Tour de l'Ain 2020

1. Tour de l'Ain 2020: Roglic wins Queen Stage and GC

   Door Harmen Lustig

   Egan Bernal attacks in the last kilometre of the Tour de l'Ain, but Primoz Roglic counters to win the stage and the overall. The Colombian finishes in second, while Nairo Quintana rounds out the podium.

2. Tour de l'Ain 2020: Roglic wins six-up sprint to take GC lead

   Door Harmen Lustig

   Primoz Roglic sprints to the leader's jersey after a mountainous day in the Tour de l'Ain. Egan Bernal finishes in second, Valerio Conti in third.

3. Tour de l'Ain 2020: Bagioli outsprints Roglic to take GC lead

   Door Harmen Lustig

   The 1st stage of the Tour de l'Ain boils down to a thrilling finale. Primoz Roglic puts pressure on his opponents, but Andrea Bagioli outguns him in the sprint. Obviously, the young Italian is the first GC leader.

4. Tour de l'Ain 2020: The Route

   Door Harmen Lustig

   The Tour de l'Ain sets off on Friday 7 August to finish on Sunday the 9th. The first day offers a hilly route, while the other two stages are mountainous. The finish stage is an appetizer for the Tour de France with a finale on the Grand Colombier.

5. Tour de l'Ain 2020: Riders

   Door Harmen Lustig

   The Tour de l'Ain is one of the first races on the new cycling calendar. The start list looks formidable. Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas, Egan Bernal, Primoz Roglic, Tom Dumoulin, Steven Kruijswijk...

6. Tour de l'Ain 2020: Favourites

   Door Harmen Lustig

   In various ways the Tour de l'Ain gives us a first taste of the Tour de France. The routes overlap and several important Tour contenders use the race to put sharpness into the legs. Who are the favourites to win the Tour de l'Ain?

7. Tour de l'Ain 2020 Route stage 1: Montréal-la-Cluse - Ceyzériat

   Door Harmen Lustig

   Friday 7 August - The opener of the Tour de l'Ain serves 1,789 metres of climbing, while the race totals 140 kilometres. Most climbing is centered in the first half of the route, so a sprint finish is not an unlikely scenario, although attackers…

8. Tour de l'Ain 2020 Route stage 2: Lagnieu - Lélex Monts-Jura

   Door Harmen Lustig

   Saturday 8 August - The 2nd stage of the Tour de l'Ain is a 141 kilometres race with an elevation gain of 3,159 metres. After four intermediate climbs the finish ascent leads to ski station Lélex Monts-Jura.

9. Tour de l'Ain 2020 Route stage 3: Saint Vulbas - Grand Colombier

   Door Harmen Lustig

   Sunday 9 August - The last stage of the Tour de l'Ain offers a first taste of the upcoming Tour de France. The 145 kilometres race with an elevation gain of 3,562 metres returns again in next September's showdown, also with the final haul up on…