Month: April 2022

By @EchelonsHub The fifth stage of the Itzulia saw another set off attacks, but this time without Primoz Roglic answering, there were gaps created. The stage win went to Carlos Rodríguez who joined the breakaway after a long battle, going solo in the penultimate climb and just managing to hold off the GC group. Evenepoel attacked…

By @EchelonsHub It was a race controlled by Jumbo as expected, as they took hold of the Itzulia for one more day with an impressive defensive performance on the climbs. The breakaway seemed to have it today, but the peloton saw an all-day long chase which ended up culminating in the capture of the last survivor…

By @EchelonsHub As expected it was a chaotic day as the GC fight blew up on the steep hills of the third stage. Adam Yates, Remco Evenepoel and Pello Bilbao tried to attack several times throughout the final hour of racing, but with Jumbo-Visma and some other riders blocking out all moves no attack managed to…

By @EchelonsHub The first road stage of the Itzulia proved to be a thriller towards the finale as the peloton let the modest breakaway group that went early on in the day get a big gap towards the final 10 kilometers and almost failed to capture the last survivor in time for the sprint. In the…

By @EchelonsHub Sneaked in between Tour des Flandres and Paris-Roubaix, Scheldeprijs has made for an intermediate point for the classics riders and sprinters to target a race inbetween the two – even though Roubaix takes place a week later this year. 

By @EchelonsHub In classic fashion, the GC riders completely swarm the race’s time-trial and create an all-out GC battle from day one. Primoz Roglic, the cannibal, has started off the race the same way he’s finished his last, in the yellow jersey. He’s beaten Remco Evenepoel by 5 seconds, the duo were ahead of the competition…

By @EchelonsHub The Route The opening day of the Itzulia. It’s a short prologue and it’s very explosive. Only 7.6 kilometers, but they feature some climbing, descending and tight streets in the middle of Hondarribia. After 1.5 kilometers the riders face 600 meters at 7.5% where some of the main differences will be made. It is…

By @EchelonsHub We have had an introduction at the GP Miguel Indurain, but this coming week we will have the Itzulia Basque Country. Stage-racing in holy cycling lands, filled with crazy fans, steep climbs and wild weather that always makes for a big spectacle with the world-class riders that come along every year. The Route The…

By @EchelonsHub It is a holy weekend! The climax of racing in Flandres, the culmination of the Flandrien classics which will see a fierce battle over some of the most iconic climbs in cycling, that each and every year set for some of the best images and most exciting racing of the year.