Tour Down Under 2017: Stage 5
January 1 - January 22, McLaren Vale, So𝓀uཧth Australia, Road - WorldTour
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Tour Down 🍷Under stage 5, a 151.5km road race from McLaren Vale to Willunga Hill.
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Today is another big test for the general classification hopefuls at th⭕e Tour Down❀ Under. The finish on Willunga Hill has often decided the overall winner, and today will likely be no different.
Before we dig into today's stage, l🌞et's take a look at what happened yesterday. Here's top 10 on the stage:
1 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-Scott 3:45:19
2 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
3 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Team Sky
4 Ben Swift (GBr) Team UAE Abu Dhabi
5 Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data
6 Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin
7 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe
8 Callum Scotson (Aus) UniSA-Australia
9 Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team
10 Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
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...And the current top 10 overall:
1 Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team 14:20:18
2 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:20
3 Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-Scott 0:00:22
4 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:24
5 Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data 0:00:27
6 Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:29
7 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team
8 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi
9 Rafael Valls (Spa) Lotto Soudal
10 Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo
Stage 5 will take the pelpton for three laps around an initial circuit, the🐬n two laps around a second circuit that includes Willunga Hill, where the race finis♛hes.
The first loop runs clockwise from McLaren Vale to Willungaꦐ, A🧜ldinga Beach and Port Willunga, then back to the start. The second loop runs the opposite direction and is shorter, but it's certain to blow the race apart.
Stage 5 profile
Richie Porte finds himself in the unfamiliar position of having the race lead going into the Willunga Hill stage, although he's won there the past four years. Find out what Porte had to say about today's stage in this article by our Zeb Woodpower.
For f🃏urther review, here's a look at🅷 where the jerseys stand:
Caleb Ewan (Orcia-Scott) leads the points classification by six poiꦜnts over Danny Van Poppel (Team Sky) and by 17 points over Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe).
🔯Richie Porte (BMC Racing) leads the mountains classification, tied on points with Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal), while Esteban Chaves (Orica-Scott) is two point🌟s back.
In🎃 the young rider classification, Ruben Guerreiro (Trek-Segafredo) leads Enric Mas (Quick-Step Floors) and Jhonatan Restrepo (Katusha-Alpe♏cin), all with the same time.
We're 10 minutes from the start.
And we're off for a very short race neutral
Another rider looking to do well today is Australian Michael Storer, who told us he's hoping to take the jersey for best young rider today. Read about Storer 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:HERE.
Danny Van Poppel probably won't be in the running for stage victory today, but the Team Sky rider has finished on the podium twice so far and was fourth on stage 3. He's had a tough time getting past three-stage winner Caleb Ewan and World Champion Peter Sagan, but he says there's no shame in finishing behind them. Read 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:more of what Van Poppel had to say.
The race is underwayཧ and we've already got four riders off the front.
𒈔Julien Berard (Ag2R La Mondiale) and Will Clarke (Cannondale-Drapac) initiated a move and were quickly joined by Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (Dimension Data) and Arnaud Courteille (FDJ).
They have around 20 seconds
Van Rensburg is highest placed escapee at 80th place, 𒁏5:56 behind Porte. The peloton should be happy with this move.
145km remaining from 151km
Strike that. They peloton is all together.
Still together after the peloton brought b𝓀ack that initial escape attempt.
Looking for something to listen to while we reel off the kilometres today? Check out our latest Tour Down Under Podcast.
We hear from the race’s main protagonists, Porte and Ewan, in today's podcast with a special, and🐻 exclusive, interview with Esteban Chaves on his near career-ending crash in 2013 and transformatiꦓon into one of the current stars of the peloton.
Four new riders have jumped away:
Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal)
Will Clarke (Cannondale-Drapac)
Jeremy Maison (FDJ)
Jack Bauer (Quick - Step Floors)
You'l🌊l recognise Bauer from yesterday's breakaway. He was👍 the final survivor
The gap for the quartet of escapees has gonꦑe up to 1:25
Bauer is the best-placed rider in the break. He's in 46th plaꦐce, 1:27 behind the race leader.
Damiano Caಌruso (BMC) is in a spot of trouble with his chain.
127km remaining from 151km
Gap for the b🔯reak is up to 2:20. Bauer is now the virtual leader o💛n the road.
BMC is on the font again today. The team has been doin♋g a lot of work on the front for Porte, who took the lead on stage 2.
The roads are currently flat and𒅌 straight as the peloton makes it way back to McLaren Vale.
The peloton is not riding with a lot of urgenc💎y. The gap should be goin🥀g up.
