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Porte surges to Tour Down Under lead, but the race is far from over

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PARACOMBE, Australia (CT) – If history is anything to go by, Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo) is on his way to winning the 2020 Tour Down Under. On the race’s last two visits to Paracombe, the stage winner there became the overall champion. Today, Porte made his bid to extend that record. Just as he did in …

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CyclingTips Podcast: Live at TDU with Ruth Winder and Brodie Chapman

This week, the CyclingTips Podcast comes to you live from Adelaide, Australia, where we’ve set up at the Specialized/Blacksheep Chateau for the Tour Down Under. This episode includes a chat with Tour Down Under winner Ruth Winder and one of its key animators, Brodie Chapman, hosted by Caley Fretz and Dave Everett. On the docket: Chapman’s …

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Feel the Rush: The story of the Tour Down Under’s polarising theme song

ADELAIDE, Australia (CT) – It’s the sound that defines the Tour Down Under. Three guitar power chords right out of the gate, with drums and bass holding down a solid rock groove. Rapid-fire electronics that underpin a gradually building verse. A powerful and catchy chorus vocal that implores the listener to “feel the rush”, to …

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Froome to return at UAE Tour, Ewan sprints to TDU lead: Daily News Digest

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(Want to get the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Hello again, CyclingTips readers! Stage races in the Middle East provide two notable news stories in today’s Daily News Digest, albeit for very different reasons. One race is canceled for 2020, while another has picked up a very big name …

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The leader, the substitute and the CCC shuffle

WOODSIDE, Australia (CT) – Last week, Guillaume van Keirsbulck sat in a Spanish beachside town and pondered the season ahead. On the calendar: a training camp in late January, the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in February, and a steady build to the Spring Classics, where he’s expected to be Greg van Avermaet’s last man. …

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