Australian Sprint Cyclist Celebrates 28th Birthday with a Stage Win at Tour Down Under

Fireworks, celebrations and madness have not stopped at Santos Tour Down Under and Stage 4 was another bonanza! Sporting fairytales are a thing of beauty and make for amazing stories and Australian cyclist Sam Welsford had his. Celebrating his 28th birthday, Welsford became part of history and registered his third win of the Tour.

The Australian has had an amazing tour so far, bagging what was his third win of the week. The cyclist is in the middle of a dream run and his form, speed, endurance is no match for anyone at this point. The scenes at the finish line were quite spectacular, as he held his head in disbelief.

There is no stopping this Australian cyclist

Not many athletes can boast about winning a game or race on their birthday but Sam Welsford is one of the lucky ones who can. He is enjoying a dream start with his new team Bora-Hansgrohe and things are looking nothing but promising. However, the win did not come easily to the man win three stage win, since the entire sprint race was a little messy.

With the final two races of the weekend approaching, every cyclist was keen on leaving their mark and getting a shot at the top. After the race, Welsford spoke to the media at the finish line, and expressed his joy.

He said, “I’ve lost the words, mate. That’s crazy. That was such a fast run and what don’t know or how it would happen, but I just had a good run out of the corner. I wasn’t directly on Danny, but he knew where I was the whole time and I just used the guys in front of me as that lead out.”

The two-time Olympic medallist is confident that he will carry this rich vein of form further into the season and do something special. With his eyes set firmly on the Paris Games, Welsford will make sure to leave no stone unturned to be there.

A birthday that became even more special

The track for Stage 4 was not the smoothest of rides for any cyclist. The 136 kilometre long track from Murray Bridge to Port Elliot finished in a disorderly sprint due to the strong tailwind blowing across from the seaside. None of that however  was enough to stop the Australian cycling juggernaut.

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He now sits comfortably at the top of the sprint points classification but overall race leader is still the Mexican maestro Isaac del Toro. To script a win from behind, bag a hattrick of victories, and for it to on your birthday is nothing short of a sporting fairytale. He held his head in disbelief as he crossed the finish line and gave everyone a glimpse at his true emotions.

“It’s up there (as a present) — I’ve had one where I spent the whole day on a plane, flying back from Colombia, so this one is a lot better,” he said.

If the four races are anything to by, the Santos Tour Down Under is all set for a rollicking finish. With Isaac del Toro just holding onto a tiny lead, the final two races set it up for a dramatic finale. Who will end up as the champion and taste glory before the all important Paris Games later this year? All the answers coming are way in the next few days.

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