2014 Tour Down Under: Stage 6 / Final Results (Reuters)
Australian Simon Gerrans stayed out of trouble in Sunday’s final stage to finish ahead of compatriot Cadel Evans and become the first rider to win the Tour Down Under for a third time.
Australian Simon Gerrans stayed out of trouble in Sunday’s final stage to finish ahead of compatriot Cadel Evans and become the first rider to win the Tour Down Under for a third time.
BMC’s Cadel Evans finished runner-up Sunday at the Tour Down Under as the top of the overall standings remained unchanged on the final stage.
Two-time winner Simon Gerrans of Australia will take a one-second lead over compatriot and former Tour de France-winner Cadel Evans into the final stage of the Tour Down Under after snatching the lead on Saturday’s penultimate fifth stage.
Cadel Evans fought his way to a sixth-place finish Saturday on Old Willunga Hill, but the BMC Racing Team leader slipped out of the overall lead by one second to Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEDGE).
Led by Taylor Phinney’s runner-up performance, the BMC Racing Team finished three riders in the top 10 of Friday’s individual time trial at the Tour de San Luis
Drapac Professional Cycling continues to make an impact in their first WorldTour event, the Santos Tour Down Under.
Cadel Evans of the BMC Racing Team held onto the overall lead Friday at the Santos Tour Down Under, but saw his advantage over second-placed Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEDGE) reduced from 12 seconds to seven.
BMC Racing Team’s Darwin Atapuma finished third on Thursday’s summit finish at the Tour de San Luis to climb from sixth to fourth overall, while teammate Peter Stetina finished seventh on the day and stands ninth with three stages of the Argentinian race to go.
Former Tour de France champion Cadel Evans seized the overall lead in the Tour Down Under by winning Thursday’s third stage with a daring break on a corkscrew climb and descent.
Drapac Professional Cycling again featured in the day’s breakaway at the Santos Tour Down Under.