Echelons action at the Tour Down Under

For the second time in three days, crosswinds wreaked havoc, this time on the road to Willunga Township, where the penultimate stage of the race finished. Things were ignited around 80 kilometers from the finish, when the peloton was fragmented and the original breakaway was reabsorbed by a group featuring Mattia Cattaneo, Mauro Schmid, Jannik Steimle and Martin Svrcek.
Several teams, including Soudal Quick-Step, joined hands at the front and kept the speed up, preventing the chasers from bridging across. Things remained tense as the small bunch in the lead approached the final ten kilometers and some of the riders vying for a good result began jostling for position. On the uphill drag to the line, it was Bryan Coquard who took the victory, while the general classification remained unchanged in the upper echelon.
Protected by his three teammates, Mauro Schmid concluded safely in the bunch and retained his place in the standings. The 23-year-old, third in Campbelltown, is fifth overall going into the last stage of the Tour Down Under, which will see the peloton tackle the demanding Mount Lofty climb.
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Race details
1 |
Bryan Coquard Cofidis |
2:53:41 |
2 |
Alberto Bettiol EF Education-EasyPost |
0:00 |
3 |
Hugo Page Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
0:00 |
4 |
Paul Penhoët Groupama - FDJ |
0:00 |
5 |
Corbin Strong Israel - Premier Tech |
0:00 |
6 |
Michael Matthews Team Jayco AlUla |
0:00 |
7 |
Dorian Godon AG2R Citroën Team |
0:00 |
8 |
Marius Mayrhofer Team DSM |
0:00 |
9 |
Kim Heiduk INEOS Grenadiers |
0:00 |
10 |
Caleb Ewan UniSA-Australia |
0:00 |
18 |
Mauro Schmid
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
29 |
Mattia Cattaneo
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
54 |
Jannik Steimle
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:05 |
55 |
Martin Svrček
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:05 |
69 |
Dries Devenyns
Soudal - Quick Step |
4:14 |
78 |
Stan Van Tricht
Soudal - Quick Step |
4:14 |
1 |
Jay Vine UAE Team Emirates |
13:26:31 |
2 |
Simon Yates Team Jayco AlUla |
0:15 |
3 |
Pello Bilbao López de Armentia Bahrain - Victorious |
0:15 |
4 |
Magnus Sheffield INEOS Grenadiers |
0:45 |
5 |
Mauro Schmid
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:46 |
6 |
Ethan Hayter INEOS Grenadiers |
0:50 |
7 |
Sven Erik Bystrøm Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
0:54 |
8 |
Hugo Page Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
0:56 |
9 |
Antonio Tiberi Trek - Segafredo |
0:58 |
10 |
Ben O'Connor AG2R Citroën Team |
1:00 |
19 |
Mattia Cattaneo
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:06 |
38 |
Dries Devenyns
Soudal - Quick Step |
5:16 |
66 |
Martin Svrček
Soudal - Quick Step |
9:01 |
73 |
Stan Van Tricht
Soudal - Quick Step |
10:25 |
85 |
Jannik Steimle
Soudal - Quick Step |
13:52 |
1 |
Michael Matthews Team Jayco AlUla |
58 pt |
2 |
Caleb Ewan UniSA-Australia |
47 pt |
3 |
Paul Penhoët Groupama - FDJ |
43 pt |
4 |
Hugo Page Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
40 pt |
5 |
Jay Vine UAE Team Emirates |
40 pt |
6 |
Bryan Coquard Cofidis |
37 pt |
7 |
Simon Yates Team Jayco AlUla |
37 pt |
8 |
Corbin Strong Israel - Premier Tech |
34 pt |
9 |
Rohan Dennis Jumbo-Visma |
30 pt |
10 |
Phil Bauhaus Bahrain - Victorious |
30 pt |
13 |
Mauro Schmid
Soudal - Quick Step |
22 pt |
44 |
Jannik Steimle
Soudal - Quick Step |
2 pt |
1 |
Mikkel Frølich Honoré EF Education-EasyPost |
21 pt |
2 |
Jay Vine UAE Team Emirates |
20 pt |
3 |
Simon Yates Team Jayco AlUla |
14 pt |
4 |
Fabio Felline Astana Qazaqstan Team |
11 pt |
5 |
Luke Plapp INEOS Grenadiers |
10 pt |
6 |
Alessandro Covi UAE Team Emirates |
8 pt |
7 |
Dmitriy Gruzdev Astana Qazaqstan Team |
7 pt |
8 |
Jai Hindley BORA - hansgrohe |
6 pt |
9 |
Pello Bilbao López de Armentia Bahrain - Victorious |
4 pt |
10 |
Marc Hirschi UAE Team Emirates |
4 pt |
15 |
Mauro Schmid
Soudal - Quick Step |
1 pt |
21 |
Jannik Steimle
Soudal - Quick Step |
1 pt |
1 |
Magnus Sheffield INEOS Grenadiers |
13:27:16 |
2 |
Hugo Page Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
0:11 |
3 |
Antonio Tiberi Trek - Segafredo |
0:13 |
4 |
Paul Penhoët Groupama - FDJ |
0:47 |
5 |
Reuben Thompson Groupama - FDJ |
0:59 |
6 |
Alex Baudin AG2R Citroën Team |
1:00 |
7 |
Iván Romeo Movistar Team |
4:18 |
8 |
Leo Hayter INEOS Grenadiers |
5:22 |
9 |
Martin Svrček
Soudal - Quick Step |
8:16 |
10 |
Laurence Pithie Groupama - FDJ |
8:28 |
1 | UAE Team Emirates | 40:21:34 |
2 | Trek - Segafredo | 0:52 |
3 | Groupama - FDJ | 1:01 |
4 | INEOS Grenadiers | 1:25 |
5 | Soudal - Quick Step | 1:46 |
6 | AG2R Citroën Team | 2:11 |
7 | Intermarché - Circus - Wanty | 3:03 |
8 | Team Jayco AlUla | 3:04 |
9 | Israel - Premier Tech | 5:22 |
10 | BORA - hansgrohe | 5:38 |