Gerrans: Tour de France opening stages are a bit of an unknown

Simon Gerrans (Orica-BikeExchange) comes into the Tour de France full of optimism having recovered well after the Criterium du Dauphine and he will once again target stage wins in the race. The 36-year-old, who has an option of a third year as yet unsigned has won two individual stages in the Tour, in 2008 and 2013.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.