The Prologue in brightwater starts us off in the Vineyards. A nice short route to warm up the legs for the riders, before the tougher challenges waiting ahead.
Favourites
FLA
TT
PRL
Robert
67
79
79
Hofer
73
78
78
Rajapakshage
72
76
78
Downey
73
77
77
Van Baarle
73
77
77
Marchewka
65
77
77
Navardauskas
75
76
77
Rekita
71
77
76
Betilson
74
75
76
Bille
73
73
77
Stash
71
67
76
Vingerling
71
65
76
Keough
73
58
80
Van Poppel
75
62
76
Rajapakshage is the first rider of note out on track, and he's one of the stage favourites! He clocks in at 11'23".
Robert goes quicker at 11'20".
Van Baarle is 6 seconds down.
Zoidl is a further 5 seconds down.
Nibali with a good ride, just 3 seconds off the best time. Tied 2nd for the moment.
Ortega loses 10 seconds.
Navardauskas with an ok ride, 6 seconds off the pace.
Joeaar is 9 seconds down.
Hofer ties the best time at 11'20".
Marchewka is just a second slower than the leading duo.
Cort Nielsen with a good ride. He is 4 seconds down.
Betilson is 8 seconds off the pace.
Borisavljevic is a further second slower.
Kukrle with a very good ride, losing just 2 seconds.
Brandt too with a good ride, slower by 4 seconds.
Bille clocks in 7 seconds slower than the top time.
Downey with the new best time! He stops the clock at 11'19".
Altanzul with a good ride, down by 9 seconds.
Kwiatkowski loses 12 seconds.
Eastman with a good time, down by only 4 seconds.
Boivin is the last rider on the route. He stops the clock 45 seconds down.
Today's winner - Sean Downey.
Downey takes the lead in the GC with Robert and Hofer on the podium. Kukrle leads the U25 standings. Adastra lead the Teams classification.
