Trek), Enric Mas (Movistar) and Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) fell short by finishing in the third or fourth group, so it is uncertain what to expect from them. Tom Pidcock did a decent job, as did others like Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious), Lorenzo Fortunato (Astana Qazaqstan Team) and Lennard Kämna (BORA-hansgrohe).
The early breakaway might then have an even better chance. Ivan Ramiro Sosa (Movistar) climbed well but lost time on the descent and is therefore further down in the standings. Romain Bardet (dsm-firmenich PotNL) fell behind due to a crash, while Andreas Leknessund of Uno-X is always up for a long break. Moreover, many riders are between three and six minutes behind, but the big question is whether Visma | Lease a Bike will allow them any wiggle room. Otherwise, there are also opportunities for the likes of Poels, Carusos, Zanas and G. Martins of the cycling world.
Favorites stage 6 Tirreno-Adriatico 2024, according to IDLProCycling.com
Top favorite: Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Outsiders: Ben O'Connor (Decathlon AG2R), Jai Hindley (BORA-hansgrohe) and Juan Ayuso (UAE-Team Emirates)
Long shots: Thymen Arensman, Tom Pidcock (INEOS Grenadiers), Isaac del Toro (UAE-Team Emirates), Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma | Lease a Bike), Ivan Ramiro Sosa (Movistar), Romain Bardet (dsm-firmenich PostNL) and Andreas Leknessund (Uno-X)
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Latest Comments
- Well explained, thanks for the clarity! Daniel DantasDanieldantas20-12-2024
- This is the kind of 'news' that belongs in a cheap tabloid. No matter how boring the offseason gets, nobody wants to read this.
santiagobenites19-12-2024 - I wish we could have seen him try. He'd absolutely get dropped before Pogi overtakes his domestiquesVeganpotter10-12-2024
- Talk is cheap! Next year barring crashes with a healthy team... all well be on track! Some need to talk to make a headline!mootman27-11-2024
- I do not see this event listed on HBO Max Sports Online? Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
MrYuck23-11-2024 - It seemed that he was focusing forward at the time of the crash, after seeing a quick video snippet. But one thing I think he should focus on more intently is breaking a bad habit he has, right now. And that is his constant looking over his shoulders. He does that so much, that I am very sure it is not good for him. Simply watch videos of the greats of CX and you will see very little of that constant looking over their shoulders. That is a behavior that betrays a bit of insecurity on his part. He shouldn't be so concerned, incessantly, about what is over his shoulder. He needn't worry they didn't all disappear. He neds to keep his focus more ahead of himself, and he needs to pay a bit more attention to himself, in a confident manner. It is very frustrating to watch, because it is apparent that he has a lot of potential, and is in much better shape thwan many of his competitors, but the mental game needs to be sharpened more, because that part of strategy plays a huge part in the final results
reemmo022-11-2024 - hahahaha love this shit! I didnt even watched the race, but reading all the gossip articles of how stupid this is!Zatoichi19-11-2024
- Van Aert is really handsome. He can influence me all day! Ditto for Philipsen. Why do you think many of us love cycling?: to see heroic attempts at climbing mountains at high altitudes or to watch speedsters sprint for the finish line or to watch a human being ride at break neck speed down a tricky descent? No, it's all about their lean physiques and muscular legs. (apologies for objectifying these dedicated and amazing athletes).BarwonHeadsUp25-10-2024
- It is unfortunate that the author can't feel the joy that Pogacar brings to the sport and his fans who are legion and I for one feel lucky to have watched such a memorable performance and historic season From the Strada until yesterday with multiple wins in stages in both tours and beyond dominance in the World's. He is proud to wear the Rainbow stripes, shows his leadership to protect his fellows and is as courteous and sportsman-like as the sport allows. He goes early to not have to respond to each attack as all the rest would make him do it. Any racer who could would do the same. Don't "grow tired" of greatness as it is always fleeting.ccrider13-10-2024
- What load of rubbish. Pog is likely a once in a generation cyclist, the like of which hasn't been seen since 'the Cannibal '. How many people were complaining that Merckx was making racing predictable? I remember this year's World RR as one of the most exciting I've watched. Mainly BECAUSE Pog was the favourite and launched what everyone thought (Pog included) was a suicidal attack with 80km to go. For the next 2 hours, I was on the edge of my seat thinking "this is too much, even for Pog". Maybe Zonnefeld prefers the snooze-fest that is a bunch sprint? Like most people I know, I can't watch two hours of the bunch riding very fast... I wait for the final 5km and watch just the sprint. In any event, most races are won from a sprint or lone break. What difference does it make who makes the lone break? Ultimately, the other contenders will have to figure out a way to beat Pog. Even if that means collaboration between teams. It's going to be an exciting few seasons, until the next Pog arrives on the scene. If this is boring, heaven knows what exciting looks like!Michael513-10-2024