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The Latest Breaking News from Tour Down Under

Riders told to ease up after Tour crashes

Several riders were forced out of the Tour Down Under after a series of crashes during Tuesday's opening stage in the Barossa Valley.

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Germany's Bauhaus holds off Ewan to win first TDU stage

Adelaide (Australia) (AFP) - Germany's Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) held off fast-finishing Australian Caleb Ewan to narrowly take out the first stage of the men's Tour Down Under in Adelaide on Wednesday.

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Matthews moves to second overall at Tour

German Phil Bauhaus has won stage one of the Tour Down Under, while Australian Michael Matthews is now second overall.

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Bettiol shines through rain for Tour win

Italian cyclist Alberto Bettiol has won the prologue time trial at the Tour Down Under after a long spell of rain ruined the chances of many rivals.

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Brown wins first Tour Down Under title

Grace Brown has beaten fellow Australian cycling star Amanda Spratt to win the last stage of the Tour Down Under and claim the overall title.

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New prologue to test cycling tour riders

The men's Tour Down Under returns to the World Tour with a new-look format, including a prologue time trial for the first time in race history.

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Manly wins and takes Tour cycling lead

Australian cyclist Alex Manly has the overall lead in the women's Tour Down Under after she won stage two on Monday in the Adelaide Hills.

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Three women arrested in Adelaide after protest against Santos's sponsorship of Tour Down Under

Three women aged in their late 60s and early 70s are charged with indecent behaviour after a protest against energy giant Santos's sponsorship of Tour Down Under.

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Unheralded Pikulik scores upset Tour win

Polish cyclist Dara Pikulik has upstaged the big names at the women's Tour Down Under by taking out the opening stage and claiming the overall lead.

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Ewan scores morale-boosting cycling win

Australian sprint ace Caleb Ewan and New Zealand cyclist Ally Wollaston have won the Tour Down Under Classic street races in Adelaide.

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Illness forces Thomas out of street race

Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas, one of the headline names at the Tour Down Under, is not racing in a warm-up event as he recovers from illness.

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Froome in spotlight as Australia's biggest cycling event returns

Adelaide (Australia) (AFP) - Chris Froome headlines a stellar cast at the Tour Down Under when road cycling's World Tour season launches in Adelaide next week.

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Five talking points for the 2023 cycling season

Paris (AFP) - As road cycling's World Tour season shifts into gear at the Tour Down Under next week, AFP Sport takes a look at some of the issues and storylines expected to feature in the year ahead.

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Women arrested after protest against Santos sponsoring Tour Down Under cycling race

Two women in their 60s are arrested in Adelaide's CBD after gluing themselves to a pile of bicycles on a city street in protest against Santos being the major sponsor of the Tour Down Under cycling race.

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Australian cycling ace Porte retires aged 37

Melbourne (AFP) - Australian veteran Richie Porte has retired from professional cycling, capping an illustrious career that included winning both the Paris-Nice and Tour Down Under twice.

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Richie Porte retires from cycling, quoting Forrest Gump, after glittering career including Tour de France podium finish

The two-time Tour Down Under champion, three-time Paris-Nice winner and Tour de France podium finisher brings down the curtain on a storied cycling career with a Forrest Gump quote.

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‘So many talented cyclists’: the campaign to crowdfund a new women’s team

An ambitious plan to enter a team at the Tour Down Under also aims to provide opportunities to up-and-coming female riders in Australia

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Tour Down Under returning with big changes

As Australian cycling great Richie Porte prepares for retirement, the Tour Down Under climb he is synonymous with is also being left out of the race.

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Tour Down Under women's event elevates to world's top rating races

Cycling fans will see elite riders and teams compete in next Tour Down Under women's race which has been elevated to the top tier as a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) WorldTour event.

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Tour Down Under to return to South Australia in 2023 after COVID hiatus

The event — which normally opens the world cycling tour — was replaced by a domestic cycling festival for the past two years.

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‘Helps peddle myths’: Australia’s Tour Down Under facing pressure to dump Santos as sponsor

Cycling festival begins as campaigners push to end sponsorship deal and oil company boss says there’s ‘no alternative’ to fossil fuels

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