Tour de San Luis 2016 – Stage 2 Preview
By David Hunter San Luis – Villa Mercedes 181.9km It’s the longest stage of the race and the standard finish in Villa Mercedes. A nailed on sprint, one for the fast men.
By David Hunter San Luis – Villa Mercedes 181.9km It’s the longest stage of the race and the standard finish in Villa Mercedes. A nailed on sprint, one for the fast men.
By David Hunter Prospect – Lyndoch 130.8km The race starts with a sprint stage through the Barossa Valley. The riders are used to riding here but the finish is new. The KOM point comes after just 12.8km, so getting in the early move will ensure a visit to the podium. Most teams would welcome this, so…
By David Hunter El Durazno – El Durazno – 21km TTT The organisers have decided to change things up a little in 2016 and introduced the first ever TTT for the event. An interesting choice, which will please quite a few of the climbers.
By David Hunter We are back for another incident packed edition of the TDU. Despite being a relatively new world tour event(2008), it is a great race. The riders love it because the stages rarely exceed 150km, ensuring a relatively short day in the saddle. The weather also helps. No freezing European conditions, but beautiful sunshine. Lastly, no…
By David Hunter It’s time for the 2016 cycling season to properly start.
By David Hunter After the fun of the criterium, it’s time to get serious. The organisers used a new route in 2015 and have decided to stick with it.
By David Hunter 5 days of fun in Ballarat begins with the criterium race. This is a fiercely contested event, despite not many countries having this jersey. It’s on the same “hotdog” circuit, in the centre of town that was used last year.