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By @EchelonsHub A day that was slightly harder than yesterday, but the formula was the same as the pace was high in the last ascents, but some of the top sprinters can comfortably go over them, leading to a bunch sprint in the end. Patrick Bevin took the win for Israel, an important one, having beaten…

By @EchelonsHub A hilly day, but as expected it came down to a sprint as the fast men had their best opportunity here. INEOS tried to do so damage in the peloton late on, despite not being able to, they managed to leadout Hayter who rode alongside the team today and immediately saw the benefit. The…

By @EchelonsHub Stage one of the Tour de Romandie ended up being decided on the hilltop finish to Romont, as there weren’t any dangerous attacks that saw the scenario threatened. A pure anaerobic effort, Rohan Dennis attacked early in the climb but found himself caught in the very final meters by Dylan Teuns who came from…

By @EchelonsHub The opening prologue of the race was quite sketchy as expected, and although no serious differences were made, the winner on the day emerged to be Ethan Hayter after a storming performance, beating Rohan Dennis and Felix Grosschartner to the first place. 

By @EchelonsHub The Route The race starts off with a fast prologue in Lausanne. It takes place in the city’s sport center, and despite being only 5.3 kilometers long it includes a short run through an airfield and a ride-around a football stadium. It will kick things off, a leader’s jersey will be up for grabs….

By @EchelonsHub The final stage-race before the Giro d’Italia and right after the classics period is over. The Tour de Romandie symbolizes a transition in the season’s focus, and it brings in an interesting set of stages towards the French part of Switzerland for a week.

By @EchelonsHub The final step of the Ardennes classics and the fourth monument of the season. Liège-Bastogne-Liège is what many consider the end of the spring campaign, and it is one heavily disputed every year between the climbers and puncheurs.  The Route Liége is the Ardennes classic that suits the climbers the most. It has the…

By @EchelonsHub The fourth stage of the Tour of the Alps was one where the breakaway was likely to succeed, however due to heavy work from DSM and INEOS it ended up being someone from the peloton. Not to their benefit as Pello Bilbao remained rock-solid in the green jersey, but Miguel Angel Lopez who anticipated…