Sam Welsford avoided the carnage of a last-corner crash to sprint to victory in the curtain raising criterium at the Tour Down Under.
Australian national criterium champion Sam Welsford claimed victory in the pre- Tour Down Under classic in a frantic bunch sprint.
Italian rider Andrea Raccagni of Soudal Quick-Step appeared to clip the inside barrier and slid across the the road, taking out a number of riders, some of whom crashed dramatically into the barrier"I saw that it was pretty strung out, I saw that I had a metre, and just sent it. Nevertheless, the bunch rejoined as the bell rang for the final 1.8km lap and Red Bull's perseverance in controlling the break was rewarded.
The Tour Down Under proper will get underway on Tuesday with a 150.7km ride from Prospect to GumerachaIn the women's Tour Down Under, Swiss champion Noemi Rüegg conquered the famous Willunga Hill to take a 15 second lead in the race for the leaders Ochre jersey. With the women's race summitting Willunga Hill twice for the first time — and in temperatures of 35 degrees — the first ascent was enough to filter through the genuine contenders, with stage one winner Daniek Hengeveld distanced with a quarter of the stage to go.Niamh Fisher-Black and Amanda Spratt of Lidl-Trek set the pace of the reduced peloton to catch a pair of breakaway riders, Ally Wollaston and Alii Anderson, on the first climb, before a group of 11 broke away on the descent.
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