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.
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.
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 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.
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.
