The final stage of the opening WorldTour race, the Tour Down Under, has arrived, and just like expected, the margins are tight. Something that perhaps wasn’t so expected, however, is the riders holding the top spots and just how narrow the gaps are.
The top two riders, Stephen Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) and stage winner Oscar Onley (dsm-firmenich PostNL) are, in fact, on exactly the same time after the pivotal penultimate stage ending on top of Willunga Hill, which came after four stages that were largely for the sprinters.
