Tour of the Alps 2021 – Stage 5 preview
By David Hunter Valle del Chiese/Idroland > Riva del Garda 120.9km This should be another day for the breakaway.
By David Hunter Valle del Chiese/Idroland > Riva del Garda 120.9km This should be another day for the breakaway.
By David Hunter Naturns/Naturno > Valle Del Chiese/Pieve Di Bovo 168.6km Ooooofffff, this is a tough day out.
By David Hunter Imst > Naturns/Naturno 162km Another day with a lot of climbing
By David Hunter Charleroi > Mur de Huy 192.5km A little different to last year, but we still have the same lap circuit as 2020. Key Points Côte du chemin des Gueuses was brought into the race last year, it’s hard, but not that hard. The final time up crests with just under 10km to go,…
By David Hunter Innsbruck > Feichten Im Kaunertal 121.5km The first of probably just two GC days. Just 121.5km in length, but it’s full of climbing.
By David Hunter Brixen/Bressanone > Innsbruck 140.6km The opening stage is the easiest of the week.
By David Hunter A final tune up before the Giro, that’s what most riders are looking for out of this race. This year it has become even more popular as a preparation race, with many choosing to skip Romandie. As in previous editions the organisers have favoured flat/downhill finishes, the lack of a proper mountaintop finish…
By David Hunter Bodrum > Kusadasi 161km The final stage.
By David Hunter Paterna > Valencia 92km The final stage is a short one. Just 92km in length and 99.9% certain to end in a sprint. Weather A sunny day for the bunch. The wind will be around 15-20km/h and comes from the south-east, which means a headwind sprint. Finale Much of the closing kilometres is…
By David Hunter Valkenberg > Berg En Terblijt 216km Welcome to the new Amstel Gold.
By David Hunter Marmaris > Turgutreis 180km An interesting looking stage.
By David Hunter Xilxes > Platja Almenara 14km ITT Wide roads, hardly any corners, this is a TT for the specialists. There really isn’t much to say about the route, there’s just one little climb after 9km.
By David Hunter Fethiye > Marmaris 129km Another stage that is used a lot in this race.
By David Hunter Torrent > Dos Aguas 164.5km Strap yourself in, this stage is bonkers. We have 3441m of climbing, on paper it doesn’t sound too bad. The stage ends with a climb of 7.5km at 4.9%, again, it doesn’t sound too bad. The problem is when you look a little deeper into the final 60km….
By David Hunter Kemer > Elmali 160km The Queen stage.
By David Hunter Alicante > Alicante 177km On paper this is an easy sprint stage, but the weather Gods might not agree. Weather There’s going to be a lot of rain throughout the stage, and quite a strong wind coming from the north-east. We’re talking about speeds of 30km/h and above, which is certainly strong enough…
By David Hunter Alanya > Kemer 185km You guessed it, another sprint. At least the stages start to get a little more interesting after this one.
By David Hunter Leuven > Overijse 202km The race that provides an excellent transition from Flanders to the Ardennes. Due to roadworks we have a slight change to the lap circuit.