Race analysis, favourites, and predictions for Boucles de la Mayenne - Crédit Mutuel 2023

France is undoubtedly one of the great cradles of world cycling, and not just because of the Tour de France or Paris-Roubaix, but also because it has a rich calendar of races in all categories. A good example of this is that starting next Thursday until Sunday, the department of Mayenne will host another ProSeries race, the Boucles de la Mayenne - Crédit Mutuel, where we will see again some of the cyclists who participated a few days ago in the 4 Jours de Dunkerque / Grand Prix des Hauts de France. It is another race for classics specialists, which this time includes a 4-kilometer individual time trial prologue.

Route

As mentioned, the race starts with a 4-kilometer prologue, while the other three stages have profiles that suit classics riders well. The third stage is the best opportunity for sprinters, while stages 2 and 4 will determine the general classification.

Favorites

With two days left until the start of the race, many teams have yet to confirm their lineups. So far, Arnaud Demare (1000), Bryan Coquard (600), Marc Hirschi (600), Juan Sebastián Molano (600), Maximilian Walscheid (400), Benoît Cosnefroy (400), Arvid de Klein (400), Nacer Bouhanni (400), Axel Zingle (200), Jason Tesson (200), Clement Venturini (200), and Thomas De Gendt (200) are some of the notable cyclists who will take part.

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