E3 Harelbeke 2015 Preview
By David Hunter Harelbeke – Harelbeke 215km After a great race in DDV, the peloton rolls into Harelbeke. It’s another race dominated by hellingen and cobbles.
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Volta a Catalunya 2015 – Stage 4 Preview
By David Hunter Tona – La Molina 188.4km The Queen stage is here and I think Europcar are in for a hell of a lot of work! Tinkoff-Saxo really turned up today and put the whole field under pressure. A combination of poor climbing and bad crashes allowed them to distance most of the GC riders,…
Volta a Catalunya 2015 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Girona – Girona 156.6km The stage is dominated by Alt dels Angels. It’s 6km at 5.5% and has to be tackled twice. In between, the riders climb the cat 2 climb, Alt de Santa Pellaia, 5.9km at 4%. The final climb crests with just 13km remaining and the peloton has to deal with…
Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2015 Preview
By David Hunter The first of 4 massive races, over the next 11 days, in Belgium. Like most of them, this race is all about the helligen, all 12 of them!
Volta a Catalunya 2015 – Stage 2 Preview
By David Hunter Mataro – Olot 195km On paper, this looks an easier day in the saddle. We only have two categorised climbs and both are fairly easy, but the road rises most of the way home. The full climb is 4.84km at 4.5% and it does include a section of around 15%, but it’s not…
Volta a Catalunya 2015 – Stage 1 Preview
By David Hunter Calella – Calella 191.1km The race begins with a familiar looking stage. Both 2013 and 2014 started with a similar stage, finishing in Calella. Luca Mezgec took a big, bunch sprint in 2014 and Gianni Meersman won a small, bunch sprint in 2013.
Volta a Catalunya 2015 – Overall Preview
By David Hunter The pro peloton returns to Spain after a few weeks away. This race is not one for the pure sprinters. Every stage involves classified climbs and it’s a very well liked race. It’s the adopted home race of many riders, thanks to the huge numbers that stay in Girona. The opening stage is…
Milano – SanRemo 2015 Preview
By David Hunter Milano – Sanremo Totale 293km After last year’s horrible but engrossing race, we return to a very familiar finish, Via Roma. Used from 1994-2007, the popular finish is back.