Tour Down Under 2017
Richie Porte (BMC Racing) closed the Tour Down Under with a commanding margin of victory over Esteban Chaves (Orica-Scott) and Jay McCarthy (Bora-Hansgrohe), winning his home WorldTour race for the first time in his career.
Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) won all of the stages that Porte didn't, taking out four sprint stages in addition to his victory in the People's Choice Classic.
Video Highlights
2017 Tour Down Under Final general classification
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 19:55:49 |
| 2 | Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-Scott | 0:00:48 |
| 3 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:51 |
| 4 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi | 0:00:59 |
| 6 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:02 |
| 7 | Rafael Valls (Spa) Lotto Soudal | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:01:04 |
For the 2017 Tour Down Under start list, click here and for the Beginners' Guide to the Australian racing season, click here.
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Tech:
- Giovanni Visconti’s Merida Scultura – Gallery
- Thomas De Gendt's Ridley Helium SLX - Gallery
- Trickle down tech benefits from Shimano S-Phyre WorldTour kit
- Richie Porte's BMC Teammachine SLR01 – Gallery
- Caleb Ewan's Scott Foil RC - Gallery
- Lachlan Morton's Cervelo S5 - Gallery
- Alex Howes' Cannondale SuperSix EVO - Gallery
- Ben Swift's Colnago C60 - Gallery
- Tony Martin's Canyon Speedmax CF SLX - Gallery
- New bikes and tech for WorldTour teams - Gallery
- Geraint Thomas' Pinarello Dogma F10 – Gallery
- Peter Sagan's custom Specialized S-Works Venge ViAS disc – Gallery
- Gold wheels, custom SRMs, home made shoes and more - Tour Down Under tech
- Sagan testing a Specialized Venge ViAS Disc bike before Tour Down Under
- Cannondale-Drapac team to debut SuperSix EVO Hi-MOD disc bikes at Ruta del Sol
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Tour Down Under15 January 2017 - 22 January 2017 | South Australia | WorldTour
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Stage 1 - Ewan wins Tour Down Under opener | Unley - Lyndoch2017-01-17 145km
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