Category: Previews

The men’s 2026 season kicks off with the 26th Tour Down Under. After trying it back in 2023, the organisers have decided to kick off the race with a prologue in Adelaide, hopefully it doesn’t rain this time round. The organisers have pushed up the difficulty this year, the Corkscrew stage is back, but it’s harder...

Magill > Paracombe 131km Day 2 of the Tour Down Under and it’s going to be a demanding day in the saddle. Ally Wollaston got the win in the opening stage, delivering a hugely powerful sprint to win by quite some distance. With FDJ in the race lead, they’ll be expected to control the peloton,...

Willunga > Willunga 137km The race kicks off in Willunga, but crucially avoiding Willunga Hill. Instead, we have a stage which should end in a sprint, but you can never be 100% sure of how things will play out in a women’s race. Sometimes tactics can be hard to work out, take last year for...

The first world tour stage race of 2026 is upon us. The Aussie road nats scratched an itch, but now it’s time for the season to properly kick off. The women’s peloton has rolled into town and are about to start the TDU, which looks quite different to previous editions. It’s still just the 3...

Perth > Perth 177km After missing out on the ITT crown, Jayco will take to the start line determined to make amends, but the pressure (as always) is on. Last year, Luke Durbridge managed to get up the road with Conor Leahy, eventually riding him off the wheel. The peloton struggled to close the gap,...

Perth > Perth 38.8km ITT The 2026 season begins with the Australian national ITT championship, it feels like it’s been a long off-season. Luke Plapp is back to defend his title; he’s won this race three times in recent years. Looking to stop him is Jay Vine, winner back in 2023, he was only 8...

Chartres > Tours 213km Welcome to my 305th preview of the season. Paris-Tours will be the final one of the year, I’m off on holiday on Sunday and will sit out Tour of Holland, Guangxi and Veneto. This year, 900 of you good people have paid the money to subscribe to my previews, those types of...

Como > Bergamo 241km The fifth and final monument of the season, a long winter lies ahead. I’ve been growing tired of the Pogačar dominance, but with the end of the season fast approaching, I’m going to try my best to simply sit back and enjoy greatness. 

Dogliani > Acqui Terme 179km The 109th edition of this old race, it was won by Neilson Powless in 2024, I still haven’t worked out how he managed to hold off the chasing peloton. The route is different, but it’s still one for the climbers.

Busto Arsizio > Varese 198km In terms of length and elevation gain, it’s a relatively hard race, but in reality, it’s a very demanding race. Constantly up and down, there’s hardly any rest periods and that’s why it’s usually very selective.