TOP FIVE NOW DEFUNCT RACES I WOULD BRING BACK

TOUR OF BEIJING

A love/hate race. Often it was hell with diet restrictions and pollution, but it had great roads, was well organised and an amazing experience

DEUTSCHLAND TOUR

This disappeared before I turned pro but it always looked a great race. It seems my wish may be granted in coming years. Cross ingers

CHAMPIONSHIP OF ZURICH

I love a hilly one-day Classic and this seemed like my type of race. Beautiful scenery, testing roads and a slight unpredictability to tactics

MIDI LIBRE

The Grand Prix du Midi Libre always seemed like a great little build-up race for the Tour de France and was in a beautiful region

TOUR DE GEORGIA

I don’t get a chance to race in the US due to timings, but this one always seemed a good race. I think we need more US-based racing