Santos Tour Down Under 2015 – Stage 5
By David Hunter Time for Willunga Hill! Come on, we all know this stage and we know what we’re going to get……a battle royale! Easily one of the best stages in the whole year
By David Hunter Time for Willunga Hill! Come on, we all know this stage and we know what we’re going to get……a battle royale! Easily one of the best stages in the whole year
By David Hunter Time Trial Day The San Luis TT is another regular in the Tour de San Luis, however, the organisers have decided to change the route in 2015. It’s a fairly standard, out and back course, with a couple of corners. Note the big long straight, along Av. Eva Peron, this allow the big…
By David Hunter Stage 4 and the riders travel 144.5km from Glenelg to Mount Barker. It’s another demanding day in the saddle
By David Hunter Back to the mountains! The riders travel 142.5km from Villa Dolores to Alto El Amago. This stage is shorter than the previous ones, but it features a very difficult climb.
By David Hunter 143.2km from Norwood to Paracombe and a new finish in the TDU!
By David Hunter Stage 3 and the riders travel 176.3km from Concaran to Juana Koslay, for an uphill sprint.
By David Hunter Stage 2 and we head to Stirling. A regular venue for the TDU and one of my favourite stage finishes. This is a tough stage and can be won by a sprinter, a puncheur or a breakaway specialist.
By David Hunter Stage 2 sees the riders travel 185.3km from La Punta to Mirador de Potrero. Followers of the race will be well aware of this climb, a regular feature of the race.
By David Hunter After a long winter, the World Tour gets back up and running in Adelaide. As everyone knows, defending champion Simon Gerrans is out with injury. This is a blow to the fans but a massive bonus for the other riders. With Gerro away, it certainly opens the door to a number of…
By David Hunter The race begins with 186.8km of racing from San Luis to Villa Mercedes. The race usually starts with this stage, but it’s not the exact same as usual.
By David Hunter Cycling returns to Argentina and San Luis, as the season kicks off. A lot of riders love starting their season here as there isn’t the panic of achieving World Tour points. Life in San Luis is tranquillo! The riders can begin the season here, without huge expectations. Most are just happy to…
By David Hunter Let’s get the party started! We start with a 51km dash around the streets of Adelaide. 30 laps of the 1.7km circuit and watch as the pace increases every time around the circuit. It’s sad to say it, but this year we don’t have Andre Greipel. Mr TDU is staying in Europe…
By David Hunter The riders return to the familiar lap circuit around Mount Buninyong. It’s 183.6km of pain, with 18 laps of the punishing circuit. The climb itself is around 3km at 6%. The final 1km of it is very tough, and much more than 6%. This is where the crucial move usually takes place.
By David Hunter At last, cycling is back! The season kicks off with the Australian National Championships. The Criterium is on Wednesday, followed by the TT on Thursday 8th, with the Road Race on Sunday 11th. Back in 2014, it was Michael Hepburn that took a surprise win. He defeated Luke Durbridge by 11 seconds….
By David Hunter The end of the season is upon us. The riders head from Bonneval to Tours, travelling 237.5km. The weather forecast seems to be favouring the riders and they should get a nice day, with not much wind.
By David Hunter We get a repeat of the exact same stage from last year.
By David Hunter My favourite race of the year! 200km long, with 5 ascents of the climb to San Luca. It’s 2.1km at 10%, with a maximum of 18%. This is why I love the race.