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Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 13 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 12 Recap What a boring stage! Break of 1, with no chance of success. Peloton went very slow, until the final 20km. There was a crash in the final corner, denying a few sprinters the chance of a win. It left Degenkolb with an easy job and he took the stage….

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Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 11 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 10 Recap The first, really fast time was set by Cancellara. His time looked very good and only one man was able to beat it….Tony Martin! He won the stage by 11 seconds, a close margin but it was never in doubt. The GC battle erupted! Froome had a disaster, Quintana…

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Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 10 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 9 Recap We got an enormous break of 31 riders as the peloton sensed that this was the day for a break. The closest on GC was Winner Anacona, at just 2:50. As we approached the penultimate climb, the break started to slim down and very quickly we were left with…

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Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 9 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 8 Recap 2 man break: Aramendia and Favilli. The Spaniard has now featured in 3 breaks, in just 7 road stages! They were brought back a long way to the finish, as the GC teams were getting ready for the crosswinds. With 30km to go, Tinkoff, OPQS, Sky and Trek decided to…

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Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 8 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 7 Recap After a very fast start, we eventually got a break of 15 riders: Millar, Lang, Kolobnev, Mondory, LL Sanchez, Clarke, Le Bon, Coppel, Jerome, Izagirre, Hansen, Arndt, Jungels and Quinziato. The peloton weren’t happy with this and they were brought back, before the first climb of the day. A…

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Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 7 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 6 Recap Another 2 man break, with KOM leader Mas and the crazy, Pim Ligthart. They got a lead of 13 minutes, but the peloton had the situation under control. On the climb, a variety of teams set the pace, but with 2km to go, Alejandro Valverde, put the hurt on….

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Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 6 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 5 Recap We got a small break today, just Tony Martin and Pim Ligthart. The presence of the big German, severely worried the peloton and they made sure the lead stayed at under 2 minutes. Big Tony, knew that it was pointless, so he gave up and returned to the peloton….

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Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 5 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 4 Recap The break was 4: Joeaar, Aramendia(again), Engoulvent and Turgot. They never got a big lead and when Movistar upped the pace they almost brought them back, before the first climb. Sensing the opportunity for points, Amet Txurruka bridged and took the 3 points. He was brought back before the…

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