Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 19 Preview
By David Hunter Stage 19 Salvaterra do Miño – Cangas do Morrazo 180.5km The last stage for the non-GC riders.
By David Hunter Stage 19 Salvaterra do Miño – Cangas do Morrazo 180.5km The last stage for the non-GC riders.
By David Hunter Exmouth – Exeter 177.3km The riders head in a loop around the South coast of England. They pass over 3 classified climbs.
By David Hunter Stage 3 Recap On The Tumble, Jack Bauer went first. He was quickly followed by Zardini and the two built a good gap. Bauer wasn’t able to help with the pulling, so Zardini went solo. Nico Roche was the man to attack from the GC group and he caught and past Zardini….
By David Hunter Etapa 17 Ortigueira – A Coruña Welcome to Galicia. Just one look at the map and you know this isn’t going to be an easy day.
By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap The climb proved hard enough to distance Kittel and we got the expected attack from Chavanel. Also in attacking mood was Alex Dowsett and Michal Kwiatkowski. With 1km to go, it was Dowsett and Chavanel, who were clear, but Wiggins closed the gap. In a very messy sprint, with…
By David Hunter Stage 15 Recap The break was only 5, but it managed to last until the end. Niemiec, took a brilliant win, as the the 3 amigos spent too long looking at each other. Contador, Valverde and Rodriguez went head to head, like in 2012, and couldn’t shake each other. They stop too…
By David Hunter Stage 1 Recap We got the expected sprint. A headwind meant that the sprinters were cautious and didn’t want to hit the front too early. apart from NetApp, who horribly misjudged the sprint and it cost Bennett the chance to have a go. The Giant boys lost Kittel, as they squeezed against…
By David Hunter Stage 14 Recap What a stage! A big break got away and it stayed away. On the gruelling 20% slopes of the final 2km, it looked like Oliver Zaugg, was going to take a famous win. However, Ryder Hesjedal had timed his move to perfection, and he took the lead with 150m…