January 25, 2025 • 11 mins
Ecuador's Jhonatan Narváez has claimed the leader's orange jersey after the penultimate stage of the Tour Down Under in Adelaide.
Narváez secured victory in the 145.7-kilometre stage and holds a nine-second lead over the previous leader, Spain's Javier Romo.
Kiwi Finn Fisher-Black, who finished third after stage five, sits third overall, 12 seconds behind the leader.
Cycling commentator Del Woodford joined Piney to recap the race.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine
from Newstalk ZEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Equitor's Jonathan Navez leads the general classification heading into the
final stage of Cycling to Tour down Under in Adelaide. Today,
Platt is going to try and begin the position. He
comes Navez and is he.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
Going to take on Plappy on the corner, because only
he's going to challenge. I've been pushed back. Navez is
going to win this, he said, I like to climb.
It suits me and there's no arguing that.
Speaker 4 (00:35):
Now.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
As Navez comes around the corner, gets the victor, gets
the ten second bonus, he will take the Oka jersey
to night.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Heyes.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
So.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Naves holds a nine second lead over the previous leader,
Spain's Javier Romo Kiewe. Fin Fisher Black third overall, just
twelve seconds behind the leader. Fin Fisher. Black's had two
podium finishes so far on the tour, and fellow Keey
Corbyn Strong has had three top ten finishers. The sixth
and final stages Flat twenty lapse through a circuit of
(01:08):
Central Adelaide, meaning the result is very much still up
in the air. Let's bring in cycling analyst Dell Woodford Dell.
Heading into the final stages, I mentioned Ken we Fin
Fisher blank third, How likely is it that he could
make up the twelve seconds and win the tour?
Speaker 4 (01:24):
Yeah, thanks Jason. It'd be pretty difficult. I think on
that circuit, it's a four kilometer circuit, it's super fast.
Often a little break will go away to try and
pick up the you know, this sort of this two
intermediate sprints, which will I think they'll have some time
bonuses on the might imagine it's unless he can sneak away.
But you know, his team has also got Sam Wellsford
(01:46):
on at winner of the two first two stages of
the tour. He's an equal first in the points competition,
so they'll be a little bit focused to try and
get him the points jersey and hold Thin's third place.
You know, I would say to keep him on the podium.
I'll be more interested in, you know, maintaining that podium
and getting Welsford into the sprint jersey. But now it's
bike racing. A lock happened and Finn has certainly shown,
(02:08):
you know, the kick he put up willunger Hill to
get up to that third place yesterday and this was
something pretty special. So if he's in with a chance,
they will certainly have to watch him in the closing
stages for sure, because he will be trying. I would imagine.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Where is fin Fisher black and in his career arc
at the moment, Dell is he give us a bit
of an insight to where he is in his pro
cycling career right now.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Oh.
Speaker 4 (02:32):
I think he's just ready to step up another level.
We saw him take some victories last year and he
was in the part of the OA E team. With
Tadipagarcher moving to the new super team Red Bull, he'll
get some more opportunity and it's great they've given it
to him so early in the season, so they're obviously
looking for him to target some of the early season races.
I haven't looked at his program going forward, Jason, but
(02:55):
he's a huge talent. He's ready, I think too well.
He already has taken on some of the best in
the world, and I really think we'll see him step
up again this season and next season. You know, everything
goes his way and you need a little bit of luck.
You need to get starts in the right races. Be
injury free at the right time. But we know what
he can do. We've seen it since he was a
(03:17):
junior and just just seeing him race this week, the
maturity is shown this week to back himself and take
on the best appitour down Under I think is trajectory's
heading in the right direction for an years.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Yet, Yeah, that's great to hear. He's not the only
key we of course on the tour. I mentioned Corbyn Strong,
but others as well. Who else among the key we
riders have impressed you?
Speaker 4 (03:40):
Yeah? The big isn't it? You know, writers and a
tour if we include Robert Standard who rides under the
Australian flat, but of course out of Palmas, the Northern Palmers,
the North Boys high so we'll always claim him. I think, yeah,
it's hard. It's the first race of the year. Who's
impressed Lawrence Pith, he's done a good job, you know,
looking after fim Pisha Black and that red Ball team,
particularly yesterday when it's split him in the cross ones,
(04:02):
there's a little bit of panic and it just shows
how how quickly a race can. I think he's read
really well. As you mentioned Corman Strong, I rate Cormyn's
probably a best chance to pick up a tour for
ant stage when he's always there or thereabouts and sprints.
