Tour Down Under start to go ahead

Marcel Kittel wins

Marcel Kittel wins (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

On Monday afternoon race director Mike Turtur announced that Stage 1 from Nuriootpa to Angaston will be raced as planned with dangerous winds and fires no longer deemed a threat to the safety of riders and spectators. "We've had confirmation today from the Country Fire Service that the race can go ahead as planned.

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