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The Best Defense TDU25-40
As the peloton hit the bottom of Willunga Hill for the final time, it was Javier Romo (Movistar) in his Ochre Jersey who jumped free of the peloton. Most everyone expected him to follow the attacks of others, so it was a strategic move to attack his closest rivals instead. At first, he opened up a couple of seconds before those behind could get themselves organized. Given how close the top positions on the general classifications were, it was understood that whoever reached the summit first would most likely win the twenty-fifth Tour Down Under.