Santos Tour Down Under 2024 - Sam Welsford (Bora-Hansgrohe) la 1ère étape et au sprint ! Biniam Girmay sur le podium

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16/01/2024

Le Santos Tour Down Under 2024, sa 1ère étape ce mardi... avec la surprise et l'Australien Sam Welsford qui s'est imposé à Tanunda à l'isse d'un un sprint passionnant.

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00:00 Yes, welcome to the beautiful scenery here in South Australia.

00:04 It's the opening day of the World Tour season and by tradition now,

00:07 the new season always starts down under with the aptly named

00:12 24th running of the Santos Tour Down Under.

00:15 Welcome aboard.

00:16 Thank you for having me.

00:18 I'm a bit nervous about that statement sitting next to Robbie McKeown,

00:21 but it's great to be back.

00:22 Looking forward to today's stage.

00:24 I know that it's going to be a blistering one as they tackle three laps

00:28 around the Barossa region.

00:30 I was really excited to see the confidence of Luke Platt, because

00:33 can't wait to drop that flag.

00:35 Here we go.

00:36 He's not waving goodbye.

00:44 He's just starting the race, Anna, because we're going to come back

00:47 in about 40 kilometers time as we'll see him again

00:50 as we continue now on three circuits.

00:52 Yeah, it's a great way to start the Santos Tour Down Under with three laps

00:56 around this Barossa Valley region.

00:58 And here we're launching the attack for the line.

01:00 And it looks to me as though we've got easy post giving a dig here.

01:04 But now all of a sudden, the Israel team has been knocked out of the

01:07 the calculations here.

01:09 Is this Romero, I wonder?

01:13 No, it's Fischer Black, I think it is.

01:15 It's Finn Fischer Black, number two from UAE.

01:17 Wow, that's a good result for Finn Fischer Black.

01:21 He gets the points and now is the leader of the tour on the road

01:26 because of the small time bonus of three seconds.

01:29 We expect it to be.

01:30 Here's the replay that Finn Fischer Black left of screen in the white.

01:34 And clearly across the line first.

01:38 Hot conditions taking on those electrolytes,

01:43 sipping consistently, not taking on huge amounts as the riders come to the top.

01:48 And it looks like Barra is going to take over the points

01:52 for the first FX King of the Mountains, and he does no real contest there,

01:56 but just a little out of the saddle, a couple of touches on the pedal

01:58 just to put a little exclamation mark on it.

02:01 But they do continue that pace.

02:03 They'll get a nice downhill run now.

02:04 That's very impressive, really,

02:07 because this is the third time he's attacked since the start.

02:10 He really was determined to be leading this race.

02:13 And his target, clearly a nice shot at the FX King of the Mountains.

02:17 Three points for that and two more chances if he can stay clear of the field.

02:21 Pull on the leaders jersey for tomorrow.

02:24 First to fail, third one succeeded.

02:26 Now he wants a fourth one for himself.

02:28 But Zimmermann, and I thought Zimmermann was getting quite tired in this sun.

02:32 He's fought back.

02:34 Oh, he's all over the sprint.

02:36 He's in.

02:37 He's really, if anybody deserves the three seconds and the small prizes,

02:41 the man in the red, but the man in the yellow, that's the experience for you.

02:45 He had a very good season last year, Georg Zimmermann,

02:48 the inexperienced, the first timer on the left in the World Tour.

02:52 Bahrain will have to be content with second place.

02:56 First time I've seen a bit of lack of cohesion

03:01 between our two breakaways today.

03:03 Now they've fallen out now.

03:04 Every bottle will be collected.

03:07 And speaking of water bottles, take a look at this, Robbie.

03:12 Team, not teammates, but rivals out front.

03:15 Don't try my drink.

03:16 Thanks very much.

03:17 Oh, they do speak to each other.

03:19 Well, that's particularly nice to see after what we saw in Angerston

03:22 at the ZipTrack Intermediate Sprint, attacking each other like bitter rivals

03:26 and then one offering a bid on up to the other one.

