Pais Vasco 2015 – Stage 1 Preview
By David Hunter Bilbao – Bilbao 162.7km The race begins with a typical day in the Basque country. The weather is good, which will please many of the riders, but not Simon Spilak!
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Volta a Catalunya 2015 – Stage 1 Preview
By David Hunter Calella – Calella 191.1km The race begins with a familiar looking stage. Both 2013 and 2014 started with a similar stage, finishing in Calella. Luca Mezgec took a big, bunch sprint in 2014 and Gianni Meersman won a small, bunch sprint in 2013.
Tirreno Adriatico 2015 – Stage 1 Preview
By David Hunter Camaiore – Cascina 153km The racing proper gets started and we have a sprinter friendly stage, that should end with a mass sprint. It’s a day for the sprinters and lead-in trains, so time to talk riders!
Tirreno Adriatico 2015 – Stage 1 Preview
By David Hunter Lido di Camaiore – Lido di Camaiore 5.7km After a late decision to cancel the TTT, the race starts with a prologue instead. The short distance and 5 corners means that we’re looking for prologue specialists and we have a few. The riders capable of putting in around 53km/h for 5.4km are Sagan,…
Paris – Nice 2015 Stage 1 Preview
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.
Tour of Oman 2015 – Stage 1 Preview
By David Hunter Bayt Al Naman Castle – Al Wutayyah 161km The race begins with a nice stage for the sprinters. The organisers have always made the opening stage very easy and a guaranteed sprint. This year is no different.
Tour of Qatar 2015 – Stage 1 Preview
By David Hunter Dukhan – Sealine Beach 136km The race opens with a ride straight across the desert! The most important factor in all these stages is the wind. We can expect a 12mph wind, coming from the South-East. That means we will have some cross wind action and echelons! Predicting the weather is never an…
Dubai Tour 2015 – Stage 1 Preview
By David Hunter The Dubai Tour kicks off with 145km route all around the city. The route is as flat as a pancake!
Giro d’Italia 2014 – Stage 1 Preview
By David Hunter At last we are here! The Giro opens with a 21.7km TTT Not a hugely technical course, so certainly one for big powerhouses.
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco 2014 – Stage 1 preview
By David Hunter It’s a challenging opening stage with 6 cat 2 climbs and 2 cat 3s. Here are the climbs in order: The riders get the joy of climbing the Gaintza twice. It is a brut of a climb, 2.3km at an average of 13%. The section from 1-2km is at 16% and this…