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2020 Tour Down Under, News - July 18, 2019

Tour Down Under 2020 routes revealed: Willunga, Paracombe to decide men’s GC

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Organisers of the Santos Tour Down Under have revealed the courses that will make up the men’s and women’s races in 2020. The 21st edition of the men’s race runs from January 19-26 and comprises the Down Under Classic criterium (which doesn’t contribute to the GC) and six road stages. Four of those stages are …

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Chris Froome to be handed 2011 Vuelta a España title, eight years later

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The UCI has recognised Chris Froome as the winner of the 2011 Vuelta a España, retrospectively making him the first British rider to win a Grand Tour. Froome originally finished the Spanish Grand Tour in second place behind Spaniard Juan Jose Cobo. However in June 2019, nearly eight years after the race’s conclusion, the UCI …

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Matthews says he will no longer contest the Tour’s green jersey

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Sunweb’s Michael Matthews will no longer fight for points in the green jersey battle at the Tour de France. As the 28-year-old Australian explained after stage 11, his team has decided to give up on the points classification to instead focus on scoring stage victories with both Matthews and teammates like Cees Bol, who was …

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Richie Porte: “I hit my head pretty hard”

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TOULOUSE, France (CT) — Richie Porte will be checked for a concussion, his team confirmed Wednesday, following a high-speed crash some 30 kilometers from the finish of Wednesday’s stage that also took out the majority of his Trek-Segafredo team. “I hit my head pretty hard, so I guess we’ll see how that is,” Porte told …

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Caleb Ewan wins stage 11 of the Tour de France: Daily News Digest

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Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Caleb Ewan wins stage 11 of the Tour de France, Drapac will cease operations at the end of 2019, Nippo-Vini set to fold. Those stories and more in today’s Daily News Digest. Story of the Day: Ewan tops Groenewegen to win stage 11 of the …

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Tour Down Under 2020 routes revealed: Willunga, Paracombe to decide men’s GC

Chris Froome to be handed 2011 Vuelta a España title, eight years later

Matthews says he will no longer contest the Tour’s green jersey

Richie Porte: “I hit my head pretty hard”

Caleb Ewan wins stage 11 of the Tour de France: Daily News Digest

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