Brian Vandborg, winner of the 2013 Point d’Appui for the Santos Tour Down Under
Brian Vandborg of Cannondale Pro Cycling has won the Point d’Appui for the 2013 Santos Tour Down Under, finishing 64th among the 127 racers who rode home to Adelaide, Australia, on the final stage of the tour.
On the previous stage, Andre Greipel and Matthew Goss were on the cusp of the fulcrum. They both moved slightly up in the general classification while racing for the stage win Sunday. Meanwhile, the abandonment of Andy Schleck of RadioShack Leopard left an odd number of riders still in the race and the chance for the Dane Vandborg to snag the Maillot Gris.
Vandborg finished 12 minutes and 52 seconds behind the winner, Tom Jelte Slagter of Blanco Pro Cycling Team, and nearly 30 minutes ahead of the Lanterne Rouge, Italian Jacopo Guarnieri of Astana.
The rider with the overall median time on Tour Down Under was Albert Timmer of Team Argos-Shimano with a time of 21 minutes and 2 seconds.
On the stage, José Herrada Lopez of Movistar Team took the Point d’Appui.
The tour results:
- Stage 1 – No fulcrum
- Stage 2 – Simone Stortoni
- Stage 3 – No fulcrum
- Stage 4 – Amaël Moinard
- Stage 5 – No fulcrum
- Stage 6 – Brian Vandborg
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