96th Milano Torino – Preview

By David Hunter Milan – Torino 186km I love this race! Reason being, the climb to Superga is one of my favourite. The riders even have to do it twice. First ascent is 4.2km at 9.1%. Second time round, the riders climb to the very top. That makes it 4.9km, but still at the same gradient.

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World Championships 2015 – Team Time Trial Preview

By David Hunter Richmond 38.8km Welcome to the house of pain! The TTT is a beauty of a discipline. Here, 6 riders have to give it their all, in the hope of taking the gold medal. There is no other race like this one. You rely upon every member of the group and need everyone firing…

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La Vuelta 2015 – Stage 18 Preview

By David Hunter Roa – Riaza 204km A weird day awaits us. It’s quite unique for a Grand Tour to have such an easy looking final week. Of course, the riders make the race, not the parcours. We could see a surprisingly good day, but I have a feeling a boring day lies ahead.

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La Vuelta 2015 – Stage 12 Preview

By David Hunter Andorra – Lleida 173km Now that Andorra is over with, most of the peloton can breathe a sigh of relief. Some didn’t make it out of Andorra and their GC dreams are in tatters. There were many questions and plenty of answers. Aru moved into red, with a stunning performance. His only threats…

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La Vuelta 2015 – Stage 11 Preview

By David Hunter Andorra – Cortals d’Encamp 138km The most eagerly anticipated stage of 2015. Ever since the organisers announced the route, cycling fans have been looking forward to his stage. They have Joaquim Rodriguez to blame! This is the same route as his sportive. I pity the poor cyclists that signed up for that race.

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