03:29 So brothers in arms out under the Australian sun.

03:33 Yeah, Bahrain is not looking at him, not expecting him to

03:36 cross the line in first place.

03:38 He needs to jump now.

03:40 Or maybe it's going to be allowed.

03:43 He's not going to challenge him, Zimmerman.

03:46 Does it look like it?

03:47 No, there's the finish coming up for this climb anyway.

03:50 Maybe Bahrain didn't get the memo on the ZipTrack Intermediate Sprint.

03:55 Well, he's done it and he will be the first leader of the FX

03:58 King of the Mountains tomorrow.

04:00 And as I said in his very first World Tour outing as well.

04:05 The youngster here.

04:07 Quick event.

04:08 So just here, he ducks right over the road and just watching

04:11 push his handlebars down.

04:12 It looks flat to me up front.

04:14 Yeah, he's checking it.

04:15 Yeah.

04:16 I think that's just to indicate to the riders

04:19 they've got a flat tyre.

04:21 Hand goes straight up. Yeah.

04:23 Now we're heading on Race Radio.

04:27 Alaphilippe is getting a front wheel.

04:29 I'm not sure if we can show you pictures of that, but he's there.

04:31 Oh, there he is.

04:33 So he's his front wheel.

04:34 And that's what we saw.

04:37 Now, that was a pretty fast change.

04:38 So the peloton aren't that far ahead.

04:40 Team cars coming by.

04:41 That's a that's a bit more professional, I think.

04:44 So Alaphilippe.

04:46 All the hype around him may be going for the win in this race.

04:49 He can't afford to lose a single second today.

04:52 One of the Australian national team going out after the points.

04:56 Is it Burns again?

04:59 Yeah, he collected one point on the last time around.

05:01 Third over the line. Now he's second.

05:04 Nice work putting himself in contention for an assault on that jersey.

05:08 Won't get it today, but he's in the mix.

05:10 As the race goes on, he can try and infiltrate a breakaway,

05:14 pick up some points and see if he can get himself in the FX King of the Mountains jersey.

05:17 Just a replay here of Luke Burns as he nipped off the front

05:21 in the last few meters to take the major points in the FX

05:25 King of the Mountains. Third time over.

05:28 Good job by the young Aussie.

05:31 25 years of age, normally rides for the Bridge Lane team

05:35 here, a part of the Australian national team.

05:37 So Caleb Ewan, he's now actually in fourth wheel.

05:45 Caleb is on the wheel of Sam Welsford.

05:47 So it's Bora, Danny van Poppel, the man in second wheel.

05:49 Lead out extraordinaire for Welsford.

05:52 Caleb Ewan, deep breaths, getting ready for the sprint.

05:54 Here goes van Poppel.

05:56 And there's the long straight to the line now.

05:58 And Welsford have been put in a great position here.

06:01 It is Danny van Poppel who's going to try and lead Welsford to the line.

06:04 Welsford's having a job keeping up with van Poppel and can Caleb do his magic finish?

06:09 He's going to have a go.

06:10 He's on the left of the picture now as he launches shoulder to shoulder.

06:14 But the challenge, a minion, no, it is Welsford on the line.

06:18 And what a late finish and run by Grimey as well.

06:22 What a finish for Sam Welsford.

06:24 Absolute perfection from Bora Hansgrohe.

06:28 Danny van Poppel with the big lead out.

06:30 Caleb Ewan tried to just come out and surprise on the right hand side at Welsford.

06:34 He just lit the afterburners.

06:36 There was a challenge also from Bauhaus.

06:38 Grimey coming late up the middle.

06:40 But Welsford at first looked like he might fade.

06:43 Just finds that extra kick.

06:46 Sam, what an incredible way to start the season.

06:49 Yeah, wow.

06:50 That was crazy.

06:53 I'm lost for words.

06:54 Like, it's really hairy down the hill.

06:58 Lots of crashes and like near misses, but boys just kept calm.

07:02 Be patient.

07:04 And wow, they did an amazing job for me today.

07:06 New team, new colours, first victory.

