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Giro d’Italia 2014 – Stage 8 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 7 Recap Another perfect prediction from me! As expected, all the sprinters made it over the climb and the peloton set a ferocious pace in the final 40km to catch the break. It set-up a very fast sprint finish. I mentioned that Giant – Shimano have the best lead-out and they controlled…

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Giro d’Italia 2014 – Stage 7 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 6 Recap A massive crash at the foot of the final climb led to chaos. 8 men remained upright at the front of the race, and they continued on up the climb. The only GC rider there was Cadel Evans and he took some big time on rivals today. Big losers were…

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Giro d’Italia 2014 – Stage 6 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 5 Recap What a day for Diego Ulissi! My pick didn’t let us down and delivered a quite brilliant victory. We had a few crashes, but all the main GC riders were okay. In the final kilometre Katusha pulled Rodriguez to the front, with EBH and Arredondo. This created a small gap…

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Giro d’Italia 2014 – Stage 5 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 4 Recap We returned to Italy for a crazy day! Due to dangerous conditions, the riders decided to neutralise most of the day. We only got racing in the final lap of 8.6km, but we already had received huge news. Minutes before the race, Marcel Kittel, withdrew through illness. It was expected…

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Giro d’Italia 2014 – Stage 4 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 3 Recap We got some rain and wind, but not enough to have a significant impact on the race. We had a few crashes, but all the main riders managed to rejoin the peloton. In the crazy, final 2km, it was Cannondale trying to boss the sprint for Viviani, but they got…

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Giro d’Italia 2014 – Stage 3 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap Thankfully the rain stayed away from the end of the stage and we avoided any crashes in the final corner. Cannondale continue to show a lack of understanding when it comes to setting up a sprint. They hit the front from 5km out, but it was far too early and…

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Giro d’Italia 2014 – Stage 2 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 1 Recap As predicted Orica took the win. The rain and wind were in their favour and had the conditions been different, OPQS might have taken a surprise win. Both Uran and Evans were the winners in terms of the GC riders. Stage 2 Belfast – Belfast 219km The riders head out…

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