Chartres > Tours 213km As the cycling season starts to draw to a close, it’s time for the 115th edition of Paris-Tours. The organisers have stuck with much the same route as previous years, that means we have nine sectors of gravel in the last 50km of the race, the sectors add up to 9.5km...
We are back on the traditional route for the TT in the last few years, a very demanding out and back course in Ballarat. The men have to cover 40.9km, with the women and under 23s doing 29.3km. It’s a horribly demanding route and one that requires excellent pacing. We’ve witnessed some riders going out...
Racing is back people, it’s been a long winter! As usual, we start in Australia with the criterium championships. Like previous years, the race continues in Ballarat. The race uses a classic “hot-dog” circuit, which has to be covered the following amounts:- Under 23 Men’s – 30 laps, 33km. Women – 30 laps, 33km. Men...
What a season Mauro is having. I first interviewed him back in December as part of my 25 riders to watch in 2014 list. He is doing us proud. He took a brilliant victory in GP Lugano, against Colbrelli and Ulissi. He has placed in the top 10 on many occasions and made the crucial...
European road racing returns on Sunday 2 February, with this 1.1 race from Italy. The Italian teams are all here, but the northern European teams are at GP La Marseillaise. It’s the 1st round of the Italian Cup, for the teams from the federation, it’s also the first for new coach of Italy, Davide Cassani....
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Sunday 12 January The individual time-trial threw up a surprise result, with Michael Hepburn taking home the jersey, but what will happen in the road race? The riders go 18 times around the 10.2km circuit, covering a total of 183.6km. The circuit starts with a climb up Buninyong Hill, 3.1km at around 5%. On the...
We start the cycling year off with a 45km ITT, for the Australian National Championship. There aren’t many corners and looks like being a course for a powerful rider. Luke Durbridge won in 2013, over 37km. This year the route is harder. The riders climb for a long way before hitting point 1, it is...