By @EchelonsHub Chaos and then an expected finale. The sixth stage of the Tour de France saw an extensive battle for the breakaway with Wout van Aert repeatedly trying to get in the move. Eventually he did, but in a small group that had too much chase, eventually the yellow jersey switched hands. The stage was…

By @EchelonsHub A chaotic stage as expected. The stage was won by Simon Clarke who was part of a six-rider breakaway, and in a photofinish outsprinted Taco van der Hoorn in the final meters to take a very important win for his newly-bright career and Israel – Premier Tech; Edvald Boasson Hagen finished third. In the…

By @EchelonsHub Wout van Aert won the fourth stage of the Tour de France. The yellow jersey didn’t wait for a sprint however, as the final hilltop saw Jumbo-Visma power through, splitting the peloton to bits, and launching the race leader onto an incredible solo win. He extended his race lead, with Christophe Laporte sprinting to…

By @EchelonsHub A calmer day in the race, as only one rider had the bravery to go up the road. All the excitement was left for the end of the day, with a furious leadout race leading to a sprint where Dylan Groenewegen took the final win. The Dutchman narrowly beat Wout van Aert and Jasper…

By @EchelonsHub The first road stage of the Tour de France was, as always, tense, however with a lot of wind being an extra reason for it today. Several crashes saw danger on the day, however seemingly without any major casualty. The peloton towards a sprint, where Fabio Jakobsen rode to the win with a dashing…

By @EchelonsHub A surprising start to the Tour de France. The opening time-trial was tricky as it was, but the rain throughout the day caused issues to many, and has seen a surprise winner in Yves Lampaert who combined perfect form with a bit of luck with the weather to take the most important win of…

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.