We recently profiled the bike Thomas De Gendt is riding in today's breakaway. Read 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:mo⭕re about De Gendt✃'s Ridley Helium SLX.
Cl🍰arke and Bauer are both talking with their team cars.
121km remaining from 151km
New gap s 2:30
The peloton is on a 🥀slight incline now, while both Bauer and Clarke are back in the breaka🅺way.
There are some Jen Voigt fans on the route today. The retired prওo is a race ambassador who ro🅠de the Bupa fan ride yesterday
The peloton is on the open✅ing lap, currently on rollin▨g roads surrounded by vineyards.
Maison's FDJ teammate Odd Christin Eiking is a ride🐠r who is hoping to perform well on Willunga Hill. We caught up with him this morning.
"I🅰 want a higher spot in the GC. It will be difficult as there is a lot of strong riders but I think if I have a good day on Willunga I can maybe gain a few places."
Did you miss yesterday's stage? You can watch the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:stage 4 video highlights here.
106km remaining from 151km
The breakaway is back 💝in McLaren Vale and starting the second of the thඣree initial loops.
BMC is leading the bunch🔯 through McLar🦹en Vale at a steady clip as the gap stays at 2:15
BMꦛC is reall꧋y keeping this gap pegged at 2:15.
95km remaining from 151km
The yeoman's work on the front by Francisco Ventoso is paying 🌞off. BMC's new Spaniard has almost singlehandedly pulled the gap down to 1:50
92km remaining from 151km
The race has reached 🐟the coast at Aldinga Beach. Gap is still 🐼1:50
Ventoso has been an amazing workhorse for BMC. The 34-yea⛎r-old Spaniard is in his first race with BMC after riding with Movistar the past six years.
Riders🌟 have gone through the first intermediate sprint at 63.4km. Off🦹iciaul results:
1 Jeremy Maison (FDJ)
2 Will Clarke (Cannondale-Drapac)
3 Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal)
The scener🍎y along the coast here is beautiful. The peloton is enjoying it while the brea🐟kaway has turned inland.
New Gap, 2:00
One more lap before the race jumps onto the final two Willunga Hill ci🅰rc꧑uits.
The peloton is really lined out, which i💙s odd co🌼nsidering the gap is holding steady.
80km remaining from 151km
80km to go and the gap is holding at 2:00
75km remaining from 151km
We're at the halfway point. 75km to go
Ventoso has held this four-man group at two minutes forಌ quite awhile. You get the feeling they can close this down at will.
We gave the keys of our Instagram account to Cannondale-Drapac's Alex Howes. Check out what Alex is up to .
New Gap🅷 is 1:45 as the breakaway nears the end of the M🌳cClaren Vale laps.
The breakaway out 🍬on course. Beautiful day for a bike race.
...and the chase.
53km remaining from 151km
The gap is 1:4💃5. We've got about an hour of racing left.
Hold on. The gap is back up to 2:00
We're nearing the second sprint of the day at Snapp♐er Poi🎃nt - 103.4km
Several teams have come to the front of the peloton. Things should start getting interesting. Porte's team has had to chase all day, but since Ventoso did most of that work, the rest of Po💞rte's teammates should be relatively fresh.
Another photos fr♔ont he course today. Not all the fans are two-legged.
That didn't la☂st long; Ventoso has assumed his spot back on the front of the chase
Breakaway is going under the sprint banner. They roll through, with De Gendt taking the points ⛦ahead of Bauer and Clarke.
Breakaway is going under the sprint banner. They roll through, with De𓂃 Gendt taking the points ahead of Bauer and Clarke.
New Gap 2:10
Breakaway is going under the sprint banner𝔍. They roll through, with De Gendt taking the p🐠oints ahead of Bauer and Clarke.
New Gap 2:10
The peloton is turning away form the coast soon and heading towa🌼rd McClaren Vale and then onto the Willuౠnga circuit in 20 more km
44km remaining from 151km
M🔜ultiple teams competing for the front now, including BMC, UAE Abu Dhabi and Trek-Segafredo
Sky near the front now, too, bu🌞t Ventoso is back on the front. New🌌 gap 2:20
While Alex Howes takes over our Instagram account, we're taking a look at his bike. Read more about Howe♚s' Cannondale Super♏Six EVO
The gap has gone up yet again. It's 2:30 now.
44km remaining from 151km
Gap at 2:35. Thomas De Gendt is supplying the powꦫer to the bre🏅akaway and driving up the advantage
37km remaining from 151km
The peloton is spread cross the road now and the ago is up to 2:50. The ꦜriders obviously believe they can pull this move back without a problem, because they're not showing any concern at the moment.
