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Jay Vine wins Tour Down Under as UAE Team Emirates begin season in fine style

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UAE Team Emirates began their 2023 season in fine style after Jay Vine claimed his first World Tour victory in the Tour Down Under on Sunday, with Simon Yates winning a thrilling uphill battle to take the race's final stage.

Australian Vine, who held the leaders jersey since Stage 2, kept his composure to follow all attacks on the final 112km from Unley to Mount Lofty (112km).

Yates (Jayco-Alula) hit out for victory with just over a kilometre to go, but Vine had the strength to match his efforts, finishing just a bike length behind the British rider but conceding no time.

It is 27-year-old Vine's first World Tour general classification title and continues his rise to prominence in world professional cycling after winning two stages at the Vuelta a Espana last year. “It feels pretty incredible to be standing here wearing this jersey," said Vine, who joined UAE Team Emirates from Alpecin–Fenix ahead of this season. "The way the team rode that race was first class, the guys were incredible and [sports director] Marco [Marcato] in the car was also always clear and giving us good instructions. "It was pretty hectic at the start of the stage, we really had to be on our toes but I had good guys around me, the team was incredible and they deserve it as much as I do.” Yates, the 2018 Vuelta a Espana winner, rolled the dice with 1.7km to go, and Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroen Team) and Vine tacked on the end of the three-man breakaway in the dash to the finish.

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