Luques Races

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GRANFONDO / GARE JUNIORES / ELITE U23 ITALIANE DI APRILE

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Dallo 07 al 13/04:

12/04: Wiggle New Forest Spring





13/04:

Dolci Terre di Novi:



Liotto GF:

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20/04:

GF Sardegna



20/04:

La Cyclo'Corse Bastia

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Week of 27/04:

25/04: Fondo dei Colli Teatini

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After designing GIRO 2014 Luques comes back to draw some real/fantasy races

01/05:

LA DIECI COLLI



04 / 05

LA FELICE GIMONDI

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11 / 05:

GRAN FONDO VALLI BRESCIANE

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18/05:

VALLE DEL SANTERNO GRAN FONDO

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08/06:

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Total Fantasy:



Short real race x4 (real 44km) on 15/06:

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After some time a new race, La Montblanc!



And then, La Leggendaria Charly Gaul!!



La montagna de Roma! Terminillo:

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Finally IT'S HERE!!! LA TROPICALE AMISSA BONGO 2014!



The second stage, hilly stage, it is costantly up and down for all the 100 starting kms with max 5%, then at the end a circuit with a steep km at the 7%, the winner can be decided here!

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Great work Luques

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25km circuit repeated 6 times on Catamarca in Argentina. Only one steep km at 7% that could be enough to make selection.

The start is at Esquiu street, in front of the church of San Francisco (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/60481645), then we turn right on the Av. Bartolomè de Castro to reach Lago Lumeal (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/39488756), here we have the steep kms and we go up till km7 of the circuit. Then we come back on a parallel street of Esquiu, the biggest one Av. Enrique Ocampo and then Av. Republica where we can find the most important church of the city, the Basilica of Our Lady of The Valley and the 25 May Square (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3521334). Then we proceed at the outskirts, going to San Isidro to Plaza del Aborigen (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3372904 ) then again back to Esquiu for the sprint final!

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quite a good one!

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Accra Cycling Classic:



Accra Cycling Classic it's a simple sprint race, but it hides some tricky things. At first, the race is long 171km that must be covered with only 7 guys which brings the sprinter teams to manage at best their energies.
The end is a -2%, good downhill values will be important too!

If you get bored you can always look at the splendid panorama, we will start from the Independence Square ( http://www.panoramio.com/photo/34952714 ) then continue to the Mausoleo of Kwame Nkrumah ( http://www.panoramio.com/photo/40499571 ), then continue to the Ussher Fort in JamesTown (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/65923018) . Then turning to the right, to the left on the Guggisberg Ave (a bridge), and then to the right remaining aside of a big park and river (Korle Lagoon, which unfortunately has been used as a trash bin...). Then turning right to graphic road, to pass in front of the National Museum then coming back through Independence Ave and Ring Road East.

TOUR OF MALDONADO









TOUR ANTIGUA & BARBUDA (With the wrong flag )

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Luques goes to Australia:



Really flat race to be covered with 8 guys. 15km min tact. A MS or a group will make it.



Another flat race, this time a circuit, a bit shorter but still MS or group. Seems that in the desert that is all you can find



Finally some hills. a circuit long 48kms, all in the green. The final is a +6 +4 -5 -4 -1 that keeps the victory open both for climbers and strong classics.



Augusta Criterium, another flat sprinter classic, with a bit more ups and downs.



This is a sprinter Festival, max 3% shouldn't be a problem for sprinter to keep up, but take care of lucky attacks.



A 6% shouldn't ruin the party for the sprinters

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Moving to New Zealand:



Another sprinter classic, short race, 7 riders, have fun!



White roads! Classified as just 1* they will be with you through all the hill and downhill (1km at 6%). A MS in a reduced peloton or some classic attacks will make it?





Uphill towards Rossarden and then back again to Fingal. Enough space to bring a reduced MS

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CLASICA DE COIHAIQUE



Really interesting race in Chile. No chance for sprinters but both climbers and classic can say something here.
Last 5kms:

+1 +3 +4 +2 +5

Two sieb kms at km 126-127: +7 +7

THE SPRINGBOK CLASSIC '14



Two circuits to be repeated two times each one. The first, hilly but max 5%. The second one has two sieb kms, one at 7%, the other at 6%. The last sieb is at 13km from the end, enough short to be played by classics. Have fun in 2014 Springbok Classic!

SANTA BARBARA CLASSIC '14

The Santa Barbara Classic finally presented and ready for RSF!



The race starts with a circuit repeated for 6 times, not so impegnative with max 4%, but energy expensive. It's a continuos up and down, just 4kms are +0 in this 22km circuit. Then finally we are ready to move to Camino Cielo where things will move up a lot (we hope).

Here starts the min-tact (47km a bit loooooong). The climb is really impegnative: +5 +6 +9 +7 +8 +10 +10 +10 +9 +4 +5 +4 +6 +4 +7, then down for 2kms -8 -5 and then again up to reach the 2nd cat GPM, +4 +4 +4 +8 +4 Then downhill till the last 10 fundamental kms.
+2 -2 +1 +2 -6 -5 -1 -7 -3 +6 +3.
The uphill end will move again things up.
A really strong classic can do something good here, but guess the final word will be for climbers.

CLASICA DE CUILAPA '14



BELMOPAN - DANGRIGA '14



A race for sprinters. At the beginning a circuit which is not completely flat but that doesn't hide much problems for the peloton. Then the central part, the most difficult one with two sieb kms, the first one a +6% at km 86 and the second one a +7% at km 119. Then the third part from km 127, all pretty flat or downhill. 42kms for sprinters to come back after the sieb should be enough.

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TAUPO CLASSIC



Sprinters can make it? Initial circuit the first 100kms present a sieb km a 7%, and two important hills:

+3 +4 +3 -2 +1 +3 +3 +3
+2 +7 +4

But this will be only for the first 100kms.

Then the second circuit has no sieb km, the only hill is a +1 +4 +3 +1.

This will bring us to the last 15kms in the city of Taupo, 15kms that can change a lot the race.

-1 -1 -1 +1 (end circuit) +4 -4 +5 +2 +1 -1 -2 -2 -2 +1 +1 +1

Good Luck!

PENANG ISLAND '14

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GRAN FONDO CERIGNOLA 2014 19/10

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Going to Explore Africa.

Stage for sprinters, km 90 - 91 -92 the most difficult a +6 +5 +6 that can make selection. Road always up and down.

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Sometimes there are real races that can't find space in the RSF calendar because it's too full.

Let's start with Le Tour de Filipinas 2015, a 2.2 tour but with nice stages.



41km min-tact. Medium stage.



20km min-tact, flat stage with some siebs in the first part.



Easy third stage, recovering energies before the gran finale! 20km min-tact



31kms min-tact, from the beginning of the hill. Easy first part then tough, for climbers, but last km is a -1!