He's nuggety on the climbed, very smart bike rider. I've
said it many times. He reminds me a lot of
Ali Babihani and showing great form early in the season,
(04:25):
as you said with the Metro, with a number of
places in the top ten already three I think three
in the top ten in this tour. So he'll get
better as the season goes on as well, and I
think he'll bring us some a big victory. Aaron Gates
stepping up. I think Gate will be a good chance
this afternoon, riding for the first time in the World
Tour with the Astana team. A lot of new riders
(04:46):
in that team, so are struggling a little bit to
get fully organized. But in this type of race, the
experience of Aaron Gage, he doesn't need a big team
around him. I think he'll be right in the mix
this afternoon. And Hut trying to go for it for
a stage when it's certainly a podium. The other riders
Dean Smith with his experience, Campbell stewartt George Bennett doing
a good job for Israel Premier Tech trying to set
(05:07):
up then for the GC tried really hard, just didn't
go their way. So all our riders are performing really
well and to have eight at the opening race of
the World Tour on the start line is pretty special
for New Zealand.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Just back to a funfiicial black then. With regards to
the Tour de France, I know Key we was there
last year. Could a podium here help him into a
place in the Tour de France.
Speaker 4 (05:31):
I don't think he'll be in the Tour de France
team for UA this year. It's probably a couple of
years away. They'll have their eight riders pretty much stamped
into the tour with their program around Teddy Pagarcha. Although
you know that it's so early in the year, lots
can happen. Writers can get injured, things can crash, you know,
(05:51):
lots of things can change. So he would be on
the long list. I would say Piney for that, you know,
if something happened to a rider's a great rider to
bring any strong time trials. He's got a good finish.
But I think they's really want riders that can hang
around Pagarta in the mountains. I think Corbyn Strong may
be a more likely start and possibly George Bennett this
(06:11):
year might get another another crack at the Tour to
France hope.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
So this is the first real hit out of the
year for a lot of these teams and these cyclists.
How much of a bearing does this race have when
those teams are selecting their cyclists for the Grand Tours.
Speaker 4 (06:26):
There's a little bit just to see how they might
work together. You don't know what the directors might be
looking for, you know, like brianco Card rights for Cofit
this he is certainly going to be one of their
key men in the Tour de France for stage wins.
There's a few opportunities for sprinters this year. So teams
that haven't got anyone that can compete and say the
top five for the general classification or be looking at
(06:47):
riders in this race to see what opportunities there will
be for them in a race like the Tour or
the Gerard Talia, and a lot of the writers that
the teams will also be looking at the form that
this part of the season to see what they can
build on for the spring classics and which riders might
be a to slot them today. So even though it's
super early in this these and a lot of the
(07:07):
writers are still the main writers are still in Europe
training for pairing for the younger riders and the writers
coming through. It gives the directors a really good understanding
of how they might be able to gel into a
squad or take some opportunity. Like look at Lawrence Pathy
in this race, what he did last year at the
Spring Classics. He'll be using this race doing all the
work for fun and the other and Sam wellstid that
(07:28):
he's using that to build a big engine to have
a crack in the Spring Classics in April.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
For a while. You mentioned George Bennett there before. He's
been our one cycling hope I guess to follow and
he's done so well. Still riding of course, but this
next generation seems to be coming through. Now we've mentioned
Finn Fisher, Black, Corbyn Strong, Lawrence Pithy. You've mentioned a
couple of times, how are they looking as a collective,
you know, to ride us forward if you like.
Speaker 4 (07:54):
Well looking right, aren't they really like if you look
at it? You know? We've also Michael Binki's little he's
a bit older, he's thirty one or thirty two, but
he's writing for uas he's another writer that we've got
on the world tour. It's pretty impressive. And you know,
if we could just get the way the sports work
with points, we don't get a lot of riders on
the start line of the World Champs or that. If
you look at those all those names you mentioned the
(08:14):
experience with Bilon Smith and there as well, we've actually
got a pretty strong team that could line up as
a you know, if we had national teams lining up
an event and be really competitive against some of the
big powerhouse nations. So you know, for New Zealand Road Cycling,
a lot of these guys they haven't come out of that.
Gaty hasn't. But you know the other guy in Campbell show,
you know pretty much George and the guys are their pathies.
(08:37):
They've done it through the road. You know, they've gone there,
they've done the hard yards and taken their opportunities on
the road to succeed. So what that does that inspires
the next generation coming through with seeing you know, the
New Zealand Cycling Project boys racing in the US, looking
for opportunities in Europe and because of having so many
at that level, it means teams start to think about, now,
(08:59):
I wonder what other New Zealanders might be available, so
they start to sort of spread the net a little wider.
