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Gerrans heads Aussie challenge

14 January 2013, 10:24

Defending champion Simon Gerrans will lead the Australian challenge at cycling's Tour Down Under when the first event of the 2013 ProTour begins Sunday.

Gerrans was named on Monday as a member of the Australian Orica-GreenEDGE team which will contest the six-stage road race around Adelaide in South Australia.

The 22-year-old began a strong 2012 season at the Tour Down Under, also winning the Australian national road championships and the one-day Milan-San Remo race.

Current Australian road race champion Luke Durbridge was also named in the GreenEDGE lineup.

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