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It has been quite a ride for the 27-year-old Australian cyclist Jay Vine since he received a World Tour contract in 2020, during the Covid pandemic, after winning the academy program on the Zwift online cycling platform. Last year, he won two mountain stages at the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a while riding for Alpecin\u2013Fenix. That success prompted Tadej Poga\u010dar\u2019s UAE Team Emirates to offer him a two-year contract, and Vine has done nothing but win since then.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On January 10, he came first in the Australian National Time Trial Championship and then, fewer than two weeks later, he won his first World Tour multistage race, the Tour Down Under. The Australian event had not been run since 2020 because of the pandemic, so it must have been special for both the organizers and Vine that it was won by an Australian. Australian riders also dominated the points classification, with Michael Matthews (Team Jayco AlUla) beating compatriot Caleb Ewan (UniSA-Australia) by 58 points to 47. \u201cIt was pretty hectic at the start,\u201d Vine told journalists. \u201cThe team is just incredible. They deserve this [winner\u2019s] jersey as much as I do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The race came down to the final stage, on which riders were faced with three climbs, including the final ascent to the summit on the aptly named Mt. Lofty. After stage 4, which was won by the French Cofidis sprinter Bryan Coquard, Vine had a lead of 15 sec over both Britain\u2019s Simon Yates (Team Jayco AlUla) and Spaniard Pello Bilbao of Bahrain Victorious. So it was still anybody\u2019s race to win.<\/p>\n

Yates took off with 1.7 km left in the 114 km stage, and Vine and Australian Ben O\u2019Connor (AG2R Citro\u00ebn) took up the chase. With less than 1 km to go, Yates was working hard at the front while the chasing riders were waiting for the right moment to race for the line. But Yates had the legs to hold them off. Vine was able to stay with him and finished with the same time to bring the race victory over the line. O\u2019Connor finished third in the stage, at 2 sec.<\/p>\n

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The Tour Down Under had not been run since 2020 because of the pandemic. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yates placed second in the GC, 11 sec behind the winner, while Bilbao held on to third place, 27 sec adrift. Bilbao also won stage 3, so he will be encouraged by his performance. Other stage winners include Australia\u2019s Jumbo-Visma sprinter Denis Rohan and Italian Alberto Bettiol (EF-Education Easy Post), who won the 5.5 km time trial prologue.<\/p>\n

Yates was far from discouraged by his performance. \u201cIt\u2019s good to get the stage win for the team,\u201d he said. \u201cTo finish on the podium and bring home a stage victory is a great start to the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vine said of his run in the final stage, \u201cAll I was thinking was, \u2018Follow Yates, follow Yates, follow Yates.’ It\u2019s been a great week. I hope to carry this back to Europe and keep getting some good results.\u201d<\/p>\n

That is certainly what Poga\u010dar will also be hoping. The Slovenian will certainly be looking to Vine to help him up the prodigious climbs of the Tour de France as he seeks a third Tour victory and revenge for his loss to Jumbo-Visma\u2019s Jonas Vingegaard last year. Another year of thrilling road racing has begun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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