PREVIEW | Clasica Jaen Paraiso Interior 2025 - Wout van Aert and Egan Bernal go head-to-head on gravel classic
CyclingMonday, 17 February 2025 at 12:51
On the 17th of February the riders will tackle one of the most recent and also exciting one-day races of the season. A 'warm-up' to Strade Bianche in a way, the Clásica Jaén Paraiso Interior provides the road peloton with a lot of racing on gravel roads through hilly terrain in Spain. We preview the race ahead.
The race will be 174 kilometers long, mostly a regular one in the first half, whilst the second half will be very difficult and chaotic. The race has 2500 meters of climbing without a single big mountain, but most notably the final 75 kilometer have 32.6 kilometers of gravel sectors - around 50% of it.
It will be ideal terrain for attacks and aggressive racing, a race designed for spectacular competition and a mix of different riders battling for the win.
Ubeda - Ubeda, 174 kilometers
Prediction Clasica Jaen Paraiso Interior 2025:
*** Wout van Aert, Tim Wellens
** Egan Bernal, Isaac del Toro, Tiesj Benoot
* Ivan Garcia Cortina, Connor Swift, Michal Kwiatkowski, Brandon McNulty, Sepp Kuss, Fabio Christen
** Egan Bernal, Isaac del Toro, Tiesj Benoot
* Ivan Garcia Cortina, Connor Swift, Michal Kwiatkowski, Brandon McNulty, Sepp Kuss, Fabio Christen
Pick: Tim Wellens
How: Van Aert will be good but Wellens already looks at peak form. Somewhere in the last 20Kms he could deal a winning attack.
Original: Rúben Silva
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— Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior (@ClasicaJaen) January 15, 2025
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