Ellis Bacon

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Michael Woods (EF Education First) rode strongly on the way to his stage win
The highs and lows of EF Education First's Australian adventure

By Ellis Bacon Published

'It's like doing a Grand Tour in January'

Teams & Riders
Will Clarke rides alongside old friend and new Trek-Segafredo teammate Richie Porte
Will Clarke: It's nice to have your own chances every now and again

By Ellis Bacon Published

Australian workhorse reunited with Richie Porte at Trek-Segafredo

Teams & Riders
Dylan van Baarle wins the 2019 Jayco Herald Sun Tour
Herald Sun Tour: Victorious Van Baarle sets sights on Classics

By Ellis Bacon Published

Dutchman targeting success at Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix

Teams & Riders
A delighted Dylan van Baarle with his Sky teammates after having won the 2019 Jayco Herald Sun Tour
Van Baarle wins Jayco Herald Sun Tour

By Ellis Bacon Published

Halvorsen takes victory on final stage as Sky dominate

Teams & Riders
Nick Schultz (Mitchelton-Scott) is thrilled to win stage 4 of the 2019 Herald Sun Tour on Arthurs Seat
Nick Schultz puts favourites to the sword at Herald Sun Tour

By Ellis Bacon Published

Australian takes stage win for Mitchelton-Scott in first season with WorldTour team

Teams & Riders
Mitchelton-Scott's Nick Schultz won stage 4 of the 2019 Jayco Herald Sun Tour on the climb of Arthurs Seat
Schultz wins Herald Sun Tour stage 4 on Arthurs Seat

By Ellis Bacon Published

Favourites Woods and Porte not in the mix, Van Baarle takes race lead

Teams & Riders
Kenny Elissonde finished a fine third on stage 2 of the 2019 Herald Sun Tour
Kenny Elissonde steps up

By Ellis Bacon Published

'I'm a rider who loves attacking' says Sky's French climber

Teams & Riders
Team Sky's Owain Doull wins stage 4 of the 2019 Herald Sun Tour from teammate and breakaway companion Luke Rowe
Owain Doull takes win on stage 3 of Jayco Herald Sun Tour

By Ellis Bacon Published

Welshman takes Team Sky 1-2, with Rowe second from breakaway

Teams & Riders
EF Education First's Michael Woods celebrates having taken the leader's jersey at the 2019 Herald Sun Tour
Porte and Woods a cut above the rest on gravel at Herald Sun Tour

By Ellis Bacon Published

'But it's not only a two-horse race' insists Porte

Teams & Riders
Lucy Kennedy (Mitchelton-Scott) wins the 2019 Women's Herald Sun Tour
Lucy Kennedy wins Women's Herald Sun Tour

By Ellis Bacon Published

Australian wins final stage over gravel climb ahead of Spratt and Chapman

Teams & Riders
Michael Woods (EF Education First) wins stage 2 of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour
Michael Woods wins stage 2 of Jayco Herald Sun Tour

By Ellis Bacon Published

Canadian escapes on gravel climb with Richie Porte

Teams & Riders
EF Education First's Dan McLay recovers from having sprinted to the win on stage 1 of the 2019 Jayco Herald Sun Tour
McLay strikes gold at Herald Sun Tour

By Ellis Bacon Published

'I just needed to get my head in the right place' says Briton

Teams & Riders
Dan McLay (EF Education First) wins stage 1 of the 2019 Jayco Herald Sun Tour
McLay wins stage 1 of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour

By Ellis Bacon Published

British sprinter gets the better of Halvorsen and Wippert

Teams & Riders
Chloe Hosking (Ale Cipollini) wins stage 1 of the 2019 Women's Herald Sun Tour
Hosking wins opening stage of Women's Herald Sun Tour

By Ellis Bacon Published

Barbieri second, Lepisto third

Teams & Riders
Stage 1 winner Brodie Chapman (Kordamentha-Australia)
Chapman returns to defend title at Women's Herald Sun Tour

By Ellis Bacon Published

Last year's surprise winner faces tough opposition

Teams & Riders
Richie Porte rode strongly at the 2019 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, and even attacked going into the final kilometre
Herald Sun Tour: Richie Porte returns to his roots

By Ellis Bacon Published

Australian identifies Woods and Elissonde as potential rivals

Teams & Riders
Michael Woods (EF Education First) helped drag the attack clear
Porte and Woods set to light up the climbs at the Herald Sun Tour – Preview

By Ellis Bacon Published

Australia's oldest stage race to feature star-studded line-up

Teams & Riders
Elia Viviani (Deceuninck-QuickStep) gets the better of Lotto Soudal's Caleb Ewan on the line to win the 2019 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
Viviani beats Ewan to win Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

By Ellis Bacon Published

Italian comes out on top after late Porte attack

Teams & Riders
Elia Viviani, Jay McCarthy and Daryl Impey on the podium
Viviani, Impey, McCarthy line up at Cadel Evans RR – Preview

By Ellis Bacon Published

Men's 163km race takes on the Challambra Climb four times

Teams & Riders
Arlenis Sierra (Astana) wins the women's 2019 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
Sierra solos to win at women's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

By Ellis Bacon Published

Mitchelton-Scott duo Kennedy and Spratt finish second and third

Teams & Riders
Richie Porte finishes ahead of Wout Poels and Daryl Impey atop Willunga Hill
5 conclusions from the 2019 Tour Down Under

By Ellis Bacon Published

Bevin, Ewan, Philipsen, Hayman and Porte key stories at this year's race

Racing
Daryl Impey celebrates winning the 2019 Tour Down under
White on Impey's Tour Down Under win: We rode a calculated race

By Ellis Bacon Published

Mitchelton-Scott DS also full of praise for Lucas Hamilton

Teams & Riders
The blue jersey was small consolation for Bevin at the Tour Down Under
Crowdpleaser Bevin vows to return to Tour Down Under

By Ellis Bacon Published

Kiwi takes heart from the week despite losing the lead on final day

Teams & Riders
Daryl Impey celebrates winning the 2019 Tour Down Under
Impey takes his second Tour Down Under title in a row

By Ellis Bacon Published

South African pays tribute to Bevin

Teams & Riders
Patrick Bevin kept is overall lead for another day after stage 4 at the Tour Down Under
Southam: No one sought to profit from Bevin's Tour Down Under crash

By Ellis Bacon Published

EF Education First sports director on cycling's 'unwritten rules'

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