The mountain climbers come out of their winter hibernation this week (23 to 26 May 2019) to contest France’s four day under-23 stage race, the Ronde de l’Isard. Set in…
Category: Previews
UCI Worlds – ITT Preview
Can anyone stop Mikkel Bjerg? The Dane has based his season around retaining the title he won in Bergen last year and is the clear favourite for the Under-23 World…
Tour de l’Avenir: Team-by-Team – Part Deux
Part Two of the EW Tour de l’Avenir 2018 preview looks at the prospects for competitors in the second half of the alphabet, from Italie to Suisse. Catch up on…
Tour de l’Avenir: Team-by-Team – Part 1
After an enforced mid-season break, EW returns with a part one of a two part team-by-team rundown of the Tour de l’Avenir. I’ve carelessly arranged to move house on the…
World CX – Rule Britannia?
Under-23 Women With two under-23 Worlds medals to her name, as well as a win in the senior World Cup at Namur this season, Evie Richards is arguably the biggest…
Paris Tours Espoirs – sticking pins in the startlist
When Fernando Gaviria won the 2016 edition of Paris Tours Elite he was still 22 and would have been eligible to ride the Paris Tours Espoirs race instead. Whilst Gaviria…
2017 Piccolo Lombardia – Preview
Rolling along the shores of Lake Como and climbing past the Madonna del Ghisallo chapel, the Piccolo Lombardia follows in its big brother’s well-established footsteps. Coming so late in the…