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Hawick > Duns 174.8km A day spent in the rolling hills of the Scottish Borders. There’s 2457m of climbing, the final 30km of the day has just about one quarter of all the climbing contained within. This hard finish, which features two cat 3 climbs, will test the climbing legs of the sprinters.  Weather The...

Martos > Sierra Nevada (Observatorio Pico Veleta) 152.5km We’ve got a rest day on Monday and this stage finishes at 2430m above sea level, can we please get a bloody GC day! I don’t know about you, but I’m getting fed up with breakaway wins at this race. Don’t get me wrong, I love the...

Aberdeen > Glenshee 180.9km If you come to the north of Scotland in September you always run the risk of terrible weather, and it looks like the riders are going to be unlucky. There is a yellow weather warning in place from midnight on Sunday until 1500, it looks like the bunch will need their...

The Tour of Britain has been used as a preparation race for the World Championships, but it looks like the big names have realised it’s very difficult to win this race and win the rainbow jersey. The stages are deceptively hard, there’s a lot of transfers and the weather can be a bit on the...

Montoro > Alto de la Pandera 160.5km The first of two big stages in the Sierra Nevada. It’s another mountain stage with a flat start, but that didn’t stop a huge break getting up the road on Thursday. With 18 KOM points on offer, it’s not a huge day in the fight for the KOM...

Ronda > Montilla 168.5km Another day and another chance for the sprinters. With the fast men looking relatively equal, there should be no shortage of teams to chase down the morning break. This will mean the break will likely contain riders from the Spanish conti teams, and will be chased down with ease, setting up...

Salobreña > Peñas Blancas 192.5km We head back to the mountains, or mountain to be correct, with a stage that goes through many towns well known to us tourists from Northern Europe. The peloton spends almost the whole day going in out and popular holiday destinations, the route passes through Nerja, Torrox, Malaga, Marbella and...

Alhama de Murcia > Cabo de Gata 191.2km A simple stage awaits the peloton, it should be nice and easy for everyone, then a big sprint. Some brave souls will jump in the break, but they don’t stand a chance as the sprinters hunt out a stage win, despite most teams being depleted. There’s also...

Elche > Alicante 30.9km ITT A time trial for the specialists.  The opening 17km is mostly downhill, this is where the damage will be done. The rest of the route is mainly flat, but there is a little climb near the end, but it’s only 750m at 5.2%. This is a terrible route for the...

Villaviciosa > Les Praeres 171.4km Another big mountain stage awaits the riders, with the hardest finish in the whole race. We were last here in 2018 and Simon Yates took the win from Miguel Ángel López. Les Praeres is a horrible climb, it is ridiculously steep and unrelenting.  Weather A nice day with lots of...