Cyclingnews caught up with Cannondale-Drapa🦩c's Tom Scully this morning before the start. Here's what he had to say.
"I think we are going rea💖lly well. Will Clarke and myself have never raced with the other boys before, so to throw a group of boys together just before the race, it’s going to take a few days together to learn how each rides and each other works. We’ll give Woodsy (Michael Woods) another crack today and see how he goes up the climb."
We also spoke with Richie Porte, Caleb Ewan and Esteban Chaves for our latest Tour Down Under Podcast. You can listen HERE.
New gap 3:05
30km remaining from 151km
Gap i♐s 2:50 again. The break has star🀅ted on the Willunga loop
🌜Lotto Soudal has tweeted that James Shaw has abandoned the race
The leade♈rs are heading up Wil𒉰lunga Hill for the first time, and the gap is down to 2:30
The peloton is spread across the road as teams try to get their leaders in position near the front. Riders are having difficulty in the back of the🐽 peloton
Chris Hamilton (Sunweb) and Giovanni Visconti (Bahrain - Merida🍃) have attacked the bunch, while Clarke♋ has dropped out of the break
600 metres from the t🤪op. Tho♈mas De Gendt will be going after the KOM point to try and take the jersey from Porte.
De Gendt is first over the top, followed byꦍ Bauer and Maison. No challenge to 💝De Gendt.
Tꦓhe trio up front tak💎e the bell for the final lap. Just over 20km to go
Maison really 🐎suffered on the climb and is now skipping turns from the lead trio.
De Gend leads the mountains classification now. There's one mꦜore KOM tꦕoday at the finish.
17km remaining from 151km
Gap to the three leaders remains at 1:55
16km remaining from 151km
Team Sky is leading the chase now, followed by Orica-Scott anꦗd BMC.
Ian Stannard pulling the peloton ✤along while the leaders free wheel down a fast descent. 90km/h for the leaders
Latest gap from race radio is 1:20. Bauer, who started 1:27 down𒉰ꦯ on Porte, is no longer the virtual leader
It's not looking good for r=the break⛄away. Will Bauer, who is wear the "most combative" number, be the final survivor again?
12km remaining from 151km
New gap 55 seconds as the race heads toward Willunga and the final climb of Willunga Hill. Neutral service has b🌄een pulled out of the gap.
The leaders are on a long, straight road now. Surely the peloton will have them in their sights soon. Gap is 💜45 seconds.
Stannard is still driving the peloton, which is about 400 metres be๊hind the lead trio
8km remaining from 151km
Teams continue to mass behind tꦕhe tip of the spear in the peloton.
The leaders 🎉have 35 seconds and just t♏urned onto the road toward Willunga.
About 5km to go to reach the final climb
The gap is 30 seconds and Stannard swings off. Riders at the back of the peloton are st🅘ruggling. It's Daryl Impey's turn on the front.
Riders are really fighting to hold the wheels as th🌄e peloton really bears down
Orica-Scott still leading the chase
6km remaining from 151km
The catch is all but made
5km remaining from 151km
Back together as the foot of the climb approaches
Overall runner-up Gorka Izagirre is truꦬdging to move up ꧋into contention for the finale.
Amazingly, Bauer wentꦜ to the front to lead the peloton onto the climb
Orica is trying to control things, but Quick-Step is there, along with Porte and Simon 🤪Gerrans
Kenny Elissonde driving it for Team Sky an💖d Sergio Henao
Porte, Chaves and Henao ready for the final push
Elissonde pulls off.
Sebastian Henao, Chves, Porte, Sergio Henao💦, Pozzovivo, McCarhty all fighting in the 🍌lead group. Woods trying to bridge.
Sebastian Henao is clear
Port st♎aring up in the led🔜 now. Chaves marks, him, as well as Henao. Valls is there
And Porte is gone. One more kick up and he'll get ano﷽ther✃ win in Willunga and add to his overall lead.
The Australian is clearly the strongest 🍷rider𒈔 in this race
No one in sight behind Porte.
Henao is next on the road, followed by Chaves.
Porte looks s strong. This should get the attention of his Grand To📖ur rivals.
Porte wins, followed by Nath꧟an Haas and Esteban Chaves. Hass came form nowhere. He'll move into third overall.
