Category: Previews

Chartres > Tours 213km Welcome to my 305th preview of the season. Paris-Tours will be the final one of the year, I’m off on holiday on Sunday and will sit out Tour of Holland, Guangxi and Veneto. This year, 900 of you good people have paid the money to subscribe to my previews, those types of...

Como > Bergamo 241km The fifth and final monument of the season, a long winter lies ahead. I’ve been growing tired of the Pogačar dominance, but with the end of the season fast approaching, I’m going to try my best to simply sit back and enjoy greatness. 

Dogliani > Acqui Terme 179km The 109th edition of this old race, it was won by Neilson Powless in 2024, I still haven’t worked out how he managed to hold off the chasing peloton. The route is different, but it’s still one for the climbers.

Busto Arsizio > Varese 198km In terms of length and elevation gain, it’s a relatively hard race, but in reality, it’s a very demanding race. Constantly up and down, there’s hardly any rest periods and that’s why it’s usually very selective.

Binche > Binche 204km One final chance to get your fix of cobbles before a long, dark winter. This is the 38th edition of the race, one that is usually won by a sprinter, even though it’s not always a sprint.

Privas > Guilherand-Granges 203km Just one week after the world championships road race comes the Euro version. The route is more than a nod to the Faun-Ardèche Classic and looks like a rematch between Pogačar and Evenepoel, with a side of Vingegaard. That’s right, you get the chance to see the rarely spotted one-day Dane,...

Mirandola > San Luca 199km Giro dell’Emilia, one of the most beautiful races on the calendar. Back in the day, it was normally raced by smaller teams, but in recent years it’s been full of the biggest names in cycling. This year, the Euros have stolen several of the top European talents, but the start...

Stromberg >Münster 194km One of the final opportunities for the sprinters in 2025. Philipsen, Kooij and Cavendish have won this race in previous years, two of those riders are back to see if they can win a second title. The route looks a little easier than previous years, with the same lap circuit which is...

Loriol-sur-Drôme > Étoile-sur-Rhône 24km ITT Coming straight the world championships comes the Euros, I’m not sure this is where it should sit in the calendar, but that’s not up to me. The riders are down in Valence, in the south-east of France, hopefully we’re in for a tight time trial.

Kigali > Kigali 271km The big one is here, the men’s road race in Kigali. Can Remco become the first man in history to do the ITT/RR double? Can Pogačar win consecutive road race titles and join the likes of Alaphilippe, Sagan and Bettini? Will we see a surprise winner?  Weather It looks like rain...