Race Previews – Page 5 – BehindThePeloton

On this page all our race previews are published. Race previews typically contain a brief history of the race, an in-depth analysis of the route, weather information, a list of favorites and possible race scenario’s. More often than not we also include fun-facts, data visualisations and our favorite cycling-related GIFs. We combine all this information in our previews to identify race favorites, outsiders and to predict potential winners for each cycling event.

TOUR DE L’AVENIR 2019 – OVERALL PREVIEW

It's almost time for the 2019 edition of the Tour de l'Avenir aka the U23 version of the Tour de France. The Tour de l'Avenir is without a doubt the most well known U23 race on the calendar and has…

BINCKBANK TOUR 2019 – STAGE 4 PREVIEW

Today we finally saw someone seriously challenging Sam Bennett in the sprint. It was Groenewegen who launched, but was eventually beaten to the line by the Irishman who takes his 3rd win a row. Tomorrow the chances for Sam Bennett…

BINCKBANK TOUR 2019 – STAGE 3 PREVIEW

A panflat stage takes takes us from Aalter to... Aalter. The Route: Panflat stage with the golden kilometer 7 km's from the finish line, might see some GC guys sprint for boni's here. The last 4 kilometers contain some sharp…

BINCKBANK TOUR 2019 – STAGE 2 PREVIEW

The classic BinckBank circuit finish in Ardooie. The Route: Stage 2 is another panflat stage. There are cobbled sections in Ichtigem at around 2/3rd of the stage, but it is expected that there will be a group sprint at the…

BINCKBANK TOUR 2019 – STAGE 1 PREVIEW

The first stage of this years BinckBank Tour perfectly showcases the cross-border aspect of the race. The stage starts in the Belgian city of Beveren and finishes in the Dutch city of Hulst, which is known for its old fortified…

BINCKBANK TOUR 2019 – OVERALL PREVIEW

The BinckBank tour is one of those rare races where classics riders get to show their best outside of the spring classics season. This years 15th edition of the BinckBank Tour will once again provide plenty of opportunities for some…

UEC Road European Championships 2019 – Mens Road Race

Sunday will be the fourth time that the UEC European road race will take place. After wins by Trentin, Kristoff and Sagan, a new champion is very likely to emerge this year. This years parcours seems to favour a bunch…

TOUR OF POLAND 2019 – STAGE 7 PREVIEW

What a stage today! Fierce performances by Ben Swift and Grmay, who managed to attack in the final of the stage, but did not make it to the finish line? Why, because a Jumbo-Visma youngster set an astonishing pace at…

UEC Road European Championships 2019 – Mens ITT

A nice Dutch detour around the city of Alkmaar in which the participating riders will battle against the clock! The Route: A panflat 22.4km ITT with only few corners and little to no technical sections. This means that riders who…

TOUR OF POLAND 2019 – STAGE 6 PREVIEW

Today, Luka Mezgec showed once again that he is in amazing form at the moment by winning the uphill sprint with remarkable ease. However, play-time is now truly over for the sprinters as we head towards stages that the GC…