Tour Down Under 2016
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Tour Down Under 2016: Sprint victory Ewan stage 6, Gerrans overall winner
Door Martijn Ophorst The 2016 Tour Dow Under closes the curtains with a local criterium in Adelaide. Caleb Ewan is in a class of his own, outsprinting Mark Renshaw by a bike length or two. For the fourth time in his career, Simon Gerrans takes the GC in his home race.
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Tour Down Under 2016: Porte victor on Willunga Hill, Gerrans retains lead in stage 5
Door Martijn Ophorst For the third year in a row Richie Porte manages to win the Queen stage in the Tour Down Under. He attacks at the foot of the closing climb up Willunga Hill and the only riders with a reaction are Sergio Henao and Michael Woods. However, the duo…
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Tour Down Under 2016: Gerrans cements GC-lead with back-to-back win in stage 4
Door Martijn Ophorst After a technical finale in the streets of Victor Harbor Simon Gerrans claims his second stage win in a row, this time outsprinting Ben Swift and Giacomo Nizzolo. He also pickes up 1 bonus second at an intermediate sprint, so he now leads Jay…
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Tour Down Under 2016: Sweet revenge Gerrans in stage 3: victory and ochre jersey
Door Martijn Ophorst The 3rd stage of the Tour Down Under is won by Simon Gerrans. Taking sweet revenge after yesterday's crash, the 35-year old now outsprints Rohan Dennis and catapults himself into the leaders jersey, 3 seconds ahead of Jay McCarthy.
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Tour Down Under 2016: Jay McCarthy wins uphill finish after crash marked finale in stage 2
Door Martijn Ophorst At 132 kilometres, stage 2 to Stirling closes with an uphill finish. The finale is marked by a crash, eliminating the chances of Simon Gerrans. Jay McCarthy and Diego Ulissi escape and battle it out on the line, with the Australian taking both…
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Tour Down Under 2016: Caleb Ewan sprints to victory in stage 1
Door Martijn Ophorst At 130.8 kilometres, stage 1 of the Tour Down Under turns out to be a fast men's battle with home rider Caleb Ewan taking the flowers.
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Tour Down Under 2016: Riders
Door Martijn Ophorst With the start of the Tour Down Under the UCI World Tour season 2016 sets sail on January, 19th. Rohan Dennis is titleholder. Cyclingstage brings you the start list.
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Tour Down Under 2016: The Route
Door Martijn Ophorst The UCI World Tour season sets off on Tuesday, January 19 with the Santos Tour Down Under. The six-day stage-race in the Adelaide Hills brings two uphill finishes, offering chances for the punchy climbers, while the race features two to three…
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Tour Down Under 2016: Favourites
Door Martijn Ophorst For years now, the Santos Tour Down Under has been the first World Tour race in the season. For most Europeans it's the first showdown, while the Australians already are at their best form, competing the nationals only week prior. Take into…
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Tour Down Under 2016 Route stage 1: Prospect – Lyndoch
Door Martijn Ophorst Tuesday January 19th, 2016 – Edition 18 of the Tour Down Under opens on a 130.8 kilometres course. Starting in Prospect, the riders head to a local circuit in and around Lyndoch. Expect the winner to be a sprinter as the race is on slightly…
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Tour Down Under 2016 Route stage 2: Unley – Stirling
Door Martijn Ophorst Wednesday January 20th, 2016 – Stage 2 leads in 132 kilometres from Unley to Stirling, while a circuit around the arrival place will suck the most energy out of the riders. It is raced five times and features two climbs with an average gradient…
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Tour Down Under 2016 Route stage 3: Glenelg – Campbelltown
Door Martijn Ophorst Thursday January 21th, 2016 - In 139 kilometres stage leads from Glenelg to Campbelltown. The race is mostly on rolling roads, but the finale brings a vicious cimb that could hurt GC-contenders with steepest parts at 15%.
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Tour Down Under 2016 Route stage 4: Norwood – Victor Harbor
Door Martijn Ophorst Friday January 22th, 2016 – In 138 kilometres stage 4 in the Tour Down Under goes south. Starting in Norwood the route leads to Victor Harbor, which is – this may come as no surprise – a coastal town.
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Tour Down Under 2016 Route stage 5: McLaren Vale – Willunga Hill
Door Martijn Ophorst Saturday January 23th, 2016 – Stage 5 offers 151.5 kilometres between McLaren Vale and Willunga Hill. The Queen Stage is a regular in the Tour Down Under. The closing climb up Willunga Hill is 3 kilometres at 7% and brings a top-finish.
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Tour Down Under 2016 Route stage 6: Criterium Adelaide
Door Martijn Ophorst Sunday January 24th, 2016 - The Tour Down Under is set to close with a 90 kilometres criterium in Adelaide. It is copy of last year's farewell stage, meaning: Gentlemen sprinters, ready... set... go!