07:08 You must be over the moon.

07:10 Yeah, mate, this is this is a dream come true, you know.

07:13 First race with the guys and they backed me 100 percent.

07:17 And I mean, I was super special.

07:20 My first one of the year with the team.

07:21 We get a win.

07:21 Oh, I'm on the stokes, mate.

07:24 What a sprint finish.

07:25 But boy, did you see the fast finish of Binian Grimey?

07:28 Yeah, coming out of the wheels, Grimey.

07:29 It was Ryan Mullen who set them up, swung away, Danny Van Poppel out of the saddle.

07:33 And this is where the foundation was laid.

07:35 Then Welsford actually goes.

07:37 Caleb tried to get the jump, gets alongside, starts to fade.

07:40 Bauhaus on the right hand side.

07:43 Look at Grimey coming through the middle.

07:44 But Welsford, he just started to grind away and in front of Phil Bauhaus.

07:48 As we see it from the head on, Welsford, he just looks down.

07:52 Now he's just looking for the shadow behind.

07:54 He's waiting to see movement.

07:56 Who's going to jump?

07:57 And as soon as he sees that shadow creep up on him, up and out of the saddle,

08:01 launch the sprint and just look at him wrenching on the handlebars.

08:04 But it's a clear win.

08:05 Bauhaus in second.

08:06 Grimey, well, he's rearing what could have been.

08:08 Fast finishing through the middle.

08:10 Ewan was in fourth.

08:11 And also Jonathan Navez from INEOS Grenadiers, the winner of the

08:14 the Classic Criterium on Sunday, coming through next in fifth place.

08:18 So there's the margin on the line.

08:21 Welsford by half a bike length to Bauhaus.

08:25 Grimey another wheel back.

08:27 Then it's Caleb Ewan, Navez, Dani van Poppel still finished seventh.

08:32 Off the lead out and still seventh.

08:35 Crossing the line celebrating.

08:37 Well, it just goes to show how critical teammates position is

08:40 when you see how far Grimey comes from behind.

08:42 But also for Caleb Ewan to step off the tactics around that.

08:45 He tried to get the jump on Sam Welsford.

08:47 And it's clever skill to be able to look under your elbows and see the move come,

08:51 which he obviously would have learnt on the track.

08:53 And look at the big man go all the way to the finish line.

08:56 Trust in the team that had him looked after the entire day.

09:00 Little throw to the line just to make sure.

09:04 Look at that celebration.

09:06 Yeah, and Grimey was pretty upset, but his late finish, he was very quick,

09:10 but he wasn't quick enough.

09:12 Gave him too much for the lead out.

09:14 Welsford is the man.

09:15 Sixth win only on the road as a professional.

09:19 And of course, he's been an Olympic Commonwealth Games

09:22 and a world champion on the track.

09:24 Sam Welsford is your leader

09:28 after the zip track stage one.

09:32 And doesn't that ochre jersey look nice?

09:35 Well done, Sam.

09:40 Isn't it funny how Stuart O'Grady said about the one percenters

09:43 is a bit different chasing one percenters as an athlete to a race director?

09:46 Absolutely.

09:48 This is today's zip track stage one result.

09:50 Sam Welsford took out his first win in the Santos Tour Down Under

09:54 ahead of Phil Bauhaus.

09:56 Ben Omega-May came in third.

09:58 Caleb Ewan under a bit of an illness cloud.

10:01 He still performed pretty well at fourth.

10:04 He's looking forward to riding his legs in.

10:06 Overall standings here and tomorrow, of course, have a long ride tomorrow.

10:10 Slightly shorter by two kilometers on today's stage.

10:13 Welsford, though, now leads.

10:15 Bonus is taken into account.

10:16 Ten seconds for the win.

10:18 So Phil Bauhaus, who finished second, he got a six second bonus.

10:22 He's up four seconds.

10:23 And Geremi is at six.

10:25 Corbin Strong, he made his points out on the course today,

10:28 so he comes in at fourth place.

10:30 Georg Zimmermann and Fischer-Black also taking bonuses.

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