Le Samyn 2019 Preview
By David Hunter Quaregnon – Dour 198km Another race with a familiar route, but with a little change.
By David Hunter Quaregnon – Dour 198km Another race with a familiar route, but with a little change.
By David Hunter Kuurne – Kuurne 202km After the fun of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, time for some more action from Belgium.
By David Hunter Dubai – Dubai 144.4km One last chance for the quick men.
By David Hunter Gent – Ninove 200km The opening weekend is here.
By David Hunter Ajman – Jebel Jais 177km To the mountain we go.
By David Hunter Sharjah – Khor Fakkan 179.4km A day for the sprinters.
By David Hunter Dubai – Hatta Dam 197km A stage we’ve grown to love over the last few years.
By David Hunter One of the most pleasing parts of what I do is trying to spot young riders who seem destined for greatness. Towards the end of the season, I started to pay close attention to Mikkel Frølich Honoré. The 21-year-old Dane had joined Quick-Step Floors as a stagiaire in August and seemed to cope…
By David Hunter Al Ain – Jebel Hafeet 179.8km Time for the GC battle to begin.
By David Hunter Yas Mall – Abu Dhabi 180.4km We start with a sprint.
By David Hunter Otura – Alhaurin de la Torre 164.7km When this stage was announced, most sprinters would have thought this was one for them, imagine their horror when the full details of the stage were published.
By David Hunter Al Hudayriat Island 16.2km TTT The race begins with a battle against the clock.
By David Hunter Welcome to the very first edition of this race, one that we have actually seen before but in a different guise. We used to have the Dubai Tour, which was one for the sprinters, and the Abu Dhabi Tour, which had some sprint stages and a mountain stage. These two races have now…
By David Hunter Armilla – Granada 116.8km Time for the Queen stage.
By David Hunter Mancha Real – La Guardia de Jaén 16.5km Not your average time trial.
By David Hunter Sevilla – Torredonjimeno 217.7km Possibly the only day for the sprinters, but it is a long day in the saddle for this time of year.
By David Hunter Sanlucar De Barrameda – Alcala De Los Gazules 171.9km A finish so good they just had to bring it back.
By David Hunter The block of racing in Spain continues with the 65thedition of Ruta del Sol. The roads in Andalucía are rarely flat, something which shines through in the route. Stage 1 The opening stage ends with the climb to Icalá de los Gazules, which was introduced to the race in 2018. This brutal wall…