Category: Previews

By David Hunter Bologna – San Luca 8km ITT An ITT with a twist.

By David Hunter Ready for the first grand tour of the year? The much-anticipated Giro is about to begin, and it even starts in Italy. The organisers have decided to ignore recent trends and have returned to long stages and brutal mountains. We have three ITTs, which will have an impact on the GC, but many…

By David Hunter Halifax – Leeds 175km The race ends with almost a carbon copy of last year’s stage, which was a beauty!

By David Hunter Bridlington – Scarborough 131.5km Could this be a GC day?

By David Hunter Lucens – Torgon 176km The big GC day.

By David Hunter Romont – Romont 161km After a day for the sprinters, time for another classic Romandie type of stage.

By David Hunter Barnsley – Bedale 134km Another sprint stage, as long as the bunch don’t make a mess of it again!

By David Hunter La Locle – Morges 174km Time for a proper sprint stage.

By David Hunter Doncaster – Selby 169km We start with a sprint.

By David Hunter This is a race I do enjoy, such a shame the start list doesn’t do it justice. Even though the riders get a chance to ride on the World Championship route, the race only has four world tour teams, and one of them is Katusha! Hopefully some of the smaller teams step up…

By David Hunter Neuchâtel – La Chaux de Fonds 169km The first road stage.

By David Hunter Neuchâtel 4km ITT The race begins with an interesting prologue around the streets of Neuchâtel.

By David Hunter After the fun and excitement of the Ardennes, we’re now back in stage race mode. The organisers have gone with a relatively boring look route, with only one big day in the mountains. Route Prologue As usual, the opening stage is a prologue. Just 4km long, this is going to be fast and…

By David Hunter Liège – Liège 256km Time for another monument.

By David Hunter Coldaro – Bolzano 147.8km The final stage is here.

By David Hunter Baselga di Piné – Cles 134km Another crazy day awaits.

By David Hunter Salorono – Baselga Di Piné 106.3km Strap yourself in for a crazy day of climbing.