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Stage 5 winner Jhonatan Narvaez (UAE Team Emirates XRG) averted a crash within the closing kilometres to securely cross the road on the finish of flat and quick stage 6 in Adelaide to win the Santos Tour Down Under after taking second place final yr.
Aware that the general victory on the Tour Down Under typically comes all the way down to mere seconds, Narvaez secured a vital one-second time bonus on the opening stage earlier than taking a again seat to the sprinters. He confirmed his climbing kind on the primary mountain stage, ending second behind Javier Romo (Movistar), who launched a solo assault on the descent of Knotts Hill to win stage 3. Narvaez then chipped away at his nine-second deficit to Romo with a third-place end on the next stage earlier than delivering a large uphill dash on Willunga to say a dramatic stage win.
Positioned on the entrance of the peloton, Welsford and his dash prepare averted a crash within the closing three kilometres that splintered the sphere behind them. He then adopted the wheel of his lead-out Danny van Poppel as they went across the closing nook. With 100 metres to go, Welsford opened up his dash. Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) was on his wheel however couldn’t match his energy, settling for second, whereas Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) claimed third in Adelaide.
Narvaez claimed the highest spot within the closing normal classification with a nine-second lead over Romo—the identical margin that left the Ecuadorian in second place in 2024. Finn Fisher-Black (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) takes third place, an additional three seconds in arrears.
The finest younger rider jersey went to 19-year-old Albert Withen Philipsen (Lidl-Trek). Fergus Browning (ARA Australia) secured the mountain classification after three consecutive days of laborious work within the breakaway. Lidl-Trek gained the general workforce classification.
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