How can smaller races survive in the modern era? The Tour of the Alps may have the answer


The Tour of the Alps' new look highlights the problems traditional races face on the ever-shifting UCI calendar, but also offers reason for hope

Giro del Trentino has now been rebranded the Tour of the Alps
The peloton on stage three of the 2016 Giro del Trentino (Credit: Watson)
Keeping a smaller race on the UCI calendar alive is a tricky business but does the Tour of the Alps, formerly the Giro del Trentino, have the solution?