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WorldTour stage racing returns this week as the peloton tackles a variety of terrain, with plenty of challenging climbs in France, at the rebranded version of the Critérium du Dauphiné.

With a sprint finish last year in the first edition of the race, the parcours looks set up to live up to its name once more on predominantly flat roads around and nearby the capital city.

One of the toughest races on the U23 calendar with a variety of terrain throughout the week, the Giro d'Italia Next Gen is sure to be a tough eight days of racing as the best young riders do battle.

With only 1200 metres of elevation gain over 235 kilometres of racing, the day looks destined to come down to a fast sprint - unless the Danish weather gods have whipped up the wind.

An attritional day of racing took place last year over some famous cobbled climbs in Belgium so we can expect more of the same this year and an iconic finish into Geraardsbergen.