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By David Hunter Roanne – Montagny 24.5km I’ll start with a weather update. There is a good chance of rain and thunderstorms, between 11am and 1pm. The wind is coming from the North, so will be a crosswind for most of the stage. It slightly strengthens throughout the day, so favours the earlier starters. Given the…
By David Hunter Rapallo – Sestri Levante 136km It may only be 136km long, but this is a tough day in the saddle. We have zero kilometres of flat, for the opening 112km! The race begins with 7km at 3.5%, then a descent, before the cat 3 climb, Colle Caprile, it’s 9.7km at 4.6%. After…
By David Hunter Moutier – Porrentruy 173.2km An easy day in the saddle, or is it really? On first inspection, this looks a fairly standard day. Two cat 3 climbs and two cat 2 climbs. The final cat 2 climb crests 50km from the finishing line and that normally means we would get a bunch sprint….
By David Hunter Ala – Fierozzo Val dei Mocheni 183.8km After a brilliant performance by Team Sky, and Richie Porte, they return to the mountains to try and seal the GC. The longest stage in the race is demanding, ending with two tough climbs.
By David Hunter Vitoria – Zumarraga 170.7km This stage is brilliant! We have 8 categorised climbs, but all is not as it seems. Both the cat 1 climbs are quite easy and won’t cause any problem.
By David Hunter Girona – Girona 156.6km The stage is dominated by Alt dels Angels. It’s 6km at 5.5% and has to be tackled twice. In between, the riders climb the cat 2 climb, Alt de Santa Pellaia, 5.9km at 4%. The final climb crests with just 13km remaining and the peloton has to deal with…
By David Hunter Saint Amand Montrond – Saint Pourcain Sur Sioule 179km Greipel got his stage win today, after a perfect lead-out from Lotto. The German got a textbook win, thanks to a dominant display from him and his team. Also getting things right were Demare and FDJ. Lead-out man, Delage, eventually did a good job….
By David Hunter Vila do Bispo – Cabo de Sao Vicente 19km The stage is set for a very important GC day. At 19km, the TT is long enough to only suit true specialists. The route seems fairly straightforward, descend for 10km, then climb for 9km. Everything is under 100metres of altitude, so the climbing…
By David Hunter Motril – Alto de Hazallanas 159.8km Time for Froome v Contador! The stage is relatively straight forward, until we get to the beast of the final climb.
By David Hunter Al Mussanah Sports City – Al Mussanah Sports City 158.5km After a big stage 2 with GC action, stage 3 returns to the “calmness” of a bunch sprint. The stage is relatively short and with Green Mountain coming in stage 4, everyone will want a relaxing day. In my preview for stage…
By David Hunter Lusail – Lusail 10.9km We return to the same TT we had in 2014. Michael Hepburn took the win, beating Lars Boom by 1 second. Hepburn was just the 11th man off and benefited from a change of wind strength. Completing the top 5 were Bennati, Cancellara and Terpstra. The top 5…
By David Hunter Dubai – Hatta 205km It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for. The final ramp of 18% has dominated the headlines for a few days now, but this stage isn’t just about the last 200 metres.
By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap Thankfully the rain stayed away from the end of the stage and we avoided any crashes in the final corner. Cannondale continue to show a lack of understanding when it comes to setting up a sprint. They hit the front from 5km out, but it was far too early and…
By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap A bold and brilliant attack from the Bardiani rider, Edoardo Zardini, netted him his first pro victory. In my preview, Bongiorno, mentioned that the both of them had been doing some altitude training and it obviously paid off! My tip, Niemiec, finished 2nd with Duarte 3rd. Cadel Evans moved into…