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TOUR DE ROMANDIE

After the opening team time trial, the GC riders have been in survival mode but now it is finally time for them to show their cards. Despite the generally hilly profile of the race, the climbers only have one chance to make a difference, with tomorrow’s queen stage offering the big climbing showdown in the 6-day race. With bad weather and the toughest summit finish for years, the stage has the potential to do some damage and as everybody needs to gain time on Chris Froome before the final time trial, we can expect an aggressive and animated race.

The Tour de Romandie usually has one big day of climbing in the Alps and this year the queen stage comes on the penultimate day. As usual, it is a big day with lots of big climbs but for the first time in years, the race ends at the top of a hard climb which will make it the most selective stage in recent editions. With a total of 3408m of climbing, it will be a brutal day and as the usual bad weather mars Romandy, it will be a tough stage that can make a lot of damage and will go a long way in determining the winner of the Tour de Romandie.

At 162.7km, the stage brings the riders from the Friday’s finish Fribourg to the top of the Champex-Lac climb. It consists of a long southerly run as the riders get into the Alpine heartland where they will mainly follow the valley road. However, they will make a few digressions from the direct line to go up a couple of big climbs along the way.

The first 50km of the stage are very easy as the riders travel along mainly flat roads to get into the Alpine terrain. The hostilities start at the 50.1km mark when the riders hit the bottom of the category 1 Les Mosses (13.7km, 4%, max. 9%) which is not a very hard climb and often features on the course. After the top, the riders go down a very long descent that brings them to the UCI headquarter in Aigle and the valley road in the Alps.

The riders will follow the flat road for a few kilometres before they get to the first intermediate sprint with 70km to go. This signals the start of the finale as the riders make a small deviation from the straight line to go up the category 1 Les Giettes climb (9.4km, 7.6%, max. 11%) before they turn around and go back to the valley road. Here they stay in the flat terrain for another 20km and contest the final intermediate sprint with 31.7km to go.

With 29.2km to go, the riders leave the valley and from now on there are no flat roads in the remaining part of the stage. First they go up the category 1 Petite Forclaz (5.1km, 9.8%, max. 13%) which is brutally steep and summits just 24.1km from the finish. Again they turn around to head back to the valley and then they head straight onto the lower slopes of the final category 1 climb to the finish in Champex-Lac (14.2km, 7%, max. 13%).

The final climb has not been used in recent editions of the Tour de Romandie.

The weather

The riders had horrendous weather for today’s stage and this made it a pretty tough affair. However, they will be glad to know that the rain is expected to stop during the night and that dry conditions are expected for the queen stage. That’s important as snow on the climbs could have forced the organizers to alter the course.

In the morning there may even be a bit of sun but in general it will be a cloudy day. It won’t be very cold as the maximum temperature in Verbier which is located at altitude close to the finish will be 10 degrees. There will only be a very light wind from a northwesterly direction which means that the riders will mainly have a cross-tailwind as they speed down the valley road and a crosswind when they go up and down the second and third climbs. There will be a tailwind on the final climb.

The favourites

As expected, the first three road stages failed to produce any time gaps between the overall contenders who have all been waiting for the weekend to deal their rivals a blow. The last three days have been all about staying safe but the three hard stages will be felt in the riders’ legs when they head out on tomorrow’s ride through the Alps which offers the climbers their only chance to make a difference in this year’s race.

With four major climbs, this is a big day of climbing and the combinations of the final two climbs can do a lot of damage. The Petite Forclaz is very steep and even though the final ascent is not very tough, the fact that there is little room for recovery in between the two mountains means that it should be able to do create some solid time differences.

Today provided the riders with their first taste of the rainy conditions that usually characterize the Tour de Romandie but tomorrow it should be a lot better. However, there is still a risk of rain and so the organizers may be forced to alter the course. This preview is based on the assumption that the stage will go ahead as planned. In any case, the design of the course means that the organizers can easily skip a few climbs along the way and still maintain the finish at the top of the final climb without having to include any dangerous descents.

