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By David Hunter Stage 4 Recap We got the expected sprint as the sprint teams, eventually started to work well together. Ferrari opened up the sprint a touch too early, leaving Modolo to jump across to the wheel of Arndt. The Italian launched his sprint and all looked good, but he ran out of steam…
By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap My pick, Hofland, decided to take it easy with 1 eye on stage 3. We got a very gutsy break from Michael Schar of BMC. Despite cramping on the final descent, he somehow managed to keep the pedals moving and held off a charging peloton to take an excellent…
By David Hunter Stage 3 Recap At last we got a real sprint! Chaos rained on the finishing circuit as it was tight and narrow. Giant delivered the best lead-out but Modolo got on the end of the train, not Mezgec. With the Italian in the best position, it looked like he was going to…
By David Hunter Stage 1 Recap What a boring day! Belkin controlled the peloton and set an extremely slow pace, to ensure that Hofland wasn’t dropped. The riders in the break were weak and the slow pace of the peloton, was still enough to keep the lead at 3 minutes. All the riders in the…
By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap Petr Vakoc pulled off the best Tony Martin impression and he soloed to his first win for OPQS. The young Czech rider was part of a group of 3, that seemed to be controlled by the peloton. AG2R were holding them at 4/5 minutes for most of the day,…
By David Hunter The race begins with a demanding day in the saddle. First on the menu is the long climb up to Cedar Breaks. The cat 1 climb is 26km at 5.2%, so it’s a hard one. As it’s the opening stage and the climb is in the opening half of the race, don’t…
By David Hunter Stage 1 Recap Possibly the craziest day of racing I’ve ever seen. A lightning strike or high wind, brought down a tree. The wind almost forced the break to stop riding and we got hail as big as golf balls. Despite all this the riders had to race on. The finishing circuit…
By David Hunter Racing returns to the States! This is a very lumpy race, and was won by Tom Danielson in 2013. The Garmin rider returns to defend his title. The American rides much better in his home country, than in Europe. Stage 1 is a tough day in the mountains, but hard sprinters should…