US EditionWelsford overcomes migraine for special stage win
Sam Welsford overcame a severe migraine and strong team support to claim his seventh career Tour Down Under stage win in a sprint finish, marking his first victory for Ineos Grenadiers.
- On Friday, Sam Welsford of Ineos Grenadiers won stage three into Nairne after being admitted to hospital with a severe migraine two nights earlier, while Jay Vine remained race leader.
- Ineos teammates Sam Watson and Ben Swift shepherded Welsford to the front, and Michal Kwiatkowski and Ben Swift provided crucial positioning for the sprint on Friday.
- A roughly 140km stage from Henley Beach to Nairne featured a stressful final 50km with breakaway riders and a crash inside 3km whose timing losses were cancelled.
- For Welsford, his win delivered his first victory in Ineos colours and marked Ineos Grenadiers' second triumph, boosting confidence after last year's struggles ahead of Europe.
- Officials will monitor forecasts and consult emergency services and the chief commissaire with updates expected late on Friday for Saturday's queen stage featuring three climbs of Willunga Hill amid 40-plus degree heat.
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Australian sprinter Sam Welsford (Ineos Grenadiers) came from a long way behind to secure victory in the third stage of the Tour of Australia, while home rider Jay Vine (UAE) remained the overall leader. Žak Eržen (Bahrain Victorius), one of two Slovenians in the race, finished sixth in the stage winner's time.
Fears for Saturday's heat as Welsford claims sensational seventh TDU stage win
Sam Welsford claimed a brilliant Tour Down Under stage victory, the seventh of his career, as experts fear for riders ahead of 40-degree Celsius temperatures predicted for Saturday's fourth stage.
Australian Sam Welsford won the esprint this Friday in the final in Nairne (Australia) in stage 3 of the Tour Down Under, which continues to be led by his fellow countryman Jay Vine. Welsford signed his first win with the Ineos team, which came this winter (boreal) from the Red Bull Bora. The 30-year sprinter surpassed the Danish Tobias Lund Andresen (Decathlon-CMA CGM) and the New Zealander Lewis Bower (Groupama-FDJ). (You can also read: The To…
'Even when you don't believe you can win from there, they do' – Sam Welsford continues winning roll for Ineos Grenadiers with Tour Down Under stage three victory
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