‘No time to lose focus’ as Finn Fisher-Black launches with new team Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe at Tour Down Under

TANUNDA AUSTRALIA JANUARY 22 A general view of Sam Welsford of Australia Orange Santos Leaders Jersey Finn FisherBlack of New Zealand Filip Maciejuk of Poland Ryan Mullen of Ireland Laurence Pithie of New Zealand Danny Van Poppel of The Netherlands Ben Zwiehoff of Germany and Team Red Bull BORA hansgrohe compete during the 25th Santos Tour Down Under 2025 Stage 2 a 1288km stage from Tanunda to Tanunda 342m UCIWT on January 22 2025 in Tanunda Australia Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images.

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe has once again had the perfect start to the Santos Tour Down Under with Sam Welsford hitting the season opener in stellar sprint form as he did last year. On stage 3, the team gaze shifts as the days to suit the climbers begin, which puts new recruit Finn Fisher-Black in the spotlight.

The rider from New Zealand is racing his third Tour Down Under, however, for the last two years he was with UAE Team Emirates – a squad that rarely have any shortage of GC options. With a new team in 2025 and a new dynamic, it's a fresh start for the 23-year-old Fisher-Black and one he is determined to make the most of.