2019 tour-down-under photos stage-06

Tour Down Under (2019) Photos; Stage 6: McLaren Vale → Willunga Hill, 152 km
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The rollout from McLaren Vale for Stage 6 ending on Willunga Hill (151.5 KM)		share this photo


Danny van Poppel (Netherlands / Team Jumbo - Visma) leading the early break		share this photo

The peloton		share this photo

The peloton		share this photo


Robert Gesink (Netherlands / Team Jumbo - Visma) pacesetting for the 1st of 2 times up Willunga Hill		share this photo

The final time up Willunga Hill, Kenny Elissonde (France / Team Sky) - Rohan Dennis (Australia / Team Bahrain - Merida) - George Bennett (New Sealand / Team Jumbo - Visma) - Chris Hamilton (Australia / Team Sunweb) - Dylan van Baarle (Netherlands / Team Sky)		share this photo

3 km to go: Team Sky's Kenny Elissonde and Wout Poels off the front on Willunga Hill		share this photo


Richie Porte (Australia / Team Trek Segafredo) bridged up to Wout Poels (Netherlands / Team Sky)		share this photo

Richie Porte (Australia / Team Trek Segafredo) then launched his final attack in his usual spot inside 1 km to go...		share this photo

For the sixth straight time, Richie Porte (Australia / Team Trek Segafredo) wins on Willunga Hill		share this photo


Richie Porte (Australia / Team Trek Segafredo: “The stage was probably easier for me than it ever has been because I was in a good position. But when Kenny Ellisonde did a fantastic ride there for Wout Poels, that was hard to have to take it up myself. I had to gauge my effort. To be honest, I thought I’d had it there, but when I heard (director) Kim Andersen on the radio telling me that everyone behind me was suffering too, it gave me a second wind. But I tell you what, the last 300 meters were probably the longest 300 meters, it really hurt. But it was a sweet victory.”		share this photo

2nd Wout Poels (Netherlands / Team Sky) for 2nd overall followed by 3rd Daryl Impey (South Africa / Team Mitchelton - Scott), the overall winner, 4th Rohan Dennis (Aus/ Bahrain-Merida) + 3s, 5th Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa/Astana) + 6s		share this photo

6th Chris Hamilton (Aus/Sunweb) + 10s encouraged on enthusiastically his by dad seen here on the right leaning over the rail, 7th Michael Woods (Can/EF Education First Pro Cycling) admittedly blew up + 15s		share this photo


Daryl Impey (South Africa / Team Mitchelton - Scott), first rider to win back to back overall titles at the Tour Down Under. As expected, the morning's leader, Paddy Bevin (CCC), was dropped with 25 km to go resulting from injuries sustained during his Stage 5 crash.		share this photo

Emotional moment as Mathew Hayman (Australia / Team Mitchelton - Scott) celebrates his final race before retirement with teammate and overall winner Daryl Impey		share this photo

Your Stage 6 winner, Richie Porte (Australia / Team Trek Segafredo): “It’s always good to start with a new team, and they have faith in you like that,” continued Porte. “But here, you have to climb better than the sprinters, and then sprint better than the climbers – it’s not a race that really suits me. It did two years ago with the Paracombe climb as well. I think it’s just nice to get a victory, the team was absolutely fantastic out there today.” “It was a really enjoyable week. Luca Guercilena, the boss (Trek-Segafredo’s General Manager), didn’t put any pressure on me. They were resigned to the fact it was going to be a hard race to win, especially when they are going for bonus sprints like that yesterday, then it’s not an easy one for me.”		share this photo

Your overall winner, Daryl Impey (South Africa / Team Mitchelton - Scott), for the second year in a row		share this photo

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Tour Down Under (2019) Photos; Stage 6: McLaren Vale → Willunga Hill, 152 km
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