Vine survives kangaroo to win in AdelaideAFP and AP, ADELAIDE, AustraliaBritish sprinter Matthew Brennan yesterday swept to victory in the final stage as Jay Vine survived a high-speed collision with a straying kangaroo to win his second Tour Down Under. Brennan, 20, coming off a breakthrough season with 14 wins for Team Visma-Lease a Bike last year, finished a misfiring week with a stage win from New Zealand’s Finn Fisher-Black (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) and Denmark’s Tobias Lund Andresen (Decathlon CAM CGM). The peloton passes a kangaroo road sign during the Tour Down Under men’s cycling race in Adelaide, Australia, yesterday. UAE Team Emirates XRG’s Australian rider Jay Vine holds the winner’s trophy at the end of the Tour Down Under men’s cycling race in Adelaide, Australia, yesterday. Vine overcame an enormous amount of bad luck to win the race.

Source: Taipei Times January 25, 2026 17:35 UTC