Vuelta España 2016 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Marin – Mirador de Ézaro 176.4km The peloton head north up the Galician coast. It’s an easy day in the saddle, but with a brutal finish.
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Tour de Suisse 2016 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Grosswangen – Rheinfelden 192.6km Time for a tough day in the saddle. After a fairly gentle start to the race, this stage is more typical of racing in Switzerland.
Critérium du Dauphiné 2016 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Boen sur Lignon – Tournon sur Rhone 187.5km The peloton head past Saint Etienne, a city where I have enjoyed many a drink! Beware the little kicker, as the Aussies would say.
Giro d’Italia 2016 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Nijmegen – Arnhem 190km Our last day in Holland and some riders will really hope that the wind blows. Thanks to his win today, Marcel Kittel has a chance of taking the pink jersey.
Tour de Romandie 2016 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Sion – Sion 15.1km It’s TT time in Romandie! Like all stages in this race, it’s not flat.
Giro del Trentino 2016 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Sillian – Mezzolombardo 204.6km After the fun of today, it’s time for the Queen stage. The stage is dominated by two cat 1 climbs.
Volta a Catalunya 2016 Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Girona – La Molina 172.1km This is a tough day in the saddle with 4 cat 1 climbs.
Tirreno Adriatico 2016 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Castelnuovo Val di Cecina – Montalto di Castro 176km With few opportunities for the quick men, they must seize every chance they get. Stage 3 is their first opportunity.
Ruta del Sol 2016 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Monachil – Padul 157.9km After the fun and controversy of today, the sprinters are in for another demanding day.
Tour of Qatar 2016 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Lusail – Lusail 11km For the 3rd consecutive year, the riders tackle the 11km ITT around the Lusail Circuit. If you’ve seen it before, you’ll know exactly what we are getting. This year is slightly different to previous years, but it’s hardly noticeable!
Dubai Tour 2016 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Dubai – Hatta Dam 172km It’s the big day for the GC. I’m sure we all remember this brilliant finish from 2015, I cannot wait myself! Last year the race was held together and the peloton arrived, as one, at the foot of the climb. There is no guarantee it happens again.
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2016 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Sagunto – Alzira 173.5km After a day for TT riders and one for the climbers, today is a chance for the sprinters to shine. The early climb should make it straightforward for the break to get a nice lead, it will be up to the sprinter teams to keep it at a reachable…
Tour de San Luis 2016 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Potrero de los Funes – La Punta 131km Well, stage 2 turned out to be a surprise! Etixx their the toys out the pram when no one would help. The break almost had their day, but were caught on the final straight. They might get lucky in stage 3!
La Vuelta 2015 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Mijas – Malaga 158.4km It’s only stage 3 and we have our first cat 1 climb of the race. The race starts from Mijas and heads to the north of Malaga. It loops around at Torre del Mar, home of the excellent water park, Aqua Velas! At that point it crosses the A7,…
Eneco Tour 2015 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Beveren – Ardooie 171.9km The third stage of the race is a familiar one. The Eneco loves a finish in Ardooie, although some of the riders don’t. This is one of the most dangerous finishes in the World Tour. Last year, it took Zdenek Stybar out of the race, with a terrible crash….
Tour of Poland 2015 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Zawiercie – Katowice 166km Today was chaos. It was all going so well for Orica. They delivered a fantastic end to the stage, dominating from 3km out. They had plenty of men left too, but when Docker pulled off, it all went wrong. It was a little early for Ewan to launch his…
Tour de France 2015 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Anvers-Huy 159.5km This is not Flèche Wallone! Yes, we finish on the Mur, but this stage is around 10% as hard as Flèche. Their, the riders cover 11 climbs, with the Mur done 3 times. This isn’t even a mini Flèche Wallone. This is a very easy stage, with a hard finish. It…
Tour de Suisse 2015 – Stage 3 Preview
By David Hunter Flims – Schwarzenbach 193.2km This is the second longest stage of the race and the riders will be disappointed to hear, that it’s going to be another wet day. Heading out of Flims, they have a cat 2 climb of 8.9km at 6.7%. This is a hard climb, but coming so early in…