Web dedicada al ciclismo mundial. Entrevistas, análisis, crónicas, previas y más. La web ciclista de referencia.
Web dedicada al ciclismo mundial. Entrevistas, análisis, crónicas, previas y más. La web ciclista de referencia.
By David Hunter The final ground tour is here. Chris Horner, the surprise winner in 2013, returns to defend his crown. Horner won in a titanic battle with Vincenzo Nibali back in 2013 and we hope for another close race. This year, is slightly less brutal. We start with a TTT and end with a short…
By David Hunter Stage 3 Recap A surprising 8 man break developed over the top of Monarch Pass. In the break was Van Garderen, Hermans, Majka, Rogers, Poljanski, Danielson, Acevedo and Jones. Back in the peloton, Trek were riding hard for Matthew Busche. Trek brought the break back and everyone was happy to see Rogers going…
By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap The break escaped and Robin Carpenter decided to go solo, over Monarch Pass. He was 45 seconds ahead, with 7km to go, when the race officials stopped the race. They thought it was too dangerous but the peloton were furious and they decided to continue with the race. Carpenter…
By David Hunter Stage 1 Recap Cannondale spent all day controlling the peloton but lost it on the final climb. Voigt attacked and the peloton split in two. The remaining 5km saw a few attacks, with Mejias getting away. He looked to have a good gap, but two riders managed to bridge: Howes and Reijnen….
By David Hunter Stage 1 Aspen – Aspen 98km Don’t be impressed with the jaggy profile, the horizontal axis, over-emphasising the vertical gain. We do have some climbing, but nothing too serious. The racing will be very fast as the stage is very short, so don’t be surprised to see many riders getting dropped but…
By David Hunter The racing continues in the US, with the 4th running of this race. In 2013, it was Tejay Van Garderen who continued the trend of the race being won by an American. He returns to defend his crown. Stage 1 is a rerun of stage 1 from 2013, where Peter Sagan won….
By David Hunter Stage 6 Recap What a day! The break went and it featured Boonen and Moser, amongst others. Last man standing was Nathan Haas. In the final 15km, the GC boys started to attack each other. Due to a lack of teammates, Tom Dumoulin was left isolated. He chased a few attacks down,…
By David Hunter Stage 4 Recap We eventually got a sprint and it was won by Nacer Bouhanni. Greipel had earlier abandoned, due to a sore throat, but the victory was overshadowed by a horrific crash, involving Stybar. The Czech rider was seriously injured after crashing in the finishing straight. A real shame for him…