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By David Hunter Castelraimondo – Cepagatti 216km After the cancellation of the Queen stage, this seemingly innocent looking stage will see some fierce fighting. I’ll cut straight to the chase, the need for bonus seconds will kill the hopes of any breakaway rider. This is all about the last 30km.
By David Hunter Nice – Nice 134km Quite a short stage, but still lots of climbing for the peloton. With the GC all but sewn up, some of the other riders might just come out to play.
By David Hunter Montalto di Castro – Foligno 222km A long day in the saddle for the peloton, with plenty of climbing.
By David Hunter Nice – La Madone d’Utelle 177km Time to see if Michael Matthews can win this race!
By David Hunter Castelnuovo Val di Cecina – Montalto di Castro 176km With few opportunities for the quick men, they must seize every chance they get. Stage 3 is their first opportunity.
By David Hunter Saint Paul Trois Châteaux – Salon de Provence 198km We enter the mountains, beginning with Mont Ventoux.
By David Hunter Camaiore – Pomarance 205km After the fun of the TTT, it’s time for the real racing to start. There is no messing around in Italy, we start with a tough stage.
By David Hunter Julienas – Romans sur Isere 193.5km The road south continues.
By David Hunter Cusset – Mont Brouilly 165.5km It’s time for the GC riders to come out to play. This will give us the early indications of form and who could potentially win the race. The climb might only be a cat 2, but it’s tough.
By David Hunter After the trials and tribulations of Strade, the peloton continues in Italy, with one of the hardest stage races of the year. As usual, the route offers something for everyone. The list of recent winners is very impressive: Evans, Nibali, Contador and Quintana. It tells me that you have to be a brilliant…
By David Hunter Contres – Commentry 213.5km After an epic stage 1, the second stage looks like being a quieter affair.
By David Hunter Conde sur Vesgre – Vendome 198km After the fun of the prologue, it’s down to the real business.
By David Hunter Conflans Sainte Honorine 6.1km This is a day for the power riders. Very little braking, it’s full gas all the way. Many riders will have been training for this, by doing 5 minute power tests. These are not fun!
By David Hunter It’s time for the 2nd world tour race of 2016. The organisers have once again tinkered with the route, omitting a testing TT, and bringing Mount Ventoux into the mix. We don’t climb all the way to the top, or finish there, something I’m not best pleased about. I really do question the…
By David Hunter Siena – Siena 176km It might only be the 10th edition of the race, and despite what cycling snobs tell you, this is a classic! The white roads of Tuscany, the sterrato! We love them, the riders love them. This is one of the best races in the whole cycling calendar. Headline news…
By David Hunter Kuurne – Kuurne 203km The sprinter’s classic. This is one for the quick men, as long as the weather is good. As soon as we get rain and wind, it turns it a battle of the fittest. The issue for the puncheurs is the main climbs happen too far from home. I love…
By David Hunter Ghent – Ghent 200.8km For the traditionalists, this still marks the beginning of the season. I’m not one of them! What it does start is the gruelling races of the north. Time to get ready for cobbles, helling, wind, rain and crashes.
By David Hunter San Roque – Penas Blancas 171km As announced a couple of days ago, the final stage is not as previously advertised! Instead of climbing Penas Blancas once, the peloton now have to tackle it twice. They first climb it from the north, then descend into Estepona, before heading back up the road they…