As we are deep into the offseason I thought it would be good time to look back into the past a bit .Although there's been a thread about the relative importance of some bigger week-long stage races, I don't remember a particular thread about personal favourites among them and lesser ones being done. At least not in recent years.
The topic is about what shorter stage races posters here like the most or have a soft spot for some other reason. It can be race in general or a particular edition, all stage races apart from GT-s count.
In no particular order some that are more memorable to me are:
* 2015 Vuelta a Andalucia - Contador and Froome battling it out in already in February
* Tour de San Luis with it's legendary radio broadcast
* Tour de Wallonie as a nice return to "normal" cycling after the high pressure three weeks in France
* Giro del Trentino /Tour of the Alps - have always had a soft spot for this race ever since I discovered it, even the unnecessary pompousness of its current name didn't change that.
The topic is about what shorter stage races posters here like the most or have a soft spot for some other reason. It can be race in general or a particular edition, all stage races apart from GT-s count.
In no particular order some that are more memorable to me are:
* 2015 Vuelta a Andalucia - Contador and Froome battling it out in already in February
* Tour de San Luis with it's legendary radio broadcast
* Tour de Wallonie as a nice return to "normal" cycling after the high pressure three weeks in France
* Giro del Trentino /Tour of the Alps - have always had a soft spot for this race ever since I discovered it, even the unnecessary pompousness of its current name didn't change that.