Tour Down Underneath stage 2 stay protection

Rohan Dennis (Jumbo Visma) after successful stage 2 and taking the leaders jersey:

“That was a number of work for a number of seconds in GC. I simply battled over the climb to get throughout to Jai Hindley and Simon Yates. From there it was only a battle and I hoped Yatesy wouldn’t assault as a result of he had sat on earlier than serving to us within the ultimate 5 kilometres.

“I didn’t anticipate to go to the road. I assumed it’d be onerous over the climb and it’s a difficult run-in too, so onerous for groups to regulate it. So all’s properly that ended properly.”

Rohan Dennis may even take the ochre jersey by one second. 

Rohan Dennis (Jumbo Visma) takes the win! 

However now Dennis assaults!

Hindley makes slightly transfer off the entrance, however Schmid tracks him down.

That is going to be a detailed one. Only a handful of seconds separate the break from the peloton with 2.5km to go. 

The peloton is respiratory down the break’s neck with 4km to go. It is so shut and Yates is now working with the group.

We’re approaching 5km to go and the hole is at 20 seconds. Yates continues to be sitting on the again of the break. 

The peloton is taking the 5 up the street very severely and are dedicated to pulling this again. The hole is all the way down to 30 seconds. 

The up to date hole to the breakaway is 45 seconds to the peloton. Ineos is chasing with Luke Plapp on the entrance.

The 5 leaders are nonetheless charging away off the entrance with lower than 10km to go. 

And it appears to be like like Alberto Bettiol has had a cramp in his proper leg and is in a number of ache. He is come to a whole standstill.

Simon Yates has opted to take a seat in the back of this break. The opposite 4 are buying and selling pulls. 

So it is Dennis, Vine, Schmid, Yates and Hindley off the entrance of the bunch with a niche of about 20 seconds. 

The Ag2R group is on the entrance of the peloton and main the chase for Ben O’Connor. 

The 5 leaders are already over the KOM, whereas Matthews has simply now reached the highest. 

Jay Vine rides as much as Yates and Rohan Dennis additionally responds. Michael Matthews is now a minute behind the entrance bunch. This could possibly be the top of his bid for the ochre. 

Covi is the primary to assault on the climb, Simon Yates responds and attracts the peloton out. 

Michael Matthews (Jayco Alula) has to get a brand new bike after a sequence situation, which isn’t excellent news for the GC contender. 

The peloton is approaching the 20km to go level and the underside of the ultimate climb. 

There is a contemporary breeze at Victor Harbor, with Bureau of Meteorology saying the wind velocity is at 35km/h.

The bunch will quickly be on the Cat. 1 climb. It is a median of 6.8 % and a max of 15.5 %. Nonetheless all along with 4km to the bottom.

The strain is excessive as they get nearer to the bottom of this climb. Place is every part.

The nervousness of the bunch is clear after a contact of wheels simply brings down a handful of riders. They’re all up and driving once more. 

We’re lower than 8km away from the bottom of the ultimate climb of the day up Nettle Hill. 

The peloton has ridden collectively for almost all of this race, with a number of breakaways, however it appears to be like to stay solidly collectively as they head to Victor Harbour. 

The wind has picked up, with reported gusts of as much as 40kph. It will a blustery finale for stage 2. 

The peloton is approaching 40km to go and on the outskirts of Victor Harbour. 

Jayco Alula and Bahrain Victorious have been lively on the entrance of the peloton nearly all of the stage. 

At the beginning of the race, Cyclingnews spoke to AusCycling Endurance Head Coach Gene Bates who’s a part of the group taking care of the Australian Nationwide Squad. When requested if the climbs close to the top of the day might make it slightly extra selective on the finale he stated:

“I believe that there is potential there. I am certain they’ve designed the course for that purpose, that it might fall both means. There are some slim sections, a number of dodgy little roads, plus that climb has the potential to actually break up issues up. We’re quietly assured that there is sufficient time for it to come back again collectively, Caleb is clearly in tremendous form, arguably the quickest man within the race for the time being, so we’d be eager to assist him in making an attempt to go after the stage win.”

Nans Peters, Damien Touze and Dorian Godon (AG2R Citröen Staff) on the entrance of the peloton. 

There are fairly a number of groups main the peloton for the time being. The pack is unfold tightly throughout the street. 

The peloton is beginning to enhance the tempo, however it’s not completely full gasoline but. It is the calm earlier than the storm. 

The peloton is trying nervous in anticipation of what is forward with 57km to go. 

