The last time an Australian team celebrated a five-nil whitewash over a touring party was the national cricket team in the 2013-14 Ashes series with Caleb Ewan's sprinting prowess equally as mesmerising and punishing as the bat of David Warner and bowling of Mitchell Johnson.
Ewan's final day stage win over world champion Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe) marked his fourth stage win of the Tour Down Under and fifth of the week after his success in the pre-race People's Choice Classic criterium. It capped off a successful week for the sprinter who is proving unbeatable across the opening weeks of the racing season.
The 22-year-old had a breakthrough debut neo-pro season in 2015, snaring 11 professional wins but ensured a difficult sophomore season with five wins, leaving him bereft of confidence -the secret to a sprinter's mojo.
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"It gives me a whole lot of confidence going over to Europe and I think as a sprinter, it is something you really need," Ewan said after winning the stage and securing the points classification.
"I felt that in the middle of last season that I was lacking confidence a bit and hesitating in the sprints a lot and that caused me to get boxed in and I wouldn't really be able to open up my sprint. I think here you could see that with the confidence that I have, I am really relaxed in the sprints and I am able to get out of the sprints when I need to and open up my sprint."
Milan-San Remo debut
In 2017, Ewan will make his Milan-San Remo debut with his focus and training on ensuring he gets to the closing stages of races feeling fresher and less fatigued in year's gone by. The four stage wins are early confirmation for Ewan that is he on track to meet those objectives as he explained.
The Tour de France in 2018
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