Month: June 2022

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…