Tour Down Under | Sam Welsford crashes and gets dropped, but saves the day and wins stage 2 into Tanunda

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Wednesday, 22 January 2025 at 04:49
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Sam Welsford had everything happen to him today. The race leader crashed, got dropped, but in the end he resisted the adversities and sprinted to victory at stage 2 of the Tour Down Under.

Early in the day the ochre jersey had some action, but one he surely hoped not to have as he hit the deck and did most of the stage in some ripped shorts. Patrick Konrad and Georg Zimmermann were in the early day's break alongside Fergus Browning, in order to collect important bonus seconds, which they've done successfully.

After collecting time in the two intermediate sprints, the duo stopped pacing, and with 46 kilometers to go the riders were caught. There was a positioning battle into Menglers Hill which would finish with around 20 kilometers to go, and the climb wasn't taken lightly. INEOS Grenadiers first took up the pace and then a series of attacks from riders such as Chris Harper, Juan Pedro López and Javier Romo stretched things out at the front.

There wasn't too much damage in the peloton, but stage 1 winner Welsford did get dropped. However, with team support, he returned to the peloton a few kilometers later, as the peloton began preparing for the bunch sprint. And just as happened the previous days, Red Bull - BORA - hangrohe did a textbook leadout, Danny van Poppel led out Welsford who then took a convincing win. Andresen and Bauhaus were blocked by van Poppel and lost speed, it was Arne Marit and Bryan Coquard who completed the podium.

1Welsford SamRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe03:01:22
2Marit ArneIntermarché-Wanty+ 00
3Coquard BryanCofidis+ 00
4Teutenberg Tim TornLidl-Trek+ 00
5Lund Andresen TobiasTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
6Uhlig HenriAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 00
7Watson SamINEOS Grenadiers+ 00
8van Poppel DannyRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 00
9Strong CorbinIsrael-Premier Tech+ 00
10Renard AlexisCofidis+ 00
11Walls MatthewGroupama-FDJ+ 00
12Bauhaus PhilBahrain Victorious+ 00
13Raccagni Noviero AndreaSoudal Quick-Step+ 00
14Tesfazion NatnaelMovistar Team+ 00
15Stewart CampbellTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 00
16Boven LarsAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 00
17Canal CarlosMovistar Team+ 00
18Tronchon BastienDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 00
19Labrosse JordanDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 00
20Askey LewisGroupama-FDJ+ 00
21Porter RudyAustralia+ 00
22Williams StephenIsrael-Premier Tech+ 00
23Brennan MatthewTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 00
24Lapeira PaulDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 00
25Grondin DonavanARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 00
26Withen Philipsen AlbertLidl-Trek+ 00
27Oliveira RuiUAE Team Emirates XRG+ 00
28Mosca JacopoLidl-Trek+ 00
29Sheffield MagnusINEOS Grenadiers+ 00
30Bleddyn OliverAustralia+ 00
31Nerurkar LukasEF Education-EasyPost+ 00
32Verre AlessandroARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 00
33Onley OscarTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
34Vendrame AndreaDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 00
35Stannard RobertBahrain Victorious+ 00
36Kwiatkowski MichalINEOS Grenadiers+ 00
37Chaves EstebanEF Education-EasyPost+ 00
38Mahoudo NolannCofidis+ 00
39Glivar GalAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 00
40Godon DorianDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 00
41Côté Pier-AndréIsrael-Premier Tech+ 00
42Swift BenINEOS Grenadiers+ 00
43Pescador DiegoMovistar Team+ 00
44Norsgaard Mathias SunekærMovistar Team+ 00
45Fisher-Black FinnRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 00
46Rochas RémyGroupama-FDJ+ 00
47Harper ChrisTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 00
48Pithie LaurenceRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 00
49Vine JayUAE Team Emirates XRG+ 00
50Torres PabloUAE Team Emirates XRG+ 00
51Woods MichaelIsrael-Premier Tech+ 00
52Todome YuhiEF Education-EasyPost+ 00
53Leemreize GijsTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
54Narvaez JhonatanUAE Team Emirates XRG+ 00
55Browning FergusAustralia+ 00
56Koerdt BjoernTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
57van Belle LoeTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 00
58Bayer TobiasAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 00
59Higuita SergioXDS Astana Team+ 00
60Graat TijmenTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 00
61Serry PieterSoudal Quick-Step+ 00
62Howson DamienAustralia+ 00
63Lecerf William JuniorSoudal Quick-Step+ 00
64Schmid MauroTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 00
65Huby AntoineSoudal Quick-Step+ 00
66Lopez Juan PedroLidl-Trek+ 00
67Konrad PatrickLidl-Trek+ 00
68Tjøtta MartinARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 00
69Mackellar AlastairEF Education-EasyPost+ 00
70Rodriguez CristianARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 00
71Pedersen CasperSoudal Quick-Step+ 00
72Beloki MarkelEF Education-EasyPost+ 00
73Bennett GeorgeIsrael-Premier Tech+ 00
74Bagioli AndreaLidl-Trek+ 00
76Busatto FrancescoIntermarché-Wanty+ 00
77Marriage ZacAustralia+ 00
78Ermakov RomanBahrain Victorious+ 00
79Bystrøm Sven ErikGroupama-FDJ+ 00
80Zimmermann GeorgIntermarché-Wanty+ 00
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