Race Previews – Page 9 – 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 OF POLAND 2019 – STAGE 2 PREVIEW

During today's stage our blog's pick Pascal Ackermann confirmed that he is the strongest sprinter in this race by quite easily winning the bunch sprint, landing us a nice 2.6/1 bet. Gaviria displayed a strong performance but could not beat…

TOUR OF POLAND 2019 – STAGE 1 PREVIEW

The first stage of the 2019 edition of the Tour of Poland starts on August 3rd. As is tradition for this race, the first stage goes across relatively flat terrain and will no doubt end in a sprint finish. Let's…

TOUR OF POLAND 2019 – OVERALL PREVIEW

The Tour of Poland/Tour de Pologne is the traditional one-week course that is used by numberous riders in the peloton to race themselves into form for the Vuelta. Because the race starts at the same date as the Classica San…

CLÁSICA SAN SEBASTIÁN 2019 – PREVIEW

The 39th edition of the Clásica San Sebastián, the Basque climbing classic, will take place on the 3rd of August. A tough day in the saddle that is characterized by the rolling terrain and the steep climbs which the riders…