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2020 Tour Down Under, Caleb Ewan, Features, News, Race reports, Racing - January 19, 2020

Caleb Ewan blasts to easy victory at Tour Down Under criterium

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ADELAIDE, Australia (CT) – Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) has started his season in perfect fashion, winning the Tour Down Under’s curtain-raiser criterium for a record-breaking fourth time. In what was his first race of the year, Ewan sprinted to victory by several bike lengths ahead of European champion Elia Viviani (Cofidis) and his lead-out man …

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Winder wins the Women’s Tour Down Under as Frapporti claims the final stage

ADELAIDE, Australia (CT) – US champion Ruth Winder (Trek-Segafredo) has held on to a narrow advantage to win the 2020 Santos Women’s Tour Down Under. Simona Frapporti (BePink) took out stage honours in a sprint from a breakaway. Winder went into the final-stage circuit race with a seven-second advantage over Liane Lippert (Sunweb) and Amanda …

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Two fist-pumps and a victory salute

ADELAIDE, Australia (CT) – Chloe Hosking had all the time in the world. With 50 metres to go she sat up, stopped pedalling, and threw both arms up in delight. She had every reason to be thrilled. She’d won on her first outing with her new Rally team, bossing the sprint into Macclesfield to take …

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2020 Tour Down Under, Features, Previews, Racing - January 18, 2020

Preview: 17 things you should know about the 2020 Santos Tour Down Under

The 22nd edition of the Santos Tour Down Under is about to get underway in Adelaide. Before it does, read on for a detailed guide to the course, how the race might unfold, the riders to watch, and how you can watch. The race starts with the traditional curtain-raiser criterium on Sunday evening. The Schwalbe …

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The bunch sprint that nearly wasn’t – Hosking wins at WTDU after Chapman solo

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MACCLESFIELD, Australia (CT) – It ended the way it was always likely to — with Chloe Hosking (Rally) winning a bunch sprint. But it very nearly didn’t. It was very nearly a single rider that stole the show on stage 1 of the 2020 Women’s Tour Down Under. “Everyone’s like ‘It’s going to be a …

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