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By David Hunter Stage 7 Recap After a very fast start, we eventually got a break of 15 riders: Millar, Lang, Kolobnev, Mondory, LL Sanchez, Clarke, Le Bon, Coppel, Jerome, Izagirre, Hansen, Arndt, Jungels and Quinziato. The peloton weren’t happy with this and they were brought back, before the first climb of the day. A…
By David Hunter Stage 6 Recap Another 2 man break, with KOM leader Mas and the crazy, Pim Ligthart. They got a lead of 13 minutes, but the peloton had the situation under control. On the climb, a variety of teams set the pace, but with 2km to go, Alejandro Valverde, put the hurt on….
By David Hunter Stage 5 Recap We got a small break today, just Tony Martin and Pim Ligthart. The presence of the big German, severely worried the peloton and they made sure the lead stayed at under 2 minutes. Big Tony, knew that it was pointless, so he gave up and returned to the peloton….
By David Hunter Stage 4 Recap The break was 4: Joeaar, Aramendia(again), Engoulvent and Turgot. They never got a big lead and when Movistar upped the pace they almost brought them back, before the first climb. Sensing the opportunity for points, Amet Txurruka bridged and took the 3 points. He was brought back before the…
By David Hunter Stage 3 Recap We had our morning break of 5: Mas, Fumeaux, Cousin, JJ Van Rensburg and Wyss. Mas, from Caja Rural, took the KOM points and is now the new leader. Both Sagan and Cancellara were noted at the back of the bunch, over the last two climbs. Cancellara, had a…
By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap In the morning break was Conti, Haas, Sbaragli, Van Rensburg, Aramendia and Hardy. Nathan Haas took the cat 3 climb, so he will he the leader of the KOM classification. Soon after the climb Haas and Sbaragli decided to return to the peloton. A nice bit of work by…
By David Hunter Stage 1 Jerez – Jerez 12.6km TTT It’s easy to sum this stage up in one word……. technical! They couldn’t have put more corners into the stage, if they tried. Many roundabouts, many corners, this route is very demanding.
By David Hunter Stage 4 Recap A massive break of 12 escaped at the start of the stage and it included Jens Voigt. The German, riding in his last race, was always going to give it a try. He went solo with 40km to go and was only caught with 800 metres remaining. It was a…
By David Hunter The final ground tour is here. Chris Horner, the surprise winner in 2013, returns to defend his crown. Horner won in a titanic battle with Vincenzo Nibali back in 2013 and we hope for another close race. This year, is slightly less brutal. We start with a TTT and end with a short…
By David Hunter Stage 3 Recap A surprising 8 man break developed over the top of Monarch Pass. In the break was Van Garderen, Hermans, Majka, Rogers, Poljanski, Danielson, Acevedo and Jones. Back in the peloton, Trek were riding hard for Matthew Busche. Trek brought the break back and everyone was happy to see Rogers going…
By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap The break escaped and Robin Carpenter decided to go solo, over Monarch Pass. He was 45 seconds ahead, with 7km to go, when the race officials stopped the race. They thought it was too dangerous but the peloton were furious and they decided to continue with the race. Carpenter…
By David Hunter Stage 1 Recap Cannondale spent all day controlling the peloton but lost it on the final climb. Voigt attacked and the peloton split in two. The remaining 5km saw a few attacks, with Mejias getting away. He looked to have a good gap, but two riders managed to bridge: Howes and Reijnen….
By David Hunter Stage 1 Aspen – Aspen 98km Don’t be impressed with the jaggy profile, the horizontal axis, over-emphasising the vertical gain. We do have some climbing, but nothing too serious. The racing will be very fast as the stage is very short, so don’t be surprised to see many riders getting dropped but…
By David Hunter Stage 6 Recap What a day! The break went and it featured Boonen and Moser, amongst others. Last man standing was Nathan Haas. In the final 15km, the GC boys started to attack each other. Due to a lack of teammates, Tom Dumoulin was left isolated. He chased a few attacks down,…
By David Hunter Stage 4 Recap We eventually got a sprint and it was won by Nacer Bouhanni. Greipel had earlier abandoned, due to a sore throat, but the victory was overshadowed by a horrific crash, involving Stybar. The Czech rider was seriously injured after crashing in the finishing straight. A real shame for him…
By David Hunter Stage 3 Review What a day for Tom Dumolulin. Resplendent, in his Dutch National TT jersey, the Giant-Shimano rider managed to beat the brilliant time set by Fabian Cancellara. The Swiss rider had posted an amazing time, and it looked like he would win but Tom fought to the end. The Dutchman…
By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap What a stage! It should have been a day for the sprinters, but Belkin had other ideas. They ripped the peloton apart, until a small group was left at the front. This group were to go on and fight out the stage victory. Behind this, Tom Dumoulin, had a…
By David Hunter Stage 1 Recap The opening stage turned out to be as mad as expected. High wind, rain and a nervous peloton meant we had many crashes. The final 20km was full of attacks, most noticeably from Hayman, Vanmarcke, Wellens, Dumoulin, Trentin, Dowsett and Oss. Once all had calmed down and the peloton…