Race director Stuart O’Grady expects stage 3, with 3236 meters of elevation achieve over 145.3 kilometres, to be the hardest stage this yr.
Racers will start in Norwood and head for the slopes of Norton Summit, then push additional into the Adelaide Hills and in direction of the Uraidla end. The journey there’s something however cruisy, with the brand new ascent of Knotts Hill climbed twice, tight turns, and a rollercoaster final method within the combine.
Double stage winner Sam Welsford (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) leads the overall classification with Arne Marit (Intermarché-Wanty) in second place and Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease A Bike) in third. Both are tied at 14 seconds again.
Welcome to Cyclingnews‘ stay protection of stage 3, from Norwood to Uraidla, of the Tour Down Under. The stage begins at 11:10am native time or 12:30am GMT and finishes roughly 4 hours later.