Australian cyclist Jay Vine has gained his debut Tour Down Below after ending second on the final stage.
British rival Simon Yates tried to interrupt him with a late assault, however the UAE Workforce Emirates chief responded instantly and neutralized the risk.
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Yates (Jayco Alula) and Spaniard Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) trailed Vine by 15 seconds general going into Sunday’s remaining stage of the Santos tour.
Yates attacked contained in the final 2km of the climb to the end, with Australian Tour de France star Ben O’Connor (Ag2r) becoming a member of him and Vine rapidly responding.
O’Connor led them out on the end, however Vine and Yates got here excessive of him and the British rider took out their two-up dash.
Vine, 27, gained two phases of final 12 months’s Vuelta a Espana and took out the nationwide time trial championship earlier this month for the primary time.
He secured a World Tour contract throughout COVID-19 in 2020 after successful the academy program on the favored Zwift on-line biking platform.
Mt Lofty made its debut as a stage end within the tour on Sunday, one in every of a number of key adjustments that new race director Stuart O’Grady made to the course.
The Previous Willunga Hill climb south of Adelaide had been the defining characteristic of the race for a few years, however that was left off Saturday’s stage in that space. As a substitute the 112.5km final stage featured 5 laps of a tricky 25.9 loop within the Adelaide Hills.
A bunch of 13, that includes Yates’ Australian teammate Michael Hepburn, was caught effectively earlier than the end.
– with AAP
