The Danish champion, Michael Mørkøv, played a major role, since the team mate with the Quick-Step irish Sam Bennett won the first stage by the first World Tour race, Tour Down Under, on Tuesday morning Danish time.
the Stage of 150 kilometers, which was driven close to the city of Adelaide in south Australia, ended in a massespurt.
shown Here Mørkøv, who was dressed in a red-white leotard, why he is among the best in a sprintertog, when he was to deliver the lightning-quick irishman, as be able to run only in the target.
After the victory drove Bennett and Mørkøv arm-in-arm in a sejrsparade in the target area in the town of tanunda location / located close to Adelaide.
the Race’s second place was given to UAE’s belgian Jasper Philipsen, and Slovak Erik Baska from the Bora came in third place.
The second stage is run at night to Wednesday local time from the city of Woodside to Sterling, both near Adelaide.
