Eisel enjoying the Australian sun

By Susan Westemeyer

Bernhard Eisel of Team High Road has been in Australia since January 11 preparing for the Tour Down Under – or at least, that is the official reason he is there. "I don't really care about the race. I'm just here to train and enjoy the sun," he said half-jokingly.

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