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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Riders told to ease up after tour crashes | History Defined

The peloton, not the course design, is being blamed for crashes on day one of the Tour Down Under. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Riders are being urged to take chill pills after crashes plagued stage one of the Tour Down Under.

An over-excited peloton, and not any faults with the course design, are being blamed for a spate of incidents during Tuesday's opening road stage at Tanunda in the Barossa Valley.

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