Gallery: Behind the scenes with Trek – Segafredo Down Under

Jan 20, 2017

Photographer Veeral Patel was embedded with the Trek – Segafredo team at the Santos Tour Down Under. Ride along with the team in its first WorldTour race of 2017. Photo: Veeral Patel

American Peter Stetina has some new facial hair to show off at the first race of the season. Photo: Veeral Patel

TDU's first stage was rolling, hot, and ended in a sprint finish won by Caleb Ewan.
Photo: Veeral Patel

Having a good laugh in the team van.
Photo: Veeral Patel

Koen de Kort stands in the heat of the People's Classic, an evening crit two days before the Tour Down Under.
Photo: Veeral Patel

Guerreiro took the best young rider's jersey after the second stage. Photo: Veeral Patel

New Trek signing Mads Pedersen gets cleaned up following a crash in stage 2.
Photo: Veeral Patel

De Kort, who rode for Giant – Alpecin (now Sunweb) last year, gets a massage on the first day of the Tour Down Under.
Photo: Veeral Patel

It might not be as posh as the team bus, but a well-placed cooler will do. Photo: Veeral Patel

Riders make moves on stage 2 of the TDU.
Photo: Veeral Patel

No team buses at the Tour Down Under means teams sit around outside before each stage.
Photo: Veeral Patel

First race of the year and the bandages are already out.
Photo: Veeral Patel

The peloton en-masse in stage 3 of the TDU.
Photo: Veeral Patel

Stetina on the front during the TDU's second stage.
Photo: Veeral Patel

Pantano comes from the defunct IAM Cycling team and won a stage of the Tour de France last year.
Photo: Veeral Patel

Mechanics prepare a team car for the day.
Photo: Veeral Patel

Mads Pedersen won the Paris-Roubaix Juniors race in 2013.
Photo: Veeral Patel

Stetina in the peloton.
Photo: Veeral Patel

De Kort has been slowly adding to his tattoo.
Photo: Veeral Patel

The long, hot roads of the Tour Down Under provide the first racing miles for much of the pro peloton.
Photo: Veeral Patel

Ruben Guerrieiro, still in the best young rider's jersey, gets on the gas in stage 4.
Photo: Veeral Patel

Jarlinson Pantano poses with a fan.
Photo: Veeral Patel

Tan lines are inevitable in the Australian summer.
Photo: Veeral Patel

With temperatures hovering near 100˚F and bright sun, riders are careful not to get burned during long days in the saddle.
Photo: Veeral Patel

It's no Tour de France caravan, but the Tour Down Under puts on a great parade every day.
Photo: Veeral Patel

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