Tour de Suisse 2021 – Stage 8 preview
By David Hunter Andermatt > Andermatt 158km The final day.
By David Hunter Andermatt > Andermatt 158km The final day.
By David Hunter Sedrun > Andermatt 23km ITT Up a mountain and then down again, this is a fun looking TT.
By David Hunter Sedrun > Andermatt 130km This is a brilliant stage for the breakaway
By David Hunter Gstaad > Leukerbad 176km Let the GC battle begin, well, sort of.
By David Hunter St. Urban > Gstaad 171km A sprint stage?
By David Hunter Lachen > Pfaffnau 182km The first potential sprint stage.
By David Hunter Neuhausen am Rheinfall > Lachen 178km A typical Tour de Suisse sprint stage.
By David Hunter La Léchére-Les-Bains > Les Gets 148km 148km and 4000m of climbing. Time to launch a few grenades.
By David Hunter Frauenfeld 11km ITT We begin with a TT.
By David Hunter Due to lots of snow the organisers had to quickly alter stages 5, 6 and 8 in the past week. The result is a slightly easier race, as lots of high altitude has been removed, but it’s still looking hard to me. Saying that, it does suit a strong climber/TT rider. Stage 1…
By David Hunter Saint-Martin-Le-Vinoux > La Plagne 171.5km A big day of climbing.
By David Hunter Loriol-Sur-Drôme > Le Sappey-En-Chartreuse 167km Fairly flat for around 135km, then hilly for 32km. It’s a funny stage.
By David Hunter Saint-Chamond > Saint-Vallier 171km I like the look of this one.
By David Hunter Firminy > Roche-La-Moliere 16.5km ITT A challenging TT.
By David Hunter Langeac > Saint-Haon-Le-Vieux 171.5km Will Bahrain make a mess of this one too?
By David Hunter Brioude > Saugues 173km Another stage that will interest different types of riders.
By David Hunter Senago > Milano 30.2km We end with a TT.
By David Hunter Issoire > Issoire 182.5km We start with a lap circuit.