PREVIEW | Faun Drome Classic 2023

Preview. On the 26th of February the peloton in France tackle the second of the Faun classics, to wrap it off is the Faun Drome Classic which is very well suited to the puncheurs and classics riders, with a very substantial amount of small climbs throughout the day where chaos can be spread all throughout.

The route features many climbs. As in the Faun-Ardèche Classic the riders take on two loops of an initially hilly circuit, but then face the toughest climbs towards the end. Inside the final 75 kilometers there are none less than 8 categorized scents, all of them either featuring challenging gradients, distance or both.

The finale into Étoile-sur-Rhône is also in a slight uphill drag, however only a few riders are expected to be within a shot of victory after so many different ascents that are to be faced.

Start Time: 11:10CET

Finish Time: 16:00CET

The startlist includes riders such as: Diego Ulissi, Davide Formolo, Sergio Higuita, Jai Hindley, Rui Costa, Lorenzo Rota, Julian Alaphilippe, Ilan van Wilder, David Gaudu, Guillaume Martin, Mattias Skjelmose, Nacer Bouhanni, Alessandro De Marchi, Esteban Chaves, Romain Bardet, Andreas Kron, Pierre Latour and Michael Woods.

*** Andreas Kron, Rui Costa, Julian Alaphilippe
** Diego Ulissi, Lorenzo Rota, Mattias Skjelmose
* Sergio Higuita, Andrea Bagioli, Quentin Pacher, Romain Bardet, Ilan van Wilder

Pick: Rui Costa