Tour Down Under: Bettiol wins prologue - rain slows Schachmann down

The 29-year-old from Bora-Hansgrohe finished 44th in the 5.5 kilometre prologue in Adelaide, having to complete the winding course on wet roads like most of the pros.

Tour Down Under 2023: Alberto Bettiol wins the prologue

The Italian Alberto Bettiol (EF Education EasyPost), who started on a dry road, secured victory with an eight-second lead over the American Magnus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers). The young Tübingen rider Marius Mayrhofer (Team DSM) achieved a remarkable result in the prologue, which was held on road bikes, in seventh place, while Jannik Steimle (Soudal - Quick Step) finished eighth.

Tour Down Under results: The top 10 of the prologue

1st Alberto Bettiol (EF Education EasyPost) 06:19 min.
2nd Magnus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers) +0:08
3rd Julius Johansen (Intermarche-Circus-Wanty) +0:10
4th Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) +0:11
5th Samuel Gaze (Alpecin-Deceuninck) +0:11
6th Hugo Page (Intermarche-Circus-Wanty) +0:12
7th Marius Mayrhofer (Team DSM) +0:13
8th Jannik Steimle (Soudal - Quick Step) +0:13
9th Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates) +0:14
10th Michael Matthews (Jayco-AlUla) +0:14

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The first stage on Wednesday over 149.9 kilometres with start and finish in Tanunda will probably be something for the sprinters. The tour ends after five stages on Sunday on Mount Lofty east of Adelaide. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the race has not been part of the Tour in the past two years. UCI World Tour have been held. Defending champion Richie Porte has now ended his career.

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