Tour Down Under Stage 4 LIVE: Sprinters’ Chance

Break is caught before the intermediate sprint ⁢in a battle ⁤for the‍ white‍ jersey,but EF riders are coming ‌forwards to try and get the seconds.

Change at the front of ‍the peloton with Soudal Quickstep taking the ‍front. They’re all ⁢in for the bonus ⁤seconds coming up in⁣ the second intermediate sprint ⁢in 1.2km.

Plapp accelerates to stay away before the⁢ sprint.

The⁤ peloton just swung off on aldinga Beach,temps hitting⁣ 36 C at the moment,with the gap to the 2 escapees⁣ holding at 25 seconds⁢ with​ 26km to⁣ go.

Sprinters, Brennan,​ Welsford and ​Jensen Plowright are further down the ‌peloton, seemingly ⁣unconcerned for now. They are in a deep⁣ conversation.

The ‍peloton doesn’t want to keep the two escapees quite yet, so they ⁢are letting⁣ them⁣ dangle off ‌the front at‌ around 15 seconds.

Mauro⁤ Schmid, now ⁢second on GC after ⁣Narvaez’​ abandon, is close to‍ the front with a⁢ teammate. On the other⁤ side of the road, Vine has multiple teammates with him.

This time around, the wind seems to have shifted to a head-crosswind, and the peloton is ⁢not ‍quite as chaotic as the ‌previous ⁣lap.

Greenwood takes a long behind him as the peloton is‍ breathing down his ‌neck.

Cavagna ​seems ⁣to be struggling with the heat.

Jake Stewart also went down ​in the earlier crash and ‌was forced to abandon.

Best wishes to all riders who went down.

From earlier in ⁣the ⁤stage, the​ peloton racing by the beach

More riders,⁢ including KOM leader Urianstad,, caught in or behind⁣ the crash, ⁤are rejoining‌ the peloton.

In the break, cavagna,‍ greenwood and Plapp, have 2:11 on the peloton with 72km to go.

Less impact from the wind⁢ as the route changed ⁢direction. Group is regrouping slightly.

Two riders that have abandoned following the crash are Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE ​Team Emirates-XRG)​ and ⁤Danny van Poppel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe)

Ineos and Red Bull are ⁣trying to split the⁤ peloton even more.

Average speed⁢ so far has been 52kmph!

Riders are trying to use the cars​ to make it⁣ back to the peloton.

Red Bull, Ineos, Lidl⁢ and EF are at the front.

Peloton ⁣has split in half under pressure from the‍ pace​ and the wind.

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