Men's Race Preview

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So I've spent 2019 writing a fair amount of race previews for professional men's and women's cycling. I set out with the aim of doing a preview for each...

Rund um Köln 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

The first week of June (2nd) sees one of Germany's major one-day races take place. It's the second oldest continually running race in Germany, a couple years off for...

Men and Women’s Liege Bastogne Liege 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

This Sunday's Liege Bastogne Liege will be the first with the new finale. Gone are the late climbs of Saint-Nicolas and Ans and replaced instead with a more or...

Men and Women’s Fleche Wallone 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Wednesday 24th April sees the men and women's pelotons tackle Fleche Wallone. Unlike Amstel Gold the women's race has a solid continuous history since the first race in 1998...

Men and Women’s Amstel Gold Race 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Sunday's Amstel Gold Races see the men and women take on the hilliest part of the Netherlands - the enclave of Limburg tucked away in the very bottom corner...

Scheldeprijs 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

In the gap between the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix is Wednesday's Scheldeprijs. It's become known as the sprinter's classic in recent years and the modern winner's list rather...

Tour of Flanders 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Sunday's Tour of Flanders or De Ronde for short is the highlight of the Flemish Spring Classics season. All of the races in the area that we've had so...

Milan – San Remo 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

This Saturday's Milan - San Remo is a beast, 291 kilometres long, it's one of the longest professional races on the calendar. A relatively flat parcours sees the riders...

Strade Bianche 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

After a weekend in Belgium, the WorldTour moves on to Italy, with Strade Bianche taking place on Saturday 9th March. This relatively new classic will see its 13th edition...

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is the start of the Spring Classics season. It's the first race that will lead us into the major classics of the season like Paris Roubaix and Liege...

World Championships Men’s Time Trial 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

The men's time trial has the serious issue of the Gnadenwald climb, 2.6km at an average gradient of 10.5%. This may take this year's time trial away from the...

Tour of Britain 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

This year's Tour of Britain takes place between 2nd-9th September 2018 and the big draw is that Britain's two best stage racers will be taking part. Now in its...