Month: March 2022

By @EchelonsHub It’s the final preparation race before the Tour des Flandres. Dwars door Vlaanderen has been a race often used by those eyeing the second and third monument of the season, and this year is no exception as it not only brings in that group, but also a group of sprinters who will be eyeing…

By @EchelonsHub One of the longest races of the season. Approaching the 250-kilometer mark, Gent-Wevelgem is a test of endurance whilst at the same time being a race very much defined with sharp explosive efforts. It comes the weekend before the Tour des Flandres, so most classics riders will be at the top of their game…

By @EchelonsHub Stage six saw one of the most impressive GC raids in modern cycling. Sergio Higuita and Richard Carapaz were active early in the stage, as the first climb of the day saw a flurry of attacks that saw the GC contenders on the attack. The duo made a move with over 130 kilometers to…

By @EchelonsHub Although the expected bunch sprint came, it was quite an eventful day towards the end. With intermediate sprint seconds on hand, João Almeida took a second and  has jumped onto the lead of the race. Several attacks came in the final kilometers as the sprinter teams had little firepower to control the race, still…

By @EchelonsHub This is a race that is very important in the cobbled classics block. With sharp bergs and the main climbs of the Tour des Flandres in it, it’s the most similar preparation race for the second monument of the season. 

By @EchelonsHub The queen stage delivered the spectacle on the final climb, as João Almeida took a strong win in the final sprint beating Nairo Quintana and Sergio Higuita. The trio stood out as the strongest after the crucial attacks inside the final three kilometers, and now with Quintana leading with the same time as Almeida,…

By @EchelonsHub The first mountain stage of the Volta a Catalunya didn’t see many differences in the overall classification however it was battled between the climbers. Ben O’Connor was the first main attacker in the final climb and succeeded, as he had the power to succeed and took advantage of the lack of collaboration behind to…

By @EchelonsHub The final cobbled classics block starts here. Although there are no more cobbled sectors in the Brugge-De Panne classic, it kept it’s spot in the calendar and has nowadays become a sprinter’s classic. The Route The route is exactly what you’d expect from a coastal Belgian ride. 232 meters of climbing throughout 206 kilometers…

By @EchelonsHub BikeExchange have made it two for two as Kaden Groves conquered the second stage of the Volta a Catalunya. The day was marked by crashes, several of which affected GC contenders, and the abandon of Richie Porte. Crashes caused splits, and crosswinds kept the splits present. There was nevertheless a bunch sprint at the…

By @EchelonsHub It was a hard opening day at Catalunya. It had the expected finale, but it saw echelons, a lot of rain that influenced the race and caused crashes and a late breakaway. It all came down to a sprint though in the end, with Michael Matthews having the most power in the uphill drag…

By @EchelonsHub The Route The opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya sees a change as, instead of several past editions, it will not see a loop around Calella. A day for the sprinters is expected in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, although it may be disturbed by a few hills that can cause trouble for the…

By @EchelonsHub As part of the peloton will be up in Belgium racing the rough cobbled classic of Flandres, another part will be in Spain as World Tour racing resumes with the Volta a Catalunya. A race that frequently attracts big names as the good weather and amount of mountains satisfies the urges of the stage-racers…

By @EchelonsHub The longest race of the season. It is the first monument of the year and one of the most special races of the year, one of the tensest aswell for sure.  

By @EchelonsHub A big day in the Appeninnes was expected and Tadej Pogacar turned it into one of the most impressive climbing performances of recent times. UAE again took control of the race, together with Bahrain – Victorious, but Pogacar controlled the attack of Mikel Landa in the dangerous descent and base of the final climb,…

By @EchelonsHub The queen stage promised spectacle and delivered, as the race’s top climbers battled on the slopes of the Col de Turini for the stage win and overall classification. Coming out on top, for both, was Primoz Roglic who had a dominant performance and kept his yellow jersey safe, taking the win in a final…

By @EchelonsHub It was a day for the breakaway on paper, however with relative ease the peloton controlled the early group of escapees. However, little did they know they’d have to chase one sole rider in the final kilometers that would end up taking the win. Mathieu Burgaudeau had shown his potential in the last month…

By @EchelonsHub The GC fight was put onto secondary display today as the breakaway succeeded. With the queen stage tomorrow, it was expected that racing would be relatively calmer today, the stage winner came from the breakaway who took off on the early hills. Warren Barguil was the strongest of the group, attacking on the final…

By @EchelonsHub The first day in the hills at TIrreno-Adriatico proved to be quite an active one. On all three laps of the final circuit in Bellante attacks flew off the peloton, with Pogacar, Evenepoel and Ganna active between the attacks in the early laps. All came down to the final climb though where just as…