Having taken a stage win on what had been the toughest sprint of the race on stage 4, the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, starting the day in the green jersey of points leader, would be looking to take the victory on the race’s final stage. In spite of a […]
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Impey becomes first South African to win the Tour Down Under
33-year-old all-rounder Daryl Impey has secured the overall title at the 2018 Tour Down Under following the final stage today, becoming the first South African in history to win the Australian WorldTour race. Starting the final day on equal time with Richie Porte (BMC Racing), the lead only determined by […]
Greipel Takes Last Stage in Australia
André Greipel sprinted to victory in Adelaide on the last day of Tour Down Under, his second stage win of the week! The last stage of Tour Down Under was a criterium in the streets of Adelaide. The peloton had to cover twenty laps of 4.5 kilometres. There were several […]
Porte Crowned King of Willunga Hill for the Fifth Consecutive Year
20 January, 2017, Willunga Hill (AUS) Richie Porte stamped his authority on Willunga Hill with an incredible fifth consecutive win on stage 5 of the Santos Tour Down Under which put him into second overall on the same time as new race leader Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott). The pressure was on […]
Impey rides into the Ochre leaders jersey on the penultimate stage of the Tour Down Under
South African Daryl Impey has finished second on the penultimate and queen stage of the Tour Down Under to take the overall lead on count back with one-day remaining. Crossing the line eight seconds behind Richie Porte (BMC Racing Team), Impey’s third second place of the week paid off as […]
BORA-hansgrohe brilliance at Tour Down Under as Peter Sagan takes stage 4 win and GC lead and Jay McCarthy climbs to GC third
Stifling heat and a tough climb just a few kilometres from the end of the stage meant that most wouldn’t think a sprinter would be in with a chance of taking the win today at the Tour Down Under. The normal rules go out of the window though when the […]
Tour Down Under: Viviani gets his first victory in the Quick-Step Floors jersey
Despite having to come from a long way back, the Italian proved his class and scored a spectacular win in Victor Harbor. 18-Jan-2018: Elia Viviani was the man of the day in the Tour Down Under, capitalizing on his teammates’ excellent work as well as his fantastic speed and cunningness […]
Peloton feels the heat at Tour Down Under but BORA-hansgrohe push on to bring Peter Sagan to fifth in tough sprint
As the Tour Down Under really began to hot up, so did the weather. With temperatures predicted to exceed forty degrees celsius, the race organisers made the decision to shorten stage 3 of the race to a little more than 120km under the UCI’s Extreme Weather Protocol. While the stage […]
Ewan retains Ochre jersey for first time after stage three of the Tour Down Under
Stage two winner Caleb Ewan has finished third on a stifling hot stage three of the Tour Down Under to retain the race lead by 10seconds. It’s the first time in history Ewan has retained the jersey for consecutive days having held it for one-day in the past two editions. […]
Mitchelton-SCOTT with a one, two punch on stage 2 of the Tour Down Under
Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan has added to his stage tally at the Tour Down Under, with an impressive win on stage two into Stirling today whilst teammate Daryl Impey capped off the perfect day for Mitchelton-SCOTT finishing in second. The full Mitchelton-SCOTT train could be seen near the front of […]