FIRST it was hot, then it was unbelievably hot – so said Italian cyclist Elia Viviani after winning Thursday’s Tour Down Under Stage 3 from Glenelg to Victor Harbor, which started when the mercury was already high in the 30s and ended at 41C.
SHORT, sharp and sweet. And hot. Rohan Dennis says he really noticed the heat on a sizzling Stage 3. And he expects the pressure gauge to rise even further on Friday in what looms as a pivotal stage for his BMC Racing Team.
CALEB Ewan is bracing for an all-out attack on his leader’s ochre jersey up Norton Summit on Friday after Italian Olympic gold medallist Elia Viviani swamped him in the closing 200m for a sizzling win on Stage Three of the Tour Down Under.
QUICK-STEP rider Elia Viviani charged over the top of race leader Caleb Ewan with a blistering final burst to steal line honours on a scorching Stage 3 of the Tour Down Under. RECAP ALL THE ACTION HERE
FIVE years after renouncing his German citizenship so he could represent Australia, Heinrich Haussler became the national champion.
ORICA-GreenEDGE will not change its plans and throw Caleb Ewan into next week’s Tour Down Under despite his silver-medal winning performance.
CADEL Evans begins the long goodbye to cycling in Ballarat tomorrow searching for one of the few things that has eluded him in his glittering road career — a green and gold national champion’s jersey.
CANBERRA’S Gracie Elvin today takes aim at a historic three-peat in the women’s road race at the national championships in Buninyong.
THERE is no question champion cyclist Cadel Evans is definitely BMC’s man for the Tour Down Under starting on January 20.
TOUR Down Under race director Mike Turtur has predicted this year’s race will be another Australian celebration.
ROHAN Dennis and Richie Porte lead the hottest field ever assembled for a time trial national championship at Buninyong today.
THREE-time national time trial champion Shara Gillow has emerged from her toughest year on the bike with hopes a fresh start with new team Rabobank-Liv brings about a return to form.
DESPITE the SA bushfires raging through the Hills, the local council is still keen to host the Tour Down Under — scheduled to start on January 20.
THE 2015 Australian cycling season is under way and all roads this week lead to Ballarat for the national championships starting today.
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