Stage top 10:
1 Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team 3:40:13
2 Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data 0:00:20
3 Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-Scott
4 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi
5 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe
6 Nathan Earle (Aus) UniSA-Australia 0:00:23
7 Rafael Valls (Spa) Lotto Soudal
8 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Team Sky
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
10 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac
General Classification after stage 5
1 Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team 18:00:21
2 Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-Scott 0:00:48
3 Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data 0:00:51
4 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:54
5 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi 0:00:59
6 Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:01:02
7 Rafael Valls (Spa) Lotto Soudal
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
9 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb
10 Nathan Earle (Aus) UniSA-Australia 0:01:06
"I have been close here but to win the stage like that, it is nice for me. I get the accolades up there on the on the podium as the winner but I cant say enough for my teammates, each and everyone of them put me in great position today and it is just nice to finish it off. There🐻 is one day to go and I would love to win this race and just so happy."
Richie Porte said of his stage win during his press conference
Movistar's Gorka Izaguirre lost his second place on the GC, slipping to 28th overall
"The pain from my injuries finally caught up with me. I made it OK through yesterday but that was not a hard stage. I knew after the first passage up Willunga that it would🎃 not be easy. I𓃲 tried to hang out, but when the attacks came, it was too much. It's a shame to lose the podium, but that is bike racing."
Dimension Data's Nathan Haas finished second on the stage to rise 🐽to third on GC. He spoke to the press✤ after his performance.
"Obviously, Porte is another league and I want to take my hat off to him because h༺e is not all my kind of rider. So to beat him on something like this, takes a monster effort but I am still so proud of what me and my guys did today. They were superb. We have a young squad here, a lot of guys that haven’t raced together yet but just around the dinner table we’ve got this energy and they way we’re coming into ꩲthe race, we are just laughing all the time. When you have a group of guys that just love being together and love racing, it does help you find that extra gear when you are suffering."
Team Sky came into the race aiming to put Sergio Henao onto the podium but couldn't quite deliver. The Colombian delivered their verdict on the day's racing.
"The team put in a realﷺly strong effort g💦oing in to the bottom of the climb, to put me in a strong position," Henao said atop Willunga Hill.
"There was a gap st🌟arting to form ahead of the other guys but I knew I had to continue on and I knew it would be difficult to follow Richie up the hill.
"I was trying to get a pl✨ace on the podium. It was all or nothing."
Team Sky's director sportif Brett Lancaster also shared his thoughts on the stage and result.
"The guys rode perfect. Richie just had better legs than everyone. They said that Sergio nearly crashed there but I've not seܫen the footage but well done to Richie. If he wins by twenty seconds then he's the best man," Lancaster said.
When asked if Henao simply gave himself too much to do after losing time earlier in race, Lancaster pointed to baꦛd luck, before praising his ꦜriders once more.
"That's just one of those things in cycling. It's a shame that he had that puncture so close to the finish but that knocked him around but 🔯tactically it worked out for us today. Thomas wasn't brilliant for u𒆙s today but he gave it everything.
"The plan was to ma♛ke it has hard as possible in the crosswinds and soften some people up."
One of the revelations in last year's race, Michael Woods, was unable to back up his fifth place overall but director sportif Tom Southam is focusing on the big picture and the long climbs of the Giro d'Italia in May for his rider.
"We had Tom ꧃and Mike for the climb. Tom rode a good climb but for Mike the legs just weren’t there. Tom was pretty regular up there and got tenth but Mike is fit and he’s going well. It’s hard at a race like this because when you’re riding GC and backing that then you have to do it 100 per cent. This stage came so close to the end of the race and he was still close but today it just didn’t happen. Mike will go to the Cadel Evans Race but to be honest he’s got a big year in Europe coming and this will long s﷽ince be forgotten by the time he does the Giro."
Bora's Jay McCarthy kept his fourth position on GC but the young A🌱ustralian was aim𝓰ing for more on Willunga Hill as a brush of wheels inside 2km to go halted his momentum and took the gloss of an otherwise good day of racing.
"It’s a tough result to just finish off the podium after today’s stage. The boys rode really well and we were calm during the first 110km of the race. Coming into the first climb we were in a good position and weren’t stressed, and coming into the final we had a bit of a crosswind but I had Peter still with me and he kept me calm. We came into the final climb in a good position and at the bottom I could see a couple of the guys behind me in the GC that were struggling, so I didn’t follow Richie Porte in the last kilometre – I knew that his acceleration would be too much for mꦛe, so I stayed with Chaves and we brought Henao back in.
"Coming into the final 1.5km I touched wheels with Henao and I had to stop and restart and just as that happened Haas and Ulissi came back coming into the final. I gave it everything to the line but I couldn’t quite get the seconds I needed for the podium. I’m a bit disappointed but I rode my be💟st."
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