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Racers are now riding through the 5.1km neutral zone. As soon as the flag drops, the peloton will be climbing cat. 2 Ashton, a 10km ascent with 4.1% average gradient and max of 12.6% Ouch.
Anticipation is high for stage 3 of the Tour Down Under which will start in a few minutes.
Race director Stuart O’Grady expects stage 3, with 3236 meters of elevation gain over 145.3 kilometres, to be the toughest stage this year.
Racers will begin in Norwood and head for the slopes of Norton Summit, then push further into the Adelaide Hills and towards the Uraidla finish. The journey there is anything but cruisy, with the new ascent of Knotts Hill climbed twice, tight turns, and a rollercoaster last approach in the mix.
Double stage winner Sam Welsford (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) leads the general classification with Arne Marit (Intermarché-Wanty) in second place and Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease A Bike) in third. Both are tied at 14 seconds back.
Welcome to Cyclingnews‘ live coverage of stage 3, from Norwood to Uraidla, of the Tour Down Under. The stage starts at 11:10am local time or 12:30am GMT and finishes roughly four hours later.
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