Davis on the verge of Tour victory

Australian cyclist Allan Davis is on the verge of winning the Tour Down Under after taking out the decisive fifth stage at Willunga, south of Adelaide.

Davis did well on the two tough climbs up Old Willunga Hill as several riders,
including Lance Armstrong, attacked in an effort to break the race apart.
The race came together after those two climbs and a group of around 50 riders
contested the sprint.
Before Saturday, Davis led fellow Australian Graeme Brown by four seconds and Stuart
O'Grady by 15 seconds.
Brown lost touch with the lead group and Davis gained a time bonus for the stage
win, meaning he leads by about 20 seconds going into Sunday's Adelaide street race.
Barring disaster, that will be too much of an advantage for any of Davis' rivals to
overcome.
Armstrong later described Davis as invincible in this race.
Armstrong was pleased with his form during the two three-kilometre climbs up Old
Willunga Hill, and said his performance this week had been slightly ahead of
expectations.
The record seven-time Tour de France winner is making a comeback to professional
cycling after three years of retirement.
Massive crowds lined Old Willunga Hill and Armstrong said it was like being back at
the Tour de France.
Earlier in the 148km stage on Saturday, 19-year-old South Australians Jack Bobridge
and Travis Meyer were in a group of eight that attacked early and gained a gap of
about three minutes.
O'Grady was involved in a crash halfway through the stage, but he recovered and was
in the lead group at the finish.
Bobridge has earned Armstrong's praise several times this week and has been the
"energiser bunny" of this race with his constant attacks.
Armstrong described him as a young rider with much talent and plenty of guts.