Sam Welsford received another brilliant lead out from his BORA-hansgrohe teammates to take his second win in three stages at the 2004 Tour Down Under.
Welsford stayed tucked in safely behind his team, on the very fast and tricky descent of Gorge Road. The team stayed in the top third of the peloton, letting other teams put their nose in the wind until three kilometres to go.
Danny Van Poppel took him up to top speed until the Australian started his sprint a bit early but was able to hold it to the line.
Elia Viviani (Ineos Grenadiers) finished second and Daniel McLay (Arkea-B&B Hotels) rounded out the podium.
Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates) remained on top of the general classification mid-way through the six-day stage race.
“To get one let alone two is really special and these guys are just amazing. Full commitment down the gorge, even just the whole day GC guys pushing wind for me. It’s just super nice that they have that belief in you,” Welsford said at the finish line.
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