
Danny van Poppel believes Sam Welsford can reach the same giddy heights as some of cycling’s greatest sprinters after stage one of the Tour Down Under.
Welsford – in his first WorldTour race with new team Bora-Hansgrohe – took line honours on the back of a perfectly timed lead-out, beating Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) by a wheel length plus Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) and Caleb Ewan (Jayco-Alula) by more.