Category: Previews

Alfaro > Estación de Esquí de Valdezcaray 198km Another breakaway stage, that’s what happens when you use “soft” climbs at the end of the day. It’s great news for breakaway riders, but bad news if you like watching the GC men smash each other to pieces fighting for a win. It’s the day before the...

Plouay > Plouay 262km There’s been a significant change to this year’s route, the central section of the race is totally different to last year. In terms of difficulty, the race now has 4800m of climbing, which is around 700m extra compared to previous editions. To put this into context, it’s got the most climbing...

Monzón Templario > Zaragoza 164km The 3rd sprint stage of the opening week. Philipsen won the opening stage, Turner took the spoils on stage 4, who will be victorious in Zaragoza?

Andorra la Vella > Cerler 188km Two days in a row where the climbing starts almost from the gun, breakaway riders will be happy. Today, the win went the way of the breakaway, Jay Vine was first across the line and took the stage, Torstein Træen was 2nd and is now in the red jersey, what...

Olot > Pal 171km Andorra, here we come. Stage 6 and the race heads back into the mountains with a tough looking stage which finishes in Pal. Alberto Contador won a stage of Catalunya here back in 2011, there are lots of riders who would love to win on “home” roads, there’s going to be...

Figueres > Figueres 24km TTT A big day in the fight for the red jersey with a 24km team time trial. Any time riders can gain on their rivals could be very important come Madrid. 

Susa > Voiron 207km Well then, welcome back, David Gaudu. It was so good to see him win today, a reminder of just how good he can be. Stage 4 is longest stage of the race. The day starts in Italy and finishes in France, Wout Van Aert won a Dauphiné stage in Voiron back...

San Maurizio Canavese > Ceres 135km The final stage in Italy, just 135km which makes it the shortest stage in the race, apart from the processional stage in Madrid. After Vingegaard’s win today, he’s now in the race lead and it was a great way for him to start the race. Stage 3 shouldn’t be...

Alba > Limone Piemonte 161km Day 2 of the Vuelta and we head for the mountains. This finish was last used in a race all the way back in 2002 when Stefano Garzelli won a stage of the Giro d’Italia. The climb isn’t the hardest in the world, some are even suggesting that a certain...

Leuven > Leuven 185km The final stage of the Renewi Tour sees the riders heading to Leuven for a lap circuit which will bring back memories of the world championships in 2021. The circuit isn’t the exact same, it doesn’t include the little cobbled climb (Saint whatever it was called), but it still features the...