Women’s Tour Down Under video recaps
A few women's teams have been putting out quality recap videos from the Tour Down Under.
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The 2017 Women’s Tour Down Under kicked off on Saturday with 17 teams vying for the first big UCI win of the season. While it’s not a Women’s WorldTour event, the four-day stage race in Adelaide, Australia draws many of women’s pro cycling’s biggest names out of hibernation to test out their early season legs. Orica – Scott, Wiggle – High5, and Canyon – SRAM raced along with a host of impressive teams looking to make a mark early this year.
While WWT races are held to specific standards for live race coverage and post-race videos, races like the Women’s Tour Down Under — a UCI 2.2 — often lack real-time race coverage or video recaps.
To address this race coverage blackout, several teams are taking matters into their own hands, providing behind-the-scenes videos, race reports, and short clips of the race action from the previous day’s racing. It’s a win-win for women’s cycling where fans can follow along with the racing — albeit a bit delayed — while teams keep the sponsors happy. It’s not perfect, but it helps progress women’s cycling bit by bit.
As for the Women’s Tour Down Under, Orica – Scott, Wiggle – High5, and Canyon – SRAM posted video recaps after each day of racing and we’ve gathered them together for some mini race coverage.
Stage 1
106.5km
Stage winner: Amanda Spratt (Orica – Scott)
GC leader: Amanda Spratt (Orica – Scott)
Orica – Scott:
Wiggle – High5:
Canyon – SRAM:
Stage 2
32.2km circuit race
Stage winner: Kirsten Wild (Cylance Pro Cycling)
GC leader: Amanda Spratt (Orica – Scott)
Orica – Scott:
Wiggle – High5:
Canyon – SRAM:
Stage 3
92.4km
Stage winner: Chloe Hosking (Ale Cipollini)
GC leader: Amanda Spratt (Orica – Scott)
Orica – Scott:
Wiggle – High5:
Canyon – SRAM:
Stage 4
1.2km circuit race
Stage winner: Kirsten Wild (Cylance Pro Cycling)
Overall winners
GC: Amanda Spratt (Orica – Scott)
Queen of the mountain: Janneke Ensing (Ale Cipollini)
Sprint: Chloe Hosking (Ale Cipollini)
Young rider: Alexis Ryan (Canyon – SRAM)
Team: Orica – Scott
Wiggle-High5:
Canyon – SRAM:
