So the prologue of the Santos Tour Down Under has been run and won with a very tight finish on one of the most technical street courses I have seen in my time.
In what was a quick race two powerhouse Germans were too strong in the end with Marcel Kittel beating home Andre Griepel and Team UniSA – Australia’s (I am very much biased with this result) Caleb Ewan. The result for Ewan is huge in his young career considering the two giant Germans in front of him both have Stage wins in the illustrious Tour De France.
My pre-race pick of the win coming from a Team Sky rider was looking good with around 3 laps to go, but Lotto Belisol (Griepels team) really put their foot down and set up a great finish which was eventually won by Kittel (Giant-Shimano).
Tomorrow the riders will be covering 135kms from Nurioopta to Angaston in Adelaides Barossa Valley.
The below is a picture of some of the riders in action during the 50km sprint.
In regards to my fitness I am hoping to fit in a little run (I am really looking forward to getting back in to things next week already) tomorrow morning before heading out on the road for Stage 1.
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