Tour Down Under, Stage 2: Surprising Even Himself

While a massive crash with just a couple of hundred of meters to go certainly changed the nature of the final sprint, it was still a surprise to see Paddy Bevin (CCC) raise his arms in victory.  Behind the New Zealander where some marquee sprinters including Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal), Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Danny van Poppel (Jumbo-Visma).  With yesterday's stage winner, and leader on GC, Elia Viviani (Deceuninck-Quick Step) finishing seventh today, Bevin will change his orange team jersey for the Ochre jersey of overall race leader.  Viviani drops to second by five seconds, with Caleb Ewan slotting in at third just eleven seconds behind.

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Tour Down Under, Stage 2: Lining It Out

As I said, neither break away was going to deny the sprinters a chance of taking a stage in the first stage race of the season.  The teams of the sprinters pulled everyone back and then set about the task of getting themselves organized.  With just a kilometer to go, it was Bora-Hansgrohe on the front, with Team Sky and the rest of the peloton lined out behind them.  I am sorry that I don't know who the pink shoed Bora-Hansgrohe rider is, but you know he is working for the former World Champion (and current Slovakian Champion), Peter Sagan.

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