Due to his time gains in the opening team time trial, Chris Froome finds himself in a great position. Among the GC riders, he is clearly the best time triallist and in principle he can allow himself to ride defensively. However, that is not his racing style and there is no doubt that he will do his best to win this stage. In the past two years, he found himself in a similar situation but he still chose to ride aggressively, and unless he has bad legs, there is no reason to suggest that it will be any different tomorrow.

This also means that Sky will control this stage firmly. Mountain stages are always very aggressive and we should be in for a fast start with several attacks. Many of the major teams will be part of the action as they want to have riders up the road but due to the easy start, it will be a manageable task for Sky to make sure that the early break is not too strong. With the mountains jersey up for grabs, many riders will have an extra incentive to attack and Sky will probably have their work cut out for them in the early part of the race.

Orica-GreenEDGE may lead the race with Michael Albasini but they know that the in-form Swiss won’t be an overall contender. Hence, they won’t do much to defend their jersey and they will mainly focus on keeping Simon Yates and Ivan Santaromita safe. Hence, it will probably be left to Sky to chase the early break and they will gladly assume their position on the front of the peloton.

There is no doubt that the British team plan to apply their usual tactic of riding tempo on the front of the peloton but in this race they don’t have the strongest team of climbers. Luke Rowe, Ian Stannard, Elia Viviani and Danny Pate won’t be able to feature in the finale and Geraint Thomas are not at 100% after his injury. The team even lost Peter Kennaugh today and so it will mainly be left to Nicolas Roche to apply the pressure. This means that they will probably have to wait until the penultimate climb to really make the race hard and Froome will probably be isolated much earlier than usual.

They may get a bit of assistance from Movistar though. This is the big day for Nairo Quintana who lost surprisingly much time in the team time trial. The Colombian needs to attack in this stage and he is surrounded by a very strong team of climbers. It would be no surprise if Movistar join forces with Sky to make the race as hard as possible.

Many riders know that Froome’s team is not very strong and they definitely want to isolate the defending champion. They can achieve that goal in two ways. They may set a fast pace on the final two climbs or they may go on the attack. Astana have so many GC cards to play that they can really put the race leader under pressure and we feel pretty sure that they will go on the attack already on the penultimate climb. It would be no surprise to see Michele Scarponi take off on the hardest ascent of the race and he could get some company from Pierre Rolland and Ryder Hesjedal who don’t have much to lose and are never afraid of attacking from the distance.

As we expect Sky to control the race and the finale to be very animated, the early break won’t have much of a chance and it will come down to a battle between the main favourites on the final two climbs. While the main favourites will keep their powder dry for the final climb, we will pretty sure that we will see some strong attacks already on the Petite-Forclaz. This means that Froome is likely to be isolated earlier than usual and like last year he may be forced to make his big attack earlier than he would have liked to.

Despite the fact that Sky don’t have their strongest team in this race and that Froome may find himself on his own in the finale, it is hard not to regard the defending champion as the big favourite. Whenever he has been at 100%, he has proved that he is the best climber in the world and he is usually at a pretty high level at this time of the year. In the past, he has proved that he can handle the Swiss cold and the final climb suits him pretty well.

Of course there are some question marks about his condition as he was far from his best in the Volta a Catalunya which was his last major outing. However, he was just coming back from illness in that race and since then he has had a great training camp at altitude. He usually comes down from Mount Teide in excellent condition and he seems to be confident that he is riding well. He looked motivated and strong until he crashed in Fleche Wallonne, he was strong in the team time trial and he rode attentively when some of the favourites attacked in the finale of stage 2.

When he was last in solid condition, Froome beat Alberto Contador with a dominant performance in the Ruta del Sol and he will keen to make another demonstration of power in this stage. In the past two years he has been unable to win the stage but this year the harder finale means that it will be hard for anyone to stay with him. The biggest challenge for him will be to control the race without a very strong team but we doubt that anyone will be able to stay with him when he makes his big attack. In 2013, however, Simon Spilak won the stage by anticipating Froome and then staying with the favourite when he was caught from behind. A similar scenario could happen in this stage but as we expect Froome to be in a class of his own, he is our favourite to win the stage.

