Denmark's Andresen upstages sprint stars to take Tour Down Under opener

Andresen, riding for Decathlon CMA CGM, surged to the front in the main street of Tanunda, near Adelaide. The Dane held off storming finishes from England's Matthew Brennan (Team Visma) and Australia's Sam Welsford (Ineos Grenadiers) to take the 120.6km stage in the UCI World Tour season opener. The 23-year-old leads by one second in the general classification over Tuesday's Prologue winner Sam Watson (Ineos Grenadiers) with England's Ethan Vernon (NSN Cycling Team) a further second behind in third.