2019 Tour Down Under Stage 5 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 5 of the 2019 Tour Down Under! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
Course Preview
The 5th stage of the Tour Down Under travels from Glenelg to Strathalbyn. Mostly rolling roads and a section along the coast amounts to a route of 149.5 kilometres.
Following the start in Glenelg, the riders head south down the Southern Expressway. They move through Old Noarlunga toward the only classified uphill of the day. Sellicks Hill is crested at kilometre 43.9 after a 5.4 kilometres climb at 2.3%. The route continues to Myponga before veering east towards the south-coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula. For 20 kilometres the riders race from one seaside town to the next. After Victor Harbor, Port Elliott, Middleton, and Goolwa the Tour Down Under once again an area of gently sloping hills for the finish in Strathalbyn.
The first three riders on the line take time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds, while the intermediate sprints (at kilometre 47.2 and kilometre 73.9) come with 3, 2 and 1 seconds.
The 5th stage of the 2019 Tour Down Under starts at 11:30 and the finish is expected around 15:32 – both local times.\n
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