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By David Hunter Rieti – Porto Sant’Elpido 210km After such a demanding day, I have some bad news for the peloton…..210km and more rain! A largely boring day in the saddle, with one categorised climb. It’s 5.5km at 4.5% and crests 80km from the end of the stage. This means the climb is of no consequence…
By David Hunter Vence – Nice 184.5km What a day we have in store: 3 cat 1 climbs and 3 cat 2 climbs. This is not going to be nice for many riders. The opening climb is 9.6km at 6.6%. Same as today, a climb at the beginning of the stage is not well received, by…
By David Hunter Arezzo – Castelraimondo 226km This is a monster of a stage. This is what the official website says the stage looks like. This was changed just a matter of days ago. The stage did have a profile that looked like this.
By David Hunter Saint Etienne – Rasteau 192km After the fireworks of today, we should be in for a quieter day. The race opens with a bang, 12.2km at 4.5%. Anyone wanting to join the morning break will have to be a good climber, that’s for sure. Once over the climb, we have a very quiet…
By David Hunter Cascina – Arezzo 203km We return to Arezzo after a successful addition to the race in 2014. Last year, Peter Sagan took a well deserved win and he goes into this stage desperate to repeat it.
By David Hunter Varennes Sur Allier – Croix de Chaubouret 204km The Queen stage has arrived after 3 relaxing days for the bunch. The racing has been very boring so far, apart from the final 5km, but we should get a great day in the mountains.
By David Hunter Camaiore – Cascina 153km The racing proper gets started and we have a sprinter friendly stage, that should end with a mass sprint. It’s a day for the sprinters and lead-in trains, so time to talk riders!
By David Hunter Saint Amand Montrond – Saint Pourcain Sur Sioule 179km Greipel got his stage win today, after a perfect lead-out from Lotto. The German got a textbook win, thanks to a dominant display from him and his team. Also getting things right were Demare and FDJ. Lead-out man, Delage, eventually did a good job….
By David Hunter Lido di Camaiore – Lido di Camaiore 5.7km After a late decision to cancel the TTT, the race starts with a prologue instead. The short distance and 5 corners means that we’re looking for prologue specialists and we have a few. The riders capable of putting in around 53km/h for 5.4km are Sagan,…
By David Hunter Everyone loves Tirreno. This year we have Contador, Quintana, Nibali, Urán and Rodríguez. A jaw dropping field. Well we would have but Froome has pulled out due to illness. A real shame for all concerned. The race opens with a 5.4km prologue, after a last minute change of heart. The prologue specialists won’t have…
By David Hunter ZooParc de Beauval – Saint Aignan 172km Kristoff took his 5th win of the season, with a dominant performance in stage 1. He was positioned well and took advantage of a mistake from Degenkolb to seize the day. The German, was positioned poorly with 1km to go but fought his way to the…
By David Hunter Saint Remy les Chevreuse – Contres 196.5km The race starts it’s long drive South with a nice, easy day in the saddle.
By David Hunter Maurepas – Maurepas 6.7km A prologue with only 4 corners. This is for the big engines!
By David Hunter The race to the sun returns for it’s 73rd edition. Carlos Betancur stole the show in 2014, who will be the winner in 2015? The race opens with a 6.7km prologue. With very few corners, it’s certainly a stage for the big engines. Expect to see Kelderman, Boom, Tony Martin, Kwiatkowski, Jungels, Van…
By David Hunter San Gimignano – Siena 200km It might only be the 9th edition of the race, but it has already made it into the hearts of the fans. The race has 11 sections of “strade bianche” or white roads to you and me. These roads are made from gravel and are very dangerous. Ascents…
St David’s Day, 2015, was celebrated in a very special way by Eifion Weinzweig as he revealed plans to launch a Welsh professional cycling team next year. The ‘We are Wales’ Pro Cycling Team is the brainchild of Bridgend-born Weinzweig, who has joined forces with his former professional coach Yann Dejan to create a new…
By David Hunter Lugano – Lugano 194.9km We return to Switzerland for the always exciting, GP Lugano.
By David Hunter Kuurne – Kuurne 197km After the fun of Omloop, most of the same riders prepare for another ride around Belgium.