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…

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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….

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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…

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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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