Category: Previews

Cormoranche-sur-Saône > Salins-les-Bains 191km The race starts to transition away from the sprints to the mountains, but before we hit the high peaks there’s a couple of stages for puncheurs, and maybe a few GC guys.  Weather Another cracking day. The Climb Starts with a bang. Double digit gradients for most the opening 3km, then...

Cours > Belmont-de-la-Loire 31km ITT 31km is a long time trial in a one-week stage race, it’s going to have a significant impact on the fight for the yellow jersey. There was a similar stage last year, thankfully on that day the gaps were relatively small, I wonder what will happen this time round. With...

Monistrol-sur-Loire > Le Coteau 194km The first, and last, bunch sprint of the week. We should have a calm day for the peloton, things won’t start to get interesting until the final 30km., which is a shame as the stage is almost 200km, the longest of the race. Weather Sunny and warm. The Climb This...

Brassac-les-Mines > La Chaise-Dieu 167km Stage 2 looks a lot like stage 1, the riders head out on a loop and come back to the finish town for a lap circuit, this time it’s twice round. This stage is 10km longer and has 150m less climbing, the numbers suggest it’s a little bit easier and...

Chambon-sur-Lac > Chambon-sur-Lac 158km Not that long ago you’d have taken one look at this profile and thought the sprinters don’t stand a chance, so it’s a nailed on breakaway day, but not anymore. Okay, for years we’ve had “sprinters” like Sagan who would have loved a stage like this, but in recent years we’ve...

With the Giro now a distant memory the peloton head to France and the 75th edition of the Dauphiné, always a vital part of Tour de France preparation. All the GC riders are back from altitude training, the level will be very high. Stage 1 3000m of climbing in under 160km, this is a tough opening...

Puget-Théniers > Valberg 167km As the Dauphiné approaches, some of the climbers take a little pit stop just outside Nice. With 4300m of climbing, it’s a huge day in the saddle, and one for the mountain experts. Last year, Jacob Fuglsang took the win, he’s back to try and defend his title. Weather Warm and...

Hasselt > Tongeren 204km The Giro might be over, but there’s no time for the usual post-Giro blues, the racing continues with Ronde van Limburg. Last year, Arnaud De Lie won the uphill sprint, this time round the organisers have decided to make things a little more complicated for the fast men, they’ve added two...

Roma > Roma 126km It’s the final stage of the race and we’ve got ourselves a sprint in Rome. The lap circuit is very similar to the one used in 2018, when Sam Bennett took the win from Elia Viviani. There’s a lot of wide roads, a few cobbles and a couple of kickers. In...

Tarvisio > Monte Lussari 18.5km ITT Come on, let’s be honest, the Giro has been utter shite. Basically, some riders went home, and we had three TTs. That’s it. Pathetic. The worst grand tour in living memory. Yes, the weather was bad, but fuck me, it’s been horrendous to watch. Enough complaing, time for an...