Wednesday March 20 it’s time for the 74th Danilith Nokere. It’s a race at the HC level in Belgium. The start and finish of the 195 kilometer race are in Deinze and Nokere, respectively. The predictions in Table 1 are based on Zweeler points for the Danilith Nokere game (so you do not see e.g. probabilities). In this game riders score points by ending up in the top 25 of a race.
The 66th Tirreno Adriatico starts on the 13th of March 2019. This edition features no real mountain stages, but there will be plenty of climbing involved since the race organizers advertise with the quote “The champions vs the ‘Wall’”. Traditionally the Tirreno starts with a team time trial of almost 22 kilometers. The prediction that we present in Table 1 is for the Tirreno Zweeler poule.
The Sun’s Race, a.k.a. Paris Nice will start on Sunday March 10. This seven stage race is about 1240 kilometers long and features a time trial of 25.5 kilometers in stage 5 and a finish on the Col de Turini in stage 6.
In Table 1 you can find the predictions for the Paris - Nice Zweeler poule. In general, these predictions are also useful for other types of bets/poules.
Saturday March 9 it’s time for the 13th Strade Bianche. It’s a race at the World Tour level and starts and finishes in the beautiful city of Siena. The predictions in Table 1 are based on Zweeler points for the Strade Bianche game (so you do not see e.g. probabilities). In this game riders score points by ending up in the top 25 of a race.
Kuurne Brussel Kuurne starts a day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. There is quite some overlap in the startlist, so although we provide a prediction below we will also attempt to refresh it after the Omloop. The predictions in Table 1 are based on Zweeler points for the Kuurne Brussel Kuurne game (so you do not see e.g. probabilities). In this game riders score points by ending up in the top 25 of a race.
The first of the Flanders spring classics is nearly there: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Some consider this the official start of the cycling season, but we think you miss out on quite some interesting races if you do.
The predictions in Table 1 are based on Zweeler points for the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad game (so you do not see e.g. probabilities). In this game riders score points by ending up in the top 25 of a race.
The UAE tour is the one and only World Tour race in the Middle East. The race starts in Abu Dhabi and finishes in Dubai. Both countries hosted their own races in previous years, but are joining forces from now on. What to expect? Well lot’s of desert of course, but there is a serious lineup that appears at the start with the top sprinters (Viviani, Ewan, Gaviria) and very strong GC contenders, Dumoulin, Froome, Nibali and Roglic, to just name a few.
At exactly the same time of the Vuelta a Andalucia, there also is a Volta in Portugal: the Volta ao Algarve. This five day race has a total length of about 780 kilometers and features an individual time trial of 20 kilometers over a slightly hilly track. Below you will find again a prediction for the Zweeler poule for this race. After reviewing the track our first guess is that the predictions are a bit too heavy on the sprinter side, but let’s see how the race evolves.
It is almost time for the 65th (!!) Vuelta a Andalucia. This HC category race is already around since 1925 and starts this year at the Atlantic coast (Sanlúcar de Barrameda). The finish, some 680 kilometers further, is at the Costa del Sol (Alhaurín de la Torre). Fortunately this race is broadcasted on Eurosport 1, so no need to look for streams online.
In Table 1 you can find our final predictions for the Trofeo Laigueglia 2019 (1.HC). that starts on the 17th of February 2019. Keep the following things in mind when reading the prediction table:
Our predictions are based on quantitative models and are presented in hard tables instead of stories. The predictions in the table are specifically for Zweeler games. In these games riders score points by ending up in the top 25 of a race.
