2013 Tour Down Under

Tour Down Under Stage 5 :: Australia Day Win!

I always say it - a great stage race is one where you don’t know the overall winner until end. We saw how good Tom Slagter (Blanco) was in Stirling and today he put on a tremendous effort to bridge up to Gerro and take the overall lead. I never would have expected Geraint Thomas […]

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Tour Down Under Stage 4

Andre Greipel took his 13th stage of the Tour Down Under in it’s history and now holds the record for the most wins in Australia’s biggest race. The ride of the day goes to the current World Champion Philippe Gilbert for going on the early attack and 20 year old Damien Howson for having the […]

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TDU Shoddy Interviews :: Calvin Watson, Koen de Kort, Greg Henderson, Chris Juul Jensen and Philip Gilbert

Today at the Tour Down Under we spoke with Calvin Watson (UniSA) about what it’s like to step up to the World Tour level, Chris Juul Jensen chats about the inconvenient location of hot dogs and BBQ’s on the course, Koen de Kort gives us clues how they’ll break Greipel’s leadout train, a laugh with […]

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Tour Down Under Stage 3

Dutch young gun Tom-Jelte Slagter won his first pro race today as he claimed victory in the beautiful town of Stirling on the third stage of the Santos Tour Down Under. He led-out with 350m remaining and even the likes of Thomas, Goss and Gilbert couldn’t come around him on the uphill finish.

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Tour Down Under Shoddy Interviews :: Matty Lloyd, Simon Gerrans, Jonathan Cantwell

In today’s Tour Down Under shoddy interviews we speak to Matty Lloyd about the crash on the corkscrew, Gerro gives his thoughts on a World Tour race in New Zealand, and Cantwell talks about Saxo’s off season team building camp.

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TDU Stage 2:: Geraint Out-climbs and Out Foxes

This is exactly what the Tour Down Under needed - a stage in the middle that throws the race on its head. In previous years the TDU was basically a sprinters race until the overall was decided on Willunga. With the Corkscrew thrown into the mix, it revealed who is on form, and who’s out […]

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Santos Tour Down Under Stage 1 :: Greipel Again!

André Greipel took his second victory of the year and his 12th Santos Tour Down Under stage win. Greipel’s result today has seen him equal Robbie McEwen as the rider with the most stage victories in the history of the event.

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Tour Down Under Shoddy Interviews :: Greg Henderson, Timmy Duggan, Geraint Thomas and Koen de Kort

Today at the start line we had a lighthearted chat with Greg Henderson (Lotto Belisol), Timmy Duggan (Saxo-Tinkoff), Geraint Thomas (SKY) and Koen de Kort (Shimano-Argos).

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Tour Down Under Shoddy Interviews :: Tyler Farrar, Ian Stannard and Sagan’s Older Brother, Juraj

Tyler Farrar talks about his chances during the sprint stages at the Tour Down Under, Ian Stannard bags out his least favorite kit, and did you know Peter Sagan had an older brother?

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Tour Down Under Shoddy Interviews :: Bobridge and Brown

Jack Bobridge and Graem Browne talk about being on Blanco, their chances at the TDU, and have a laugh…

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