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By David Hunter Stage 3 Recap At last we got a real sprint! Chaos rained on the finishing circuit as it was tight and narrow. Giant delivered the best lead-out but Modolo got on the end of the train, not Mezgec. With the Italian in the best position, it looked like he was going to…
By David Hunter Stage 1 Recap What a boring day! Belkin controlled the peloton and set an extremely slow pace, to ensure that Hofland wasn’t dropped. The riders in the break were weak and the slow pace of the peloton, was still enough to keep the lead at 3 minutes. All the riders in the…
By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap Petr Vakoc pulled off the best Tony Martin impression and he soloed to his first win for OPQS. The young Czech rider was part of a group of 3, that seemed to be controlled by the peloton. AG2R were holding them at 4/5 minutes for most of the day,…
By David Hunter The race begins with a demanding day in the saddle. First on the menu is the long climb up to Cedar Breaks. The cat 1 climb is 26km at 5.2%, so it’s a hard one. As it’s the opening stage and the climb is in the opening half of the race, don’t…
By David Hunter Stage 1 Recap Possibly the craziest day of racing I’ve ever seen. A lightning strike or high wind, brought down a tree. The wind almost forced the break to stop riding and we got hail as big as golf balls. Despite all this the riders had to race on. The finishing circuit…
By David Hunter Racing returns to the States! This is a very lumpy race, and was won by Tom Danielson in 2013. The Garmin rider returns to defend his title. The American rides much better in his home country, than in Europe. Stage 1 is a tough day in the mountains, but hard sprinters should…
By David Hunter The race starts with a long stage of 226km. It’s an easier affair with no major climbs and it gives the peloton the chance to have a gentle introduction to the week.
By David Hunter The opening two thirds of the season is officially over and now we start the final third. The riders are about to enter a crucial period, in terms of preparation for the Vuelta and the World Championships. First stop is Poland. Last year, Pieter Weening took a great win, thanks to a…
ByDavid Hunter The Tour is over and we head to the Basque country for this excellent 1 day race. Back in 2010, the organisers decided to make the race harder, they introduced climbing the Jaizkibel and the Arkale, twice. This year, they’ve changed the route again. In an effort to show off their beautiful city…
ByDavid Hunter Stage 20 Recap Tony Martin did what was expected and there was plenty of excitement behind. Valverde blew and left the door open for Pinot. Peraud claimed second place with a good ride and Pinot third. Both Peraud and Bardet punctured, and it meant that Bardet finished 6th, with Van Garderen 5th. König did…
ByDavid Hunter Stage 19 Recap Bad weather rolled in and an already exhausted peloton had to deal with heavy rain. This meant that only a small number survived the final climb, but all sprinters apart from Kittel were there. Near the top of the climb, Navardauskas attacked. He went fast down a scary descent and…
By David Hunter Stage 18 Recap A large break went away, without Rodriguez and Majka. Astana controlled them well, and only Nieve and Kadri were left at the top of the Tourmalet. On the descent, Valverde attacked, but was caught. At this point the gap was only 3 minutes and Astana smelt blood! Nibali put his…
ByDavid Hunter Stage 17 Recap The morning break went away but Rodriguez managed to miss it. Katusha went crazy and on the first climb the gap was small enough for Rodriguez and others to bridge. At this point, there were groups all over the road, but it eventually settled down. A large group remained up…
By David Hunter Stage 16 Recap We got the large break, as expected. On the final climb we were left with 3: Rogers, Serpa and Voeckler. On the descent, it was Rogers that struck out to claim another brilliant win. The yellow jersey group exploded on the final climb, as Movistar set a fierce pace….
ByDavid Hunter Stage 16 Carcassonne – Bagneres de Luchon 237.5km Welcome to the Pyrenees! The race enters the final week and the riders face the longest stage of the tour. This is a long and demanding stage with 5 categorised climbs and a fairly technical descent to the finish. The opening climb, Côte de Fanjeaux is…
By David Hunter After breakaway specialists dominated the jersey for many years, the change of points, in 2012, has seen this jersey return to the shoulders of the GC riders. Nairo Quintana won in 2013, but won’t be back to defend his jersey. Different points are awarded, depending on the categorisation of the climb:- HC –…
By David Hunter The Battle of the Sprinters Can anyone stop Peter Sagan? The brilliant Slovak returns, trying to win his 3rd consecutive green jersey. He will have the same strategy as in previous years, finish in the top 5 of the bunch sprints, win some intermediate sprints and win some very hard stages. If this…
By David Hunter As we approach the start of the race, all thoughts turn to the GC. The whole cycling world is expecting an epic battle between Contador and Froome, and I think we’ll get one. The 2014 Contador is back to his very best. He has competed in 5 races this season:- Volta ao Algarve…