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By David Hunter King Contador is Back He changed his race schedule after a disappointing 2013 and boy has it worked. 1st in Tirreno, 2nd in Catalunya and 1st here. Not only that but his TT performance is back to what it used to be. Alberto now goes into hiding and won’t race again until the…
By David Hunter Stage 5 Recap Movistar tried to set-up Valverde and delivered him into a great position. He attacked on the final climb but it was too late on. Contador followed and they were joined by Poels. On the descent they went very fast but the presence of Tony Martin was crucial in bringing them…
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…
By David Hunter Stage 2 Recap As I predicted the break made it! Despite picking Tim Wellens, here is what I said about Tony Martin, “The big German likes to warm up for his TTs and this could be a chance to do just that.” Only Sky and Orica tried to bring him back and as…
By David Hunter It’s a challenging opening stage with 6 cat 2 climbs and 2 cat 3s. Here are the climbs in order: The riders get the joy of climbing the Gaintza twice. It is a brut of a climb, 2.3km at an average of 13%. The section from 1-2km is at 16% and this…
Astana Pro Team rider Francesco Gavazzi is the new leader at the Vuelta al Pais Vasco following a podium sprint finish in Tuesday’s second stage. Gavazzi, from Italy, finished second behind South African rider Daryl Impey in the 170km stage from Elgoibar to Gasteiz, and with placement bonuses now moves into the overall lead at…