A sprint stage on paper but beware the crosswinds today and there are some very awkward roads with little room to spare.
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Tour de France Stage 12 Preview
A likely sprint stage but a tough course with plenty of small climbs including one 16km from the finish. Watch out for the gusting wind.
Tour de France Stage 11 Preview
The Mont Ventoux stage with two ascents of the giant mountain. Today’s stage will attract a lot of hype and myth but there’s no escaping the difficulty of the route.
Tour de France Stage 10 Preview
A sprint stage as the race leaves the Alps. The latter part of the race has some exposed roads and it can be windy but the latest forecast says it’ll be calm.
Tour de France Stage 9 Preview Tignes
The second day in the Alps and a more mountainous stage than yesterday, an extra one thousand metres of vertical gain, all in 145km.
Tour de France Stage 7 Preview
The longest stage of the Tour and a hard final hour in the Morvan’s mini-mountains before the finish in the industrial town of Le Creusot.
Roads to Ride: The Signal d’Uchon
What’s the difference between a mountain and a hill? Geologists and cartographers might have their definitions and some say it’s just a question of semantics. Visit the Morvan, France’s smallest mountain range, and it does have that mountainous feel, there’s a sense of scale, severity and menace. When the Tour de France route was unveiled last year the Signal d’Uchon was one of the novelties presented and it will feature late on Stage 7. Let’s take a closer look…
Tour de France Stage 5 Preview
A big day for the GC contenders, today’s time trial will reshuffle the pack of cards with the kings and aces coming to the fore.