Month: April 2021

By David Hunter Xilxes > Platja Almenara 14km ITT Wide roads, hardly any corners, this is a TT for the specialists. There really isn’t much to say about the route, there’s just one little climb after 9km.

By David Hunter Fethiye > Marmaris 129km Another stage that is used a lot in this race.

By David Hunter Torrent > Dos Aguas 164.5km Strap yourself in, this stage is bonkers. We have 3441m of climbing, on paper it doesn’t sound too bad. The stage ends with a climb of 7.5km at 4.9%, again, it doesn’t sound too bad. The problem is when you look a little deeper into the final 60km….

By David Hunter Kemer > Elmali 160km The Queen stage.

By David Hunter Alicante > Alicante 177km On paper this is an easy sprint stage, but the weather Gods might not agree. Weather There’s going to be a lot of rain throughout the stage, and quite a strong wind coming from the north-east. We’re talking about speeds of 30km/h and above, which is certainly strong enough…

By David Hunter Alanya > Kemer 185km You guessed it, another sprint. At least the stages start to get a little more interesting after this one.

By David Hunter Leuven > Overijse 202km The race that provides an excellent transition from Flanders to the Ardennes. Due to roadworks we have a slight change to the lap circuit.

By David Hunter Elche > Ondara 168.5km The opening stage has 2721m of climbing, which could be too hard for some of the sprinters, but it really does depend on the attitude of the peloton.

By David Hunter Usually one of the opening races in the European season, the race now finds itself a new spot in the calendar due to COVID. The race finishes on Sunday, which means riders who are doing Amstel can’t come here, and as it comes straight after the Basque Country it means we line up…

By David Hunter Beysehir > Alanya 213km The longest stage of the race.

By David Hunter Konya > Konya 145km The same as today, just a little bit longer.

By David Hunter Konya > Konya 73km The tough opening stage had to be changed due to lots of snow, luckily the organisers had a plan B.

By David Hunter Off to Turkey we go. Stage 1 The opening stage has been cancelled due to snow, but the organisers have managed to find a replacement at short notice. Just 73km long, this one should be a sprint.

By David Hunter Ondarroa > Arrate 111.5km Welcome to hell.

By David Hunter Hondarribia > Ondarroa 159.5km A sprint stage?

By David Hunter Vitoria – Gasteiz > Hondarribia 189.5km A beautiful stage.

By David Hunter Amurrio > Ermualde 167.5km Another day, another steep climb.

By David Hunter Terneuzen > Schoten 194km The hardest looking edition of Scheldeprijs I’ve ever seen. The route is similar to previous years, but it’s the weather that should make this a brutal race.