And then of course with all the swift and online
racing and competition sort of like in an esports, so
they keeping an eye on Max. You never know who
comes out of that, and we've got some really good
riders competing internationally in that space as well.
Speaker 2 (09:19):
Looking globally, the Tour de France always jumps out, doesn't it.
One hundred and twelfth edition this year, starting on the
fifth of July in Lelle and finishing up in Paris
obviously later in the month. What sort of storylines do
you expect to be written in the Tour de France
this year? I guess what I'm asking again. Anyone beat
today Bagacia.
Speaker 4 (09:40):
Jonis, Singer Guard possibly, But outside of that, it's it's
a race for third place on the podium. Of those
two go into the race fit healthy and stay crashed
free throughout the race. I think it'll be a two
horse race, but it's three weeks, twenty one days and
a lot can happen. But where we sat right now,
Jason it's super hard to see anybody taking them on.
They just seem to be a whole level above it.
(10:02):
It's another tour with a lot of climbs. Yeah, I
I don't see anyone pushing those two riders out. Yeah.
We saw even go Guard pushing Taddy Pagaza last year
coming off a horrendous injury. So you know, both of
those going into the tour peak form. I think we'll
see some battle royals in the mountains, throw rint oven
A Poland there as well, But I think they're all
(10:24):
sort of trying to hang on and get as close
as they can, limit their losses and concentrate on the
battle for the podium.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
Good Man, Dal always enjoy chatting cycling with you. We'll
keep an eye out for fin Fisher Black this afternoon.
Hopefully he can finish on the podium. Thanks as always
for taking the time for a chat.
Speaker 4 (10:40):
Pleasure Jason anytime.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Thank you all the best, mate, Dell Wood for there
our cycling analyst are fairly familiar voice to cycling fans
and yeat. Fin Fisher Black is in third place, twelve
seconds behind the leader Ecuadors Jonathan Navez as they head
into the final stage of Cycling's Tour down Under in Adelaide.
Sixth and final stage is flat twenty laps through a
circuit of central Adelaide, so twelve seconds, as you heard
(11:02):
Dell says, is a little bit difficult to make up
in a stage like that, but anything can happen and
I finish on the podium would be a great way
to start the year for fin Fisher Black Adam Nelson
pretty impressive cycling family with sister Neve also doing great
things around the world in a cycling sense.
Speaker 1 (11:21):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to News Talk st B weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine
from Newstalk ZEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Equitor's Jonathan Navez leads the general classification heading into the
final stage of Cycling to Tour down Under in Adelaide. Today,
Platt is going to try and begin the position. He
comes Navez and is he.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
Going to take on Plappy on the corner, because only
he's going to challenge. I've been pushed back. Navez is
going to win this, he said, I like to climb.
It suits me and there's no arguing that.
Speaker 4 (00:35):
Now.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
As Navez comes around the corner, gets the victor, gets
the ten second bonus, he will take the Oka jersey
to night.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Heyes.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
So.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Naves holds a nine second lead over the previous leader,
Spain's Javier Romo Kiewe. Fin Fisher Black third overall, just
twelve seconds behind the leader. Fin Fisher. Black's had two
podium finishes so far on the tour, and fellow Keey
Corbyn Strong has had three top ten finishers. The sixth
and final stages Flat twenty lapse through a circuit of
(01:08):
Central Adelaide, meaning the result is very much still up
in the air. Let's bring in cycling analyst Dell Woodford Dell.
Heading into the final stages, I mentioned Ken we Fin
Fisher blank third, How likely is it that he could
make up the twelve seconds and win the tour?
Speaker 4 (01:24):
Yeah, thanks Jason. It'd be pretty difficult. I think on
that circuit, it's a four kilometer circuit, it's super fast.
Often a little break will go away to try and
pick up the you know, this sort of this two
intermediate sprints, which will I think they'll have some time
bonuses on the might imagine it's unless he can sneak away.
But you know, his team has also got Sam Wellsford
(01:46):
on at winner of the two first two stages of
the tour. He's an equal first in the points competition,
so they'll be a little bit focused to try and
get him the points jersey and hold Thin's third place.
You know, I would say to keep him on the podium.