The rider who is most likely to be able to match the Brit, is of course Nairo Quintana. The Colombian was riding outstandingly in Tirreno-Adriatico but since then he has seemed to be a bit off the pace. Despite being the big favourite, he failed to win the Vuelta al Pais Vasco and he didn’t really shine in the Ardennes. Of course he was held up behind the crash in Liege but while many other riders managed to rejoin the peloton, he never made it back.

Quintana’s performance in Pais Vasco was a big disappointment but the longer climbs in Romandie suit him much better. Furthermore, he is comfortable in the cold conditions and on paper he is one of the three best climbers in this race. Vincenzo Nibali is clearly not at his best and so Quintana is the rider who is most likely to be able to follow Froome. It remains to be seen whether he has improved his level since Pais Vasco but if he has rediscovered his Tirreno legs, he will be a strong contender.

Simon Spilak is always riding exceptionally well in this race. The bad weather in Romandie suits him perfectly as he is one of the strongest riders in these conditions and in the last two editions he has beaten Froome in a two-rider sprint to win the queen stage. This year he even seems to be riding at a higher level. In Pais Vasco, he was climbing extremely well and we still believe that he would have won the race overall if he hadn’t had a mechanical at the start of the time trial.

In this race, Spilak has again given a very strong impression. He did a massive amount of work in Katusha’s great time trial and he appeared to be at ease on the big climb in stage 2. The long, gradual Romandie climbs suit him really well and he is not afraid of attacking. However, it will be hard for him to distance Froome and Quintana and he is not fast in a sprint. However, the two grand tour stars can’t sprint either and so Spilak could make it three in a row in the Romandie mountains.

Rui Costa has finished on the podium in this race three years in a row and he has always been very strong in Swiss races whose gradual, not too steep climbs suit him excellently. Last year his performance was a bit of a surprise as he was not at his best in the Ardennes but this year he is clearly in great condition. He was strong in the classics and he and the Lampre-Merida team have been riding very well in this race until now. He is no pure climber but on this kind of climb he should be able to do well. Furthermore, he is fast in a sprint and if he can stay with the best, he will be hard to beat.

Romain Bardet had made Liege-Bastogne-Liege his big goal after a disappointing start to the year and he was very strong in the Belgian classic. A few days earlier he delivered an impressive performance in stage 3 of the Giro del Trentino and he is clearly in great condition. This climb suits him well and as Ag2r lost a lot of time in the team time trial, he won’t be heavily marked. If the favourites are unable to distance each other, he may be the one to benefit from their hesitation.

Pierre Rolland is riding excellently at the moment. He won the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon overall and he finished close to the best in Fleche Wallonne in a final that doesn’t suit him at all. He had hoped to be doing well in this race but he suffered on the wet descents today and so dropped out of GC contention. Hence, his big goal now is to win this stage and he will not be afraid to attack. If he escapes already on the penultimate climb, everybody knows that he will be very hard to catch,

Jakob Fuglsang has been riding really well this year and he has clearly continued his steady improvements on the climbs. He was one of the strongest riders in the Ardennes and the longer climbs in Romandie should suit him better. He is part of the strongest team in this race and he seems to be Astana’s strongest rider. While Vincenzo Nibali will be heavily marked, the Dane may have a bit more freedom and he has the right aggressive mindset to benefit from that.

Thibaut Pinot has had a mixed season. He was very strong in Tirreno but was far from his usual level in Pais Vasco and the Criterium International. Now he hopes to end his spring on a high in Romandie where the long climbs and the bad weather suit him well. At his best, he is an excellent climber and won’t be far from the best. Furthermore, he is very aggressive and he may be able to capitalize on the fight between the biggest favourites.

Finally, we will select a few jokers. For Mathias Frank, this is one of his season highlights and he has prepared meticulously for this event. Last year he finished fourth overall and in the Tour de Suisse he also proved that he is now one of the very best climbers in the world. He has had a slow start to the year but everything has been focused on this race and he should be among the best tomorrow.

