Multiple world champion Cameron Meyer of Australia seized the overall lead in the Tour Down Under cycle race after winning Friday's fourth of six stages in an audacious breakaway.
Meyer of the U.S.-based Garmin-Cervelo team, was among a group of six riders, later dwindling to four, which attacked about 33 kilometers (20 miles) into the 124-kilometer (76-mile) stage from Norwood to Strathalbyn, and stayed away from the peleton.
The four remaining riders still led by 33 seconds with 2 kilometers remaining, and Meyer sprinted strongly to win the stage from Dutch riders Thomas De Gendt and Laurens Ten Dam.
His win broke the stranglehold on the race held by the sprinters, providing its fourth overall leader in as many stages.
Meyer of the U.S.-based Garmin-Cervelo team, was among a group of six riders, later dwindling to four, which attacked about 33 kilometers (20 miles) into the 124-kilometer (76-mile) stage from Norwood to Strathalbyn, and stayed away from the peleton.
The four remaining riders still led by 33 seconds with 2 kilometers remaining, and Meyer sprinted strongly to win the stage from Dutch riders Thomas De Gendt and Laurens Ten Dam.
His win broke the stranglehold on the race held by the sprinters, providing its fourth overall leader in as many stages.
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