Tour de Yorkshire 2018 – Stage 2 Preview
By David Hunter Barnsley – Ilkley 147.5km Time to hit the hills.
By David Hunter Barnsley – Ilkley 147.5km Time to hit the hills.
By David Hunter Jerusalem 9.7km ITT The race begins with a time trial in Jerusalem.
By David Hunter Are you ready for the first grand tour of the year? 2018 has been a year for the youngsters, with many riders taking landmark victories. We’ve seen the likes of Benoot, Valgren, Alaphilippe, Jungels, McCarthy and Soler take big wins, but will we see a young rider take their first grand tour? Crucial…
By David Hunter Beverley – Doncaster 180.5km We open with a boring looking sprint stage.
By David Hunter This is the 4th edition of the race, due to increased popularity it is now a four day event. Unfortunately, this year it clashes with the start of the Giro, which means we have a weaker startlist than usual. The organisers always have the race on the May Day holiday weekend, in the…
By David Hunter Mont Sur Rolle – Genève 182km A sprint stage, but where are all the sprinters?
By David Hunter Sion – Sion 149km Time for the Queen stage.
By David Hunter Ollon – Villars 10km ITT Time trial day.
By David Hunter Delémont – Yverdon les Bains 174km Time for the sprinters to shine.
By David Hunter Fribourg – Delémont 166km This looks like a classic Romandie stage.
By David Hunter Fribourg 4km ITT The race begins with a technical looking prologue.
By David Hunter After the fun of the classics, we head to Switzerland for a return to stage racing. The Tour de Romandie is usually one of the hardest races on the calendar, full of exciting riding. Route Prologue We begin with 4km of TT, with several steep sections and a little bit of cobbles. It…
By David Hunter Liège – Ans 257km Time for another monument.
By David Hunter Rattenberg – Innsbruck 164.2km A mini-world championship.
By David Hunter Klausen – Lienz 134.3km Another day ending with a descent.
By David Hunter Auer – Meran 138.3km A proud day for Androni.
By David Hunter Seraing – Mur de Huy 198km After many years of complaints, the organisers have decided to change the route.