Critérium du Dauphiné 2016 – Stage 6 Preview
By David Hunter La Rochette – Meribel 141km GC battle, round 2! If today wasn’t enough for you, we have another cracking stage ahead.
By David Hunter La Rochette – Meribel 141km GC battle, round 2! If today wasn’t enough for you, we have another cracking stage ahead.
By David Hunter Baar 6.4km ITT Welcome to Switzerland. Not many corners on the TT course, this should be one for the specialists.
By David Hunter Last year was a bumper edition of the race, keeping us entertained until the very end. It’s going to be hard to live up to those expectations. Route Stage 1
By David Hunter La Ravoire – Vaujany 140km Here starts the GC battle. This is the first of three stages that will determine the winner of the Dauphine. All three stages have a few things in common:- they are short, they include mountains and they should be great to watch.
By David Hunter Tain l’Hermitage – Belley 176km The last chance for the sprinters. Quite a boring day for the bunch.
By David Hunter Boen sur Lignon – Tournon sur Rhone 187.5km The peloton head past Saint Etienne, a city where I have enjoyed many a drink! Beware the little kicker, as the Aussies would say.
By David Hunter Creches sur Saone – Chalmazel 168km A much harder day in the saddle. It’s not a mountain top finish, so this will interest quite a lot of the peloton.
By David Hunter Cluses – Saint Vulbas 186km Sprint stage. Thanks to the prologue, we have Tinkoff to control the stage for the yellow jersey. They will ensure the break only gets a small gap and then the teams of the sprinters will take over.
By David Hunter Les Gets 4km We have 4km of pain! An average gradient of 9.7% ,with the final kilometre at 15%. A prologue like this, really is a joy to see. Climbing ability will be important, more so than TT skills.
By David Hunter The Giro is over and it’s now all about preparing for the Tour. Some riders choose to go to the Tour de Suisse, but as it’s a week closer to the Tour, it’s not a great option. The real contenders will all come here. To reward them, the organisers have devised a brilliant week…
By David Hunter Cuneo – Torino 163km The end is nigh. A little roll into Torino and a sprint finish, well, that’s the plan!
By David Hunter Guillestre – Sant’Anna di Vinadio 134km Another short beautiful stage. No flat kilometres, all climbing and descending.
By David Hunter Pinerolo – Risoul 162km Another short, but brutal stage.
By David Hunter Muggio – Pinerolo 240km What a pointlessly long stage! It’s another day that Kruijswijk needs to survive.
By David Hunter Molvena – Cassano d’Adda 196km Sprint time. This is what the Italian sprinters have been waiting for.
By David Hunter Bressanone – Andalo 132km A short stage. Expect some fireworks. The day after the rest day is always a worry.
By David Hunter Castelrotto – Alpe di Siusi 10.8km ITT Mountain time trial day. One of the reasons I love the Giro, is their own love of the mountain TT. It really is a very special day.
By David Hunter Alpago – Corvara 210km Day 2 of the Giro! The day begins with 94km of climbing. Best of luck to the sprinters left!