Tour Down Under 2018
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Tour Down Under 2018: André Greipel wins final stage, Impey takes overall
Door Harmen Lustig The Tour Down Under ends with the traditional Adelaide. André Greipel outsprints Caleb Ewan and Peter Sagan, while Daryl Impey wins the overall on countback ahead of Richie Porte. Tom-Jelte Slagter finishes in third.
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Tour Down Under 2018: Porte wins at Willunga Hill, Impey new leader
Door Martijn Ophorst At 151.5 kilometres, the route of stage 5 is a regular in the Tour Down Under. And Richie Porte is a regular winner atop the 3 kilometres final climb.
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Tour Down Under 2018: Sagan sprints to stage win and leaders jersey at stage 4
Door Martijn Ophorst The 4th stage of the Tour Down Under runs to a tricky finale in Uraidai. Peter Sagan wins the group sprint ahead of Daryl Impey to take the leaders jersey.
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Tour Down Under 2018: Viviani wins 3rd stage, Ewan still in overall lead
Door Martijn Ophorst The 120.5 kilometres stage to Victor Harbor boils down quite literally down to a bunch sprint. With temperatures soaring past 40 degrees the Italian outsprints Phil Bauhaus and Caleb Ewan, who retains the overall lead.
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Tour Down Under 2018: Caleb Ewan sprints to victory and leaders jersey
Door Martijn Ophorst At 148.6 kilometres, the 2nd stage of the Tour Down Under runs to a circuit in Stirling. Peter Sagan opens the sprint, but Calen Ewan takes the win. The pocket sprinter is the new leader.
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Tour Down Under 2018: André Greipel outsprints Caleb Ewan in stage 1
Door Martijn Ophorst The 1st stage of the 2018 Tour Down Under is a 145 kilometres race between Adelaide and Port Lydoch. In the ensuing bunch sprint André Greipel times it perfectly to best Caleb Ewan. The German is the first overall leader.
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Tour Down Under 2018: The Route
Door Martijn Ophorst The 2018 edition of the Tour Down Under ran from 16 January to 21 January. As always, the route was a blend of hilly stages and fast finishes. The punchy arrival at Willunga Hill on the penultimate day proved to be an important one for the GC guys…
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Tour Down Under 2018: Riders
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour Down Under sets off on the 16th of January. Title defender Richie Porte, Rohan Dennis, Ion Izagirre, and Rui Costa are among the most prominent GC contenders, while Peter Sagan, Caleb Ewan and André Greipel are eyeing up the sprints.…
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Tour Down Under 2018: Favourites
Door Martijn Ophorst For most European riders the Santos Tour Down Under is merely a warm-up race for the coming season, while the Australians should be at their best form as the nationals are only one week earlier. Check out the favourites to win the 2018 Tour Down Under.
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Tour Down Under 2018 Route stage 1: Port Adelaide – Lyndoch
Door Martijn Ophorst Tuesday, 16 January 2018 - The 1st stage of the Tour Down Under is played out on rolling roads. At 145 kilometres, the riders travel from Port Adelaide to Lyndoch. Caleb Ewan has font memories of the place in the Barossa wine region as he…
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Tour Down Under 2018 Route stage 2: Unley - Stirling
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday, 17 January 2018 - The 2nd stage in the Tour Down Under is a hilly race that amounts to 148.6 kilometres. The riders start in Unley to travel to a local circuit in Stirling, that is done three times. The arrival is slightly uphill.
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Tour Down Under 2018 Route stage 3: Glenelg - Victor Harbor
Door Martijn Ophorst Thursday, 18 January 2018 - At 120.5 kilometres, the 3rd stage of the Tour Down Under runs from Glenelg to Victor Harbor. Expect a bunch sprint to ignite in the seaside town.
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Tour Down Under 2018 Route stage 4: Norwood - Uraidla
Door Harmen Lustig Friday, 19 January 2018 - At 128.2 kilometres, the 4th stage in the Tour Down Under runs from Norwood to Uraidla. With 7.4 kilometres remaining the riders crest Norton Summit, a 5.8 kilometres at 5%.
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Tour Down Under 2018 Route stage 5: McLaren Vale – Willunga Hill
Door Martijn Ophorst Saturday, 20 January 2018 – At 151.5 kilometres, the route of stage 5 is a regular in the Tour Down Under. Travelling from McLaren Vale to Willunga Hill, this is the Queen Stage. The 3 kilometres closing climb at 7% runs to a summit finish.
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Tour Down Under 2018 Route stage 6: Criterium in Adelaide
Door Martijn Ophorst Sunday, 21 January 2018 - The final stage of the Tour Down Under is unchanged from 2017. The riders race twenty laps of 4.5 kilometres through the centre of Adelaide. So the route amounts to 90 kilometres and the most likely winner is... Caleb…