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.
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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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Michael Valgren's Argon 18 Gallium Pro - Gallery
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