By Damian MCCALL PARIS, Jan 15, 2024 (AFP) – The 2024 men’s cycling season gets underway at the Tour Down Under this week at the start of a year which will see a potentially spectacular Tour de France and the Paris Olympics. Here AFP Sport takes a look at what to expect in 2024: – Golden dreams – Remco Evenepoel and Mathieu van der Poel are the two favourites to succeed Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz as […]
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Heatwave forces Tour Down Under to be shortened
ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) — South Australia’s extreme heatwave conditions have forced Tour Down Under organizers to shorten Thursday’s third stage from Glenelg to Victor Harbor. With temperatures forecast to climb above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), race director Mike Turtur said the distance of the stage had been reduced by 26 kilometres, or two laps of the final circuit. “The safety and welfare of the riders, spectators and everyone involved with the race is always our primary concern,” Turtur said in a statement. “We […]





