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Stage 1: Bilbao - Bilbao, 182 km Saturday, July 1, 12:30 – 17:15 CEST Commentary from Christian Prudhomme The Basque Country doesn’t lack options when it comes to offering opportunities to the puncheurs. With 3,300 metres of vertical gain and a double springboard where gaps can be...

More hot racing this year. Last two editions were won by Pogacar. This year because of the broken wrist he will not participate. But that opens the up to some actual competition! Notable GC mentions: Ulissi, Fortunato, Mohoric, Zanna, Wellens Notable sprinters: Groenewegen, Molano, Bauhaus...

It's the battle of the Yates brothers. But other then them there are also an ssortment of other GC talent. Higuita, Bardet and Lutsenko have all been in great form. Also the long awaited return of young Juan Ayuso, who was 3rd last year in the Vuelta at the age of 19. Last year it was Vlasov...

Will SD Worx dominate again? Vollering just won Dwars and the defending champion is Kopecky. Notable riders: Van Vleuten, Wiebes, Longo Borghini, Vollering, Kopecky. Lippert, Persico, Ludwig, Balsamo, Niewiadoma https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/ronde-van-vlaanderen-we/2023/result/overview...

Just made this thread so we wouldn't just write in the Chris Froome thread, and because this year there is actual TV coverage. A tough race that Chris Froome has come to win. Always exciting crowds. Notable riders: Ethan Vernon, James Piccoli, Chris Froome...

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...

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...

More hot racing this year. Last year's edition was won by Pogacar. He is going to use this race as TDF preparation instead of Dauphine/Swiss, same as last year. But he is very keen to win it, being his home race obviously. This year he should also have a bit more competition. Also the sprints...

The one and only world tour race in the Middle East. Hot racing in the sand! New feature is the addition of an ITT. (copied from last year :)) Notable GC mentions: Tadej Pogacar, Almeida (although now on same team as Pogacar), Adam Yates, Vlasov, Bardet, Haig, Dumoulin Notable sprinters...

More hot racing this year. Last year's edition was cancelled because of Covid situation, but this year it's back! You've seen the Giro stage through Slovenia, now multiply that by 5! There will be fans coming out of the woodwork. Tadej Pogacar is going to use this race as TDF preparation instead...

The hardest race in the USA they say, high altitude mountain racing. https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of-utah/2019/overview https://www.tourofutah.com/ Live video stream available on Eurosport or via the Tour Tracker (might be US restricted): http://tourtracker.tourofutah.com/