Pais Vasco 2015 – Stage 3 Preview
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.
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Volta a Catalunya 2015 – Stage 3 Preview
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…
Paris Nice 2015 – Stage 3 Preview
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….
Volta ao Algarve 2015 – Stage 3 Preview
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…
Ruta Del Sol 2015 – Stage 3 Preview
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.
Tour of Oman 2015 – Stage 3 Preview
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…
Tour of Qatar 2015 – Stage 3 Preview
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…
Dubai Tour 2015 – Stage 3 Preview
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.