Stage 2 and 3 critical for Gerrans
ORICA-GreenEDGE director Matt White rates stages two and three as the most crucial to Simon Gerrans’ Tour Down Under title chances.
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Simon’s win sealed with a kiss
SIMON Gerrans claiming the first stage win in 2014 has laid out all of Orica-GreenEDGE’s cards at the TDU, says race director Matt White.
Climb hills, not our war memorials
THE RSL has issued a plea for people to show proper respect for war memorials, which were treated as play equipment during the TDU opening race.
The Coffee Ride: Star’s unlucky cut
CYCLING specialists Reece Homfray and Val Migliaccio follow all the action on and off the road at the Santos Tour Down Under.
Aussies throw down the gauntlet
AUSTRALIA was the definitive flavour of the 2014 UCI WorldTour opener to the long season ahead on Tuesday.
Gerrans’ dash sets up a classic tour
THE three biggest threats to Simon Gerrans defending the TDU title are predicting an intense few days and a barrage of attacks.
Zabel debuts on dad’s old turf
SIXTEEN years after German Erik Zabel came to Adelaide to win stages of the TDU, son Rik has made his WorldTour debut on the same roads.
Gerrans shocks Greipel in Stage 1 win
ORICA-Greenedge star Simon Gerrans enhanced his claims for a third TDU when he conquered German sprinter Andre Greipel in the opening stage.
Hard work ruined by puncture
WHEN I got a puncture in Tanunda I knew it was going to be hard work catching the front group, writes Tour Down Under cyclist Jack Bobridge.
Cadel praises young gun Ewan
HE’S been the talk of the peloton and now Cadel Evans has joined the chorus of praise for teen sensation Caleb Ewan.
The Coffee Ride: Matthews on track
REECE Homfray and Val Migliaccio take a look at what’s happening on the road and off in the build-up to the Santos Tour Down Under.
Cadel won’t be rushed on decision
CADEL Evans won’t make a call on his future until after this year’s Giro d’Italia but his ambitions suggest he is far from a spent force.
Cadel kicks off bid for more history
CADEL Evans will make a decision whether to race on or retire in the wake of his mid-year Giro d’Italia campaign.
TDU heads to Barossa despite fires
THE Barossa Valley has come alive with pink and blue spray-painted bikes and plenty of fighting spirit ahead of the TDU on Tuesday.
SA’s help in Viviani’s dual role
ELIA Viviani says SA-based Nino Solari helped mentor the Italian to become aggressive in two different disciplines – track and road.
Kittel looks ahead to Friday sprint
PEOPLE’S Choice Classic winner Marcel Kittel knows the next chance for pure sprinters might not come until Victor Harbor on Friday.
Stage 1 will be raced Tuesday
TDU director Mike Turtur provided official confirmation on Monday that Tuesday’s Stage 1 from Nuriootpa to Angaston would start as planned.
Drapac campaign comes to head
TEAM owner Michael Drapac’s zealous campaign to improve the ethical image of cycling is set to come into sharper public focus.
Visconti breaks leg in Classic
GIOVANNI Visconti hopes to be back racing at the Giro D’Italia in May after breaking his leg in a crash he described as “stupid”.
Bobridge in top shape for Menglers
JACK Bobridge will start the TDU with hot form and local knowledge that tells him to expect fireworks when the peloton hits Menglers Hill.
Cadel opens up about doping ex-teammate
CADEL Evans has spoken for the first time about his former teammate Alessandro Ballan after the 2008 world road champion was sacked from the BMC Racing team.
Kittel wins in photo finish
MARCEL Kittel dethroned Andre Greipel as the Tour Down Under’s opening night king by winning in a photo finish.
Ewan making himself known
TOUR de France winner Cadel Evans had a night he is unlikely to remember in the curtain-raiser to the Tour Down Under.
Cycling royalty rolls into town
IT’S quite possible that the greatest cyclist in Adelaide for the Santos Tour Down Under this week isn’t even taking part.
Fire won’t affect tactics: Gerrans
SIMON Gerrans says Orica-GreenEdge won’t be tweaking tactics if the TDU is shortened due to the Eden Valley fire.
Two sports collide for BMC chiefs
CYCLING and soccer drive the passion of BMC Racing owner Andy Rihs and the team’s chief press officer Georges Luechinger.
Liggett backs an Aussie to win TDU
PHIL Liggett’s annual January trek has seen the voice of cycling visit South Australia 17 times since 1998.
Teen tyro Caleb Ewan hits the road
CALEB Ewan, at 166cm, decided he was too small for track work and his decision to hit the road is now paying off.
GreenEDGE aiming high
ORICA GreenEDGE unveil an ambitious hit-list; stage wins in all three Grand Tours, a world title and a Tour win on home turf.
Ewan admits to TDU nerves
HE is known for his fearlessness in a sprint but Australian teenager Caleb Ewan has admitted to a pre-race bout of nerves.
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