Refresh
75km to go
Peloton is climbing at a gentle tempo, 3:14 behind the breakaway duo. Nobody from the peloton goes for the remaining KOM factors.
Burns jumps first at 200 metres to go and takes prime factors to extend his digital lead within the KOM classification, forward of Van Der Lee.
2km to go to the highest of the KOM, Burns is setting the tempo within the breakaway with Van Der Lee on his wheel as they face a headwind.
Fox Creek Climb which the riders will deal with thrice, is 1.63km lengthy with a mean gradient of 8,8% and max of 17.8%. KOM factors are for grabs the primary two instances they climb up.
Peloton is on the decrease slopes of Fox Creek Climb, with about 5km to the highest of the KOM. Hole to the two riders off the entrance at 3:30 with Maciejuk and Hepburn setting the tempo.
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Change of ways on the entrance. BORA-hansgrohe places a rider on the entrance to contribute to the chase, and the hole has been lowered to 4:39 with 96km to go.
100km to go
Nonetheless Hepburn setting the tempo on the entrance of the peloton in entrance on his complete crew and the stretched out subject. Hole is holding at 5:08.
Outcomes of first intermediate dash:
1- Jordi Van Der Lee (EF Training-EasyPost)
2- Luke Burns (Australia)
3- Isaac Del Toro (UAE Staff Emirates)
The strung-out subject goes by way of the end line to start out the primary of three 35km loops.
Luke Burns (Australia) and Jardi Christiaan Van Der Lee (EF Training-Easypost) within the breakaway of the day
Full dash within the peloton for that all-important second on the intermediate dash with UAE Staff ADQ within the combine now. Confusion for the riders as to the place the road was, however Isaac Del Toro knew and bought that one second.
Israel Premier-Tech, for Corbin Sturdy, is transferring up behind Jayco within the lead-up to the intermediate dash. Sturdy is on the wheel of Caleb Ewan. And we simply peeped Welsford a couple of riders behind.
The escapees merely rolled by way of the intermediate dash in Woodside, they don’t seem to be within the factors nor the time bonus seconds.
Lower than 3km to go to the primary intermediate dash of the day with factors and time bonus seconds on the road. With a spot of 5:24, Van Der Lee and Burns will probably be preventing for the primary and second place, however there’ll nonetheless be a one-second bonus up for grabs.
Michael Hepburn’s engine on the entrance of the Jayco-AlUla line on the entrance took one minute off the hole of the two-rider breakaway. No different crew is excited about aiding within the chase. BORA-hansgrohe is driving behind the Australian WorldTour crew, to guard the ochre jersey of Welsford.
Outcomes of first KOM:
1- Jordi Van Der Lee (EF Training-EasyPost)
2- Luke Burns (Australia)
3- Tristan Saunders (Australia)
And Jayco-AlUla involves the entrance to set the tempo with the hole getting nearer and nearer to the 7-minute mark.
The duo off the entrance now have 6:23 lead on the peloton with 126km to go. Which crew will react first to regulate the hole?
Tristan Saunders (Australia) jumps from the sphere, adopted by a teammate, to nab the remaining KOM factors, defending Burns’ digital KOM lead.
The crew automotive for the Australian Nationwide crew is attempting to make it by way of the sphere to get to their important within the breakaway, Luke Burns, on comparatively slender roads.
200 meters to go. Burns was setting the tempo with 200 meters to go, however Van Der Lee accelerated at 100 meters to go. The Dutchman was extra explosive on the ultimate pitch as much as the road and can take most factors forward of the Australian.
With 1km to go to the highest of the primary KOM in Ashton, the two-man breakaway has over 4 minutes to the relaxed peloton.
137km to go
Duo of Burns and Van Der Lee rapidly established a 1:40 hole to the peloton as they climb to Ashton. Each are racing the Tour Down Beneath for the primary time of their profession.
No response from the peloton which appears to be like fairly relaxed and unconcerned by the assault of Burns (Australia) and Van Der Lee (EF Training-EasyPost). Burns sits third within the KOM classification, 2 factors out of the lead.
First man to assault is Luke Burns and he’s rapidly adopted by Jardi Van Der Lee.
And we’re formally underway for stage 2 of Tour Down Beneath. Cooler climate – with a forecast prime of 23 levels Celsius – on the crowded begin within the streets of Norwood in the present day.
Mechanical for Owain Doull (EF Training-EasyPost) who will get a brand new bike within the impartial.
Race director Stuart O’Grady is attempting to relax the riders within the impartial part. They are going to instantly begin the primary climb, the cat 2 Ashton is 10km lengthy, with a mean gradient of 5% and pitches as much as 17.8%. It ought to result in an aggressive begin.
“It is one for the basic specialists. I feel it is simply gonna be somewhat bit too onerous within the final a part of the race for the pure sprinters as a result of that KOM up Fox Creek the final time over. It is not a part of the king of the mountains competitors, however a 1.5km climb with a most gradient 18% with eight kilometres to go, it is bought climbers written throughout it to separate it.” – Robbie McEwen on in the present day’s stage.
The temperature could also be cooler in the present day however we’re in for an additional sizzling day of racing for the 139 riders within the subject. The riders are rolling by way of the 5.1km impartial part on their technique to the official begin.
Stage 2 of the Tour Down Beneath is about to start out in just below 5 minutes. Beginning in Norwood, the 141.6km route consists of twists and turns throughout the Adelaide Hills, and ends with three 35km loops and two ascents of the Fox Creek Climb, a brief however super-steep climb set to be a launchpad for a number of assaults to take the win in Lobethal.
Welsford additionally leads the factors classification however will put on the ochre chief’s jersey. Second that classification, Bauhaus will put on the blue dash jersey in the present day. Energetic within the break on stage 1, Louis Barré (Arkéa-B&B Motels) leads the mountain classification. Madis Mihkels (Intermarché-Wanty) completed ninth on stage 1 and now wears the white greatest younger rider jersey.
Stage 1 winner Sam Welsford (Bora-Hansgrohe) leads the final classification with 4 seconds on Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) and 6 seconds on Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty). Corbin Sturdy (Israel-Premier Tech) is in fourth place, seven seconds down after grabbing time bonus seconds within the two intermediate sprints yesterday.
Welcome to Cyclingnews’ stay protection of stage 2, from Norwood to Lobethal, of the Tour Down Beneath. The stage begins at 11:10am native time or 12:40am GMT and finishes roughly 4 hours later.
