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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…

By David Hunter Stage 1 Terneuzen – Terneuzen 182.1km The race opens with a flat day, but beware as wind is about! There is a chance of rain, all day, and a strong crosswind for the majority of the stage. This is going to make for nervous riding as nobody wants to lose time in…