Vuelta a España 2019 – Stage 2 preview
By David Hunter Benidorm – Calpe 199.6km The first road stage, and it’s typical Vuelta territory.
By David Hunter Benidorm – Calpe 199.6km The first road stage, and it’s typical Vuelta territory.
By David Hunter Torrevieja 13.4km TTT We begin with a team time trial.
By David Hunter Vamos! You can take your Giro and Tour de France, it’s La Vuelta that has a place in my heart. I’ve never been sure exactly why this is my favourite grand tour, I think it’s the mix of brutally steep climbs and the laid back feeling that gets me. Maybe it’s also because…
By David Hunter St Pieters – Gerarrdsbergen 178.5km Time for the Muur.
By David Hunter Den Haag 8km ITT Time for a battle against the clock.
By David Hunter Riemst – Venray 191.4km The last day for the sprinters
By David Hunter Houffalize – Houffalize 96km A short day made in hell.
By David Hunter Aalter – Aalter 167km Another day, another lap circuit, and another sprint stage, or is it?
By David Hunter Blankenberge – Ardooie 168km The best sprint finish in cycling?
By David Hunter Beveren – Hulst 167.5km We begin with a sprint stage, but it’s far from boring.
By David Hunter The peloton roll into town with a heavy heart, the tragic events of last week still loom large over all of us, but the juggernaut that is professional cycling continues to rumble on. Route Stage 1 On paper this is a standard sprint stage, but a mix of narrow roads and exposed sections…
By David Hunter Just a week after the Tour finished, stage racing is back. The Tour of Poland offers riders coming from France an opportunity to use their form, but it also provides riders targeting the Vuelta a chance to see how they are after a period at altitude. The Route Stage 1 The race begins…
By David Hunter San Sebastián – San Sebastián 225.5km Have you missed me?
Hey folks, I’m currently enjoying my summer holidays, which means no previews during the Tour de France. The good news is that you can still read Pablo´s in spanish. Cheers!
By David Hunter Not the most exciting race of the year, but certainly the most important. Over the last number of years we’ve seen an incredibly structured race, one that rarely seems to deviate from the plan. I live in hope that 2019 will be different, but it probably won’t. Anyway, enough of my moaning, time…