Tour is heating up for all the right reasons
TOUR Down Under organisers have made the right decision to shorten Thursday’s Stage 3 from Glenelg to Victor Harbor, writes Rohan Dennis in his exclusive column.
Tour Down Under
Blistering summer heat shortens TDU route
THE blistering summer heat is again testing the endurance of Tour Down Under pro cyclists — with TDU organisers having to cut Stage 3 from Glenelg to Victor Harbor by 26km.
Target now on back of Ewan’s ochre jersey
AUSTRALIAN hope Caleb Ewan managed to put a huge target on his back on Stage 2 after Mitchelton-Scott delivered what it promised ahead of this year’s Tour Down Under. Can his team keep him in ochre after a scorching ride to Victor Harbor?
Ewan sprints to ochre jersey, Stage 3 shortened
AUSSIE sprint sensation Caleb Ewan has won Stage 2 with a devastating finishing burst uphill to the Stirling finish line. The win elevates him to Tour Down Under leader ahead of a shortened Stage 3 on Wednesday. RECAP ALL THE ACTION HERE
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SA to keep Tour Down Under for two more years
THE Tour Down Under will be held in South Australia for at least the next two years after the world cycling body confirmed the event licence for SA.
Glenelg back on Tour Down Under map
GLENELG is back on the Tour Down Under map for the first time in seven years and the State Government is using it as a carrot to lure more European visitors to SA next January.
Bauer wins Tour prologue
ACTION PHOTOS: NEW Zealander Jack Bauer has won the Jayco Herald Sun Tour prologue through Melbourne’s CBD with a blistering display over the 2.5km course.
Game On: Tour comes of age
With a prologue along the Yarra River captivating Melburnians, cycling takes another step forward in our sporting landscape.
Coffee Ride #25 with Reece Homfray
SO, ADELAIDE has done it again. The 16th edition of the Santos Tour Down Under has been and gone and again it’s been hailed as the greatest ever.
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