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By David Hunter Oman Air – Muttrah Promenade 133.5km After the disappointment of stage 5, we end the race with a sprint. The two climbs in this stage have already been covered in the race. Both these climbs are the ones used on stage 2, where Cancellara took the stage. The big difference is the length…
By David Hunter Tavira – Alto do Malhao 218km It’s the big day in the Algarve. After today’s exciting TT, Geraint Thomas leads Tony Martin by 30 seconds and Michal Kwiatkowski by 39 seconds. This stage is long and full of short, steep climbs. It’s going to be a long day for Team Sky as…
By David Hunter Maracena – Alto de Allanadas 199.8km After the brutality of today’s final climb, the riders face an even harder stage. Not what they want to hear
By David Hunter Al Sawadi Beach – Ministry of Housing 151km What got the expected fireworks on Green Mountain, but a surprise result. It was Rafael Valls of Lampre-Merida taking a shock win, in front of my pick Van Garderen. Despite that win, the race isn’t over. This stage is very demanding with 4 ascents…
By David Hunter Vila do Bispo – Cabo de Sao Vicente 19km The stage is set for a very important GC day. At 19km, the TT is long enough to only suit true specialists. The route seems fairly straightforward, descend for 10km, then climb for 9km. Everything is under 100metres of altitude, so the climbing…
By David Hunter Sultan Qaboos Grande Mosque – Green Mountain The big GC day is here! The stage is set for another epic day as the riders climb the wide open roads to Green Mountain.
By David Hunter Motril – Alto de Hazallanas 159.8km Time for Froome v Contador! The stage is relatively straight forward, until we get to the beast of the final climb.
By David Hunter Utrera – Lucena 194.7km After the opening split stage, the riders head East, with the sun on their backs.
By David Hunter Al Mussanah Sports City – Al Mussanah Sports City 158.5km After a big stage 2 with GC action, stage 3 returns to the “calmness” of a bunch sprint. The stage is relatively short and with Green Mountain coming in stage 4, everyone will want a relaxing day. In my preview for stage…
By David Hunter Lagoa – Monchique 197.2km It might only be stage 2 but the GC could be decided today. As we approach the end of the stage, we have two challenging climbs: 3.9km at 5% and 4.5km at 7.8%. In between we have a scary descent and a quick plunge down to the finishing…
By David Hunter Who can forget 2014 and the sight of Patrik Sinkewitz making rude gestures after being beaten by Jose Serpa? Most amusing!
By David Hunter Al Hazm Castle – Al Bustan 195km This stage has been used in the last two editions of the race but has been lengthened by the organisers. In 2014, Andre Greipel hung on to win, whilst in 2013, Peter Sagan attacked on the descent to win solo. Not only has the stage…
By David Hunter We head back to Portugal and the defending champion is back, but this time he’s in the rainbow jersey! This race marked the beginning of an exceptional season for Michal Kwiatkowski. He’s back for more. Most of the stages are very familiar to fans of this race. Stage 1 has the normal…
By David Hunter Coria del Rio – Coria del Rio 8.2km The TT takes place just outside Seville. The route is technical with 14 tight corners. The short distance, means that time gaps will be low, and they won’t be decisive in terms of the GC battle. Unusually, we don’t have many TT specialists in…
By David Hunter La Rabida – Hinojos 118.3km The race begins with a nice cycle by the coast.
By David Hunter After a couple of 1 day races, the Spanish calendar really gets going with a week in Andalucia. All the stages are hard, even the sprint days! They don’t do flat, dull stages in this part of the world. The opening day is split in two. The first half is a relatively…
By David Hunter Bayt Al Naman Castle – Al Wutayyah 161km The race begins with a nice stage for the sprinters. The organisers have always made the opening stage very easy and a guaranteed sprint. This year is no different.
By David Hunter The racing in the Middle East comes to an end with 6 stages in Oman. The race is a nice mix of sprint stages, tough stages and the big mountain stage to Green Mountain. Let’s start by taking a look at the stages. Stage 1 is one for the sprinters and we…