German sprinter Andre Greipel increased his record tally to 15 stage wins on Austalia’s Tour Down Under by taking out Friday’s fourth stage, while former Tour de France champion Cadel Evans clung to a diminished lead on general classification.
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.
BMC Racing Team’s Cadel Evans soloed to victory and into the race lead Thursday at the Santos Tour Down Under.
During the 145km long third stage of Tour Down Under, Tinkoff-Saxo constantly kept leader, Rory Sutherland in the front part of the bunch.
Lampre-Merida rider Diego Ulissi staved off the challenge from local favorite Simon Gerrans to claim the second stage of the Tour Down Under on Wednesday.
BMC Racing Team’s Cadel Evans was third and climbed up to fourth overall at the Santos Tour Down Under Wednesday