Hot racing coming up in Australia

[ManicJack]

Looks like the stages are going to be shown start to finish in the US. 👍

 

[Aimar16]

Betting on del Toro to win the GC

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Seven hours left… Then start of stage 1 of Men‘s Tour Down Under.

Praying, and fingers crossed for a great 2024 season - without injuries, without career-ending crashes, without fatal crashes. Hoping for a peaceful, entertaining season.

Hoping, of course, for Roglic‘s TdF victory.

Now let the games begin, I would say…

 

[KZD]

I will go with Simon Yates for the overall but curious to see the UAE kids, Del Toro and Morgado

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Del Toro

Yeah, he‘s on fire.

Just like Mohoric back in the days, he even attacked at the Down Under Criterium.

Mohoric back in the days even dared to join the breakaway move with Lance Armstrong. He was 110% motivated. (It sadly then took many years for Mohoric to become a really successful pro elite racer. I hope Del Toro rather does it like Pogacar, winning from day one on.)

 

[Landeirovic]

I will go with Simon Yates for the overall but curious to see the UAE kids, Del Toro and Morgado

I'm also curious about Fisher Black, who showed great things last year. Completed his 1st grand tour, which always makes a rider stronger. Is only 22 years old

 

[hfgon1]

I think that Vader and Ulissi will end up top 5 in the GC.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

First breakaway of the men’s World Tour year contains Georg Zimmerman and Louis Barre with 85k to go 2:30 up the road.

 

[Potomac]

There's a lot of bright yellow in the peloton this year

 

[Potomac]

Quinn Simmons near the front in his Captain America costume.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Welsford with a textbook leadout to take it.

 

[claude cat]

Bora's leadout served that up on a platter.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1747112072700158050

View: https://twitter.com/tourdownunder/status/1747112072700158050

 

[tobydawq]

Bora at 100% wins in WorldTour races. Roglic favourite for Tour confirmed.

Impressive work from Bora and nice way to finish it off from Welsford. There's a regret in the CQ game...

 

[Landeirovic]

https://x.com/tourdownunder/status/1747067452234609129?t=J_lhUuWA-wQWMkDd7-E2gA&s=08

Fisher black his sprint for 3 bonus seconds against narvaez and strong was impressive

 

[Netserk]

Bora at 100% wins in WorldTour races. Roglic favourite for Tour confirmed.

Impressive work from Bora and nice way to finish it off from Welsford. There's a regret in the CQ game...

Could you watch it live?

 

[stefank]

Could you watch it live?

Here in Australia yes, even if we do have to suffer Channel 7.

 

[yaco]

Ewan was in good position but probably underdone after recovering from his illness, however, he needs to use his train in O'Brien and Stewart who are good, instead of asking to be dropped off.

 

[tobydawq]

Could you watch it live?

Yes, it's on TV2 Sport X.

 

[Kazistuta]

Apparently Staune-Mittet is not going to win his first WT stage race....

 

[Unchained]

Betting on del Toro to win the GC

I am a blanquito that wants nothing more for him to get a good result..!!! Viva Ensenada!! Viva Mexico!!! Go Flaccccco!!!

 

[Netserk]

Yes, it's on TV2 Sport X.

Ah, makes sense.

 

[Kazistuta]

Bora at 100% wins in WorldTour races. Roglic favourite for Tour confirmed.

Impressive work from Bora and nice way to finish it off from Welsford. There's a regret in the CQ game...

Are you already regretting not picking Welshford after an Australian winning the first stage of an Australian race? I'm sure he will have a great season, considering the speed we saw last year, but after all he did cost 636, 100 more than Fabio J & Ewan. Don't consider him a rider like fx Jasper Philipsen, and he's more reliable on a good leadout - like the one he got this morning. Will probably end up with 600-800 points, but he was the big favorite for the win along with Perhaps Bauhaus, considering Ewans' illness leading up to TDU.

 

[tobydawq]

Are you already regretting not picking Welshford after an Australian winning the first stage of an Australian race? I'm sure he will have a great season, considering the speed we saw last year, but after all he did cost 636, 100 more than Fabio J & Ewan. Don't consider him a rider like fx Jasper Philipsen, and he's more reliable on a good leadout - like the one he got this morning. Will probably end up with 600-800 points, but he was the big favorite for the win along with Perhaps Bauhaus, considering Ewans' illness leading up to TDU.

Ah, thanks, I thought he was around 300.

 

[movingtarget]

Last 100 was too much for Ewan. Nicely done by Bora.

 

[Cookster15]

Great start to the year by Bora. Plenty more potential upside for them this year.