Astana have so many cards to play. One of their best is Michele Scarponi who will probably have the task of attacking early. The Italian was very strong in Pais Vasco and did an impressive Liege-Bastogne-Liege. We wouldn’t be surprised to see him take off already on the penultimate climb and as Sky and Movistar don’t have the strongest teams, he may hold on to take the win.

Ilnur Zakarin and Tury Trofimov are both building condition for the Giro d’Italia and both seem to be riding really well. Zakarin had a breakthrough performance in Pais Vasco and Trofimov has proved that he can be with the best on the climbs in these week-long races. Katusha have lots of cards to play and most will have their eyes on Spilak. This could open the door for the two Russian to go on the attack.

Darwin Atapuma has not had much of a chance to show himself in the BMC colours after he crashed out of last year’s Tour de France. However, he has been riding really well in 2015 and he nearly held onto an outstanding Richie Porte in the Catalunya queen stage. He looked strong in the first two road stages of this race and as he can’t time trial, he won’t be too heavily marked.

CyclingQuotes’ stage winner pick: Chris Froome

Other winner candidates: Nairo Quintana, Simon Spilak

Outsiders: Rui Costa, Romain Bardet, Pierro Rolland, Jakob Fuglsang, Thibaut Pinot, Vincenzo Nibali

Jokers: Mathias Frank, Michele Scarponi, Yury Trofimov, Ilnur Zakarin, Darwin Atapuma

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2022 Tour de Romandie – stage 5 preview

Stage 4 didn’t show us the expected fight. The weather was better than expected, and the leaders mostly watched each other.

Only Ion Izagirre, who was significantly behind in the general classification, took risks by participating in the big breakaway of the day. Finally the favorites arrived grouped, and Sergio Higuita narrowly won over his teammate Aleksandr Vlasov, grabbing a few bonus seconds at the same time.

Let’s hope for the two teammates that it won’t be missing seconds for a possible final victory in the general classification.

A mouth-watering ending time trial of 15.84 km which will not necessarily benefit a time triallist with a 10km of climbing at an average of 8.1%.

Sunny until noon, becoming cloudy, but probably no rain.

Predictions

Of course it’s a TT stage, but it’s a climbing one, and the motivated riders are those battling for top classification.

Rohann Dennis has never been in difficulty since the start of the event, he is a specialist in solo effort, and he starts last.

Aleksandr Vlasov will do his best but probably no better than Dennis.

Luke Plapp, a good climber, a good time trial specialist, can perform very well.

Ethan Hayter has the qualities to make a good place.

Juan Ayuso will give his all to hope to stay in the top 5.

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• Date: 30 April 2023
• Start time: 11:55
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Whether you’re following from North America, Switzerland, or the UK, there are multiple options available to catch all the thrilling action of this UCI World Tour stage race.

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Founded in 1947 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Swiss Cycling Union, the Tour de Romandie debuted with 10 teams and 40 riders tackling four stages, with Belgian cyclist Désiré Keteleer emerging as the inaugural winner. Notably, Irishman Stephen Roche dominated the race between 1983 and 1987, securing three victories, a record yet to be surpassed. Among the riders who have clinched the title twice is Primož Roglič, with wins in 2018 and 2019.

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The 77th edition of the Tour de Romandie is set to take place from April 23rd to 28th, returning to the calendar as a significant fixture in the final week of April. This six-day race traverses the French-speaking cantons of Switzerland, known collectively as Romandie, providing a challenging platform for world competition.

Originating in 1947 with a four-day format, the event gained World Tour status in 2011 and has since expanded to six days, serving as crucial preparation for riders and teams gearing up for the Giro d’Italia. Notably, the Tour de Romandie Féminin was introduced in 2022, further diversifying the event’s offerings on the Women’s World Tour. Stephen Roche holds the record for the most General Classification victories, determining the title in 1983, 1984, and 1987.

