Sam Welsford took off in Australia and proved to be the strongest cyclist in the peloton

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Appropriate. He cyclist Sam Welsford (29 years old) won the sprint in the first stage of Tour Down. He appeared in many pools to become a winner Gumeracha and that of Subiaco prophecies come true to achieve success and also wear the leader’s jersey in first World Tour race, of cycling’s highest division, of the season.


“We controlled the race early on. We knew we had to lead because all the teams expected us to do the job. which was a bit time-consuming in three or four laps, the other teams caught up with us, but we stayed calm that I got the victory everything is under control otherwise it will be quite difficult, many thanks to the team,” said the rider of Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe.


A victory was achieved in the first round of Tour Down which confirms the excellent form in which Sam Welsford started this season, which, on the other hand, is nothing new. Based on its performance it can be said Welsford is the rider of the moment, because of the first five races he competed in at the beginning of the year he won four; even improving on its good performance at the beginning of 2024.

Last year Welsford, living in Andorraarrived at the Tour Down Under without achieving any success to best three of the six stages of the first World Tour event of the season.

The performance of Sam Welsford is a mystery at the beginning and the rest of the season, where he will focus only on the road, after a tough 2024 in which he achieved gold on the track, in the team pursuit, in Olympic Games in Parisafter silver in Rio 2016 and the copper in Tokyo 2020.

Focused 100% on the road, Welsford You may face your big year, waiting for your calendar to be confirmed, because right now the Tour Down and then the UAE Tour.

He ended his contract with his current team, Red Bull-bora-hansgrohethis 2025.

Source: La Verdad

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