Australia’s Rohan Dennis of Ineos – riding from his garage –
dialled in to win the opening race of the Digital Swiss 5 and four more Aussies
finished in the top six to give the Green and Gold a great start to the Digital
Tour de Suisse.
Ireland’s Nicholas Roche of Sunweb was the only one to get
among the leading Aussies, finishing second, a full minute behind Dennis.
Australians James Whelan (EF Education), Chris Hamilton (Sunweb), Ben O’Connor
(NTT) and Luke Durbridge (Mitchelton-Scott) took the next four places and
Cameron Wurf of Ineos added another Australian in the top 10 when he was 10th
to cross the finish line.
None of the British riders were on the start line for the
opening stage, although Chris Lawless and Ian Stannard will ride for Ineos in
Race Two – against a formidable trio in Greg van Avermaet (Belgium, CCC),
Edvald Boassen Hagen (Norway, NTT) and Mads Pedersen (Denmark, Trek).
Described as the "future of indoor cycling", the Digital Swiss 5 will see 19 professional teams from the World and Continental Tour compete on routes of the actual Tour de Suisse. Athletes will compete alone from home, but together with their teammates in a race that "the sports world has never seen before".
What's the route?
Race one: Agarn-Leukerbad - 26.6km and 1,192 metres of altitude
Race two: Frauenfeld-Frauenfeld - 46km and 180 metres of altitude
Race three: Fiesch-Nufenenpass - 33.1km and 1,512 metres of altitude
Race four: Oberlangenegg-Langnau - 36.8km and 444 metres of altitude
Race five: Camperio-Disentis-Sedrun - 36km and 950 metres of altitude
A number of well-known cyclists are competing including Mads Pedersen who won the men's race at 2019 Road World Championships in Yorkshire. Belgum's Greg van Avermaet, who has won Olympic gold and Tour de France stages will also compete alongside Slovenia's Primoz Roglic who won the Vuelta a Espana in 2019.
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How can I watch the Digital Swiss 5 races?
The BBC will have live coverage of all of the Digital Swiss 5 races across the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
All the action will also be available to watch for 30-days on-demand after the event too.
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Australia’s Rohan Dennis of Ineos – riding from his garage – dialled in to win the opening race of the Digital Swiss 5 and four more Aussies finished in the top six to give the Green and Gold a great start to the Digital Tour de Suisse.
Ireland’s Nicholas Roche of Sunweb was the only one to get among the leading Aussies, finishing second, a full minute behind Dennis. Australians James Whelan (EF Education), Chris Hamilton (Sunweb), Ben O’Connor (NTT) and Luke Durbridge (Mitchelton-Scott) took the next four places and Cameron Wurf of Ineos added another Australian in the top 10 when he was 10th to cross the finish line.
None of the British riders were on the start line for the opening stage, although Chris Lawless and Ian Stannard will ride for Ineos in Race Two – against a formidable trio in Greg van Avermaet (Belgium, CCC), Edvald Boassen Hagen (Norway, NTT) and Mads Pedersen (Denmark, Trek).
Race One result:
1. Rohan Dennis (Aus) Ineos 0hrs 53min 07secs
2.Nicolas Roche (Ire) Sunweb +0:01:10
3. James Whelan (Aus) EF Education +0:01:28
4. Chris Hamilton (Aus) Sunweb +0:01:39
5. Ben O'Connor (Aus) NTT +0:02:04
6. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott +0:02:17
7. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep +0:02:37
8. Pieter Serry (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep +0:03:14
9. Lawson Craddock (US) EF Education +0:03:15
10. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Ineos +0:03:35
All you need to know about the Digital Swiss 5
What is it?
Described as the "future of indoor cycling", the Digital Swiss 5 will see 19 professional teams from the World and Continental Tour compete on routes of the actual Tour de Suisse. Athletes will compete alone from home, but together with their teammates in a race that "the sports world has never seen before".
What's the route?
Race one: Agarn-Leukerbad - 26.6km and 1,192 metres of altitude
Race two: Frauenfeld-Frauenfeld - 46km and 180 metres of altitude
Race three: Fiesch-Nufenenpass - 33.1km and 1,512 metres of altitude
Race four: Oberlangenegg-Langnau - 36.8km and 444 metres of altitude
Race five: Camperio-Disentis-Sedrun - 36km and 950 metres of altitude
More details can be found here.
Who is competing?
A number of well-known cyclists are competing including Mads Pedersen who won the men's race at 2019 Road World Championships in Yorkshire. Belgum's Greg van Avermaet, who has won Olympic gold and Tour de France stages will also compete alongside Slovenia's Primoz Roglic who won the Vuelta a Espana in 2019.
How can I watch the Digital Swiss 5 races?
The BBC will have live coverage of all of the Digital Swiss 5 races across the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
All the action will also be available to watch for 30-days on-demand after the event too.
Full coverage details:
Thursday 23 April: 16:10-17:30 BST
Friday 24 April: 16:10-17:30 BST
Saturday 25 April: 16:10-17:30 BST
Sunday 26 April: 13:10-14:30 BST