Greig Leach

I do enjoy a pun, I am a dad after all. I am also about to be a grandfather, so that makes puns doubly fun. So... Nathan Haas (Katusha-Alpecin) and Jay McCarthy (Bora-Hansgrohe) sprinted for bonus seconds and for second place at the intermediate sprint point. Haas was able to hold of McCarthy for a 2 second bonus, McCarthy got a 1 second bonus. Seems like quite a bit of energy for very little gain. However, the Tour Down Under has been decided by just one second in the past. And this duo finished 2017 on equal time with count back putting one on the podium and the other in the less than satisfying fourth place.