They say that the Tour Down Under is one of the most relaxed races on the calendar, but try telling that to the homegrown talent and those hunting the early volley of WorldTour points.
And at the race hotel in downtown Adelaide, the mind games between two of the rival teams began in earnest with Orica-Scott's Matt White loading the pressure on BMC Racing's Richie Porte.
"Richie Porte, 100 per cent is the man to beat," White told Cyclingnews.
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"The podium will be Porte, Sergio Henao and then hopefully one of us. We just don't know the order yet, but that's the three."
White manages the only Australian WorldTour team in Orica, and as the defending champions at the Tour Down Under they head into the race with four-time winner Simon Gerrans, Colombian Esteban Chaves and pocket rocket Caleb Ewan.
While having multiple goals – they won four stage and the GC in 2016 – White underlined Porte's threat.
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