Ruta Del Sol 2015 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Motril – Alto de Hazallanas 159.8km Time for Froome v Contador! The stage is relatively straight forward, until we get to the beast of the final climb.
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Ruta Del Sol 2015 – Stage 2 Preview
By David Hunter Utrera – Lucena 194.7km After the opening split stage, the riders head East, with the sun on their backs.
Tour of Oman 2015 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Al Mussanah Sports City – Al Mussanah Sports City 158.5km After a big stage 2 with GC action, stage 3 returns to the “calmness” of a bunch sprint. The stage is relatively short and with Green Mountain coming in stage 4, everyone will want a relaxing day. In my preview for stage…
Volta ao Algarve 2015 – Stage 2 Preview
By David Hunter Lagoa – Monchique 197.2km It might only be stage 2 but the GC could be decided today. As we approach the end of the stage, we have two challenging climbs: 3.9km at 5% and 4.5km at 7.8%. In between we have a scary descent and a quick plunge down to the finishing…
Trofeo Laigueglia 2015 Preview
By David Hunter Who can forget 2014 and the sight of Patrik Sinkewitz making rude gestures after being beaten by Jose Serpa? Most amusing!
Tour of Oman 2015 – Stage 2 Preview
By David Hunter Al Hazm Castle – Al Bustan 195km This stage has been used in the last two editions of the race but has been lengthened by the organisers. In 2014, Andre Greipel hung on to win, whilst in 2013, Peter Sagan attacked on the descent to win solo. Not only has the stage…
Volta ao Algarve 2015 – Overall + stage1 Preview
By David Hunter We head back to Portugal and the defending champion is back, but this time he’s in the rainbow jersey! This race marked the beginning of an exceptional season for Michal Kwiatkowski. He’s back for more. Most of the stages are very familiar to fans of this race. Stage 1 has the normal…
Ruta Del Sol 2015 – Stage 1b Preview
By David Hunter Coria del Rio – Coria del Rio 8.2km The TT takes place just outside Seville. The route is technical with 14 tight corners. The short distance, means that time gaps will be low, and they won’t be decisive in terms of the GC battle. Unusually, we don’t have many TT specialists in…