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3km to go the primary intermediate dash in Willunga. The break has 1:48 on the sphere which is conserving them on a brief leash/
Two riders, Torstein Træen and Rüdiger Selig, didn’t take the beginning at the moment.
From Group Bahrain Victorious – “After sustaining an harm to his arm on the opening stage, Torstein Træen along with the medical workforce have determined the Norwegian rider is not going to begin stage 5 and concentrate on his upcoming objectives!”
From Astana Qazaqstan – “Sadly, Rüdiger Selig gained’t begin at the moment in Stage 5 as a consequence of a illness. Get effectively quickly, Rudi!”
The best positioned rider within the break is Pedersen at 1:10 down however as a sprinter, he isn’t a GC menace with Willunga Hill arising.
Working for his or her GC rider Simon Yates, Jayco is on the entrance of the sphere setting the tempo.
Peloton is proud of the mixture within the break who now have a spot of 1:22 with 118km to go
120km to go
The 4 riders within the breakaway are: Casper Pedersen (Soudal Fast-Step), Johan Jacobs (Movistar), Cristian Scaroni (Astana Qazaqstan) and Liam Walsh (Australia)
And they’re joined by one rider from the Australian nationwide workforce.
Extra re-shuffling on the entrance. Movistar, Astana, and Soudal Fast-Step riders with small hole.
The peloton is chasing, and the transfer is about to be introduced again. Numerous trying over shoulders.
We’ve 8 riders within the transfer and they’re rushing away as we head to the primary of three of the opening circuits.
Round 10 riders within the transfer with Hepburn making an attempt to get throughout.
Right here we go. First assault by Casper Pedersen. And speedy response from different riders.
Wind coming in from the northwest because the peloton is unfold throughout the street.
Nervous peloton within the impartial part. And we’re off and racing!
Peloton is driving by the three.6 impartial zone earlier than Stuart O’Grady drops the flag at KM 0.
Stage 5 of the Tour Down Underneath is about to start out in below 10 minutes. Fan favorite Willunga Hill (3km at 7.4%) can be tackled twice on 129.3km stage 5. After a brand new begin location at Christies Seaside, riders will make their method round McLaren Vale earlier than two laps of the district. Battle for KOM factors, the stage win and GC would be the order of the day on Willunga Hill with its most gradient of 15.6 p.c.
Warmth is in for the Willunga Hill stage. The Christie’s Seaside begin line might have a pleasant breeze rolling off the water alongside the beginning line however each little bit of it’s wanted. Temperature is already near 30 levels C and is anticipated to creep near the mid 30’s alongside the way in which. Shade is in demand and the air-conditioned buses are offering a little bit of a haven for the riders earlier than the beginning.
Isaac del Toro (UAE Group Emirates) tops the GC with a slim 1-second lead on Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), and a couple of seconds on Corbin Robust (Israel-Premier Tech), however the GC can be shaken at the moment.
The final two phases will ship the hardest ultimate weekend with the ascents of Willunga Hill and Mount Lofty, a primary within the historical past of Tour Down Underneath. Every iconic Australian climb can be tackled twice over the ultimate two days of racing earlier than the general winner is set.
Welcome to Cyclingnews’ reside protection of stage 5, from Christies Seaside to Willunga Hill, of the Tour Down Underneath. The stage begins at 11:10am native time or 12:30am GMT and finishes roughly 4 hours later.
