Uster > Zürich 154km

The big question most people are currently considering is just how hard is this route going to be? Comparing races based on distance and elevation gain isn’t an exact science, but it does offer some insight into what type of race could unfold. Here’s some comparisons:

Flanders – 163km & 1573m

Amstel Gold – 157km & 1887m

Flèche – 146km & 2092m

Liège – 153km & 2829m

Olympics – 157km & 1757m

This race – 154km & 2384m

It’s quite a long race and has a significant amount of climbing, but considerably less than Liège.

Of the big contenders, Kopecky has never won a race with more than 2244m of climbing in it. Vollering, Vos, Longo Borghini, Niewiadoma, Faulkner, Lippert, Brown and Balsamo have all won races with more climbing than this race. Read into that what you want.