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27/06/2014 15:05
The 2014 Giro d'Italia's fourteenth stage was a mountainous route with a summit finish. The route travelled 164 kilometres from Aglie to Oropa and would be another general classification showdown. Rigoberto Uran of Omega Pharma-Quickstep was the maglia rosa going into the stage, and he would hope...
27/06/2014 12:56
The thirteenth stage of the 2014 Giro d'Italia was a flat 157 kilometre race from Fossano to Rivarolo Canavese. The sprinters would be looking to come to the fore now the mountains had died down for a day, and Nacer Bouhanni would be looking to continue his post-Kittel sprint dominance with another...
15/06/2014 13:55
A major general classification test was what awaited the peloton on stage twelve of the 2014 Giro d'Italia. The stage was a 41.9 kilometre individual time trial between Barbaresco to Barolo, and it was a lumpy course that greeted the peloton. Cadel Evans was one of the most accomplished time trial...
15/06/2014 13:37
The Giro d'Italia 2014's eleventh stage was a long 249 kilometre run from Collecchio to Savona. It had a couple of categorised climbs early on, which should have ended the hopes of the sprinters, and there was optimism in the peloton for a breakaway win, with a decisive time trial coming on stage...
13/06/2014 19:03
The 2014 Tour of California concluded with a 122.4 kilometre stage around Thousand Oaks. It was a lumpy profile but still had the potential to end in a sprint finish, it looked like a good opportunity for Mr California Peter Sagan to take his second win of the race. Bradley Wiggins went into the...
13/06/2014 17:03
The Giro d'Italia 2014 came out of its second rest day to find a flat day with a small climb near the finish, on a 173 kilometre race from Modena, where they had spent the rest day, to Salsomaggiore Terme. Cadel Evans came out of the rest day in pink, and would have had little worries about...
03/06/2014 16:02
The seventh stage of the 2014 Tour of California was one of conservation and protection for the race leader Bradley Wiggins after his impressive performance on Mountain High saw him retain the golden jersey of race leader. Despite some tricky climbs in the middle of the stage, the finish was flat,...
25/05/2014 10:36
The mountains continued on the Giro d'Italia with stage nine, a 172 kilometre race from Lugo to Sestola. The stage was backlogged with climbs, with three in the final fifty kilometres of racing. Cadel Evans went into the stage holding a healthy lead over his nearest challenger Rigoberto Uran, and...
22/05/2014 10:23
The Tour of California 2014 had its second summit finish on stage six, as the peloton travelled 156.1 kilometres from Santa Clarita to Mountain High. Temperatures once again soared past 100 degrees fahrenheit, effectively roasting the peloton as they travelled along the smooth Californian roads....
22/05/2014 09:54
The 2014 Giro d'Italia entered the Apennines on stage eight, with the first summit finish where major time gaps could be expected. The race travelled 179 kilometres from Foligno to Montecopiolo. The race was one rider lighter than when it finished stage seven, Orica-GreenEDGE lost stage hunter...
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