Preview. On the 16th of March the riders will set off for the
Grand Prix de Denain, one of the few pure cobbled classics of the season, a race that will give the riders a little taste of Paris-Roubaix, whilst allowing more riders and team to succeed.
With 195.7 kilometers in distance it can't be considered a large classic in comparison to the ones that follow it in the month ahead, however the difficulties lie in the cobbled sectors and the fear of the unexpected. The first half of the race is mostly flat around the town of Denain, but the second half includes 12 sectors with a total distance of 22.8 kilometers of cobbled roads.
Start Time: 11:05CET
Finish Time: 15:45CET
Denain - Denain, 195.7 kilometers
The startlist includes riders such as: Max Walscheid, Edward Theuns, Clément Venturini, Taco van der Hoorn, Olav Kooij, Hugo Hofstetter, Juan Sebastián Molano, Pascal Ackermann and Stanislaw Aniolkowski.
Prediction Grand Prix de Denain 2023:
*** Olav Kooij, Edward Theuns
** Pascal Ackermann, Max Walscheid, Hugo Hofstetter, Dries de Bondt
* Milan Menten, Dries van Gestel, Juan Sebastián Molano, Taco van der Hoorn
Pick: Edward Theuns