Tour de Suisse 2016 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter Brig – Cari 126.4km A short but demanding stage. We continue with the recent trend and shortening stages but packing in a huge amount of climbing.
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2016 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter La Ravoire – Vaujany 140km Here starts the GC battle. This is the first of three stages that will determine the winner of the Dauphine. All three stages have a few things in common:- they are short, they include mountains and they should be great to watch.
Giro d’Italia 2016 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter Praia a Mare – Benevento 233km A long stage, the second longest in the whole race. It’s one of those stages that is harder than the profile suggests.
Tour de Romandie 2016 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter Ollon – Geneve 177.4km The final day. Get ready for plenty of stunning shots of the lake. It’s a bit strange, that the week ends with the easiest stage.
Volta a Catalunya 2016 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter Rialp – Valls 178.2km After a couple of days in the mountains, we return to some easier terrain.
Paris Nice 2016 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter Saint Paul Trois Châteaux – Salon de Provence 198km We enter the mountains, beginning with Mont Ventoux.
Vuelta a Andalucia 2016 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter San Roque – Penas Blancas 171km As announced a couple of days ago, the final stage is not as previously advertised! Instead of climbing Penas Blancas once, the peloton now have to tackle it twice. They first climb it from the north, then descend into Estepona, before heading back up the road they…
Tour of Qatar 2016 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter Sealine Beach Resort – Doha Cornice 114km The race ends with the usual lap circuit in Doha Corniche. This is a familiar stage, with Demare winning in 2014 and Bennett in 2015. The GC is delicately balanced, with Cavendish leading Van Avermaet by 2 seconds, Quinziato by 6 and Kristoff is at 9. The…
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2016 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter Valencia – Valencia 120.7km The race finishes with a little trip around Valencia. At 120km, this is nice and short and should end in another sprint. Time for Cofidis to see if they can get it right.
Tour Down Under 2016 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter McLaren Vale – Willunga Hill 151.5km It’s D-Day in Australia. Easily one of the best stages in the whole year, we return to Willunga Hill.
Tour de San Luis 2016 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter Renca – Juana Koslay 168.6km After the fun in the mountains, we have another day for the sprinters. This is a favourite stage of the organisers, but the profile makes it look a much harder finish than it actually is. The end of the stage, looks around 6%, but it’s actually around 2%….
La Vuelta 2015 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter Rota – Alcala de Guadaira 167.3km The opening 4 stages of the race have been stressful, difficult and full of incident. Today is like a rest day!
Eneco Tour 2015 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter Riemst – Sittard 179.6km It’s time for a mini-Amstel Gold! I know they call it that and they want us to believe it but I need you to stop thinking of Amstel Gold, this is not it. At 180km, it’s not a particularly long race. They do cover 23 climbs, which will be…
Tour of Poland 2015 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter Nowy Sacz – Zakopane 223km The GC battle starts here. The riders face a long day in the saddle, with may challenges along the way. It’s another lap circuit, but this isn’t your normal route around a city. The circuit features 3 climbs:-
Tour de France 2015 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter Arras-Amiens 189.5km After three difficult days, the riders would have been looking forward to this stage. That would have been until they looked at the weather forecast. This is another hard day in the saddle
Tour de Suisse 2015 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter Wil – Biel 193.1km At last, a day for sprint fans! After a prologue and 4 gruelling stages, we have a day suited to the fast men. There are still a few bumps along the way, but nothing that should see any of the sprinters dropped. The only classified climb is 1km at…
Criterium du Dauphine 2015 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter Digne les Bains – Pra The cat Loup 161km The sprinters have had their last chance, it’s now time for the GC riders to come out to play. This stage, is an exact copy of stage 17, of the TDF. Riding this, gives an advantage to Froome and Nibali, over Contador and Quintana….
Giro d’Italia 2015 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter La Spezia – Abetone 152km After another crazy day, the peloton will be hoping for some kind of normality. The stage is short and quite easy. It doesn’t lend itself to the crazy riding of the last couple of days. The opening climb is 10km at 5%. With the long climb at the…