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Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) was second and Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) placed third. Caleb Ewan (Jayco-AlUla) finished fourth.
Sam Welsford (BORA-Hansgrohe) celebrates at the finish line of stage 1
And it's a win for Sam Welsford (BORA-hansgrohe)!
The peloton is swirling around as they reach the flamme rouge.
It's getting down to crunch time as the sprinters start to jostle.
Plapp is done at the front and Movistar takes over the front.
Wind is coming in slightly from the left side of the road, still Jayco’s Plapp at the front. Ineos Grenadiers moving up on the left.
Jayco-AlUla taking control on the right side of the road, protecting Ewan with Bauhaus on his left with 5km to go.
6km to go - Ineos has control on the right, Jayco-AlUla on the left.
Another crash. Nicolo Buratti (Bahrain Victorious) goes down, and gets back on his bike.
10km to go
Battle for control at the front continues to intensify on the descent.
Crash - Jackson Medway (Australia) went down. And he's back on the bike.
Peloton is intact over the top of the climb. Luke Plapp coming to the front for
Luke Burns (Australia) jumped from the peloton to get the KOM points.
Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) is off the back, he seems to be done for the day.
2.5km to go to the top of Menglers Hill, and the peloton is feeling the bite of the slope. Teams are lined up at the front.
Peloton is still spread across the road with 17km to go. Bahrain Victorious for Phil Bauhaus has put a rider in the front. Last year, Bauhaus won the sprint in Tanunda ahead of Ewan.
We are coming up to the third KOM of the day. Menglers Hill is the last chance for the non-sprinters teams to crack the sprinters, or go for a late-race attack.
25km to go
Peloton is speeding towards the expected bunch sprint in Tanunda. Teams fighting for position at the front include BORA-hansgrohe, Jayco-AlUla, Movistar, Visma-Lease a Bike, UAE Team Emirates. Meanwhile, the top Australian sprinters Ewan and Welsford are close together in the field.
UAE Team Emirates moved up on the right of the peloton to block other teams from coming up. Peloton is taking the full width of the road with 32km to go.
Peloton all together with 36km to go.
Eight teams organizing at the front - Visma-Lease a Bike, Lidl-Trek, Jayco-AlUla, BORA-hansgrohe, Ineos Grenadiers, Movistar and EF Education-EasyPost are starting to fight with position with 40km to go.
Speeds are ramping up with Movistar and Astana Qazaqstan taking up the front with 45km to go.
50km to go
Field all together as they end to the finish line to start the third and final lap.
And Alaphilippe got a front wheel change and he gets straight onto the neutral service vehicle to catch back on.
Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Quick-Step) went to the front and seemed to be checking his front tire. He then raised his hand to get assistance from his team car.
Chatting at the front between BORA-hansgrohe and Jayco-AlUla riders. Other teams such as Visma-Lease a Bike and Ineos Grenadiers are moving up.
Peloton racing down Menglers Hill at 80km/hr, coming up to a star right-hand turn at the bottom.
And the pair of escapees pull over for a nature break, and they get absorbed by the peloton.
Barré is not challenged and takes top KOM points on Menglers Hill ahead of Zimmermann. The Frenchman should lead the KOM classification at the end of the day in his first WorldTour race.
Brothers, temporarily, in the hot Australian sun - Barré and Zimmermann are sharing water bottles. Less than 2km to go to the second KOM, the cat. 4 Menglers Hill once again
65km to go
Barré and Zimmermann are still dangling off the front, suffering in the heat, with a gap of 26 seconds. The breeze is picking up and temperatures holding at 34 degrees celcius.
Results of second intermediate sprint:
1- Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché-Wanty), 3 points, 3 seconds
2- Louis Barré (Arkea-B&B Hotels), 2 points, 2 seconds
3- Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech), 1 point, 1 second
Strong jumped from the peloton to get the remaining points.
Cooperation has ended in the break. Barré countered Zimmermann to go for the sprint but the German crossed the line first in the second intermediate sprint.
Will the break hold until the second intermediate sprint in 1km? The pair has a 58-second lead.
Under the impetus of BORA-hansgrohe and Jayco-AlUla, the gap is now under the one-minute mark with 73km to go.
Barré and Zimmermann are beginning to feel the heat. Their gap is down to 1:25 with 77km to go.
Riders are picking up fresh bottles and ice-filled socks as they go through the feed zone. Sales of panty hosiery must be going up this week.
