As another remarkable Tour Down Under comes to a close, this 25-year-old race reminds us that everything has to start somewhere, and what can come from it can be incredible.
Crowds drift away to other entertainments.By the day after, there is no sign that a race ever existed.
Thousands have flocked to the roadsides across the state — back to pre-COVID levels according to O'Grady's estimations — to witness some of the most extraordinary racing across the board. South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas, with only a slightest hint of political hubris, declared at that same event that he hoped the event would stay in the city for at least another 25 years.In its 25th year, the Tour Down Under has once again provided the world's peloton with the perfect start to the UCI World Tour season.
A stage that had the taper lit by Australian Chris Harper, had petrol flung on it by the Spanish sensation Javier Romo Oliver and was then carefully stoked into a roaring fire by Narváez offered everything one could have dreamed of. After a similarly impressive start to the 2024 season where he also won three Tour Down Under stages, Welsford won just one more road race all season — albeit in a field that included Dylan Groenewegen and a guy called Mark Cavendish on stage one of the Tour de Hongrie., but he has acknowledged that, given this year is a contract year for him, now he needs to step up and contribute on the road for his squad.
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