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PREVIEW | Tour de Luxembourg 2024 stage 3 - Mathieu van der Poel's lead to be put to the test
CyclingFriday, 20 September 2024 at 11:04
From the 18th to the 22nd of September the peloton will tackle the Tour de Luxembourg. The five-day stage-race in the small central European nation features plenty explosive stages which will serve as perfect preparation for the World Championships. We preview stage 3
Stage 3 is a proper tough day. 202 kilometers and 3800 meters of climbing without the presence of a single long ascent. Early in the day there is plenty climbing to create fatigue but it's in the final 30 kilometers that there are no fewer than small and explosive climbs - which will be a proper test for the World Championships.
1.1Km at 7.4% and then two laps of a circuit with three ascents: 1.4Km at 8.3%; 800 meters at 9.9% and 1.1 at 7.4%. All these climbs are packed into a very intense few kilometers with only descending inbetween and no opportunity to organize; and only 1 flat final kilometer where most riders will come in alone or in small groups.
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Stage 3: Resport - Diekrich, 202.3 kilometers
Prediction 2024 Tour de Luxembourg stage 3:
*** Marc Hirschi, Andreas Kron
** Mathieu van der Poel, Bart Lemmen, Valentin Madouas, David Gaudu
* Mads Pedersen, Christophe Laporte, Davide Piganzoli, Anthony Turgis, Wilco Kelderman, Michael Storer
** Mathieu van der Poel, Bart Lemmen, Valentin Madouas, David Gaudu
* Mads Pedersen, Christophe Laporte, Davide Piganzoli, Anthony Turgis, Wilco Kelderman, Michael Storer
Pick: Marc Hirschi
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