Sagan a threat for the ochre jersey
HE is one of three former winners in a talent-stacked BMC team. But Rohan Dennis writes in his exclusive column he expects this year’s big Tour Down Under threat will come from world champion Peter Sagan.
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Reigning champ’s bid to make SA the Porte-tress
RICHIE Porte will kick off his ochre jersey defence in Port Adelaide today and has welcomed the pressure coming back on him at this year’s Santos Tour Down Under, if not to defend his title then to win on Old Willunga Hill for a fifth year in a row.
Breaking new ground Down Under
MEET the US Tour Down Under team with an all-women roster – from cyclists to the mechanic.
Why Sagan win was so huge for TDU
IT TOOK 20 years and didn’t have any official bearing on the Tour Down Under race itself but Peter Sagan’s victory in Adelaide on Sunday night was the most significant result in the event’s history, writes Reece Homfray.
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GreenEDGE aiming high
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Ewan admits to TDU nerves
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Cadel pedals ripper TDU reading
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