I'll be more interested in, you know, maintaining that podium
and getting Welsford into the sprint jersey. But now it's
bike racing. A lock happened and Finn has certainly shown,
(02:08):
you know, the kick he put up willunger Hill to
get up to that third place yesterday and this was
something pretty special. So if he's in with a chance,
they will certainly have to watch him in the closing
stages for sure, because he will be trying. I would imagine.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Where is fin Fisher black and in his career arc
at the moment, Dell is he give us a bit
of an insight to where he is in his pro
cycling career right now.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Oh.
Speaker 4 (02:32):
I think he's just ready to step up another level.
We saw him take some victories last year and he
was in the part of the OA E team. With
Tadipagarcher moving to the new super team Red Bull, he'll
get some more opportunity and it's great they've given it
to him so early in the season, so they're obviously
looking for him to target some of the early season races.
I haven't looked at his program going forward, Jason, but
(02:55):
he's a huge talent. He's ready, I think too well.
He already has taken on some of the best in
the world, and I really think we'll see him step
up again this season and next season. You know, everything
goes his way and you need a little bit of luck.
You need to get starts in the right races. Be
injury free at the right time. But we know what
he can do. We've seen it since he was a
(03:17):
junior and just just seeing him race this week, the
maturity is shown this week to back himself and take
on the best appitour down Under I think is trajectory's
heading in the right direction for an years.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Yet, Yeah, that's great to hear. He's not the only
key we of course on the tour. I mentioned Corbyn Strong,
but others as well. Who else among the key we
riders have impressed you?
Speaker 4 (03:40):
Yeah? The big isn't it? You know, writers and a
tour if we include Robert Standard who rides under the
Australian flat, but of course out of Palmas, the Northern Palmers,
the North Boys high so we'll always claim him. I think, yeah,
it's hard. It's the first race of the year. Who's
impressed Lawrence Pith, he's done a good job, you know,
looking after fim Pisha Black and that red Ball team,
particularly yesterday when it's split him in the cross ones,
(04:02):
there's a little bit of panic and it just shows
how how quickly a race can. I think he's read
really well. As you mentioned Corman Strong, I rate Cormyn's
probably a best chance to pick up a tour for
ant stage when he's always there or thereabouts and sprints.
He's nuggety on the climbed, very smart bike rider. I've
said it many times. He reminds me a lot of
Ali Babihani and showing great form early in the season,
(04:25):
as you said with the Metro, with a number of
places in the top ten already three I think three
in the top ten in this tour. So he'll get
better as the season goes on as well, and I
think he'll bring us some a big victory. Aaron Gates
stepping up. I think Gate will be a good chance
this afternoon, riding for the first time in the World
Tour with the Astana team. A lot of new riders
(04:46):
in that team, so are struggling a little bit to
get fully organized. But in this type of race, the
experience of Aaron Gage, he doesn't need a big team
around him. I think he'll be right in the mix
this afternoon. And Hut trying to go for it for
a stage when it's certainly a podium. The other riders
Dean Smith with his experience, Campbell stewartt George Bennett doing
a good job for Israel Premier Tech trying to set
(05:07):
up then for the GC tried really hard, just didn't
go their way. So all our riders are performing really
well and to have eight at the opening race of
the World Tour on the start line is pretty special
for New Zealand.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Just back to a funfiicial black then. With regards to
the Tour de France, I know Key we was there
last year. Could a podium here help him into a
place in the Tour de France.
Speaker 4 (05:31):
I don't think he'll be in the Tour de France
team for UA this year. It's probably a couple of
years away. They'll have their eight riders pretty much stamped
into the tour with their program around Teddy Pagarcha. Although
you know that it's so early in the year, lots
can happen. Writers can get injured, things can crash, you know,
(05:51):
lots of things can change. So he would be on
the long list. I would say Piney for that, you know,
if something happened to a rider's a great rider to
bring any strong time trials. He's got a good finish.
But I think they's really want riders that can hang
around Pagarta in the mountains. I think Corbyn Strong may
be a more likely start and possibly George Bennett this
(06:11):
year might get another another crack at the Tour to
France hope.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
So this is the first real hit out of the
year for a lot of these teams and these cyclists.
How much of a bearing does this race have when
those teams are selecting their cyclists for the Grand Tours.
Speaker 4 (06:26):
There's a little bit just to see how they might
work together. You don't know what the directors might be
looking for, you know, like brianco Card rights for Cofit
this he is certainly going to be one of their
key men in the Tour de France for stage wins.
