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USA Pro Challenge 2014 – Stage 2 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 1 Recap Cannondale spent all day controlling the peloton but lost it on the final climb. Voigt attacked and the peloton split in two. The remaining 5km saw a few attacks, with Mejias getting away. He looked to have a good gap, but two riders managed to bridge: Howes and Reijnen….

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USA Pro Challenge 2014 – Stage 1 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 1 Aspen – Aspen 98km Don’t be impressed with the jaggy profile, the horizontal axis, over-emphasising the vertical gain. We do have some climbing, but nothing too serious. The racing will be very fast as the stage is very short, so don’t be surprised to see many riders getting dropped but…

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USA Pro Challenge 2014 – Overall Preview

By David Hunter The racing continues in the US, with the 4th running of this race. In 2013, it was Tejay Van Garderen who continued the trend of the race being won by an American. He returns to defend his crown. Stage 1 is a rerun of stage 1 from 2013, where Peter Sagan won….

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Eneco Tour 2014 – Stage 7 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 6 Recap What a day! The break went and it featured Boonen and Moser, amongst others. Last man standing was Nathan Haas. In the final 15km, the GC boys started to attack each other. Due to a lack of teammates, Tom Dumoulin was left isolated. He chased a few attacks down,…

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Eneco Tour 2014 – Stage 5 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 4 Recap We eventually got a sprint and it was won by Nacer Bouhanni. Greipel had earlier abandoned, due to a sore throat, but the victory was overshadowed by a horrific crash, involving Stybar. The Czech rider was seriously injured after crashing in the finishing straight. A real shame for him…

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Eneco Tour 2014 – Stage 4 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 3 Review What a day for Tom Dumolulin. Resplendent, in his Dutch National TT jersey, the Giant-Shimano rider managed to beat the brilliant time set by Fabian Cancellara. The Swiss rider had posted an amazing time, and it looked like he would win but Tom fought to the end. The Dutchman…

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Eneco Tour 2014 – Stage 3 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap What a stage! It should have been a day for the sprinters, but Belkin had other ideas. They ripped the peloton apart, until a small group was left at the front. This group were to go on and fight out the stage victory. Behind this, Tom Dumoulin, had a…

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Eneco Tour 2014 – Stage 2 Preview

By David Hunter Stage 1 Recap The opening stage turned out to be as mad as expected. High wind, rain and a nervous peloton meant we had many crashes. The final 20km was full of attacks, most noticeably from Hayman, Vanmarcke, Wellens, Dumoulin, Trentin, Dowsett and Oss. Once all had calmed down and the peloton…

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