Pro Cycling race previews from a Cycling Betting expert.
All Classics, Grand Tours, major one-day races and shorter stage races covered with route analysis, contenders analysis and race predictions. If you're a fan of pro cycling and like to have a bet on it, then this is the site for you.
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Copenhagen ITT
July 1, 13kms
The Grand Depart of the 2022 Tour de France sees the riders tackle a fast and furious individual time trial in the Danish capital Copenhagen. Here's a quick and dirty preview of the first stage..
Ghent - Ninove
Sat 29th February, 204.2kms
It's long been said that the Omloop was the 'traditional' start of the season, the 'purists' almost disregarding the earlier races of the season as 'training races'. I sort of used to be one, looking forward to the start of the European season proper..
Perros Guirec - Mur de Bretagne
June 27th, 183.5kms
Like stage 1, there are again 6 categorised climbs on this stage, but unlike stage 1 where they were spread out from start to finish, in this stage there are five of them packed in to the last 80kms, including the finish on top of the Mur de Bretagne.
Brest - Landerneau
June 26, 197.8kms
The Grand Depart of the 2021 Tour de France sees the riders visit cycling-mad Brittany and the race kicks off with an interesting stage that could be tailor-made for Julian Alaphilippe to pull on the first yellow jersey of the race.
Giro d'Italia St 21
Senago - Milano
Sunday 30th May, 30.3kms ITT
Similar to last year, the final TT is a flat run to Milan, but it's almost twice the distance of the final TT in 2020, at 30.3kms. After his demolition job in the opening TT, can Pippo Ganna top and tail the Giro with stage wins and win the final TT for the second year running?
Verbania - Alpe Motta
Saturday 29th May, 164kms
What a brute they have lined up for the final test of the climbers endurance. A flat opening 80kms, where they cross in to Switzerland, then straight up for the next 26kms to the top of the Bernardino Pass.
Abbiategrasso - Alpe Di Mera
Friday 28th May, 176kms
Back in to the high mountains again with another tough stage, but not the toughest of the race, on paper anyway, but does finish with a bang on the Alpe di Mera, a climb making its debut in the race.
Rovereto - Stradella
Thursday 27th May, 231kms
A mini rest day ahead of the final push. An easy stage along the Po Plains, with a few bumps near the finish to maybe give us an interesting finish. Don't expect any GC action today, they will all be thinking of the 3 days to come..
Canazei - Sega Di Ala
Wed. 26th May, 193kms
The first of three summit finishes in the next four stages, this is a game of two halves as they say, or even three thirds.. The first third is more or less downhill, a third on flat roads and then two Cat 1s to finish the stage.
Sacile - Cortina d'Ampezzo
Monday 24th May, 212kms
Yet another 'Queen stage' according to the roadbook, that's the third I make it so far.. but this one probably merits more than the others so far, it's a beast and one that Simon Yates has said "looks filthy".. he's not wrong!
Giro d'Italia St.15
Grado - Gorizia
Sunday 23rd May, 147kms
This is a strange stage they've dropped in to the middle of two tough stages in the Alps. Partly raced in Italy, partly in Slovenia, it's more like a stage of the Tour of Slovenia or Romandie with a circuit feel to it as they pass over the same hill three times in total.
