Year: 2020

By David Hunter Lyon > Grand Colombier 174.5km After a day off, the GC riders are back in action. We’d normally have huge crowds on the road for this one, but with a worsening Covid crisis in this part of France, there won’t be any fans on the climbs.

By David Hunter Châtel-Guyon > Puy Mary 191.5km Welcome to the Massif Central.

By David Hunter Chauvigny > Sarran 218km Too hard for the sprinters, not hard enough for the GC riders. Do you remember what Thomas De Gendt once told me?

By David Hunter Châtelaiilon-Plage > Poitiers 167.5km Another day for the sprinters.

By David Hunter Île d’Oléron – Île de Ré 168.5km A day for the sprinters.

By David Hunter Pau – Laruns 153km Another day in the Pyrenees.

By David Hunter Cazères Sur Garonne – Loudenvielle 141km Welcome to the start of the GC battle.

By David Hunter Millau – Lavaur 168km After fun in the mountains, we have another stage for the fast men, but the breakaway riders might have something to say about that.

By David Hunter Le Teil – Mont Aigoual 191km Another day for the climbers.

By David Hunter Gap – Privas 183km Another day for the sprinters.

By David Hunter Sisteron – Orcières Merlette 160.5km The first mountaintop finish of the race.

By David Hunter Nice – Sisteron 198km Another one for the sprinters.

By David Hunter Nice – Nice 186km It might only be stage 2, but we head to the mountains.

By David Hunter Nice – Nice 156km It begins.

By David Hunter After looking doomed for many months, I’m delighted that the Tour de France is going ahead, hopefully it lasts the full three weeks. Strap yourself in, it’s going to be fun! Key Stages Stage 6 It might not be an HC climb, but Col de la Lusette is a proper mountain. The long…

By David Hunter Plouay – Plouay 178.5km The riders have to tackle 12 laps of the circuit used in today’s race in Plouay, which means it’s the new circuit and not the “classic” route.

By David Hunter Plouay – Plouay 249km Plouay, but not as we know it. The organisers have changed much of the route, including the lap circuit at the end. I’m not sure of the exact reason, but as this is getting used for the Euros too, I imagine it’s to do with issues in closing some…