Tag: Paris – Nice 2015

By David Hunter Vence – Nice 184.5km What a day we have in store: 3 cat 1 climbs and 3 cat 2 climbs. This is not going to be nice for many riders. The opening climb is 9.6km at 6.6%. Same as today, a climb at the beginning of the stage is not well received, by…

By David Hunter Saint Etienne – Rasteau 192km After the fireworks of today, we should be in for a quieter day. The race opens with a bang, 12.2km at 4.5%. Anyone wanting to join the morning break will have to be a good climber, that’s for sure. Once over the climb, we have a very quiet…

By David Hunter Varennes Sur Allier – Croix de Chaubouret 204km The Queen stage has arrived after 3 relaxing days for the bunch. The racing has been very boring so far, apart from the final 5km, but we should get a great day in the mountains.

By David Hunter Saint Amand Montrond – Saint Pourcain Sur Sioule 179km Greipel got his stage win today, after a perfect lead-out from Lotto. The German got a textbook win, thanks to a dominant display from him and his team. Also getting things right were Demare and FDJ. Lead-out man, Delage, eventually did a good job….

By David Hunter ZooParc de Beauval – Saint Aignan 172km Kristoff took his 5th win of the season, with a dominant performance in stage 1. He was positioned well and took advantage of a mistake from Degenkolb to seize the day. The German, was positioned poorly with 1km to go but fought his way to the…

By David Hunter Saint Remy les Chevreuse – Contres 196.5km The race starts it’s long drive South with a nice, easy day in the saddle.