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By David Hunter Get ready, for the best ToB….ever! The organisers have changed the route and increased the spectacle. We now have a proper, hilltop finish. Quite a few stages with short, steep climbs near the end of the stage. A short ITT and some days for the sprinters. Only stage 1 and 8b are…
By David Hunter Stage 13 Recap We got a break of 11, which included LL Sanchez and Sagan. Orica held the lead at 3 minutes, before the GC teams took over….and FDJ! When we hit the final 10% climb, it was Daniel Navarro who attacked. With the top riders only interested in each other, he…
By David Hunter Stage 12 Recap What a boring stage! Break of 1, with no chance of success. Peloton went very slow, until the final 20km. There was a crash in the final corner, denying a few sprinters the chance of a win. It left Degenkolb with an easy job and he took the stage….
By David Hunter Stage 10 Recap The first, really fast time was set by Cancellara. His time looked very good and only one man was able to beat it….Tony Martin! He won the stage by 11 seconds, a close margin but it was never in doubt. The GC battle erupted! Froome had a disaster, Quintana…
By David Hunter Stage 9 Recap We got an enormous break of 31 riders as the peloton sensed that this was the day for a break. The closest on GC was Winner Anacona, at just 2:50. As we approached the penultimate climb, the break started to slim down and very quickly we were left with…
By David Hunter Stage 8 Recap 2 man break: Aramendia and Favilli. The Spaniard has now featured in 3 breaks, in just 7 road stages! They were brought back a long way to the finish, as the GC teams were getting ready for the crosswinds. With 30km to go, Tinkoff, OPQS, Sky and Trek decided to…
By David Hunter Stage 7 Recap After a very fast start, we eventually got a break of 15 riders: Millar, Lang, Kolobnev, Mondory, LL Sanchez, Clarke, Le Bon, Coppel, Jerome, Izagirre, Hansen, Arndt, Jungels and Quinziato. The peloton weren’t happy with this and they were brought back, before the first climb of the day. A…
By David Hunter Stage 6 Recap Another 2 man break, with KOM leader Mas and the crazy, Pim Ligthart. They got a lead of 13 minutes, but the peloton had the situation under control. On the climb, a variety of teams set the pace, but with 2km to go, Alejandro Valverde, put the hurt on….
By David Hunter Stage 5 Recap We got a small break today, just Tony Martin and Pim Ligthart. The presence of the big German, severely worried the peloton and they made sure the lead stayed at under 2 minutes. Big Tony, knew that it was pointless, so he gave up and returned to the peloton….
By David Hunter Stage 4 Recap The break was 4: Joeaar, Aramendia(again), Engoulvent and Turgot. They never got a big lead and when Movistar upped the pace they almost brought them back, before the first climb. Sensing the opportunity for points, Amet Txurruka bridged and took the 3 points. He was brought back before the…
By David Hunter Stage 3 Recap We had our morning break of 5: Mas, Fumeaux, Cousin, JJ Van Rensburg and Wyss. Mas, from Caja Rural, took the KOM points and is now the new leader. Both Sagan and Cancellara were noted at the back of the bunch, over the last two climbs. Cancellara, had a…
By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap In the morning break was Conti, Haas, Sbaragli, Van Rensburg, Aramendia and Hardy. Nathan Haas took the cat 3 climb, so he will he the leader of the KOM classification. Soon after the climb Haas and Sbaragli decided to return to the peloton. A nice bit of work by…
By David Hunter Stage 5 Recap All the big teams(except from BMC) put riders into the break, so it was always going to be successful. Garmin had Acevedo and King, but they couldn’t stop Laurent Didier taking the stage. The Luxembourg rider likes bad weather and took full advantage of the conditions. Back in the peloton,…
By David Hunter Stage 1 Jerez – Jerez 12.6km TTT It’s easy to sum this stage up in one word……. technical! They couldn’t have put more corners into the stage, if they tried. Many roundabouts, many corners, this route is very demanding.
By David Hunter Stage 4 Recap A massive break of 12 escaped at the start of the stage and it included Jens Voigt. The German, riding in his last race, was always going to give it a try. He went solo with 40km to go and was only caught with 800 metres remaining. It was a…
By David Hunter The final ground tour is here. Chris Horner, the surprise winner in 2013, returns to defend his crown. Horner won in a titanic battle with Vincenzo Nibali back in 2013 and we hope for another close race. This year, is slightly less brutal. We start with a TTT and end with a short…
By David Hunter Stage 3 Recap A surprising 8 man break developed over the top of Monarch Pass. In the break was Van Garderen, Hermans, Majka, Rogers, Poljanski, Danielson, Acevedo and Jones. Back in the peloton, Trek were riding hard for Matthew Busche. Trek brought the break back and everyone was happy to see Rogers going…
By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap The break escaped and Robin Carpenter decided to go solo, over Monarch Pass. He was 45 seconds ahead, with 7km to go, when the race officials stopped the race. They thought it was too dangerous but the peloton were furious and they decided to continue with the race. Carpenter…