Recent years have seen riders like Primož Roglič achieve dual overall triumphs, with wins in 2018 and 2019. In 2023, Adam Yates seized the GC lead with a solo victory on stage 5, ultimately securing the title ahead of Matteo Jorgenson and Damiano Caruso. Despite a slightly shorter route compared to the previous year, the 2024 edition still boasts over 11,000 meters of climbing, featuring a prologue in Payerne and a challenging individual time trial loop around Oron. The climax arrives with a demanding stage to Leysin in the Vaud Alps, culminating in the final finish at Vernier, near Geneva.

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The race is approximately 11,000 meters of climbing over six stages.

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2022 Tour de Romandie – Stage 5 Preview

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The queen stage of the Tour de Romandie saw a very controlled peloton throughout the whole day. As Rohan Dennis and Jumbo-Visma managed to control all attacks, the stage was to be decided in a sprint between the GC contenders, and Sergio Higuita was the fastest in the run-up to Zinal. He beat his own teammate Aleksandr Vlasov and Juan Ayuso at the finish.

Positive: BORA taking a one-two win, and Dennis maintaining the race lead. 

Negative: Geraint Thomas and Dylan Teuns between the stage favourites that were taken out of contention. 

The final challenge. There is nothing tricky about this time-trial, it starts in the World Cycling Center and goes into the center of Aigle before the climb that will be the crucial point of this time-trial.

It is 10.2 kilometers long at 8%, a relatively constant climb in which some impressive climbing performances are to be expected. Serious differences can be made, taking into account that the race doesn’t feature that many decisive days where gaps can be made. 

The Weather

Normal temperatures, and no wind expected. 

The Favourites

Aleksandr Vlasov & Sergio Higuita – Vlasov looked strong again today, and will be seeking that general classification win – in my opinion, the strongest climber in the race. As for Sergio Higuita he’s gotten his win today, but for sure he’ll be a card to play tomorrow aswell.

Rohan Dennis – A big engine, the opening kilometers will be good for him, and I think it’s clear that his climbing skills are also on point, it won’t be easy to dislodge him. 

Juan Ayuso – It’s only his second time-trial as a professional so it’s hard to gauge how he’ll do, however the indications in the prologue were good and he’s clearly got the form.

Ben O’Connor – The Australian has held steady so far, siths fourth in the GC and is still within range of the race win.

Luke Plapp & Geraint Thomas – From Thomas I wouldn’t expect much, however I leave the possibility of today having been a bad day. In TT’s Thomas usually does quite good, and tomorrow is a good day for him. On Luke Plapp I’d deposit more trust, also a great engine for such a stage. 

In the leading group today the likes of Thibaut Pinot , Sebastien Reichenbach , Michael Woods , Gino Mader and Simon Geschke were all present so I’d expect a good performance from them tomorrow again, although none are particularly fond of TT’s. Movistar duo Carlos Verona and Einer Rubio also has the potential to do quite good.

As for other outsiders, Damiano Caruso can be considered. Jumbo duo Steven Kruijswijk and Sepp Kuss also rode a very strong stage today, and without the results because of their work, they can be quite a surprise tomorrow.

Prediction Time

⭐⭐⭐Vlasov, Dennis

⭐⭐Higuita, Ayuso, O’Connor, Plapp, Mader, Rubio

⭐G.Thomas, Pinot, Reichenbach, Woods, Verona, Caruso, Kruijswijk, Kuss

I’ll repeat my claim, I think Aleksandr Vlasov is the strongest climber of the day and he will get a win. I think however that Rohan Dennis is very much capable of keeping the race lead, and perhaps fight for the stage win.

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Tour de Romandie 2024 route

T he Tour de Romandie returns for six days of racing across the high alpine mountains of Switzerland from April 23-28, 2024. The WorldTour event serves as a proving ground for teams headed to the first Grand Tour of the season, the Giro d’Italia. 

A total of 657.1km kilometres of racing includes 17.7km of time trialing, starting with a 2.28km prologue and then a 15.5km mid-race race against the clock. Romandie packs in 10,989 metres of elevation gain across the two time trials and four road days, including two mountaintop finishes on stages 2 and 4. 

