Volta a Catalunya 2015 – Stage 5 Preview

By David Hunter Alp – Valls 195.4km For the third consecutive year, the race finishes in Valls. The stage is mostly downhill and very, very fast. To make it interesting, we have a cat 2 climb, cresting 10.1km from the finish. This climb is 4,1km at 4.8%. The majority of it is on a long, straight…

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Paris Nice 2015 – Stage 5 Preview

By David Hunter Saint Etienne – Rasteau 192km After the fireworks of today, we should be in for a quieter day. The race opens with a bang, 12.2km at 4.5%. Anyone wanting to join the morning break will have to be a good climber, that’s for sure. Once over the climb, we have a very quiet…

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Tour of Oman 2015 – Stage 5 Preview

By David Hunter Al Sawadi Beach – Ministry of Housing 151km What got the expected fireworks on Green Mountain, but a surprise result. It was Rafael Valls of Lampre-Merida taking a shock win, in front of my pick Van Garderen. Despite that win, the race isn’t over. This stage is very demanding with 4 ascents…

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Tour of Qatar 2015 – Stage 5 Preview

By David Hunter Al Zubara Fort – Madinat ash-Shamal 153km Wind alert! We have wind coming from the South East, as the riders turn right and head towards the finishing town we get a direct crosswind. Predictions about the strength of the wind vary but it should be enough to create echelons. The wind is…

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Vuelta al País Vasco 2014-Stage 5 preview

By David Hunter Stage 4 Recap It looked like going the way I predicted when Contador attacked, with Valverde in his wheel. Unfortunately Alejandro was unwilling to do any work(on a few occasions) and Wout Poels got away to claim a brilliant victory.Valverde managed to pinch 2 seconds on Contador, whilst Kwiatkowski finished 7 seconds down…

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