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    The Guide

    Feb 05, 2021 5 minutes
    EDWARD PICKERING EDITOR

    1.WT: One-day UCI WorldTour race / 1.Pro: Major one-day race / 1.1: Minor one-day race / 2.WT: UCI WorldTour stage race / 2.Pro: Major stage race / 2.1: Minor stage race / WWT: Women's WorldTour race

    WHY I LOVE…

    DRÔME/ARDÈCHE CLASSIC

    27-28 Feb | France | 1.Pro

    I’ve always been partial to the Ardèche region, a dry and dusty plateau of middle mountains, camper vans, scrubby trees, hot summers and challenging cuisine, which I remember from family holidays in my teens. But last year was my first opportunity first-hand to see the two one-day races that have grown into a brilliant weekend of cycling, based in Valence, which straddles the Rhône valley between the Ardèche and Drôme areas. The races’ technical director Charly Mottet has designed routes for the two events

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