It was a brutal day that came right down to the wire for a heroic breakaway effort, but it was a mad dash to the line by the sprinters on stage 3 of the Tour Down Under. Sam Welsford had the power to take the win for the first time with his new team, Ineos Grenadiers.
Welsford screamed with delight as he crossed the line victorious before slumping to the floor and being congratulated by his teammates, who gave their all for the Australian fast man.
“I’m so lost for words. That was so hard, we were in so much trouble at the back, I was at my absolute limit on that last climb but Ben [Swift] was just with me saying we’ll get back, I’m so happy,” Welsford said of his seventh Tour Down Under stage victory.
“I really wanted to set up the new year well and the team really believed in me and got the belief back after losing it myself. I’m just over the moon, I can’t believe it.”
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