Tour Down Under 2026 (Men's, Jan. 20-25)

[yaco]

Sweeny should be on the top of the list of some top teams for next transfer season btw. Had like 1 or 2 bad seasons due to crashes but always been very talented and would be a perfect domestique.

Not that I want him to leave EF ofc. He's good there.

He and Groves should be priority targets for Jayco.

 

[yaco]

This comes as a surprise to me because besides a few nature breaks I was pretty much glued to the TV and no crashes were mentioned. But you're correct, both Van Eetvelt and Rutsch were involved in a crash. Rutsch is already out and Van Eetvelt's continued participation is up in the air.

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The Aussie TV coverage is poor, especially Channel seven.

 

[yaco]

During the stage, I was wondering near 5he finish line when I bumped into Gerry Ryan the owner of Jayco Alula sitting on a bench chatting to John Trevorrow. No hospitality suites for Jerry who is worth hundreds of millions.

 

[Leadbelly]

During the stage, I was wondering near 5he finish line when I bumped into Gerry Ryan the owner of Jayco Alula sitting on a bench chatting to John Trevorrow. No hospitality suites for Jerry who is worth hundreds of millions.

Has there been any sign of the anti-Santos protests we heard about in the run-up to the race?

 

[Netserk]

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[yaco]

Has there been any sign of the anti-Santos protests we heard about in the run-up to the race?

I saw one protester at Willunga in stage one of the womens TDU.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

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Not much can be done about the heat and possible bushfires, but at least they'll still be riding a decent distance.

 

[Squire]

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Do we know the numbers for that rising finish? Looks like a Brennan stage.

 

[search]

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Do we know the numbers for that rising finish? Looks like a Brennan stage.

looks like the same finish as 2023, when Coquard left everyone else miles behind. So yeah, should suit Brennan

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKqykUXtrPA&t=258s

 

[Cycling111]

Narvaez is also the favorite in a final like this, perhaps even more so than in Willunga.

 

[Netserk]

also same finish as the women had on stage 1

i think its between 0.6 and 1.0 km at ~4 %

https://twitter.com/x/status/2012381729840058510

View: https://x.com/tourdownunder/status/2012381729840058510

 

[Cycling111]

also same finish as the women had on stage 1

i think its between 0.6 and 1.0 km at ~4 %

https://twitter.com/x/status/2012381729840058510

View: https://x.com/tourdownunder/status/2012381729840058510

If Brennan is in good form, it's a finish suited to that type of sprinter.

He didn't look as strong today as he did the other day.