The week begins with a flat race against the clock with a 2.28km Prologue in Payerne, which sits to the east of Neuchâtel Lake in Switzerland. It is a sprint as compared to the 6.8km opening day last year. The opening section begins on Rue du Stade. The middle section of the course runs along Qui de la Broye along the Broye river and will have to make two quick 90-degree turns in a narrow, small section of Grand Rue to head to the final 1.2km with a city centre loop and then the finale back on Grand Rue for the finish.  

The second day of racing is stage 1 and begins with a short circuit in Château d’Oex and sets off for a total of 165.7km. Across the first 73km is one categorised climb at Sorens, that averages 7.3% with a section at 15%. From there, riders begin finish circuits of 40.3km each around Fribourg, which is fresh territory for this host venue, which last hosted a time trial in 2021. The circuit has category 3 climbs at Arconciel (2.2 kilometres at 5.9%) and Lorette (1.1 kilometres at 10.4%), each done twice before the final loop. From the top of the climb of Lorette, which has a section reaching 20% gradient, riders will be able to see the town below. Across the final 35km, a third trip up Arconciel then leads to the final 10km for the finish in Fribourg on Boulevard Pérolles.

Stage 2 begins where the previous day ended in Fribourg with 171km on tap in a southerly direction to Salvan-Les Marécottes. The first half of the route is rolling and then it is all about just two climbs - Les Mosses (13.4km at 4.1%) with 56km to go and a summit finish to the ski station to Les Marécottes (7.8km at 7.3%). After descending Les Mosses, the riders can shake out the legs along the Rhône river to make the approach to the final climb, with pitches that reach 16%, and the first summit finish of the week. 

For a second consecutive year, the ITT is slotted in the middle of the week, this one 3km shorter than 2023. The stage 3 time trial is 15.5km rolling route that makes a counter-clockwise loop on the east side of Oron. The start is on Route de la Condémine with a steady incline to the intermediate time check after passing through the town of La Rogivue with 8km to go. The course has just a pair of tight corners headed back to Oron, with a final sharp corner with 500 metres to go on Route de Palézieux to stop the clock.

Saturday is the queen stage, stage 4 , with 3,536 metres of elevation gain across 151.7km. There are five categorised climbs in all, the final one being a mountaintop finish at Leysin. The first ascent begins after the opening 35km, a long 8.9km climb across Ovrtoninaz, with an average gradient of 9.7%. Once cresting the top, the route leads back through Saillon and then follows the Rhône river north towards Martigny. The flat stretch of a little over 20km then hits a short, sharp hill at La Rasse (2km at 8.6%).

After passing through Massongex, Les Rives (9.8km at 5.7%) and Les Giettes (4km at 8.5%) are back-to-back climbs leaving 45km to the finish. The route goes back through Massongex and soon hit a section with a small 1.1km climb with a 9.5% gradient. But the final 14km averages 6% and form a wall to the finish in Leysin, which last hosted the Tour de Romandie in 2017.

Stage 5 is set in the Geneva metropolitan area with a rolling route of 150.8km that begins and ends in Vernier. From the start, the main route is a 35km circuit completed four times, with one climb in the middle. A third-category climb, Dardagny is 1.5km long and averages 4.4%. On the final lap, the peloton then heads back into Vernier, racing the 10km section of road that was used for a neutral start.

Tour de Romandie 2023: The Route

The Tour de Romandie opens with a pan flat prologue of 7.2 kilometres long before stage 1 serves a route with a lumpy first part and a flat finale.

The finale of the 2nd stage looks promising for the punchy sprinters in the peloton. Two short climbs inside the last 13 kilometres make way for a flat finale.

It’s back to the chrono specialist on the fourth day of action. Stage 3 is a 19 kilometres ITT featuring a 6 kilometres climb at roughly 5%.

The Queen Stage is played out on a 161.3 kilometres route with an elevation gain of 4,157 metres. The finish climb adds up to 20.7 kilometres and the average gradient sits at 7.7%.

The last stage of the Tour de Romandie is a lumpy endeavour from Vufflens-la-Ville to Geneva. A bunch sprint or a successful are to be expected.

