Spring classics 2026

[Bear]

Nice idea... I try to check it as well but dont know how you managed to find 4th+ places within a day

2025: 3rd Benson Archer (57-88-78-47-54, 82,8pave) and Forrest Riesco 6th (60-88-79 with 85,9pave)
2024: 1st Talon Medaglia (56-89-79-52-52, 84,8pave)
2023: 5th Mikael Persson (62-83-79-52-53, 80,3pave)
2022: no show, inscription problem as I remember, leader would have been Darren Berrecloth (58-86-77-51-53, 83pave)
2021: 11th Tyler Medaglia (60-89-79-53-47 84,5pave)

Looks like I have my plans to not win with a classic rider... always like the competition to try win with a 5x-85+ with pave skill but not so much sprint. This year it will be a 5X-85+ to be the leader again, but with better sprint skill. But my team was way stronger in the past. Nowadays I like the lineups of Australia and Gipfel, their teams just suck at downhill too much

[Nomorelulz]

But who are this year’s favorites? Well, looking at the results so far in the Flemish races and at the riders’ skills and teams to support them, I see a couple of riders that stand out: Gereon Schiffbauer (Rsc Spree), Andrea Buccarini (Gipfelstuermer), Seijuro Akashi (Pokemonogatari), Gerard Sweetman (bergwerk) or Zhansultan Dosmagambetov (Tukhtahuaev). You could also point out outstanding rider like Xystos Gavalakos (Crazy Vikings) or Reynaldo Vera (RC Hachen). But these teams are not known to perform particularly well in important races. But who knows who will be able to call himself Flandrien this year....

Not mentioning Viitanen is a crime! He even won Wevelgem and P3 at E3 (nice ). But you probably know he is not that fit, so I give you that.

Btw: Always nice to read these little introductions. Keep it up!