The longest stage of the race with a lively uphill finish. There will be a tailwind that’ll turn into a gusting crosswind later on.
Tour de France Stage 5 Preview
The cobbled stage, the pavé of Paris-Roubaix meets the Tour de France and this time the defining feature is the severity of the sections. There are two races today, one for the stage win and the other against disaster for the GC contenders.
Tour de France Stage 4 Preview
The Tour de France is back in France although it’s kept the Danish weather. Today’s course isn’t easy with several sharp climbs to sap the legs of the pure sprinters.
Monday Ennui
No sooner has the Tour de France started, there’s a break today so that the caravan can make the 900km journey from Denmark to Northern France. There’s still racing on TV and a few more things to chew over…
Tour de France Stage 3 Preview
A pure stage for the sprinters on paper, and the forecast says there won’t be enough wind to blow the paper plans away either.
Tour de France Stage 2 Preview
A trip along the Danish coast, today’s stage will be a nervous one because the wind could get up. This creates a self-fulfilling prophecy of danger because everyone wants to be at the front to avoid trouble so the pressure is on to fight for position which increases the danger and so on. There’s also the spectacular Great Belt Bridge across the sea just before the finish.
Tour de France Stage 1 Preview
Welcome to the first of 21 daily stage previews, you’ll find them freshly baked like a croissant every morning.
The Tour starts with a 13km time trial around Copenhagen, a tour of many the Danish capital’s sights and monuments. There’s the stage win, a yellow jersey up and an early form test for the overall contenders, all in front of what promises to be a giant crowd in Copenhagen.
Tour de France Contenders Preview
A look at the overall contenders for the Tour de France. Unsurprisingly it’s Tadej Pogačar vs. Jumbo-Visma vs. the field but the route and misfortune could also have their say, the long first week promises to high wire act.
Tour de France Sprinters and Green Jersey Contenders
Part power, part daredevil… part mental arithmetic, the Tour de France’s points competition for the green jersey could also be an interesting contest this year with Wout van Aert making it his goal but he’ll have to take on the pure sprinters and a contest skewed towards them.