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Naples > Naples 163km Well, what a mess that was. Evenepoel hit the deck twice, he’s a lucky boy that neither time resulted in serious injury. It’s amazing what a wee bit of rain does in this part of the world, the roads are like ice. Cavendish won the last sprint in Naples, all the...

Atripalda > Salerno 171km Stage 4 was crazy, stage 5 promises to be a quieter affair. The opening half is lumpy, but this is a day that’s destined to end in a sprint, however, there’s a chance for the break. Weather A lot of rain is predicted, it looks like being a wet day on...

Venosa > Lago Laceno 175km Strap yourself in, it’s the first of the breakaway days. Too hard for the sprinters, not hard enough for the GC riders, and Soudal – QuickStep want rid of the pink jersey. You know what this means, the break is going to take an age to go, predicting who makes...

Vasto > Melfi 213km The third stage sees the riders continue the drive south, and it’s a day for the climbing sprinters. It’s a long stage, and with only 1749m of climbing you’d be excused for thinking it was going to be a big sprint, but the positioning of the climbs makes it hard for...

Teramo > San Salvo 202km After the fun of the opening time trial, it’s time for the proper racing to start. The second stage sees the riders head down the coast, in what is a nailed-on sprint finish. This preview will take a close look at all the sprinters and their sprint trains. Weather Another...

Fossacesia Marina > Ortona 19.6km ITT The battle for the pink jersey begins with a 19.6km ITT. Ganna won the opening TT in both 2020 and 2021, he’s back to see if he can do it again and be the first rider in pink in 2023. Weather A beautiful day, with lots of sunshine and...

It’s time for the first grand tour of the year. We head to Italy for what’s being billed as Roglič versus Evenepoel, I think we’re in for one hell of a fight for the pink jersey. No foreign start this year, the race begins on the east coast of Italy, not far from Pescara. The...

Eschborn > Frankfurt 203km The organisers have tried to make the race a little harder this year, increasing the climbing metres from 2731 to 3079. It used to be once up the big climb, then twice up the final climb, this year it’s twice up the big climb (the second time from a more challenging...

Vufflens-la-Ville > Genève 170km The race ends with an interesting stage, one with a few possible scenarios. Weather Cloudy and a gentle tailwind throughout the day. The Climbs This is the cat 2 climb, the big moment for the sprinters. It’s tough enough to cause some serious damage. About 20km of descending follows, before bouncing...

Sion / Thyon 2000 162km The Queen stage is here, and it’s got a lot of climbing. After today’s TT, Ayuso is in the race lead, will he be able to hang on? Weather Another day with a threat of rain, we’ll have to see if it happens this time. This rain could turn into...