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By David Hunter Chiavari – La Spezia 150km After a very demanding day, there is no rest for the riders, as we continue in the “medium mountains.” Yet again, we hardly have a single kilometre of flat, making it very hard to control. Orica got their tactics spot on in stage 3, putting Clarke and Chaves…
By David Hunter Rapallo – Sestri Levante 136km It may only be 136km long, but this is a tough day in the saddle. We have zero kilometres of flat, for the opening 112km! The race begins with 7km at 3.5%, then a descent, before the cat 3 climb, Colle Caprile, it’s 9.7km at 4.6%. After…
By David Hunter Albenga – Genova 177km Ready, steady, go! The racing proper gets started with a nice and easy stage. We have a cat 4 climb, to reward the breakaway riders with the blue jersey. But make no mistakes, this stage is all about the sprinters. We don’t have too many flat, easy days in…
By David Hunter San Lorenzo – Mare Sanremo 17.6km TTT The opening stage of the Giro is upon us, and like last year, it’s a TTT. Most of the stage is completed on a narrow cycle path, so it’s vital to have an organised team. The 2014 TTT was won by Orica and they start the…
By David Hunter At last, it’s here. The first Grand Tour of 2015 and Italy always provides us with a brilliant race. This year, we have 5 mountaintop finishes, a TTT and a mammoth ITT, at 59.4km. Week 1 The opening week will be nervous and full of crashes. Staying in Italy, provides less travelling and…
By David Hunter Lausanne – Lausanne 17.3km It’s TT day and time for the GC to be settled. The route is different to last year, with more flat and easier climbs. This should favour the TT specialists.
By David Hunter Fribourg – Champex-Lac 166.1km The Queen stage of the race and a tough day in the saddle. The riders are faced with four cat 1 climbs, including a mountaintop finish.
By David Hunter La Neuveville – Fribourg 169.8km On paper, this is the easiest stage of the race, with only three categorised climbs. The opening cat 2 climb, Les Paccots, is 3.9km at 6.8%. That is followed by some undulating roads before the next cat 2 climb 2, Sorens. It’s 4.4km at 5.1%, before the final…