Homegrown Gravel Adventure, Franklin GA - February 22nd 2025
United States | Southeast | Virginia >> Caleb Ewan Wins Crash Marred Stage 3

Caleb Ewan wins Crash Marred Stage 3

Ewan out sprinted Sagan and Niccolo Bonifazio to win his second stage at the 2017 Santos Tour Down Under 

Caleb Ewan had work to do on the final run into Victor Harbor, in the closing hundred metres he came from the back to outsprint Sagan, who lead out the initial sprint.

Ewan struggled on the steep slopes of stage 2, confessing he's not a climber. However on stage 3 he fought back and commented: “Today was pretty tough after yesterday. I went pretty deep — it really took me three-quarters of the race to get back into it”.

“It was definitely satisfying” Ewan said of his victory. “It got really really hectic in the end and I thought in the last ‘kay’ I was too far back but luckily I made my way up before the sprint and had a good run to the finish.”

Ewan's Orica-Scott team spent the day keeping a 4 many breakaway in check and pulling them back before the final sprint. Lotto Soudals Thomas De Gendt beingthe main antagonist in the early break.

The final kilometres were very technical containing some narrow, winding roads, with roundabouts and tight bends.

A crash was inevitable and Gorka Izagirre went down pretty hard after a touch of wheels. He ripped most of his jersey of his back but looked ok getting back on his back to roll over the finish line. Izagirre luckily didn't loose any time, being within the final 3 kilometres.

Race leader Richie Porte from BMC commented to the press “It was fine today. Obviously the team played a big role in that. It was quite nervous and stressful all day. It’s another step closer to the finish.”

Friday's Stage 4 is  nearly 150 km from Norwood to Campbelltown and is likely to feature another early breakway.

Tour Down Under 2017 – Stage 3 Results Top 10

1 Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) 3:24:45
2 Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe) ,,
3 Niccolò Bonifazio (Bahrain Merida) ,,
4 Danny van Poppel (Team Sky) ,,
5 Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) ,,
6 Nikias Arndt (Sunweb) ,,
7 Sean De Bie (Lotto Soudal) ,,
8 Lorrenzo Manzin (FDJ) ,,
9 Ruben Guerreiro (Trek-Segafredo) ,,
10 Baptiste Planckaert (Katusha-Alpecin) ,,

VIDEO: Tour Down Under 2017 Stage 3 Highlights

 
NEXT LIVE STREAM: STAGE 4 Norwood to Campbelltown 150km - Thursday 19th U.S., Friday 20th EUROPE & AUSTRALIA
 
6:00 pm U.S. Pacific (Thursday), 9:00pm U.S. Eastern (Thursday), 2:00am London (Friday), 03:00am CET (Friday), 12:30pm Adelaide (Friday)
 
Click here for our 2017 Tour of Santos LIVE STREAMING race dashboard with all the latestnews, results, interviews and videos
 
Tag: tourdownunder
 
Jan 21 2024 - NEWS: Stevie Williams crowned Tour Down Under champion
Jan 20 2024 - NEWS: Oscar Onley wins penultimate stage as Stephen Williams takes lead
Jan 19 2024 - NEWS: Sam Welsford takes a hattrick at the Tour Down Under
Jan 18 2024 - NEWS: Sam Welsford takes second stage win at the Tour Down Under
Jan 17 2024 - NEWS: Mexican Isaac del Toro attacks to win 2024 Tour Down Under stage 2
Jan 16 2024 - NEWS: Sam Welsford takes first win of the 2024 season on the Tour Down Under opening stage
Dec 09 2023 - NEWS: World Champion Julian Alaphilippe to race in Tour Down Under
Jan 22 2023 - NEWS: Jay Vine wins Tour Down Under fine style
Jan 21 2023 - NEWS: France’s Coquard wins Stage 4 as Jany leads Tour Down Under
Jan 19 2023 - NEWS: Rohan Dennis breaks away to win 2nd stage and take Tour Down Under lead
Jan 18 2023 - NEWS: Bauhaus beats Ewan to win first Tour Down Under Stage
Jan 17 2023 - NEWS: Alberto Bettiol wins treacherous Tour Down Under Prologue in the Rain
Dec 15 2022 - NEWS: Hindley, Froome, Thomas and Yates headline 2023 Santos Tour Down Under
Jan 26 2020 - NEWS: Richie Porte wins a second Santos Tour Down Under
Jan 25 2020 - NEWS: Impey takes race lead as Nizzolo wins Sprint Down Under
Jan 17 2025 - EVENT: 2025 Santos Tour Down Under
 
Tag: oricabikeexchange
 
Jan 02 2018 - NEWS: Mitchelton-Scott targets Australian National Championships in debut
Jan 02 2018 - NEWS: Mitchelton & BikeExchange team up to sponsor new-look Continental Team
Dec 11 2017 - NEWS: GreenEDGE Cycling team to become as Mitchelton-SCOTT
Jun 23 2017 - NEWS: Yates and Chavez lead Orica-Scott into Tour de France
May 12 2017 - NEWS: Caleb Ewan finally gets a stage win at the Giro
Jan 20 2017 - NEWS: Caleb Ewan Scores Hattrick as Porte Leads
Jan 19 2017 - NEWS: Caleb Ewan wins Crash Marred Stage 3
Jan 17 2017 - NEWS: Amanda Spratt wins Santos Women's Tour
Jan 17 2017 - NEWS: Caleb Ewan Wins a Hot First Stage
Jan 02 2017 - NEWS: Orica-Scott shine on the second day of Bay Crits
Jan 01 2017 - NEWS: Caleb Ewan crashes out at Bay Crits
Dec 29 2016 - NEWS: Ewan looking for record-equalling third consecutive victory at Bay Crits
Dec 17 2016 - NEWS: Gerrans believes Chaves can beat Froome in Australia
Dec 12 2016 - NEWS: Orica-BikeExchange becomes Orica-Scott
Dec 09 2016 - NEWS: Giordana Announces Clothing Partnership with ORICA-BikeExchange
 
Tag: livestream
 
Dec 19 2020 - NEWS: 2021 Pro Cycling LIVE Coverage Calendar
May 10 2017 - NEWS: Brutal last week at the Giro d'Italia
May 19 2017 - NEWS: George Bennett time trials into yellow at Big Bear lake
May 19 2017 - NEWS: Gaviria wins his fourth stage before the peloton hits the Brutal mountain stages
May 18 2017 - NEWS: Andrew Talansky Takes Mount Baldy Stage Win
May 17 2017 - NEWS: Rally Cycling One - Two on stage four of the Tour of California
May 17 2017 - NEWS: Omar Fraile wins dramatic 11th stage at the Giro d'Italia
May 16 2017 - NEWS: Tom Dumoulin Takes Maglia Rosa After Stage 10 Victory
May 16 2017 - NEWS: Rafal Majka makes his mark in the mountains, taking stage victory and GC lead at Tour of California
May 16 2017 - NEWS: Toms Skujins crashes heavily at the Tour of California
May 15 2017 - NEWS: Anna van der Breggen wins Amgen Women’s Race
May 13 2017 - NEWS: USA's Coryn Rivera from Team SubWeb wins stage 3
May 12 2017 - NEWS: Katie Hall wins the Queen Stage
May 11 2017 - NEWS: Megan Guarnier wins uphill sprint at South Lake Tahoe
May 11 2017 - NEWS: Silvan Dillier claims his first Grand Tour stage win