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ByDavid Hunter The Tour is over and we head to the Basque country for this excellent 1 day race. Back in 2010, the organisers decided to make the race harder, they introduced climbing the Jaizkibel and the Arkale, twice. This year, they’ve changed the route again. In an effort to show off their beautiful city…
ByDavid Hunter Stage 20 Recap Tony Martin did what was expected and there was plenty of excitement behind. Valverde blew and left the door open for Pinot. Peraud claimed second place with a good ride and Pinot third. Both Peraud and Bardet punctured, and it meant that Bardet finished 6th, with Van Garderen 5th. König did…
ByDavid Hunter Stage 19 Recap Bad weather rolled in and an already exhausted peloton had to deal with heavy rain. This meant that only a small number survived the final climb, but all sprinters apart from Kittel were there. Near the top of the climb, Navardauskas attacked. He went fast down a scary descent and…
By David Hunter Stage 18 Recap A large break went away, without Rodriguez and Majka. Astana controlled them well, and only Nieve and Kadri were left at the top of the Tourmalet. On the descent, Valverde attacked, but was caught. At this point the gap was only 3 minutes and Astana smelt blood! Nibali put his…
ByDavid Hunter Stage 17 Recap The morning break went away but Rodriguez managed to miss it. Katusha went crazy and on the first climb the gap was small enough for Rodriguez and others to bridge. At this point, there were groups all over the road, but it eventually settled down. A large group remained up…
By David Hunter Stage 16 Recap We got the large break, as expected. On the final climb we were left with 3: Rogers, Serpa and Voeckler. On the descent, it was Rogers that struck out to claim another brilliant win. The yellow jersey group exploded on the final climb, as Movistar set a fierce pace….
ByDavid Hunter Stage 16 Carcassonne – Bagneres de Luchon 237.5km Welcome to the Pyrenees! The race enters the final week and the riders face the longest stage of the tour. This is a long and demanding stage with 5 categorised climbs and a fairly technical descent to the finish. The opening climb, Côte de Fanjeaux is…
By David Hunter Stage 8 Recap The break was surprisingly weak and relatively small, it was doomed from the beginning. The pace at the bottom of the Verbier was fierce and the peloton small as we approached 5km to go. Both Tinkoff and Belkin maintained a high pace, but it was Chaves who attacked first. Formolo…