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  1. UAE Tour 2024, February 19-25

    The one and only world tour race in the Middle East. Hot racing in the sand! With a lot of sprinting, two MTT, and an ITT. Last year it was Evenepoel who held on to snatch the overall over Adam Yates. Yates seems to be in good form, just fresh from winning Tour of Oman. Notable GC mentions...
  2. Paris-Roubaix 2023, one day monument, April 9 (men's)

    The old gang is back, fresh from Flanders, minus Pog. Wout and MVDP will battle it out again, but this time without the nasty climbs they will have a lot more competition on the cobbles. Last year it was Dylan van Baarle who won it in a daring solo, winning by almost 2 minutes ahead of Wout and...
  3. Paris-Nice 2023, March 5-12

    Let the hype begin! It's a showdown between Pog and Vinge, before their real showdown at the TDF. But there's also a lot of other talent here. Also notable is the TTT of 32 km, where stronger teams will take a lot of time. Notable GC mentions: Pogacar, Vingegaard, Martinez, Skjelmose, Powless...
  4. Tour of Oman - Muscat Classic 2023 , February 10-15

    This is a race of two parts. First part is the Muscat Classic, a one day race on February 10, followed by 5 stages of Tour of Oman. Startlist should be the same for both races. It's like UAE Tour, but with actual hills and mountains instead of a flat desert. Should make for a better viewing. A...
  5. UAE Tour 2023, February 20-26 (women's race February 9-12)

    The one and only world tour race in the Middle East. Hot racing in the sand! New feature is the addition of an TTT (yes, a team timetrial). Notable GC mentions: Evenepoel, Adam Yates, Bilbao, McNulty, Soler, Buchmann, Kuss Notable sprinters: Groenewegen, Ewan, Bennet, Merlier, Cavendish...