Tour de Romandie 2023: route, profiles, more

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Châtel-Saint-Denis 18.7km ITT

A nice TT, one that will interest the GC and TT riders. There’s 4km of flat, then a couple of little kickers before the proper climb starts. This crests with 6km to go, nearly all of it is downhill.

Not great. There’s quite a lot of rain around, it could get very heavy for the late starters. The downhill won’t be easy in wet conditions.

For me, it’s not hard enough to bring all the GC riders into the equation, some of the TT specialists will still fancy their chances.

Ethan Hayter  – I think he’ll lose time on the climb, and he won’t make it up on the descent. 

Matteo Sobrero  – the climb is a good one for him, he likes a punchy effort, and he’s in good form. His win in the Giro TT was like this one, not only is he good uphill, but he also flies downhill. The problem could be wet roads.

Rémi Cavagna  – doesn’t mind a lump or two in a TT, and this year he’s climbing better than ever before. He’s in the same position as all who go late, he’ll be constantly checking the weather throughout the day.

Tobias Foss  – another who I think will lose too much time on the climb.

Gino Mäder  – would like the climb to be longer.

Matteo Jorgenson  – currently going very well, but Movistar don’t have the best equipment.

Romain Bardet  – imagine Bardet making it into this list for a TT! He was the best of the GC contenders in the prologue, something that caught me by surprise. It’s a shame he’s likely to get wet roads.

Juan Ayuso  – despite it being his first race of the year, he looks in good form. He starts fourth from last, not great with the rain that’s predicted.

Ion Izagirre – if everyone is on wet roads, he’ll have a big chance of taking the win. Without doubt, he’s one of the best going downhill in the rain.

Mikkel Bjerg  – is this the day he finally wins his first TT as a pro? Given how good he was in the under 23 ranks, I find it incredible he’s not won at senior level. At some point it’s going to happen, but will it be in this stage?

Lawson Craddock  – one of the best TT riders of the early starters. If he gets out in the dry, and the rest in the wet, he’ll win.

Marco Brenner  – another early starter who’ll hope the rain falls later. 

Prediction Time

I’ll trust the weather forecast, which is a big risk.

It’s a win for  Lawson Craddock .

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PREVIEW | Tour de Romandie 2024

The Tour de Romandie takes place from the 23rd to the 28th of April. It is a traditional figure in the World Tour but one where more riders get opportunities to take wins; in what is the first high-level stage-race following the Ardennes classics. We preview the race ahead.

The race begins with a 2.2-kilometer prologue in the town on Payerne. This is going to be quite an interesting day, where big gaps will not happen, but a first leader will be found at the end of the day.

However this may not be a specialist. This is not a prologue that actually fits the time-trialists, and no-one in specific except for good bike handlers. See this prologue features nothing short of 10 90-degree corners.

This means there is a corner on average every... 220 meters. Funnily enough, most of them are actually situated in the final two thirds of the course. It's an extremely corner-dense prologue where the differences should actually be made according to how fast the riders take the corners. High risks will be taken by some, with a high reward however.

Stage 1 of the Swiss race will have a finale in Fribourg after 165 kilometers in a day that features quite a lot of rolling roads. Possibly, it's a day for the sprinters, but there could be some surprises. The riders have a two-lap circuit towards the end of the stage with two main climbs where sprinters can be dropped.

One of them is 700 meters at 13% which summits with 36.5 kilometers to go, followed by rolling roads. This particularly is an attractive place to attack, but perhaps too early for the likings of some riders - although if it were a classic, without a doubt there would be action here.

The final climb is 1.8 kilometers at 7.3% into Arconciel, it ends with 10 kilometers to go. It is close enough to the finish that a strong group going up the road can be very hard to bring back. The peloton will not be able to have a full-on chase after these efforts.

The riders descend almost all the way into the final 4 kilometers. These will then be flat into Fribourg, there is still time to bring things back into a sprint.

Roads that will be familiar to the Romandie peloton. A lot of the route from Fribourg into Aigle has been raced in the past, but the finale of the stage will be quite hard and should set some important differences in the fight for the overall classification. Stage 2 ends in the climb to Les Marecottes.

