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The Tour Down Under marks the first race for Cofidis as a ProTour team. And today's stage marks Bryan Coquard's (Cofidis) first win as a ProTour sprinter. Chapeau! He did it with power and panache leaving everyone off his wheel as he came to the rising finish line. I was surprised that the field was given the same time as the French sprinter since, as you can see, there was no one in camera when I paused the video to paint this watercolor. Nevertheless, he now has a win he himself said he has been waiting ten years for. Most of the leader's jersey stayed put, with the exception of the King of the Mountains jersey changing from being on loan to Mikkel Honore (EF Education-EasyPost) to being his outright.