Critérium du Dauphiné 2014 – Stage 4 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 3 Recap We had a surprisingly small break of 3, which included Kadri(as predicted). They got a maximum lead of 7:30, before FDJ and Trek worked to bring them back. The baking hot sun started to melt the road and this led to a crash. Sadly for Nizzolo, he had to abandon…

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Critérium du Dauphiné 2014 – Stage 3 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap As predicted both De Marchi and Damaseau made the break, but the KOM jersey was taken by Kevin Reza of Europcar. This is not the last we’ve seen of these riders in the breaks this week. Team Sky controlled the break well and the riders were swallowed up on the…

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Critérium du Dauphiné 2014 – Stage 2 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 1 Recap The wind looked to have worked it’s magic, until the final few riders. Bob Jungels was the leader for an eternity, until Alberto Contador set a brilliant time. Alberto didn’t have time to get into the hot seat, as Chris Froome beat him by 8 seconds. Froome’s second half of…

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Dauphiné Liberé 2014-Stage 1 preview

By David Hunter Stage 1 Lyon – Lyon 10.4km The race opens with a short ITT. The forecast is for a beautiful sunny day, no more Giro rain! The wind is coming from the South, so will be a crosswind and headwind for the whole stage. Crucially it is 6mph for the earlier starters and 8mph…

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Leopold König – Dauphiné Interview

By David Hunter It’s been a frustrating season for Leo. Having burst onto the major scene in 2013, with a stage win and 9th place in the Vuelta, he hoped to take 2014 by storm. Unfortunately, bad luck and injury have stopped this from happening. His first race was the Tour of Oman, but he punctured…

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Critérium du Dauphiné 2014 – Overall Preview

By David Hunter The build-up to the Tour de France, starts here! The 2014 route is harder than 2013 and suits climbers more than the TT riders. We have a short(10km) ITT to open the race and then straight to a mountaintop finish in stage 2. Stage 3 should see a sprint finish before the riders…

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