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While everybody are stoked for Dauphine, and rightly so, there is also this big race going on in June! PCS has apparently updated all squads for Tour de Suisse and they should by the looks of it be reliable so we already know what we are in for.
Pretty straightforward course; a prologue, 3 somewhat hilly days for Sagan, 3 MTF's, a short ITT and a deciding mountain stage, this time finishing in Davos.
Its very hard not to see the race being won by the best climber, but since many of the biggest stars have chosen Dauphine over Suisse, its a wide open race and an opportunity for younger, up-and-coming guys to win big; look out for M.A. Lopez and Warren Barguil.
Despite not being anywhere near the mighty Rettenbachferner in difficulty, the two previous MTF's on stage 5 and 6 are nothing to sneeze at. After ascending and descending Furka Pass (16,7 km, 6,3%) and Gotthard Pass (8,5 km, 5,9%) they finish in Cari (11,2 km, 8,0%).
The next day isn't much easier. The only obstacle before the finish in Amden is the long Klausenpass (26,1 km, 5,6%) which will make legs tired - then, Amden (9 km, 9,3%) to finish people off and make sure it will be a 'survival of the fittest' the day after (not that it won't be anyways).
Then, the Rettenbachferner, Mortirolo in 1000 metres higher altitude as it has been described. Pinot won on the climb last year, but unfortunately doesn't attend this year. With its 12,1 kilometres and 10,1 in average its a beast, but how much can we expect after 2 MTFs and a short ITT?
The ITT resembles that in Romandie in terms of length and difficulty it seems - not much else to see here. Safe to say everyone (almost) would've liked it to be a tad or too longer.
That brings us to the last hard mountain stage of the race, a total of 4. Once again its high altitude, Albupass (14 km, 7%) and Flüelapass (12,9 km, 7,4%) and as the case of the first mountain stage, its short and explosive. Despite not being the hardest of the stages, this one could produce some very good racing.
Pretty straightforward course; a prologue, 3 somewhat hilly days for Sagan, 3 MTF's, a short ITT and a deciding mountain stage, this time finishing in Davos.
Its very hard not to see the race being won by the best climber, but since many of the biggest stars have chosen Dauphine over Suisse, its a wide open race and an opportunity for younger, up-and-coming guys to win big; look out for M.A. Lopez and Warren Barguil.
Despite not being anywhere near the mighty Rettenbachferner in difficulty, the two previous MTF's on stage 5 and 6 are nothing to sneeze at. After ascending and descending Furka Pass (16,7 km, 6,3%) and Gotthard Pass (8,5 km, 5,9%) they finish in Cari (11,2 km, 8,0%).
The next day isn't much easier. The only obstacle before the finish in Amden is the long Klausenpass (26,1 km, 5,6%) which will make legs tired - then, Amden (9 km, 9,3%) to finish people off and make sure it will be a 'survival of the fittest' the day after (not that it won't be anyways).
Then, the Rettenbachferner, Mortirolo in 1000 metres higher altitude as it has been described. Pinot won on the climb last year, but unfortunately doesn't attend this year. With its 12,1 kilometres and 10,1 in average its a beast, but how much can we expect after 2 MTFs and a short ITT?
The ITT resembles that in Romandie in terms of length and difficulty it seems - not much else to see here. Safe to say everyone (almost) would've liked it to be a tad or too longer.
That brings us to the last hard mountain stage of the race, a total of 4. Once again its high altitude, Albupass (14 km, 7%) and Flüelapass (12,9 km, 7,4%) and as the case of the first mountain stage, its short and explosive. Despite not being the hardest of the stages, this one could produce some very good racing.
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