Month: June 2022

By @EchelonsHub The Route The Tour de France starts here, in Copenhagen. The Grand Depart will this year be in Denmark, and the opening day will see a short but explosive 13.2 kilometers in the streets of the Scandinavian capital.  A pan-flat route, however one that will present some challenges to the riders. It will feature…

By @EchelonsHub The big one! July is Tour de France month, and the Grand Boucle is right on the doorstep – perhaps the most popular, the most reported and the most iconic of all pro cycling races. Three weeks of racing on our hands which will include furious sprints, technical time-trials, explosive hilly stages, colossal mountain…

By @EchelonsHub Thibaut Pinot has won the final mountain stage at the Tour de Suisse. The day saw the breakaway once again succeed, as the stage was battled in the final ascent to Malbun. Pinot managed to reel in early attacker Ion Izagirre and soloed to a strong stage win, beating Oscar Rodríguez and Alexey Lutsenko…

By @EchelonsHub The sixth stage saw an incredible amount of drama before the start, with 30 riders missing to take to the start. On the road the peloton remained relatively calm, with the GC riders arriving at the finale with no gaps, as the breakaway fought for the stage win. Nico Denz took the win, winning…

By @EchelonsHub The heat kept pushing on today’s stage, as many suffered and some differences were made. Aleksandr Vlasov took the win at the top of the complicated day, beating Neilson Powless and Jakob Fuglsang in the final sprint between late attackers, and jumped into the race lead aswell.  

By @EchelonsHub The fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse has finished in a reduced group sprint, after the day’s breakaway didn’t succeed and the final climb didn’t see any meaningful differences created. A sprint decided the stage, with Daryl Impey taking a surprising victory, ahead of Michael Matthews and Soren Kragh Andersen.

By @EchelonsHub A day where the breakaway was very dangerous, however the peloton could organize itself well enough to bring in the riders who were in front. A bunch sprint surprisingly came to be, with Peter Sagan taking a very important win ahead of the Tour de France. The former World champion took the first win…

By @EchelonsHub The second day of the race already saw the breakaway succeed, as the peloton couldn’t get organized well enough to bring one of the escapee group’s riders back, and that was Andreas Leknessund who took the biggest win of his career after a 19-kilometer long solo move. Alberto Bettiol sprinted to second in the…

By @EchelonsHub The opening day of the Tour de Suisse proved important for the overall classification as some of the main favourites struggled in the final ascent to Küsnacht. A small group sprint decided the stage, where Stephen Williams surprised to cross the line first in front of several world class puncheurs. Andreas Kron and Max…

By @EchelonsHub The Route  The opening stage of the Tour de Suisse will see the puncheurs and climbers come to the fore – as will be the case on most day. It’s a hilly day where the start and finish are in the town of Küsnacht, and the riders will face a tough circuit.  

By @EchelonsHub The first day in the mountains of the Critérium du Dauphiné saw a decisive move from Jumbo-Visma who controlled the stage in the Col de la Croix de Fer on some small move and then detonated the race in Vaujany. Primoz Roglic took time and the yellow jersey, whilst Carlos Verona was the winner…

By @EchelonsHub The Tour de Suisse will be the final preparation race for the Tour de France, where mostly the climbers will have a taste of what’s to come throughout the next month, and a lot of climbing practice on the way.  

By @EchelonsHub The breakaway took control of the sixth stage of the Dauphiné as expected, with the peloton incapable of bringing back the escapee group of six that went clear early in the day. Valentin Ferron was the winner of the day, after attacking on the final kilometer thus taking the biggest win of his career. 

By @EchelonsHub The fifth stage of the Dauphiné saw an almost perfect balance between the breakaway and the peloton, as the remaining riders were caught already inside the final sprint. It was a very fast and nervous finale with the peloton chasing full on with several teams committing, however only to Jumbo’s benefit as Wout van…

By @EchelonsHub The World champion stood his ground, taking the win in the fourth stage of the race with some difficulty as Wout van Aert came very close to taking another win. The Italian was the fastest out on course, whilst van Aert extended his lead but came home third, once again just in front of…

By @EchelonsHub The first summit finish of the Dauphiné saw a reduced bunch sprint for the victory in Sancy, and after Jumbo-Visma took control of the stage and the whole final climb, they saw the win slip through their fingers as Wout van Aert just barely finished behind eventual stage winner David Gaudu who surprised as…

By @EchelonsHub Alexis Vuillermoz won the second stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné after the day’s breakaway succeeded en route to Brives-Charensac. The breakaway wasn’t too threatening but a combination of lack of firepower and occasional lacks in commitment saw a group of five arrive at the finish alone, where Alexis Vuillermoz showed incredible power by…

By @EchelonsHub The opening stage of the Dauphiné saw a bunch sprint decide the race, as the breakaway never threatened the stage and the climbs weren’t enough to cause damage – besides the pure sprinters. Wout van Aert was the fastest in the final sprint, beating Ethan Hayter and Sean Quinn and putting on the first…