By David Hunter Tortoreto Lido – Pesaro 239.6km Another monster day in the saddle.

By David Hunter L’Aquila – Vasto 185km Another day with many possibilities.

By David Hunter Cassino – San Giovanni Rotondo 238.4km Not a day for the sprinters.

By David Hunter Frascati – Terracina 140.4km The last big sprint stage for a little while.

By David Hunter Orbetello – Frascati 236km A lumpy day in the saddle.

By David Hunter Vinci – Orbetello 220km  Time for a proper sprint stage.

By David Hunter Bologna – Fucecchio 205km The first road stage.

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…