Tour Down Under 2017: 5 riders to watch - Video

The first race of the 2017 WorldTour, the Tour Down Under, begins next Tuesday, January 17, with riders testing their legs in the People’s Choice Classic criterium two days beforehand.

Born in Ireland to a cycling family and later moved to the Isle of Man, so there was no surprise when I got into the sport. Studied sports journalism at university before going on to do a Masters in sports broadcast. After university I spent three months interning at Eurosport, where I covered the Tour de France. In 2012 I started at Procycling Magazine, before becoming the deputy editor of Procycling Week. I then joined Cyclingnews, in December 2013.