Tour of Romandie 2015 – Stage 4 Preview

By David Hunter La Neuveville – Fribourg 169.8km On paper, this is the easiest stage of the race, with only three categorised climbs. The opening cat 2 climb, Les Paccots, is 3.9km at 6.8%. That is followed by some undulating roads before the next cat 2 climb 2, Sorens. It’s 4.4km at 5.1%, before the final…

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Tour of Romandie 2015 – Stage 3 Preview

By David Hunter Moutier – Porrentruy 173.2km An easy day in the saddle, or is it really? On first inspection, this looks a fairly standard day. Two cat 3 climbs and two cat 2 climbs. The final cat 2 climb crests 50km from the finishing line and that normally means we would get a bunch sprint….

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Tour de Romandie 2015 – Stage 1 Preview

By David Hunter Vallee de Joux – Juraparc 19.2km The race begins with a very easy TTT. 3 corners in 19.2km is the least technical course, I think I’ve ever seen! We don’t have a lot of wind, but it is going to be a cross/headwind. It’s going to rain too, expect more of this throughout…

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Tour de Romandie 2015 Preview

By David Hunter The peloton rolls into Switzerland for 6 stages: 1 TTT, 2 Medium Mountains, 1 High Mountains and 1 ITT. If this wasn’t enough, there’s plenty of rain and we might even get some snow! Stage 1 is an easy 19.2km TTT. The route and profile suits big engines and the non-specialists could lose…

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Giro del Trentino-Melinda 2015 Stage 3 Preview

By David Hunter Ala – Fierozzo Val dei Mocheni 183.8km After a brilliant performance by Team Sky, and Richie Porte, they return to the mountains to try and seal the GC. The longest stage in the race is demanding, ending with two tough climbs.

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Giro del Trentino-Melinda Stage 2 Preview

By David Hunter Arco – Brentonico 168.2km It might just be stage 2, but it’s time for the Queen stage of the race. It features the only HC climb of the race and it’s a beauty. With 12 KOM points on offer, any rider who fancies the jersey will be looking to take the climb.

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Giro Del Trentino-Melinda 2015 Overall Preview

By David Hunter One of my favourite races of the year! This year, we have 4 stages: 1 TTT, 2 mountain stages and 1 “flat” stage. This is a race for good climbers, sprinters should go home.   The opening stage is a 13km TTT. The opening half is nice and easy, but the closing half…

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Vuelta de la Juventud 2015-Teams and riders to follow

By Jakob Lloreda The 48th edition of Vuelta de la Juventud kicks off Monday – April 20 – and will showcase the majority of Colombias premier talent over 7 stages that will take the riders from the opening stage in Dosquebradas  tackling some tough famed climbs like Alto Boquerón (El Tambo), Concordia, and Alto de…

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Amstel Gold Race 2015 preview

By David Hunter Maastricht – Berg en Terblijt 258km The Ardennes are here and we start with Amstel Gold. A very demanding race, full of climbs, awaits the riders. They know these roads well and will all be aware of the need to be positioned well. Expect a few crashes and all the riders will be…

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