The first half of the stage is almost completely flat, and the riders then find the climb to les Mosses which summits with 57 kilometers to go. However the climb is not steep. What follows is a long descent into Aigle where the headquarter of the UCI is.

The riders will not stop, but instead race into the final climb which starts a few dozen kilometers later. The climb to Les Marecottes is 8.4 kilometers at 7.4%. Not overly long, overly steep or overly technical, but all-in-all tough enough to make differences. It's a rather constant ascent but it does feature double-digit gradients in the final kilometer which means that differences can be created right until the finish line.

A decisive day of racing, the time-trial in Oron is 15 kilometers long and will create big differences. These may be key for the outcome of the overall classification. But it is not an average stage against the clock, featuring some climbing and descending. Time-trial bikes will not be replaced by a road bike, but we will surely see some different tactics on how to manage the efforts that will be in store.

The riders will climb from 635 to 853 meters of altitude in the first 7.5 kilometers into the intermediate point. This means this whole section averages around 4% gradient; whilst it's toughest section is 1.8 kilometers at 6.5%. This climbing will take a few minutes and can absolutely see gaps emerge at the top.

Following that, we've got some descending and then actually flat roads for a few kilometers, but after that around two downhill kilometers into Oron which will be very fast but also technical. They can be dangerous, and with the finish line in sight they have to control the risks.

The queen stage perhaps? That argument definitely holds up when we see the amount of climbing on the menu. A small hilltop at the start, but perhaps the most difficult feature of the day is the first categorized ascent ascent to Ovronnaz. It is 9.1 kilometers at 9.5%; a brutal climb where a breakaway may be formed, attacks may come or a team may put on the pressure and break the race into pieces. Everything is possible, but it is still quite early in the day.

The 3500 climbing meters on the day come from a string of ascents that come later on the day. 2.1Km at 8.6% (72.5Km to go), 9.6Km at 5.4% (51Km to go) and 4.1Km at 8.2% (44Km to go). These are unlikely to see attacks, but will continue to create damage in the peloton. A very technical descent follows.

But the attacks are expected in the final ascent to Leysin. A known finale, but a more difficult one than normal. It's 15 kilometers at 5.9%, with some tough gradients close to the finish. The final kilometers are it's toughest; and the final kilometer features some technical and tight streets which should make for spectacular footage.

The final day of racing this year is a hilly day fully made up of a circuit around the city of Vernier. 1600 meters of climbing in 150 kilometers, not overly hard, the profile definitely oversells it. But the prospects of a breakaway cannot be discounted as the rolling roads will be fatiguing in the peloton, but also not the easiest to chase.

Until 11 kilometers to go the riders are in the circuit, with a few small big-ring hilltops where attacks are possible, but also some sprinters may be dropped.

However, a bunch sprint is quite possible at the end of this race. If so, it will not be an easy one, with a few corners in the final 1.5 kilometers that will stretch things out. The final one with only 350 meters to go, it will definitely see a race to that corner, before the final sprint.

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Giro d'Italia 2023 stage 6 preview

Stage 6: Napoli - Napoli, 162 km - Hilly

The Giro returns to Italy’s most beguiling city for a second successive year with another stage starting in the heart of the Naples and finishing on that sparkling waterfront.

Twelve months ago, the gruppo set out from Piazza del Plebiscito and headed west for four laps of a tough circuit around the volcanic hollows of the Phlegraean Fields, with Thomas De Gendt returning into town as the winner despite Mathieu van der Poel’s day-long onslaught.

This time out, the race heads east out of the city and towards more volcanic terrain, skirting the base of Mount Vesuvius ahead of the climb to Valico di Chiunzi. From there, the route drops to the haunting Amalfi coast, with the race tripping along the hills and headlands before veering back towards Naples via Sorrento.

From there, the flat and fast run-in in the shadow of the brooding Vesuvius presents the sprinters’ teams with a clear opportunity to stitch the race back together, but just about anything is possible when the Giro comes to this city.

Mark Cavendish won on the Via Caracciolo on the opening day in 2013 and he will look to repeat that triumph a decade later.

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Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation , published by Gill Books.

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