Month: February 2019

By David Hunter Ajman – Jebel Jais 177km To the mountain we go.

By David Hunter Sharjah – Khor Fakkan 179.4km A day for the sprinters.

By David Hunter Dubai – Hatta Dam 197km A stage we’ve grown to love over the last few years.

By David Hunter Al Ain – Jebel Hafeet 179.8km Time for the GC battle to begin.

By David Hunter Yas Mall – Abu Dhabi 180.4km We start with a sprint.

By David Hunter Otura – Alhaurin de la Torre 164.7km When this stage was announced, most sprinters would have thought this was one for them, imagine their horror when the full details of the stage were published.

By David Hunter Al Hudayriat Island 16.2km TTT The race begins with a battle against the clock.

By David Hunter Welcome to the very first edition of this race, one that we have actually seen before but in a different guise. We used to have the Dubai Tour, which was one for the sprinters, and the Abu Dhabi Tour, which had some sprint stages and a mountain stage. These two races have now…

By David Hunter Armilla – Granada 116.8km Time for the Queen stage.

By David Hunter Mancha Real – La Guardia de Jaén 16.5km Not your average time trial.

By David Hunter Sevilla – Torredonjimeno 217.7km Possibly the only day for the sprinters, but it is a long day in the saddle for this time of year.

By David Hunter Sanlucar De Barrameda – Alcala De Los Gazules 171.9km A finish so good they just had to bring it back.

By David Hunter The block of racing in Spain continues with the 65thedition of Ruta del Sol. The roads in Andalucía are rarely flat, something which shines through in the route. Stage 1 The opening stage ends with the climb to Icalá de los Gazules, which was introduced to the race in 2018. This brutal wall…

By David Hunter The peloton head East for the 10th edition of the Tour of Oman, the best of the races in the region. The stages will look familiar to those who have seen the race before, I’m not surprised the organisers have stuck with a traditional format, as it does work very well. Stage 1…

By David Hunter Paterna – Valencia 88.7km Final stage in Valenciana.

By David Hunter Vila-Real – Alcossebre 189km The big GC day. The stage is all about the final climb, no point wasting time talking about the rest of the day. The organisers of this race love a steep climb and they’ve found another one. The climb is around 3.3km at 9%, which is tough enough to…

By David Hunter Quart De Poblet – Chera 194.3km This promises to be a very interesting stage.