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

[Tricycle Rider]

I've had a long long day with an early start so it is after 10pm and this race will go to nearly midnight I guess and I'm very tired but I'm excited for racing to be back and I will tough it out. Maybe some scotch would help.

Yeah, I should be making some dinner, but there's another 50km to go and I'm too jazzed to watch some racing after winter break!

 

[Potomac]

The gap is back up...I know I'm supposed to root for the break but I don't know any of those riders.

 

[Rockestar_33]

What about the roadside reporter guy? I find him crazily annoying. What is the name of the guy in the booth with LIgget and McEwan? He's a good commentator.

I dunno, we only have to deal with him 1 week a year.

Matt Keenan. He took over from Phil on SBS about a decade ago now.

 

[Rockestar_33]

The gap is back up...I know I'm supposed to root for the break but I don't know any of those riders.

Stevenson is a good young talent. He's in year 12 this year, probably gets a PRT contract for next year at a minimum IMO

 

[Tricycle Rider]

The gap is back up...I know I'm supposed to root for the break but I don't know any of those riders.

I'm familiar with an Ingebrigtsen from a different sport.

But seriously, can't quite place it but Plowright rings a bell for me.

 

[Potomac]

I think they all look pretty good. Except for Soudal-Quickstep, I just don't like the blue with lime green stripes combo.

I don't care for it either.
There's very few kits I like from the heli shots this year.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I don't care for it either.
There's very few kits I like from the heli shots this year.

I think Ineos looks surprisingly good, much better than in mere pictures.

 

[Rockestar_33]

I think Ineos looks surprisingly good, much better than in mere pictures.

I didn't mind Ineos from the start tbh.

Jayco nailed it again

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Screen just said it's 22C where they're riding, perfect temperature for a bicycle race! (If only it stayed that way for the rest of the week.)

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I didn't mind Ineos from the start tbh.

Jayco nailed it again

Agree, Jayco looks great! Glad they went with darker shorts this year, the light gray last year looked a bit too washed out in contrast with the purple.

All in all it's a very colorful peloton this season, I like.

 

[Rockestar_33]

Screen just said it's 22C where they're riding, perfect temperature for a bicycle race! (If only it stayed that way for the rest of the week.)

34, 42 (up Willunga) and 36.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Peloton about to catch up with the break as they are getting ready for Corkscrew climb #2, only 18km to go. (And then it's dinnertime!)

 

[Rockestar_33]

*** off channel 7. Please never ever broadcast cycling ever again.

3 km of racing and then another *** ad break

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Yates and Vine in the front now

 

[tobydawq]

Ugh.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Vine making the move and Narvaez right with him, yeah, looks like a UAE victory today.

 

[tobydawq]

Van Eetvelt not even in the following group.

Plapp also distanced even before the climb (probably mechanical).

At least Vine and Narváez seem to be racing against each other.

 

[Rockestar_33]

Vine will win the race for me. Willunga will be bloody hot for the double ascent, they should give him the bonus seconds today IMO

 

[hayneplane]

Narvaez looks like he is turning himself inside out to cling onto the back wheel of Jay Vine.

 

[Samamba]

UAE dominant immediately, Van Eetvelt absolute horrendous

I'm back off to sleep

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Only 4km to go and quite the race for third! (I'm hoping it won't be Yates because a 1-2-3 UAE podium is not something I want to start my cycling viewing season with.)

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Vine gets the win while babysitting Narvaez to the finish line, congrats to Schmid for coming in 3rd!

 

[nightowl]

How is Michael Leonard top 10 in GC right now when he looked like he could barely ride a bike for most of his time at Ineos

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I think @Potomac had some scotch and (understandably) peeled off much earlier, so here are the top 10 results just for him.

Rnk	Rider	Team	UCI	Pnt		Time
1	Vine Jay	UAE Team Emirates - XRG	60	50	10″	3:36:42
2	Narváez Jhonatan	UAE Team Emirates - XRG	40	30	6″	,,
3	Schmid Mauro	Team Jayco AlUla	30	18	4″	0:58
4	Kron Andreas	Uno-X Mobility	25	13		,,
5	Zana Filippo	Soudal Quick-Step	20	10		,,
6	Tesfatsion Natnael	Movistar Team	15	7		,,
7	Yates Adam	UAE Team Emirates - XRG	10	4		,,
8	Sobrero Matteo	Lidl - Trek	8	3		,,
9	Sweeny Harry	EF Education - EasyPost	5	2		,,
10	Brenner Marco	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	2	1		,,

 

[Rockestar_33]

Hard to see anyone beating Vine now. He's strong up Willunga and the heat will play a factor of or the Europeans.