BORA-hansgrohe and Jayco-AlUla are working together in the pacemaking, keeping the speed steady and holding the gap at around 2:06.
Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché-Wanty) and Louis Barré (Arkea-B&B Hotels) broke away with 25km into stage 1.
Peloton sees the finish line for the first time, at the end of the first of three 49.3km laps. The two escapees's gap is now 2:41.
100km to go
Barré and Zimmermann have a 3:08 lead on the field. Chase is being led by the teams with an Australian sprinter, Jayco-AlUla for Caleb Ewan and BORA-hansgrohe for Sam Welsford.
BORA-hansgrohe, at the front, is stretching the field.
Peloton is spread across the road, happy to the two riders suffer off the front on a very hot day.
Results of first KOM:
1 - Louis Barré (Arkea-B&B Hotels)
2- Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché-Wanty)
Peloton is taking it easy on the ascent of Menglers Hill, Sunday ride pace .... for now.
Zimmermann taking on a lot of bottles onboard on this hot day on the climb of the first KOM. Barré, in his first WorldTour race, crosses the line first.
Peloton is spread across the road, happy with the composition of the two-rider break with 115km to go. Less than 3kms to go to the first KOM of the day, the cat 4 Menglers Hill.
Results of first intermediate sprint:
1- Finn Fisher-Black (UAE Team Emirates), 3 points
2- Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech), 2 points
3- Jhonnatan Narvaez (Ineos Grenadiers), 1 point
And immediately the counterattack. Louis Barré (Arkea-B&B Hotels) goes again, this time with Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché-Wanty)
BORA-hansgrohe took over for Phil Bauhaus but Finn Fisher-Black (UAE Team Emirates) put in a big acceleration to cross the line first.
Ineos Grenadiers, Jayco-AlUla are swarming at the front as we head to the first sprint in Angaston with points and time bonuses on the line.
Crash on right-hand turn. Torstein Træen (Bahrain Victorious) gets up quickly and is getting checked out by the medical team. And he gets back on his bike to try and rejoin the peloton.
And it’s all back together with 7km to the first intermediate sprint, with an uphill pinch to the line. Still Israel-Premier Tech dictating the pace.
Van Der Lee is solo with 33 seconds on the field, strung out by Israel-Premier Tech.
Two EF Education-EasyPost riders go over Israel-Premier Tech to launch Jardi Van Der Lee. The Dutch rider has tries before to escape today.
134km to go
Israel-Premier Tech are taking control at the front of the peloton, all lined at the front setting the pace.
Shade was at a premium as riders rolled up to the start line, with many preferring to hang back under a tree a few metres back rather than make their way to the line up at the start line. Caleb Ewan, for one, rolled out at the back of the peloton, not spending a minute longer in the sun than required.
Ewan skipped the Tour Down Under criterium after feeling ‘under the weather’ following a training session in the scorching Adelaide heat.
Two riders join Barré off the front but it was short-lived. And it's all back together.
Peloton shut it down but Barré goes on solo.
Another attempt by Simmons, joined by George Bennett and Louis Barré. Group of 4 coming across.
Simmons is joined by two riders with a quick reaction from the field, and they are reeled back in.
And we have our first attack coming from the American champion Quinn Simmons.
Following a 4km neutral zone, race director Stuart O'Grady drops the flag for stage 1 of the Tour Down Under. Today’s course is predicted to favour the sprinters with a fast finish in Tanunda.
Racing is just about to set off for stage 1 of the Tour Down Under. Returning to the beautiful Barossa for another blistering sprint stage, riders will tackle three laps of the region, travelling through Seppeltsfield, Greenock, Nuriootpa, Angaston and Tanunda for 144km.
Cyclingnews Australia editor Simone Giuliani reports that it's another hot start at the Tour Down Under in Tanunda, no need to ride a bike to get up a sweat. Essential piece of team kit today is the sunscreen with forecast top of 33 degrees celsius.
One thing is certain - there will be a new champion at the Tour Down Under, as 2023 winner Jay Vine won't be at the start, and all of the previous winners have retired. Cyclingnews dug into the start list and came up with nine riders to watch - some obvious, some not so much - at the Tour Down Under.
The organisers have claimed that this year’s race will test the cyclists like never before as they race in South Australia. The six-stage race, from Tanundaand to Mount Lofty will cover 824.6km and end with double ascents on Willunga Hill and Mount Lofty on the tough final weekend.
Welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of the 2024 Tour Down Under, the first event of the WorldTour.
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