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Alaphilippe, Hindley headline alt-Opening Weekend at Boucles Drôme Ardèche

Alaphilippe, Hindley headline alt-Opening Weekend at Boucles Drôme Ardèche


There is more than one doubleheader to keep tabs on this weekend. Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne may draw the eye as ever, but the twin races of the Boucles Drôme Ardèche have again drawn two of the best fields of the early season, with Julian Alaphilippe, Jai Hindley and Romain Bardet among the contenders in south-eastern France.

Saturday’s Faun Ardèche Classic around Guilherand-Granges sees the peloton take on some 3,100m of climbing in the space of 168km, with the steep and aptly-named Côte du Val d’Enfer serving as the final springboard for attackers.

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