You can't beat the Hoff, and so it proved when he won Stage 4 of the TDU yesterday.
The Rouleurs came out on top down under yesterday.
Stage 4
328 points
tdm911
277 points
Mungo
210 points
Warwick Anderson
185 points
Richard Harrison
146 points
Erik Mortier
115 points
Vestan Pance
95 points
Jan Van Belleghem
The overall league has turned into a 2-horse race between the local boys, Rouleurs and Mungo. The Rouleurs have the lead for now.
Overall
1276 points
tdm911
1154 points
Mungo
725 points
Warwick Anderson
650 points
Vestan Pance
549 points
Jan Van Belleghem
526 points
Richard Harrison
343 points
Erik Mortier
There's just 2 stages to go now. With Tonight's/Tomorrow's/Today's Stage finishing on Wilunga Hill, surely Richie Porte can do something other than fall off before the race is over?
For a team that often gets criticized for having a big budget, but few results, BMC did alright on Stage 3 of the TDU. Rohan Dennis won the stage, with soon to be member of the pipe-and-slippers-brigade Cadel Evans not far behind.
Things worked out well for Mungo with top score for the day.
Stage 3
450 points
Mungo
336 points
tdm911
194 points
Richard Harrison
126 points
Warwick Anderson
106 points
Vestan Pance
100 points
Jan Van Belleghem
6 points
Erik Mortier
In the battle for overall honours, those Rouluers are still rolling ahead of the pack, but Mungo aren't too far away. For the rest of us though, it looks like it's pretty much over.
Overall
948 points
tdm911
877 points
Mungo
535 points
Vestan Pance
515 points
Warwick Anderson
454 points
Jan Van Belleghem
341 points
Richard Harrison
197 points
Erik Mortier
CyclingNews tells me they are off from Glenelg to Mount Barker for Stage 4. I don't care who wins, as long as they are in my team and places 2-9 are taken by the rest of my team.
So much for my New Year's Resolution to stay on top of these race reports. Still we're only 2 Stages into the Tour Down Under, and due to the time difference, I think I'm actually ahead.
If we cast our minds back to Stage 1, you may recall that Jack Bobridge took the win and the first leader's jersey, after he and some mates stayed away from the bunch.
Which was all good news for local boys the Rouleurs.
Stage 1
382 points
tdm911
309 points
Mungo
248 points
Jan Van Belleghem
150 points
Vestan Pance
149 points
Erik Mortier
59 points
Warwick Anderson
58 points
Richard Harrison
Stage 2 saw a win from one of the Bile Beans, with up-and-coming Spanish Sprinter and possible Hitler impersonator, Juan Jose Lobato. Meanwhile, the Bile Beans big money sprinter Marcel Kittel finished over 13 minutes down on the Stage - very disappointing.
But despite my success, taking the mostest points were Get Down and Under with a smattering of riders in the top ten.
Stage 2
330 points
Warwick Anderson
279 points
Vestan Pance
230 points
tdm911
118 points
Mungo
106 points
Jan Van Belleghem
89 points
Richard Harrison
42 points
Erik Mortier
So as we head into Stage 3, it's Bobridge still at the head of the GC and the Rouleurs still at the head of the league. There's a short, steep climb at the end of Stage 3 and we should see some of the overall contenders trying to put a few seconds into each other.
Overall
612 points
tdm911
429 points
Vestan Pance
427 points
Mungo
389 points
Warwick Anderson
354 points
Jan Van Belleghem
191 points
Erik Mortier
147 points
Richard Harrison