Month: July 2015

By David Hunter Livarot – Fougeres 190.5km The race continues it’s stay in Britanny, with a day designed for the sprinters. The profile isn’t easy, as the roads in this area are rarely flat. There is just one, cat 4 climb, so Daniel Teklahaimanot, will have another day in the KOM jersey. This stage is all…

By David Hunter Abbeville – Le Harve 191.5km Another stage that looks easier than it really is. We have three categorised climbs, all cat 4. Despite that, if a rider is first over all three, they will wear the Polka Dot jersey tomorrow. That means a few riders will try for the day’s break. A visit…

By David Hunter Arras-Amiens 189.5km After three difficult days, the riders would have been looking forward to this stage. That would have been until they looked at the weather forecast. This is another hard day in the saddle

By David Hunter Seraing-Cambrai 223.5km First thing to note is the length of the stage. At 223.5km, it is getting close to Classic length. It’s not quite there, but this is going to take it out of the riders, especially after two crazy days.

By David Hunter Anvers-Huy 159.5km This is not Flèche Wallone! Yes, we finish on the Mur, but this stage is around 10% as hard as Flèche. Their, the riders cover 11 climbs, with the Mur done 3 times. This isn’t even a mini Flèche Wallone. This is a very easy stage, with a hard finish. It…

By David Hunter Utrecht – Zelande 166km We are in Holland and that means flat roads, no hills! We don’t even have a token cat 4 climb, to give the jersey to someone. The map of the stage, is more important than the profile.

By David Hunter Utrecht – Utrecht 13.8km ITT No prologue, no road stage, we are straight into a TT. At 13.8km, it’s long enough for some proper gaps and the winner could win by around 5 seconds. The route is technical, with a lot of corners to be covered. Despite the corners, we do have opportunities…