Category: Previews

Pola de Laviana > Colláu Fancuaya 153.8km The first proper mountaintop finish of the race. Remco is in the lead after a dominant display on Thursday, but the race is far from over. This stage will see a shake down in the GC, it’s a big day in the battle for red. Weather Cloudy sun...

Camargo > Cistierna 189.8km This is a stage you don’t often see in a grand tour. We have a very tough cat 1 climb which starts just over half way into the stage, from the crest there is 64km to go. It looks a weird one to me, hopefully it’s good to watch. Weather It...

Bilbao > Pico Jano 180.8km After today’s breakaway stage, Rudy Molard is in red, a tremendous moment in his career. He’s only 2 seconds ahead of Fred Wright, both will be trying their best to finish the stage in red, it’s all to play for. With FDJ in the race lead, we’ll have to see...

Irun > Bilbao 186.5km Hands up if you want a breakaway stage? Two times up a climb that’s 4.2km at 8.2%, and last time up crests with 14km to go. As Thursday is an uphill finish, I would expect to see a large break fight out the stage win, allowing Jumbo-Visma to give away the...

Vitoria > Laguardia 152.9km The first “interesting” looking stage of the race. We are in the Basque Country and are faced with a day that’s too hard for the pure sprinters, and some of the breakaway experts will be licking their lips. Will Jumbo-Visma be happy giving away the jersey? Will other teams chase the...

Hamburg > Hamburg 204.6km After 2 years off the calendar, the race returns and it’s a familiar looking route. Usually one for the fast men, Viviani has won the last three editions, but the finale always ensures the group is reduced to around 50 riders. Will this year follow the same path? Weather Pleasant temperatures,...

Breda > Breda 193.2km The final stage in the Netherlands, and it’s a stage that was designed with echelons in mind. We got a big sprint today, will there be another one tomorrow? Weather Cloudy, but it should stay dry. All eyes will be on the wind, it’s going to be around 15-20km/h and mainly...

Give > Vejle 125.4km The final stage is one that’s well known to those who watch the Tour of Denmark. Repeated laps of the circuit in Vejle has been a staple of this race for many years, but the organisers have moved it to the final stage and significantly shortened the stage, I like it...

Hertogenbosch > Utrecht 174.9km The first of the big sprints, the break doesn’t stand a chance. We have a cat 4 climb to lure some into joining the morning move, with the KOM jersey waiting for them on the podium at the end of the day.  Weather Sunny, warm and the wind shouldn’t be a...

Skive > Skive 166.7km Unfortunately, the gravel stage was a bit of a non-event, time for the fourth stage and another opportunity for the sprinters. Weather Sunny and not much wind. Finale The stage ends with three laps of this circuit. It’s relatively straightforward, and it includes a little kicker, but it’s only 350m in...