Tag: Tour of Poland 2015

By David Hunter Krakow – Krakow 25km The orgaisners have kept faith with the course used in 2014 and the riders have to tackle a flat, untechnical TT.

By David Hunter Bukovina – Bukovina 174km In my, not so humble opinion, this is one of the hardest stages in the World Tour. A regular fixture in the Tour of Poland, this is a stage to fear. Think of today and multiply by 10.

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:-

By David Hunter Jaworzno – Nowy Sacz 220km At last, mountains! After 3 days for the sprinters, the fun starts. We have a cat 2 climb, before two cat 1 climbs. Once off the descent, it’s another circuit race, with 3 laps of 7.6km.

By David Hunter Zawiercie – Katowice 166km Today was chaos. It was all going so well for Orica. They delivered a fantastic end to the stage, dominating from 3km out. They had plenty of men left too, but when Docker pulled off, it all went wrong. It was a little early for Ewan to launch his…

By David Hunter Czestochowa – Dabrowa Gornicza 146km Another short stage and another lap circuit. Once into the finishing town, the riders have 5 laps of a 10km circuit. There is a small climb, but nothing to worry about. Similarly, there are a few climbs at the start of the race, but again, they are not…