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The next Australians on the path to the WorldTour? Taking a closer look at the riders who shot to the top at the 2026 ProVelo Super League

The top domestic series is over for another year but the journey is likely just beginning for some of its standout riders

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Another podium but no win for Sam Welsford in 'hectic' and 'dive bombing' final Tirreno-Adriatico sprint

'Every time I looked down I was doing over 500 watts' says Welsford of furious pace driven by Van der Poel on climb

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Jonathan Milan wins 'painful' third Tirreno Adriatico stage 7 as Isaac del Toro takes general classification title

The Lidl-Trek rider takes his third stage 7 victory in a row at the race

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Tirreno-Adriatico: Isaac del Toro seals overall victory as Jonathan Milan wins stage 7 sprint for third consecutive year

Sam Welsford second and Laurenz Rex third in chaotic sprint as multiple riders crashed in final 3km

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UAE Tour: Jonathan Milan takes final stage sprint win as Isaac del Toro secures overall victory

Italian beats Erlend Blikra and Sam Welsford to the line in race's quickest-ever stage

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UAE Tour: Isaac del Toro upsets the sprinters with sensational attack to win stage 1

Mexican outpaces Ceel Bol and Antonio Tiberi on wind-shortened stage

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Sam Welsford wins men's Cadel's Criterium, sprinting to victory from the break

Close battle with Jensen Plowright while Matteo Sobrero snares third

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Brits in form, climate crisis impact, and the curious case of the white bib shorts: Five things we learned from the Tour Down Under

Kangaroos and extreme heat took centre stage in Australia

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New Zealand neo-pro takes 'unbelievable' first WorldTour podium in intense Tour Down Under finale – and he wasn't even meant to be their sprinter

Lewis Bower steps up at the last minute to sprint for third for Groupama-FDJ United

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'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

Australian wins in Nairne to make it two wins in four days

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'Turn the brain off and just follow them' – Sam Welsford regains the momentum at Tour Down Under as Ineos Grenadiers ushers him to winning position on stage 3

'I was thinking there's no chance' says Australian after he returns to top step of WorldTour podium after a year of absence

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Willunga Hill removed, stage 4 shortened as Tour Down Under hit by extreme fire danger rating and scorching temperatures

Stage distance reduced to 131km as temperatures of 43°C forecast for Saturday

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Welsford overcomes migraine for special stage win

Sam Welsford, unsure whether he would start the Tour Down Under because of a migraine, dominated the sprint finish to stage three.

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Tour Down Under: Sam Welsford sprints to seventh Tour Down Under victory and first for Ineos Grenadiers in chaotic stage 3 finale

Tobias Lund Andresen second and Lewis Bower third in chaotic finish as Jay Vine retains race lead

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Tour Down Under: Jay Vine and Jhonatan Narváez go 1-2 after powerful attack on Corkscrew climb on stage 2

Australian takes over race lead as Mauro Schmid sprints to third from chase group almost one minute back

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'A big moment': Pogacar's manager to visit Adelaide

The Tour Down Under's ongoing campaign to lure Tadej Pogacar has received a massive boost, with his manager to visit the race.

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Tour Down Under: Tobias Lund Andresen holds off speeding Matthew Brennan to win tight stage 1 sprint

Dane takes ochre leader's jersey as Sam Welsford is third in Tanunda

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Andresen upstages Welsford, Brennan at Tour Down Under

Danish sprinter Tobias Lund Andresen has won stage one of the Tour Down Under and is the new overall race leader.

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'Prove to myself that I can get back on the top step' – Sam Welsford aiming to kickstart Ineos Grenadiers sprint momentum at Tour Down Under

'We know the sprint field is really strong here also, so it makes this even more important to get it right' says six-time stage winner

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'I'd be disappointed if I didn't win, especially with how much work we put in' – Targeting prologue pays off for Sam Watson and Ineos Grenadiers at Tour Down Under

British rider scorches to victory in Adelaide opener, looks for more success as part of Sam Welsford's lead-out train

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'It’s great for me and the team to start the season like this' – Britain's Sam Watson and Ineos Grenadiers win first WorldTour race of 2026

Sam Watson victorious in Tour Down Under prologue

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Tour Down Under: Samuel Watson edges out Ethan Vernon for prologue victory

Laurence Pithie rounds out podium in 3.6km opener as Jay Vine takes fourth place

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'Ups and Down': Australian team racing for redemption

Ben O'Connor and his Jayco AlUla teammates are determined to put their road nationals blunder behind them and return to winning form at the Tour Down Under.

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Eddy defies odds to win Australian road race crown

Pat Eddy has won the Australian elite men's road race title, defying the might of Jayco AlUla and sending a strong message to his old team.

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Patrick Eddy beats Luke Plapp to elite men's Australian road race title after Jayco AlUla's strength in numbers fails in dramatic final kilometre

Plapp second and Oscar Chamberlain rounds out the podium in final race of the 2026 Australian Road National Championships

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