Hot weather a dark cloud for Challenge riders
MORE than 5000 recreational cyclists are sweating on Friday’s weather forecast with extreme heat threatening to cancel the Bupa Challenge Tour.
Tour Down Under
First real test of fitness for season
ANDRE Greipel looked super fresh when he crossed the finish line without too much aggression to claim a record 17th Tour Down Under stage on Tuesday. But Stage 2’s Stirling finish is definitely not suited to Greipel’s powerful sprint legs.
TDU in pictures: Day 1 – Port Adelaide to Lyndoch
GERMANY’S Andre Greipel has taken out stage one of the Tour Down Under after a tough, yet picturesque, ride from Port Adelaide to Lyndoch in the Barossa Valley
Slow and steady … until the end
STAGE 1 proved to be slow going until the pace of the final lap, writes BMC star Rohan Dennis in his exclusive column.
More Stories
TDU set for Australia Day thriller
AUSTRALIA Day is set to witness a stunning Tour Down Under finale after Richie Porte won Stage 5 and Simon Gerrans reclaimed the ochre jersey from Cadel Evans by a narrow margin.
Cigar-smoking Bruno a cycling icon
LAMPRE-MERIDA’S sports director Bruno Vicino is one of the wisest and proudest heads at the Santos Tour Down Under.
TDU set for thrilling finale
CYCLING is a game of seconds. And a thrilling finale is set for the Tour Down Under with Simon Gerrans holding a slender lead.
TDU all set for thrilling finale
JUST one second separates Simon Gerrans and Cadel Evans ahead of the sixth and final stage of the TDU, which will be decided on Adelaide’s street circuit on Sunday.
Cadel all but concedes TDU title
CADEL Evans concedes it is unrealistic for his BMC team to topple race leader Simon Gerrans backed by a designed Orica-GreenEDGE team.
Big pedal on for young and old
THE popularity of the annual Bupa Challenge Tour continues to grow beyond SA shores, attracting many riders from interstate and overseas.
Cadel frays his mum’s nerves
CADEL Evans is our greatest ever road cyclist but Helen Cocks was watching her son just like any other nervous parent would on Friday.
Cautious Cadel says sprints the key
CADEL Evans returns to Willunga Hill today wearing ochre as the race leader and facing a fight to win his first Santos Tour Down Under.
Greipel continues TDU love affair
UPDATE: GERMANY’S Andre Greipel extended his record as the most prolific TDU stage winner when he claimed the fourth stage.
Cycling restores its clean image
VETERAN Jens Voigt believes cycling has hit the “reset” button in the wake of Lance Armstrong’s doping admissions a year ago.
Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/tour-down-under/page/76