PREVIEW | Tour of Norway 2024 stage 2 - Can Thibau Nys make it two for two on queen stage?
CyclingFriday, 24 May 2024 at 09:35
The Tour of Norway is set to run from May 23rd to 26th. While it coincides with the Giro d'Italia, it features a competitive lineup and promises exciting racing across its four-day duration. Here's our preview of the upcoming stage.
The queen stage? I would certainly call it. The longest and hardest day of the whole week, the riders start off in Odda and face a climb right in the first minutes of the race where a strong breakaway can go up the road.
The day lacks big climbs until it's finale but small hilltops will be ridden through the entire day. A lot of fatigue will build up throughout several hours of racing... And lastly, the final climb to Gullingen is 5.5 kilometers long at 8.8% and is a true challenge even for the strongest of climbers.
Stage 2: Odda - Gullingen, 203 kilometers
Prediction Tour of Norway 2024 stage 2:
*** Thibau Nys, Bart Lemmen
** Idar Andersen, Luca Vergallito
* Adne Holter, Mathias Vacek, Óscar Rodríguez, Huub Artz, Jason Osborne, Marco Brenner, Koen Bouwman
** Idar Andersen, Luca Vergallito
* Adne Holter, Mathias Vacek, Óscar Rodríguez, Huub Artz, Jason Osborne, Marco Brenner, Koen Bouwman
Pick: Thibau Nys
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