Vernon avoids crashes to win Tour Down Under stage in brutal heat

The British NSN sprinter powered clear in the dash to the line in Willunga township to take the penultimate stage ahead of Denmark's Tobias Lund Andresen (Decathlon CMA CGM) and Australia's Laurence Pithie (Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe). Vine overcame the loss of UAE Team Emirates teammate and defending champion Jhonatan Narvaez in a crash early in the stage to protect his substantial lead in the general classification heading into Sunday's final stage. Vine, the 2023 winner, finished safely in the...