From the 15th to the 19th of April we've got the Tour of the Alps on the road. This is the single most important run-up race ahead of the Giro d'Italia and sees five days of racing in the Alps with the mountains always looming in the background. We preview stage 1.
The first day of the race takes place in the flat valley roads, with a few ascents here and inbetween to split things up. No warming up, the peloton faces three climbs in only 133 kilometers where big gaps can already be created.
Andalo which is 15.5 kilometers at 5% early in the day to warm up, but then a double ascent to Penone which is 4.4 kilometers at 9.4%. These end with 44 and 17 kilometers to go before a finale in Cortina.
Prediction Tour of the Alps 2024 stage 1:
*** Ben O'Connor, Romain Bardet
** Sergio Higuita, Antonio Tiberi, Aurélien Paret-Peintre, Chris Harper
* Geraint Thomas, Wout Poels, Hugh Carthy, Simon Carr, Carlos Verona, Will Barta, Filippo Zana, Giovanni Carboni
Pick: Aurélien Paret-Peintre
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