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By David Hunter Geelong – Geelong 174km After a week to recover from the TDU, most of the same riders are in Geelong for the 3rd edition of the Cadel Evans race. The organisers have decided to stick with the usual route, it’s one the riders know well.
By David Hunter Marseille – Marseille 144km The French racing season begins with the usual ride around Marseille. The organisers have decided to stick with the more challenging route used in 2016, this is not an easy roll to the finishing line.
By David Hunter Geelong – Geelong 113km The riders face an unchanged race, as Amanda Spratt tries to retain her 2016 crown. They head out from Geelong, along the coast, then back to town. Aside from the wind, the main difficulties all come in the last 20km.
By David Hunter Adelaide – Adelaide 90km The race ends with the usual circuit race in Adelaide. It’s 20 laps of fast racing.
By David Hunter McLaren Vale – Willunga Hill 151.km It’s Willunga time!
By David Hunter Norwood – Campbelltown 149.5km We return to Campbelltown, scene of one of the best breakaways wins in the history of the race. In 2015, a strong 4 man group established itself in the opening stage of the week. In the break were Jack Bobridge, Luke Durbridge, Maxim Belkov and Lieuwe Westra, with Bobridge…
By David Hunter Glenelg – Victor Harbour 144km After a huge win for Richie Porte, it seems that he already has one arm in the ochre jersey, but we still have plenty of stages to fight for. Victor Harbour is a regular finishing town for the TDU, but the organisers have decided to change things up…
By David Hunter Stirling – Paracombe 148.5km The hardest stage in the history of the Tour Down Under.
By David Hunter Unley – Lyndoch 145km After the fun of the People’s Choice Classic, the TDU gets underway with a sprint stage.
By David Hunter It’s official people, cycling is well and truly back! We return to the Tour Down Under, in what promises to be another action packed edition. Stages Stage 1 The race opens with a sprinter stage in Lyndoch. The early KOM point will be keenly contested, the winner will be on the podium at…
By David Hunter The TDU pre-race criterium is always a nice way to start the season. The riders face 22 laps of a fast circuit, and you always get a very exciting race. It’s the same course that the women tackle during the 2nd stage of their TDU, this takes place a little earlier in the…
By David Hunter Get ready for four fast days! It might be the opening stage, but we’re straight into some GC action! The women have to tackle Paris Creek Road, just before the end of the stage. This will be the definitive stage for the GC, even though it’s the opening day.
By David Hunter Much to the dislike of the sprinters, the Aussie championship continues on the Buninyong course. That means more fun up Mount Buninyong! The length and gradient isn’t the main problem, as 2.4km at 5.8%, isn’t really a bother for pro cyclists, it’s the number of times they have to climb it. On Saturday,…
By David Hunter “Actually I never wanted to be a cyclist, I was more a bmx type of guy but every weekend I followed my brother and watched his races. At 20 years old Oli gave me his old racing bike and I started riding it, just to have fun. In September 2012 I was on…
By David Hunter Topsport Vlaanderen are quite an amazing team. Year after year they supply World Tour teams with new riders, without exception. It’s this ability to develop young talent that attracts me to the team. This year’s riders to graduate are Tim Declerq(Etixx), Gijs Van Hoecke(Jumbo) and Floris De Tier(Jumbo). That followed a bumper season…
By David Hunter “I can still remember back to the start of 2013, I was watching the track racing in Bendigo on a Thursday night, somebody asked me if I was going to watch the Road National Championships in Ballarat on Sunday. Having next to no idea what the race was, I thought I may as…
By David Hunter After exploding onto the scene in 2015, a lot was expected of Tiesj Benoot in 2016. Still an incredibly young man, he only turned 22 in March, competing at such a high level at this age is remarkable. It is a sign of pure talent, but expectations can get too high.
By David Hunter “The performance motivates me. It’s in my nature. I’m lucky enough to really love cycling and have a competitive personality, so the top level of the sport really motivates me and drives me forward. The good thing with performance is that the more you can achieve, the more you want to achieve, it’s…