US Edition'Punch to the Guts': Rivals Left Reeling at Tour
Jay Vine won stage two and claimed the ochre leader's jersey with teammate Jhonatan Narváez second, putting UAE Team Emirates in strong control of the overall race.
- On Thursday, UAE Team Emirates produced a commanding one-two into Uraidla with Jay Vine winning and Jhonatan Narv�ez second, putting Vine into the ochre race‑leader jersey.
- This year's stage included two ascents of Corkscrew Road, a 2.4km climb averaging 9.7%, peaking at 16.2%, described as the toughest by race director Stuart O'Grady.
- Adam Yates, British veteran, set a relentless tempo on Corkscrew climb as UAE teammates built a 20-second lead that grew to more than 50 seconds when Jay Vine burst clear with 700 metres remaining.
- Immediate outcome: the podium and time gaps reshaped the title fight, with Jay Vine leading the general classification by 6 seconds over Jhonatan Narv�ez and Jayco AlUla director Mat Hayman calling the result likely decisive with three stages left.
- Rival teams were left under pressure after mechanicals and attacks, as Luke Plapp suffered an ill-timed mechanical and Ben O'Connor could not respond when Vine and Narváez attacked.
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The UAE Emirates team, which also includes Slovenian ace Tadej Pogačar, has already shown its teeth at the opening stage of the cycling world series in Australia. Jay Vine won the third stage from Norwood to Uraidla (148.1 km), ahead of teammate Jhonatan Narvaez. Both finished almost a minute ahead of their pursuers. Vine is the new leader in the "bottom to bottom" race classification. Narvaez is six seconds behind, while Swiss Mauro Schmid (Jay…
A double from the third day of the race of the season! The UAE Emirates XRG team, which had broken all records by winning 97 wins last season, shone on Thursday during the 2nd stage of the Tour Down Under, placing its two leaders Jay Vine and Jhonatan Narvaez, in the outposts. The Australian, the national champion of the time trial on 8 January, beat his Ecuadorian teammate in the sprint in Uraidla and thus took control of this first World Tour …
Australian cyclist, who cut the target along with his partner Jonathan Narv es, took the lead in the trial
Schmid climbs Corkscrew to third place on Tour Down Under stage 2
Swiss champion Mauro Schmid raced to an attacking third place finish on a demanding stage two of the Tour Down Under. The 26-year-old hauled himself over the steep and testing Corkscrew climb before sprinting home from a select chase group to move himself up to third overall. With two ascents of the Corkscrew on the menu, the peloton was set for a challenging second stage. A breakaway group of seven went clear early but the escapees were kept at…
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