Tour Down Under 2015
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Tour Down Under 2015: Results stage 6 - Wippert takes final stage, Dennis GC
Door Martijn Ophorst Young Dutchmen Wouter Wippert sprints to victory in the final stage in the Tour Down Under. A large crash in the penultimate round of the Adelaide-criterion splits the field. Marcel Kittel is one of the victims and can forget about the stage win.…
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Tour Down Under 2015: Results stage 5 - Porte wins at Willunga Hill
Door Martijn Ophorst Like last year, wins Richie Porte on Willunga Hill. And like last year, it is not enough to take the lead. Dennis finishes at 9 seconds and continues to lead the overall. Evans and Dumoulin are 16 seconds down, meaning Porte is GC’s runner-up, 2…
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Tour Down Under 2015: Results stage 4 - Sprint-victory Steele Von Hoff
Door Martijn Ophorst Steele Von Hoff is the fastest rider in the 145 kilometres stage to Mount Barker. The name sounds like an uphill finish, but far from it. Stage 4 explodes in a bunch sprint marred by a crash. Daryl Impey comes in second and moves up in the…
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Tour Down Under 2015: Results stage 3 - Rohan Dennis seizes power
Door Martijn Ophorst The 3rd stage boils down to the 1.2 kilometres finish climb at 9.9%. Under the flag of the last kilometer is Rohan Dennis attacks en he solos to victory. Tom Dumoulin and Richie Porte are chasing, while good old Cadel Evans attacks in the final…
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Tour Down Under 2015: Results stage 2 - Lobato sprints to victory
Door Martijn Ophorst Leading from Unley to Stirling, stage 2 culminates in a bunch sprint of 49 riders. All GC-men try to gain bonification seconds, but it’s Juan José Lobato taking the win. Tom Dumoulin is fourth and Cadel Evans fifth, so they both miss out on seconds.
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Tour Down Under 2015: Bobridge best of four
Door Martijn Ophorst In the 133 kilometres stage from Tanunda to Campbelltown Jack Bobridge, Lieuwe Westra, Luke Durbridge and Maxim Belkov take control. In the last 200 metres Bobridge jumps to victory. The other three arrive metres ahead of the chasing peloton.
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Tour Down Under 2015: The Route
Door Harmen Lustig On Tuesday, January, 20th, the UCI WorldTour season opens with the 2015 Tour Dow Under. The hilly six-day stage-race will be held near Adelaide in South-Australia. Cyclingstage.com brings you the full route.
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Tour Down Under 2015: Riders and teams
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour Down Under is the first UCI World Tour race of the season and so all World Tour teams are present. It is Cadel Evans' last World Tour stint since he retires shortly after the race. Title-holder Simon Gerrans broke his collarbone 4 weeks…
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Tour Down Under 2015: Route stage 1 - Tanunda – Campbelltown
Door Martijn Ophorst Tuesday, January 20 - The first UCI WorldTour-stage in 2015 covers 132.6 kilometres between Tanunda and Campbelltown. As per usual the Tour Down Under is a stage-race in South Australia, near Adelaide to be precise. Stage 1 is set to be for the sprinters.
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Tour Down Under 2015: Route stage 2 - Unley – Stirling
Door Martijn Ophorst Wednesday, January 21 – In 150.5 hilly kilometres stage 2 leads through the Adelaide Hills, form Unley to Stirling. Diego Ulissi treasures sweet memories to Stirling, since last edition he won a stage in the ‘wettest place of South Australia’.
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Tour Down Under 2015: Route stage 3 - Norwood - Paracombe
Door Martijn Ophorst Thursday, January 22 – Stage 3 in the 2015 Tour Down Under leads from Norwood to Paracombe. It’s mainly a flat ride with a short and steep climb crested with 300 metres left – for certain material to shake up to overall. Last year Cadel…
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Tour Down Under 2015: Route stage 4 - Glenelg – Mount Barker
Door Martijn Ophorst Friday, January 23 - In 144.5 kilometres the stage leads from Glenelg to Mount Barker. You might think of a top finish with that combination of words – Mount Barker, but no. A short climb with 8 kilometres left and that’s it. The finale is…
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Tour Down Under 2015: Route stage 5 - McLaren Vale – Willunga Hill
Door Martijn Ophorst Saturday, January 24 – It takes the riders 151.5 kilometres to get from McLaren Vale to Willunga Hill. Over the past few years the stage has become a regular in the Tour Down Under. Edition 2013 saw Simon Gerrans best Tom-Jelte Slagter - whilst…
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Tour Down Under 2015: Route stage 6 - Criterium Adelaide
Door Martijn Ophorst Sunday, January 25 – The exact route of Tour Down Under’s closing stage is still in the shades, but odds are it will be a criterium in and around Adelaide. In both 2013 and 2014 it was André Greipel receiving the kisses, so that must be ample…
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Tour Down Under 2015: Favourites
Door Martijn Ophorst While many European pros are still training to get in form at the start of the Tour Down Under, Australians are motivated and in good form. After all its their home-race and back to back with the Australian championships as well. So it’s no…