Excursion Down Below degree 2 – LIVE

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2025-01-22T00:57:56.671Z

Peloton is at the steepest a part of the climb because the breakaway has 1.3km to the highest of Menglers Hill.

2025-01-22T00:55:10.167Z

Browning had this to mention concerning the competitive racing of ARA Australia:

“I think it’s so special racing in Australia, and it’s such a big opportunity, it’s really important. We have a strong team, and we just got to show that we belong here. It’s really good opportunity to showcase everyone’s talents and try and get our name out in the world stage.”

2025-01-22T00:52:39.019Z
124km to move

Trio of Browning, Zimmermann and Konrad have an opening of one:18 

2025-01-22T00:51:35.070Z

Filip Maciejuk, who did the entire paintings on the entrance of the peloton the day prior to this, is getting a motorbike alternate.

2025-01-22T00:50:52.044Z

Peloton close down assaults, looking ahead to race chief Welsford and others to rejoin after that early crash.

2025-01-22T00:49:30.934Z

Welsford, his shorts all ripped on his proper facet, is being introduced again to the sphere by means of his teammate.

2025-01-22T00:48:40.074Z

Race has now not bogged down on the entrance. Patrick Konrad of Lidl_trek and Georg ZImmermann of Intermarché have joined Browning within the wreck with 126km to move.

2025-01-22T00:47:52.763Z

James Knox calling for his Soudal group, wanted help after the crash. 

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Crash!

Crash on center of the immediately highway. Welsford is concerned, and is continuous. A couple of  EF Training riders additionally concerned.

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Response from the sphere with a Lidl and Intermarche riders seeking to bridge as much as Browning

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And we’re racing! 

And who else however ARA Australia to release the primary assault. Fergus Browning is looking for extra KOM issues.

2025-01-22T00:43:15.852Z

The forecast for Tanunda lately does not even crack 30°C with 29 anticipated and the temperature sitting within the low 20’s as riders are rolling within the impartial zone.

Nonetheless, the solar nonetheless had just a little of chunk so the ice stockings have been out once more regardless.

2025-01-22T00:41:58.014Z

Race director Stuart O’Grady is attempting to relax the riders within the impartial zone.  

2025-01-22T00:40:54.748Z

The riders are rolling thru 2.2km impartial segment on their method to the reputable get started. 

As quickly because the flag drops, the street will cross up for the primary KOM of the day, the cat. 1 Menglers Hill. Racers will take on the two.7km climb from its steeper west facet, used  right here to problem the sprinters. A most incline of 12.2 in keeping with cent will sting, with 6.9 in keeping with cent the common incline. 

2025-01-22T00:38:39.390Z

Level 2 of the Excursion Down Below is ready to begin in about two mins. Within the 128.8km degree, the peloton will take on 3 laps of a hilly circuit round Tanuda with 3 journeys over Menglers Hill in Angaston. The climb is the largest impediment of the day however with the overall ascent coming 22km from the end, there’s a excellent probability the sprinters can get to the entrance for the flat finale.  

2025-01-22T00:34:10.413Z

Sadly, Dylan van Barle (Visma-Rent A Motorcycle) sustained an harm within the ultimate kilometres of the day prior to this’s degree and won’t take the beginning. 

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We are in for some other thrilling day of racing for the 137 riders within the box, on a most commonly sunny and a bit cooler lately in comparison to the day prior to this. 

Level 2 of the Excursion Down Below is ready to begin in slightly below 10 mins. Within the 128.8km degree, the peloton will take on 3 laps of a hilly circuit round Tanunda with 3 journeys over Menglers Hill in Angaston. The climb is the largest impediment of the day however with the overall ascent coming 22km from the end, there’s a excellent probability the sprinters can get to the entrance for the flat finale.  

2025-01-22T00:22:10.797Z

Level 1 winner Sam Welsford (Purple Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) leads the overall classification with 4 seconds on Matthew Brennan (Visma-Rent A Motorcycle). Zac Marriage (ARA Australia), who spent lots of the degree within the wreck, sits in 3rd position, 5 seconds down by means of distinctive feature of the time bonus seconds taken within the intermediate sprints.

Welsford additionally leads the issues classification, whilst Matthew Partitions (Groupama-FDJ), 3rd on degree 1, will put on the blue issues jersey on degree 2 as Brennan will probably be within the white highest younger rider’s jersey. Additionally, within the wreck on degree 1, Fergus Browning (ARA Australia) leads the mountain classification.