Tour Down Under 2017
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Tour Down Under 2017: Ewan powers to victory four in final stage, Porte wins overall
Door Martijn Ophorst Caleb Ewan outpowers his competition for the fifth time on the Tour Dow Under. In the streets of Adelaide he bests Sagan and Klump. Porte's overall victory ahead of Chaves is never endangered, while Jay McCarthy moves to third place and Thomas De…
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Tour Down Under 2017: Porte wins for fourth time on Willunga Hill and cements lead
Door Martijn Ophorst Richie Porte takes the 5th stage in the Tour Down Under - a classic race to Willunga Hill - for the fourth time in a row. He soloes to victory to cements his overall lead to almost 1 minute.
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Tour Down Under 2017: Ewan powers to third victory in Campbelltown, Porte retains lead
Door Martijn Ophorst At the end of a hilly race Caleb Ewan sprints to victory in the 4th stage. It's his third victory in four races. Peter Sagan and Danny van Poppel finish in second and third, while Richie Porte holds on to his ochre jersey.
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Tour Down Under 2017: Ewan bests Sagan on the line in 3rd stage, Porte still leader
Door Martijn Ophorst Caleb Ewan outpowers world champion Peter Sagan in the bunch sprint in Victor Harbor to take his second stage victory in this year's Tour Down Under. Richie Porte is still in the overall lead.
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Tour Down Under 2017: Stage 2 victory Porte catapults him into ochre jersey
Door Martijn Ophorst At148.5 kilometres, the stage from Stirling to Paracombe concludes with a steep closing climb. On the ramps of almost 10% Richie Porte hit it hard to crush his opponents and grab the leaders jersey. The Tasmanian finishes 16 seconds ahead of Gorka…
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Tour Down Under 2017: Ewan powers to victory and leaders jersey in stage 1
Door Martijn Ophorst At 118.5 kilometres, stage 1 in the 2017 Tour Down Under turns out to be a fast men's battle with Caleb Ewan outpowering Danny van Poppel and Sam Bennett. The route between Unley and Lyndoch was shortened. Because of temperatures above 40 degrees…
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Tour Down Under 2017: The Route
Door Martijn Ophorst From 17 January to 22 January, the 2017 Santos Tour Down Under is on the racing calendar. The six-day race features a combination of stages for sprinters and more hilly routes with punchy finales. Simon Gerrans is title holder.
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Tour Down Under 2017: Riders
Door Martijn Ophorst With the start of the Tour Down Under the 2017 UCI World Tour season begins on 17 January. Title defender Simon Gerrans, World Champion Peter Sagan, Richie Porte and Esteban Chaves are among the most prominent contenders. Cyclingstage.com brings…
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Tour Down Under 2017: Favourites
Door Martijn Ophorst For years now, the Santos Tour Down Under has been the first World Tour race in the season. World Champion Peter Sagan is among the major contenders, yet for most European riders the race is the first showdown, while the Australians should be at…
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Tour Down Under 2017 Route stage 1: Unley - Lyndoch
Door Martijn Ophorst Tuesday, 17 January, 2017 - At 145 kilometres, the route of stage 1 in the Tour Down Under travels on rolling roads from Unley to Lyndoch. In 2016 Caleb Ewan sprinted to victory in Lyndoch and chances are it will be up to the fast men again.
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Tour Down Under 2017 Route stage 2: Stirling - Paracombe
Door Martijn Ophorst Wednesday, 18 January 2017 - In stage 2 of the Tour Dow Under the riders race from Stirling to Paracombe. The 148.5 kilometres route is hilly and the finish line is at the end of a steep climb. In the last 1.2 kilometres the road goes up with a…
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Tour Down Under 2017 Route stage 3: Glenelg - Victor Harbor
Door Martijn Ophorst Thursday, 19 January 2017 - At 144 kilometres, stage 3 in the Tour Down Under should be for the fast men. The route travels in 90 kilometres from Glenelg to Victor Harbor before a local circuit is set to conclude the race.
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Tour Down Under 2017 Route stage 4: Norwood - Campbelltown
Door Martijn Ophorst Friday, 20 January 2017 - Stage 4 in the Tour Down Under is played out on an undulating route. At 149.5 kilometres, the route travels from Norwood to Campbelltown.
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Tour Down Under 2017 Route stage 5: McLaren Vale – Willunga Hill
Door Martijn Ophorst Saturday, 21 January 2017 – At 151.5 kilometres, the route of stage 5 in the Tour Down Under travels from McLaren Vale to Willunga Hill. It's the Queen Stage with a punchers finale. The closing climb up Willunga Hill is 3 kilometres at 7%.…
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Tour Down Under 2017 Route stage 6: Criterium in Adelaide
Door Martijn Ophorst Sunday, 22 January 2017 - The 2017 Tour Down Under concludes with a 90 kilometres criterium in the streets of Adelaide. Like it did last year, when Caleb Ewan sprinted to victory.