Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) continued to show his early season prowess after impressively sprinting to victory on stage three of the 2017 Tour Down Under.
The diminutive Australian suffered from a lack of leadout by his team, but was able to make a huge solo effort from way back in the field to beat world champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Niccolo Bonifazio (Bahrain-Merida) to the win in Victor Harbour.
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Tweets of the week: Brutal weather at Flèche, an idiot sandwich and is there a new POC helmet?There's a lot of love for Kasia Niewiadoma, and it turns out Norwegians are good in bad weather
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Juanpe López wins Tour of the Alps, does 34 kick-ups with a football'My coach said to do it for Betis,' says Spaniard of his boyhood football club
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French pro cyclist suffering with memory loss after Tour Down Under crash‘I have no memory of the crash’ says Rudy Molard of Groupama FDJ after incident in Australia
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'I don't know if I'll be at this team or in cycling next year': Julian Alaphilippe on the Giro d'Italia, finding his form, and his relationship with Patrick LefevereFrenchman will focus on the Classics and then the Giro d'Italia in his contract year at Quick-Step
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There is so much hope for British cycling, despite the domestic scene’s troublesStevie Williams’ victory at the Tour Down Under was just the latest breakthrough ride by a Briton, although there might not be a home UCI stage race to perform at soon
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Oscar Onley, Isaac del Toro proud but disappointed as both miss out on Tour Down Under victoryScot finishes fourth, Mexican second, as breakthrough weeks end in dismay
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'Underestimated' no more: Stevie Williams powers to victory at Tour Down UnderThe 27-year-old from Aberystwyth conquered Mount Lofty on Sunday to take overall victory in Australia, his first WorldTour GC win
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Stevie Williams 'over the moon' to be in lead at Tour Down Under ahead of 'tough' final stageThe 27-year-old leads the Australian race on count-back, and is hoping to triumph overall on Sunday
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‘He’s worked it out’: Oscar Onley meets his high expectations with Willunga Hill stage win at Tour Down Under
The 21-year-old Scot has shown his potential before, but a first win, at WorldTour level too, proved it
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Willunga Hill set to shake up Tour Down Under, with GC battle shrouded in mysteryTwo climbing stages follow four days of largely flat racing in South Australia, so the weekend will decide the race
