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

[RedheadDane]

Aussie commentator keeps on saying Urianstad instead of Bugge, he needs to read this thread!

I just noticed that both CQ and PCS got it wrong, having him listed as URIANSTAD BUGGE Martin in the result sheets.
Firstcycling has him as BUGGE Martin Urianstad, and it would make sense they got it right, considering that they're a Norwegian site.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Vine was just being interviewed... I think he needs to start his own beauty product line, he spends just as much time in the sun as the others and yet no wrinkle on him. (And he's already 30.)

 

[yaco]

I was impressed with the ride of Gilmore. Only started riding during COVID, so lots of improvement to come. It was damn hot today.

 

[Cycling111]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2014874870090195445

View: https://x.com/i/status/2014874870090195445

 

[Dazed and Confused]

The sprint part of stage 4:

View: https://youtu.be/YUMDQ1l8aZI?t=262


A powerful long sprint by the winner, Vernon

 

[tobydawq]

Andresen had too many leadout men left for his own good.

Yeah, Gautherat should never have passed Lund so late, it completely destroyed his momentum.

And Brennan... Sheesh...

 

[Unchained]

I looked a little bit and all I really found out is half of Lotto got fines for not wearing race numbers that were visible.
I am wondering if UAE is going to give the Australian race to an Australian, Vine really looks great.. Johnny doesn't have great looking leg speed..

Answer my own post, Johnny crashed out so it's all up to Jay Vine and Yates didn't get an ST from sprint and lost a few seconds, no longer top 10

 

[hayneplane]

Answer my own post, Johnny crashed out so it's all up to Jay Vine and Yates didn't get an ST from sprint and lost a few seconds, no longer top 10

That last 3km was a mess from the peloton perspective. Riders dropping back from their work at the front left and right carousing a narrowing funnel effect in the bunch stringing it out and gaps appearing as riders seemed unmotivated to stay attached to the riders in front. It looked like a 3rd week sprint stage in a Grand Tour where seconds didn’t matter to anyone.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Verner to the rescue for NSN.

 

[Netserk]

And Brennan... Sheesh...

yeah sad to watch

fiorelli and hagenes too

no coordination, no fight, maybe no shape -- or no heat tolerance

 

[Cycling111]

Narvaez has fractured several vertebrae. His classics campaign is over.

 

[Unchained]

Verner to the rescue for NSN.

This guy looked to win with ease

 

[Tim Cahill]

No natural disaster or race directive can tell this man he isn't riding Willunga Hill in January.

 

[yaco]

Plapp needed to lose 2 minutes in stage 3 to get enough role for the break.

 

[Potomac]

Hop to it!

 

[RedheadDane]

What?
Kangaroo!

 

[Potomac]

It's just you and me I guess, RHD

 

[Tricycle Rider]

It's just you and me I guess, RHD

I just tuned in and had to rewind to see what happened in the crash with the poor and confused kangaroo, doesn't get any more Australian than that, does it? Bummer some riders got hurt though.

 

[RedheadDane]

Bjerg out after the kangaroo crash...

 

[Potomac]

I couldn't make out what EF rider is doing the work for the peloton

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Plapp, Stannard, Eenkhoorn, and Novak in the break with a gap of 3+ minutes, 74km to go on this final day of the TDU. Of all the things I did not imagine a kangaroo crash is something that I would see.

 

[Potomac]

Tricycle rider is the only one not up past their bedtime

 

[Potomac]

Decathlon and Visma want the stage win I guess

 

[RedheadDane]

Tricycle rider is the only one not up past their bedtime

Technically, I'm up before my getting-up time!

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Tricycle rider is the only one not up past their bedtime

It's only 7pm here, and once again dinner will have to wait till after they cross the finish line.

You think you'll make it till the end of the race tonight?