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

Jan 20, 2017

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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