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Echallens > Echallens 168.8km A rare easy day in Romandie. Just one categorised climb, and 2500m of ascension, this is about as easy as it gets in this race. We don’t have many sprinters here, but with QuickStep, Ineos and UAE happy if we get a sprint, that’s what we’re likely to get. Weather Another...

La Grande Béroche > Romont 178.6km The first road stage of the race is a lumpy one, and it has an uphill finish. The finish was used back in 2019 when David Gaudu took the win, you need a punch to cross the line first. Weather A cracking day in Romandie, see, it does happen....

Lausanne 5.2km ITT A nice prologue to get the race started, one where the gaps should be very small. Weather The forecast suggests it will rain in the morning, but clear for the race starting in the afternoon. Route There are a couple of drags, but nothing that will worry a professional cyclist. More important...

The classics are over, it’s time to focus on stage races. The peloton head to Romandie for its usual mix of punchy stages and big mountains. Prologue A technical prologue to kick off the race, especially if the roads are wet. There are quite a few corners to deal with, GC riders will have to...

Bastogne > Liège 141.8km The final spring classic is here, one last chance for the big hitters to go toe-to-toe. SD Worx took the spoils in Strade Bianche and Flanders, Trek-Segafredo won Gent-Wevelgem and Paris-Roubaix and FDJ landed Amstel and Flèche, it shows that we no longer have one outstanding team, this season we’ve seen...

Liège > Liège 256.9km Liège is the last of the classics for a while, it marks the end of the first section of the cycling season. We have the usual mix of those who’ve been racing since the opening weekend, up against the GC riders who are starting to hit top form. As always, it...

Lienz > Lienz 114km Now, this is what you call a stage. Just 114km in length, and apart from the opening 34km of flat, the rest of the day is going to be crazy. There might only be two categorised climbs, but some of the uncategorised climbs are incredibly difficult. Despite looking very strong, this...

Niederdorf/Villabassa > Kals am Grossglockner 143km Another day that will interest the breakaway, but will the GC men come out to play? Weather Cloudy at the start, but the sun will be out for the end of the stage. The wind isn’t strong, but it will be a tailwind for most of the final 65km....

Lana > Villabassa 154.4km Guess what? That’s right, it’s another flat finish! This is the easiest of the GC days, but it still contains a rather nasty climb, and this time it’s closer to the finish. It should be another fun day out in the Alps. Weather There’s a small chance of a rain shower...

Blegny > Mur de Huy 201.9km It’s time for the Mur de Huy. The lap circuit has changed back to what it was in 2019, with the reintroduction of Côte de Cherave, a harder climb than the one that replaced it in the last three editions. Hopefully it teases some long-range attacks, just like it...