Santos Tour Down Under 2016
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Tour Down Under 2016
168ćžłć´˛5ćć°ĺźĺĽçťć:Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) safely negotiated the final stage of the Tour Down Under to claim an unprecedented fourth overall title while his team also celebrated the stage victory with 168ćžłć´˛5ćć°ĺźĺĽçťć:Caleb Ewan.
Ewan powered away from Mark Renshaw (Dimension Data) and Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-SegafredoęŚ) at the end of the final lap of the city-centre circuit, making it six wins from six stages for Australian riders, and four for the Orica-GreenEdge team. Gerrans' overall victory, 10 years on from his first, propels the 35-year-old to the top of the WorldTour standings.
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica–GreenEdge | 1:55:02 |
2 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Dimension Data | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek–Segafredo | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Adam Blythe (GBr) Tinkoff | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Marko Kump (Slo) Lampre–Merida | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Davide Martinelli (Ita) Etixx–Quick-Step | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Leigh Howard (Aus) IAM Cycling | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Wouter Wippert (Ned) Cannondale | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica–GreenEdge | 19:11:33 |
2 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:09 |
3 | Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky | 0:00:11 |
4 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff | 0:00:20 |
5 | Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Ruben Fernandez Andujar (Esp) Team Movistar | 0:00:28 |
7 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:36 |
9 | Steve Morabito (Sui) FDJ | 0:00:49 |
10 | Patrick Bevin (NZl) Cannondale | 0:00:50 |
Tour Down Under 2016 start list
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Tour Down Under 2016 race tech
The Tour Down Under will be the first WorldTour event of the season in which teams can freely use disc brakes. There is uncertainty over the safety and benefits of disc brakes of which you can read more by 168ćžłć´˛5ćć°ĺźĺĽçťć:clicking here. As the first big race of the season, the Tour Down Under is a great opportunity to have a look at new tech on offer and 168ćžłć´˛5ćć°ĺźĺĽçťć:by clicking here you can findđđ¸ out what to expect from the 2016 edition of the race.
168ćžłć´˛5ćć°ĺźĺĽçťć:Tour Down Under 2016 stages:
• 168ćžłć´˛5ćć°ĺźĺĽçťć:Down Under Classic (AđdęŚelaide) – 51 km – Sunday, January 17
• 168ćžłć´˛5ćć°ĺźĺĽçťć:Tour Down Under Stage 1 – Prospectđš to Lyndoch – 130.8 km – Tuesday, January 1đ
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• 168ćžłć´˛5ćć°ĺźĺĽçťć:Tour Down Under Stage 4 – Norwođod to Victor Harbor – 138 km –ᣠFriday, January 22
• 168ćžłć´˛5ćć°ĺźĺĽçťć:Tour Down Under Stage 5 – McLaren Vale to Willunga Hill – 151.5 km &ndaâsh; Saturday, January 23
Tour Down Under 2016 Route Map
Tour Down Under race history: 168ćžłć´˛5ćć°ĺźĺĽçťć:2015 Tour Down Under | 168ćžłć´˛5ćć°ĺźĺĽçťć:2014 Tour Down Under | 168ćžłć´˛5ćć°ĺźĺĽçťć:2013 Tour Down Under | 168ćžłć´˛5ćć°ĺźĺĽçťć:Tour Down Under Past winners
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Santos Tour Down Under 201617 January 2016 - 24 January 2016 | South Australia | WorldTour
- 168ćžłć´˛5ćć°ĺźĺĽçťć:2016 Tour Down Under race preview
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