Here’s a simple and accessible Giro d’Italia guide. There’s a concise preview of every stage below as well as explainers on the rules for the mountains and points competitions; TV guide and more.
Roads to Ride: Torgon
The summit finish of the Tour de Romandie this Saturday, the climb to the ski village of Torgon isn’t a celebrity summit finish, it’s just a quiet climb and the chance to take look at the UCI, cycling’s governing body.
The Moment Liège-Bastogne-Liège Was Won
Three faces, three grimaces but Jacob Fuglsang is almost cracking a smile and he’s just about to ride Michael Woods and Davide Formolo off his wheel to go solo for the win and for once Julian Alaphilippe isn’t going to threaten him.
Liège-Bastogne-Liège Preview
La Doyenne gets a facelift with the oldest race on the calendar getting a new finish, gone is up the uphill finish in Ans and now there’s a flat finish in downtown Liège.
The Moment The Amstel Gold Race Was Won
A thrilling finish saw time and space shrink like a concertina, one moment Julian Alaphilippe and Jacob Fuglsang were going to sprint for the race, then Michał Kwiatkowski caught them in the final kilometre and seconds later they were all swamped by a chase group led by Mathieu van der Poel who kept going to win the sprint.
Amstel Gold Race Preview
Beer, sunshine and big crowds for a bike race. The Amstel Gold Race a good formula even if it’s the young upstart of the spring classics in relative terms, having only begun in 1966. It marks the change from the flat classics to the hillier races and there’s a broad field with grand tour contenders tuning up for summer and cobbled classics specialists having a last hurrah. Here’s a race preview with the usual look at the course, contenders, TV times and more.
The Cobbled Classics Revelations
With the cobbles done and dusted for another year, a quick retrospective on some of the new names who emerged during the season.
The Moment Paris-Roubaix Was Won
Philippe Gilbert beats Nils Politt in the sprint in the Roubaix velodrome. He seemed the fresher for the sprint, but in a race packed with action and drama nothing could be taken for granted until the final metres when it was clear he was ahead and able to sit up for the victory salute.