With 65km to go, the peloton has the solo chief in its sights. It will not be lengthy now earlier than Gruzdev is introduced again.

And Alessandro Cove (UAE) takes second excessive and present KOM chief Lucas Plapp took third. 

And, not surprisingly, Dmitriy Gruzdev (Astana) takes the highest factors on the prime of Parawa Hill. 

We’re on the strategy to the KOM level on Parawa Hill (Cat. 2). We’re lower than 1.3km away from the highest. 

Caleb Ewan rides with a Australian Nationwide Staff member throughout stage 2 of the Tour Down Underneath. Can he pull off a win at present after yesterday’s disappointment? We’ll discover out in 70km. 

One other Astana rider is taking a flip off the entrance. It is Dmitriy Gruzdev who has a handful of seconds. 

It is all again collectively after the feed zone. There’s 78km to go within the longest stage of the tour. 

Corbin Sturdy will get the three seconds on the road, and Matthews takes 2. Race chief Alberto Bettiol is not going wherever and takes third for 1 second. 

Israel is main it out with Matthews in third place. Impey and Sturdy are up there.

The officers are beckoning for the group automobiles to maneuver out of the hole, which implies the teams might merge again collectively quickly. 

The primary group is approaching the second intermediate dash. 

Boaro is the lone rider on the street now, however the peloton is about to catch him. Or ought to we are saying the primary group on the street, which has about 36 riders. 

The hole between the primary and second bunch is over a minute now, with lots of the favourites making it into the primary group. 

The peloton is break up into three small teams alongside the street and speeds are excessive. So excessive the leaders’ benefit has dropped to three’35”. 

The UAE group is doing a little injury within the crosswinds! Echelons have began and the peloton is splintering.

The hole is holding at 3’45” with the peloton not keen to let the duo up the street have any extra time. 

A single rider from Bahrain Victorious has come as much as assist. It is Hermann Pernsteiner who’s doing a activate the entrance. 

The hole to Boaro and Jacobs is greater than 4 minutes now with 108km to go. 

After the primary intermediate dash, two riders have escaped up the street with 155km to go. It is Manuele Boaro and Johan Jacobs who’re given fairly a big hole already. 

Full outcomes of the primary dash:

1. Marc Brustenga – 3pts

2. Hugo Web page – 2 pts

3. Michael Matthews – 1 pt

However it’s Marc Brustenga (Trek Segafredo) who takes the max factors. It is a photograph end between second and third.

Jayco-Alula is difficult the EF group to get Matthew up in place to steal a number of extra seconds.

We’re inside a number of kilometres of the primary intermediate dash and EF have began lighting it up. 

Now we’re beginning to see slightly little bit of motion from the EF Training First EasyPost group. They’re coming to the entrance as we head to the primary intermediate dash. 

However it’s fairly breezy on the market, which is probably going a purpose the peloton is extra subdued. 

Nobody group is main the peloton for the time being. It is nonetheless early on within the stage and the riders are nonetheless taking it simple. 

Australian Luke Plapp (INEOS Grenadiers) is sporting the polka dot jersey at present because the chief of the mountain competitors. 

We’re inside the ultimate 140km and issues are cruising alongside at a reasonably pedestrian tempo at this level. It is one other delicate day with temperatures sitting at 20 levels. 

It is a considerably restrained begin to at present’s stage. The primary intermediate dash comes at KM 33.6 via Snapper Level. 

How applicable to see some stunning sand artwork alongside the coastal route of at present’s stage. The peloton is driving regular for the time being, nobody is happy about attacking on this primary steep climb out of Brighton.  

And we’re formally underway for stage 2 of Santos Tour Down Underneath. There is a leg-sapping unclassified climb to start out, which common six %. 

Race director Stuart O’Grady has his head out of the lead automotive and is about to drop the flag to kick off stage 2 – the longest of this yr’s version. 

The crowds in Brighton are getting greater and larger with all of the excessive vantage factors alongside at present’s route in apparent demand. 

The stage is within the impartial zone for the time being. There are delicate begin circumstances at present in Brighton, with sailboats out within the water profiting from the wind. For the time being the wind velocity is not too brisk, however we are going to see if that picks later within the stage. 

Welcome to Cyclingnews’ stay protection of stage 2 of the Tour Down Underneath, a 154.8km stage round Tanunda. The stage begins at 11:30am native time or 2:00am CET and 8pm EST and finishes roughly 4 hours later.