Australia's Caleb Ewan held off world champion Peter Sagan in a bunch sprint to claim his second stage victory in the 2017 Tour Down Under on Thursday as Richie Porte finished in the pack to retain his overall lead. The 22-year-old Orica-Scott sprinter did well to avoid a high-speed crash in the closing stages of the 144-km run from Glenelg to Victor Harbor and had too much pace for Sagan in the race to the line and won, sitting up, by two bike lengths. Porte will start the fourth stage, from Norwood to Campbelltown, with a 20-second advantage over Spain's Gorka Izagirre, who was sent sprawling in the crash but did not lose any time as it took place inside the final three kilometres. More...