Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 17 Preview
By David Hunter Etapa 17 Ortigueira – A Coruña Welcome to Galicia. Just one look at the map and you know this isn’t going to be an easy day.
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Tour of Britain 2014 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap The climb proved hard enough to distance Kittel and we got the expected attack from Chavanel. Also in attacking mood was Alex Dowsett and Michal Kwiatkowski. With 1km to go, it was Dowsett and Chavanel, who were clear, but Wiggins closed the gap. In a very messy sprint, with…
Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 16 Preview
By David Hunter Stage 15 Recap The break was only 5, but it managed to last until the end. Niemiec, took a brilliant win, as the the 3 amigos spent too long looking at each other. Contador, Valverde and Rodriguez went head to head, like in 2012, and couldn’t shake each other. They stop too…
Tour of Britain 2014 – Stage 2 Preview
By David Hunter Stage 1 Recap We got the expected sprint. A headwind meant that the sprinters were cautious and didn’t want to hit the front too early. apart from NetApp, who horribly misjudged the sprint and it cost Bennett the chance to have a go. The Giant boys lost Kittel, as they squeezed against…
Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 15 Preview
By David Hunter Stage 14 Recap What a stage! A big break got away and it stayed away. On the gruelling 20% slopes of the final 2km, it looked like Oliver Zaugg, was going to take a famous win. However, Ryder Hesjedal had timed his move to perfection, and he took the lead with 150m…
Tour of Britain 2014 – Stage 1 Preview
By David Hunter The race begins with a circuit race, around the streets of Liverpool. We have 8 laps of 13.1km, so that’s 104.8km in total. The lap is fairy easy, with few corners.
Tour of Britain 2014 – Overall Preview
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…
Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 14 Preview
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…