Biniam Girmay & Caleb Ewan Denied By Sam Welsford In Tour Down Under 2024

Bora-Hansgrohe drives the train in the 2024 Tour Down Under Stage 1, not letting Caleb Ewan have a chance and seeing Sam Welsford hold off a fast charging Biniam Girmay. #TDU More race info here: https://flosports.link/47AYL02

Is another crash I think that’s yeah Rider number 21 has gone down well that is Nicholas baratti of Balan Victorious we’ve just seen the fall of Jackson Medway he’s the youngest rider in the race just over 19 years of age what a baptism for him now in this case the

Wind is coming in very slightly from their left hand side so the protection is on the right hand side of the wheel if you can move across to the right hand side of the road you’re not giving anybody else a free sit no free rides in

This sport you can see him drifting back on the very left hand side where the squeeze comes on someone up the gravel that’s very very dangerous that especially when there’s a truck there a truck yeah there’s Yan for Quinn Simmons here in the stars and stripes of the USA

Champion he’s moved himself right up he’s a good finisher and he’s a tough Rider Mau star now taking over but just fourth wheel there still Kell BR jako alula they come down into the bottom of tanunda here there is Caleb Ure next to him Sam wellsford right behind him on

The left is Phil bouse this is where it starts to get heavy slide uphill burn the legs measuring your effort up this section Caleb just following the wheel he’s on Campbell Stewart and he just needs a smooth ride and that’s what Borah hrow are giving wellsford in the

Middle in the yellow and green swinging away leadle Tre now it’s Quinn Simmons and now it looks like the lead out is coming here for Phil bous as they start fire here for Sam wellsford rather as they start to line up this will be a huge victory for Sam wellsford Quinn

Simmons has come out of it now as they continue the lead out Jak could need to get back on the train here yeah they need to find Space Jae need to get out there they are lined up but there’s riders in between them so Caleb he’s now

Actually in fourth wheel Caleb is on the wheel of Sam wellsford so it’s Bora Danny Van Poppel the man in second wheel lead out extraordinaire for wellsford Caleb Yan deep breath getting ready for the Sprint here goes v Poppel and there’s the long straight to theine line

Now and wellsford has been put in a great position here it is Danny van Poppa who’s going to try and lead wellsford to the line wellsford is having a job keeping up with Van Popple and can Caleb do his magic finish he’s going to have a go he’s on the left of

The picture now as he launches shoulder to shoulder but the challeng of Mino it is wellsford on the line and what a late finish and run by gay as well what a finish for Sam wellsford absolute perfection from borans grow up done Sprint there and as you said LED out so

Well by his teammates they’ve been having him up front and out of trouble the entire stage today and he’s a big strong man Caleb gave himself every opportunity missed out he’s lost his teammates towards the end 300 M to go he had the wheel but he couldn’t come off

It no well they placed him perfectly he was on wellsford with every opportunity as we spoke about coming off an illness you only know when you try and go 100% if it’s there or not and Caleb you can see him dipped down he started to fade

Yeah wow uh that was crazy I’m lost for words like uh it was really hairy down the hill lots of crashes and like near misses but boys just kept calm be patient and wow they did an amazing job for me today first race with the guys and they backed me 100%

And oh man it’s super special like first one of the year with a team we get a win oh my mokes mate look at this team here like they’re probably the strongest team on paper and the lead out now so oh I was happy to pay it off for them they

Did such a good job for me Ben Gamby Philip all right in the front for me at the start of the race making sure the break didn’t get away so this is a massive team win today and I’m so stoked for them you did mention a couple of

Crashes coming towards the Finish there how hectic was it because it looked crazy yeah it was pretty fast in the downhill like we were going around those long bends upwards 100K an hour you know and that’s fair thinking pretty quick