Tirreno Adriatico 2015 – Stage 6 Preview

By David Hunter Rieti – Porto Sant’Elpido 210km After such a demanding day, I have some bad news for the peloton…..210km and more rain! A largely boring day in the saddle, with one categorised climb. It’s 5.5km at 4.5% and crests 80km from the end of the stage. This means the climb is of no consequence…

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Tirreno Adriatico 2015 – Stage 4 Preview

By David Hunter Arezzo – Castelraimondo 226km This is a monster of a stage. This is what the official website says the stage looks like. This was changed just a matter of days ago. The stage did have a profile that looked like this.

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Tirreno Adriatico 2015 – Stage 1 Preview

By David Hunter Lido di Camaiore – Lido di Camaiore 5.7km After a late decision to cancel the TTT, the race starts with a prologue instead. The short distance and 5 corners means that we’re looking for prologue specialists and we have a few. The riders capable of putting in around 53km/h for 5.4km are Sagan,…

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Tirreno Adriatico 2015 – Overall Preview

By David Hunter Everyone loves Tirreno. This year we have Contador, Quintana, Nibali, Urán and Rodríguez. A jaw dropping field. Well we would have but Froome has pulled out due to illness. A real shame for all concerned. The race opens with a 5.4km prologue, after a last minute change of heart. The prologue specialists won’t have…

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