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TDU stage 4 photos: Ewan wins again, but breakaway came close

The Tour Down Under's Bupa stage offered an exciting pursuit on the final descent, but the break was caught, and the sprinters won again.

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Tour — The Santos Tour Down Under’s Bupa stage is known to favor a breakaway. These three men, Jack Bauer (Quick-Step Floors), Cameron Meyer (UniSA), and Ondrej Cink (Bahrain – Merida), were off the front most of the day. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tour — Prior to stage 4, Quick-Step’s Dries Devenyns and Bauer kicked back and enjoyed the Australian sunshine. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tour — Esteban Chaves fans were excited to see their Colombian star in Australia. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tour — The three-man break gathered about a three-minute advantage by the mid-point of the stage. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tour — Richie Porte (BMC Racing) looked relaxed in the peloton. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tour — Meyer made a move, and soon Cink was dropped. Eventually, the UniSA rider would give up on the break, leaving Bauer to ride alone. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tour — Caleb Ewan wore the red jersey as top rider in the points classification. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tour — The peloton chased hard into the final descent. It took longer than expected, but eventually they caught a hard-charging Bauer. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tour — Familiar faces lined up for the sprint, with Ewan again leading the way. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tour — And Ewan claimed his third stage win at this Tour Down Under, despite being a bit boxed in toward the end of the sprint. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tour — Ewan always looks particularly happy to win on home turf. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tour — Porte kept the ochre jersey for another day. On Saturday, he’ll race up Willunga Hill, where he’s won in the last three editions of the Tour Down Under. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tour — Peter Sagan. What more can we say? Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Tour — UCI president Brian Cookson was on hand for the WorldTour kickoff. Perhaps he should try a pair of those 100% shades that Sagan wears? Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

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