Tour Down Under: Stage 4 preview
Four-time Tour Down Under stage winner Baden Cooke says...
"This stage is just up and down, up and down all day on dead roads, which is very tough going. There are no really big hills but you're on the pedals the whole time. I don't think this stage will be a game changer but it will be stage to stay out of trouble.
"It's a possible day for the breakaway to stay away but it depends on what the sprinters want to do. They could bring it back for a sprint, but if it's ridiculously hot they might just let it go. The make of the breakaway will be important, if there are guys a long way down on GC this is probably their best chance to stay to away.
"If it comes back, it would certainly be a good day for Peter Sagan but every stage is probably up his alley."
-
Van Schip thrown out of Baloise Belgium Tour over aero handlebars
Dutch rider's Speeco Aero Breakaway bars fell foul of UCI's forearm position rules -
Mathias Flueckiger wins short track in Leogang World Cup
Ondrej Cink and Milan Vader complete podium -
Tayler Wiles 'heart broken' after missing out on Olympic Games selection
'Does it hurt? More than words can say. Will it break me? Hell no' says American rider -
Loana Lecomte wins short track in Leogang World Cup
Rebecca McConnell beats Jolanda Neff for second place
