Scotland would be fantastic for a queen stage.. Something like the Snow Roads route blended with the Cairngorm Sportif. Start in Dundee, Cairn o' Mount, Cabrach, Lecht, Brig'o'Brown, and finish at the Ski Centre on Cairn Gorm.
It is a question on whether Visit Scotland and the local councils want to spend the money to promote Scotland this year as opposed to the amount htey spent getting the borders stages for the last few years.
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