Tour Down Under, Stage 1: Getting Ready

With just five kilometers left to race, it was time to get the teams’ sprinters into position.  Two of whom were keeping a close eye on each other.  Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Victorious) was riding just behind Caleb Ewan (Jayco-Alula) whom he saw as his biggest competition in the sprint finale in Tanuda.  Ahead of the sprinting duo was on of the domestics for Soudal-Quick Step, Antoine Huby, and behind another for Intermache-Wanty, Dion Smith (not the American football star of years gone by).

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Paris Nice Stage 2: Germany Versus France

It is very rare to get to see two National Championship jerseys duke it out for a stage win.  It is even more exciting when the two nations fighting for the win are Germany and France when you consider their geo-political history over the last 200 hundred years.  Today, it was Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal) just edging out Arnaud Demare (FDJ) for the victory.  Greipel is the current German National Road Racing Champion and Demare is the Champion of France.  This is a much saner way for these two great countries to contest their respective national prides.

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