Giro d´Italia 2014 general preview

By David Hunter The opening grand tour of the year is fast approaching and excitement is building. The riders head to Ireland for the first 3 stages, and if the riders under-estimate the difficulty level they could lose a lot of time. Both stages 2 and 3 are on roads where wind could cause havoc and…

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Tour de Romandie 2014 – Preview

By David Hunter After the Ardennes Classics it’s time for the big GC riders to get back to what they know best. We have a prologue, an ITT and 4 other stages. It’s a mini grand tour and attracts some of the best riders in the world. Both Chris Froome and Vincenzo Nibali are here but…

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Giro del Trentino 2014 Preview

By David Hunter The 38th edition of this wonderful race, starts on Tuesday 22nd April and runs till Friday 25th. It features a team time trial and then 3 very hard stages, all ending with steep climbs. This is one of the most difficult races in the calendar and features a lot of riders trying to…

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George Hincapie: “All about the team”

By @pmpalermo París Roubaix preview isn´t complete without a word with one of the race’s most famous riders, someone who tasted pavé in his bones and skin and now can reveal its secrets to us. In that context, Ciclismo Internacional spoke to George Hincapie, famous Armstrong teammate at Discovery and former BMC leader in his last…

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Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco 2014 – Stage 3 preview

By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap As I predicted the break made it! Despite picking Tim Wellens, here is what I said about Tony Martin, “The big German likes to warm up for his TTs and this could be a chance to do just that.” Only Sky and Orica tried to bring him back and as…

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Vuelta al País Vasco: Stage 2 preview

By David Hunter Stage 1 Recap Contador the King! Alberto continued his fine winning streak with an outstanding display of climbing. He went with the attack of Valverde, and then destroyed him in the last kilometre of the climb. It was a typical Contador attack and he continued on the descent to claim the stage and…

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