Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ) had never raced the Australian summer calendar before but has gone all in, enjoying the weather and the intense racing, and fought the pain of a crash.
The Brit headed out of the UK winter and into the heat and disparate time zone before Christmas, with hopes that the early adjustment and training in good weather would set set him up for this block of racing but also the 2025 season.
That condition translated into a strong lead-out on stage 1 of the Tour Down Under, with Askey delivering teammate Matthew Walls onto the right wheel so he could take a podium result.
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