Stage 4 was the longest stage of the week. I always thought this course would decide who wins for the week. It was a tough call deciding to either stay in the group and have...
I really wasn't looking forward to the hill climb stage. I had looked up my time from last year at 49 seconds and I wasn't planning on going as hard. This hill stage is a good chance to destroy your legs for the rest of the week.
Stage 2 was a 39km race. It started with a police escort out of town for the first 5km and I started the race with a 11 second lead over Andy and Aido. I wasn't keen to try anything silly in the race and just planned on finishing as close as possible to the boys to eliminate time loss. Once the...