There's a few opportunities for sprinters this year. So teams
that haven't got anyone that can compete and say the
top five for the general classification or be looking at
(06:47):
riders in this race to see what opportunities there will
be for them in a race like the Tour or
the Gerard Talia, and a lot of the writers that
the teams will also be looking at the form that
this part of the season to see what they can
build on for the spring classics and which riders might
be a to slot them today. So even though it's
super early in this these and a lot of the
(07:07):
writers are still the main writers are still in Europe
training for pairing for the younger riders and the writers
coming through. It gives the directors a really good understanding
of how they might be able to gel into a
squad or take some opportunity. Like look at Lawrence Pathy
in this race, what he did last year at the
Spring Classics. He'll be using this race doing all the
work for fun and the other and Sam wellstid that
(07:28):
he's using that to build a big engine to have
a crack in the Spring Classics in April.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
For a while. You mentioned George Bennett there before. He's
been our one cycling hope I guess to follow and
he's done so well. Still riding of course, but this
next generation seems to be coming through. Now we've mentioned
Finn Fisher, Black, Corbyn Strong, Lawrence Pithy. You've mentioned a
couple of times, how are they looking as a collective,
you know, to ride us forward if you like.
Speaker 4 (07:54):
Well looking right, aren't they really like if you look
at it? You know? We've also Michael Binki's little he's
a bit older, he's thirty one or thirty two, but
he's writing for uas he's another writer that we've got
on the world tour. It's pretty impressive. And you know,
if we could just get the way the sports work
with points, we don't get a lot of riders on
the start line of the World Champs or that. If
you look at those all those names you mentioned the
(08:14):
experience with Bilon Smith and there as well, we've actually
got a pretty strong team that could line up as
a you know, if we had national teams lining up
an event and be really competitive against some of the
big powerhouse nations. So you know, for New Zealand Road Cycling,
a lot of these guys they haven't come out of that.
Gaty hasn't. But you know the other guy in Campbell show,
you know pretty much George and the guys are their pathies.
(08:37):
They've done it through the road. You know, they've gone there,
they've done the hard yards and taken their opportunities on
the road to succeed. So what that does that inspires
the next generation coming through with seeing you know, the
New Zealand Cycling Project boys racing in the US, looking
for opportunities in Europe and because of having so many
at that level, it means teams start to think about, now,
(08:59):
I wonder what other New Zealanders might be available, so
they start to sort of spread the net a little wider.
And then of course with all the swift and online
racing and competition sort of like in an esports, so
they keeping an eye on Max. You never know who
comes out of that, and we've got some really good
riders competing internationally in that space as well.
Speaker 2 (09:19):
Looking globally, the Tour de France always jumps out, doesn't it.
One hundred and twelfth edition this year, starting on the
fifth of July in Lelle and finishing up in Paris
obviously later in the month. What sort of storylines do
you expect to be written in the Tour de France
this year? I guess what I'm asking again. Anyone beat
today Bagacia.
Speaker 4 (09:40):
Jonis, Singer Guard possibly, But outside of that, it's it's
a race for third place on the podium. Of those
two go into the race fit healthy and stay crashed
free throughout the race. I think it'll be a two
horse race, but it's three weeks, twenty one days and
a lot can happen. But where we sat right now,
Jason it's super hard to see anybody taking them on.
They just seem to be a whole level above it.
(10:02):
It's another tour with a lot of climbs. Yeah, I
I don't see anyone pushing those two riders out. Yeah.
We saw even go Guard pushing Taddy Pagaza last year
coming off a horrendous injury. So you know, both of
those going into the tour peak form. I think we'll
see some battle royals in the mountains, throw rint oven
A Poland there as well, But I think they're all
(10:24):
sort of trying to hang on and get as close
as they can, limit their losses and concentrate on the
battle for the podium.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
Good Man, Dal always enjoy chatting cycling with you. We'll
keep an eye out for fin Fisher Black this afternoon.
Hopefully he can finish on the podium. Thanks as always
for taking the time for a chat.
Speaker 4 (10:40):
Pleasure Jason anytime.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Thank you all the best, mate, Dell Wood for there
our cycling analyst are fairly familiar voice to cycling fans
and yeat. Fin Fisher Black is in third place, twelve
seconds behind the leader Ecuadors Jonathan Navez as they head
into the final stage of Cycling's Tour down Under in Adelaide.
Sixth and final stage is flat twenty laps through a
circuit of central Adelaide, so twelve seconds, as you heard
(11:02):
Dell says, is a little bit difficult to make up
in a stage like that, but anything can happen and
I finish on the podium would be a great way
to start the year for fin Fisher Black Adam Nelson
pretty impressive cycling family with sister Neve also doing great
things around the world in a cycling sense.
Speaker 1 (11:21):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to News Talk st B weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
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