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Giro del Trentino-Melinda Stage 2 Preview

By David Hunter Arco – Brentonico 168.2km It might just be stage 2, but it’s time for the Queen stage of the race. It features the only HC climb of the race and it’s a beauty. With 12 KOM points on offer, any rider who fancies the jersey will be looking to take the climb.

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Giro Del Trentino-Melinda 2015 Overall Preview

By David Hunter One of my favourite races of the year! This year, we have 4 stages: 1 TTT, 2 mountain stages and 1 “flat” stage. This is a race for good climbers, sprinters should go home.   The opening stage is a 13km TTT. The opening half is nice and easy, but the closing half…

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Vuelta de la Juventud 2015-Teams and riders to follow

By Jakob Lloreda The 48th edition of Vuelta de la Juventud kicks off Monday – April 20 – and will showcase the majority of Colombias premier talent over 7 stages that will take the riders from the opening stage in Dosquebradas  tackling some tough famed climbs like Alto Boquerón (El Tambo), Concordia, and Alto de…

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Amstel Gold Race 2015 preview

By David Hunter Maastricht – Berg en Terblijt 258km The Ardennes are here and we start with Amstel Gold. A very demanding race, full of climbs, awaits the riders. They know these roads well and will all be aware of the need to be positioned well. Expect a few crashes and all the riders will be…

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Pais Vasco 2015 – Overall Preview

By David Hunter The peloton rolls into the Basque country for the always exciting Pais Vasco. 6 stages, all including tough climbs, await the riders, plus plenty of the usual Basque weather. The opening stage is the easiest of the race. That being said, it’s still not that easy. The final climb is 4.3km at 8.6%….

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Tour of Flanders 2015 Preview

By David Hunter  Brugge – Oudenaarde 264.9km When you ask cycling fans what their favourite race is, quite a few say Flanders. It’s one of those races that people love to watch. It’s a beauty of a race, with 19 helligen and not just any old helligen!

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3 Days of De Panne 2015 – Stages 3a and 3b Preview

By David Hunter Stage 3a De Panne – De Panne 111.4km The race ends with it’s usual split stage. First up, is a trip around the streets of De Panne. Rain is forecast for the morning and that’s bad news for the riders. This is usually a very nervous stage and wet roads is going to…

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3 Days of De Panne 2015 – Stage 2 Preview

By David Hunter Zottegem – Koksijde 217.2km After the excitement of stage 1, the riders head in the opposite direction in stage 2.With the wind coming from the West, that means a headwind for most of the stage. All of the bunch will have to be extra vigilant, when they turn right in Loker. At this…

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3 Days of De Panne 2015 – Overall + stage 1 Preview

By David Hunter 3 days, 4 stages and lots of wind is about to welcome the riders to De Panne. Remember the wind on Sunday? Well, it’s stayed around and it’s worse! We have a wind of 43km/h, gusting up to and beyond 80km/h. This is going to be a hard few days. Stage 1 will…

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Gent-Wevelgem 2015 Preview

By David Hunter Deinze-Wevelgem 240km I’ll cut straight to the main news……the weather is going to be horrible. There’s going to be a lot of rain, it’s going to be cold and we could get winds of 60-80km/h. The wind will be coming from the South-West, which means long sections of crosswind.

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