{"id":16160,"date":"2017-01-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/world-champ-is-the-tdu-s-drawcard\/"},"modified":"2017-01-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T00:00:00","slug":"world-champ-is-the-tdu-s-drawcard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/world-champ-is-the-tdu-s-drawcard\/","title":{"rendered":"World champ is the TDU\u2019s drawcard"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Tour Down Under has pulled off \u201can absolutely massive coup\u201d by getting Peter Sagan to race in the 2017 event, says Stuart O\u2019Grady.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s the reigning world champion, he\u2019s won the last two world titles, which is extremely rare for someone to do that,\u201d Stuart told the FIVEAA sports show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he\u2019s a character. He\u2019s got a real personality. He\u2019s certainly the new rock star of the cycling world\u2026 and he lets his legs do the talking.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/302316342&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Grady said this year\u2019s event boasted a \u201cmassive talent pool\u201d, including Aussies Richie Porte and Simon Gerrans &#8212; \u201cwho are right up there with the best riders in the world on any given day\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen you\u2019ve got all the other superstars from all around the world as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>MOST POPULAR<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/videos\/channel-7-news-blooper-goes-viral\"><strong>HILARIOUS 7 NEWS BLOOPER GOES VIRAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/pilko-drops-huge-port-adelaide-rumour-live-on-air\"><strong>PILKO DROPS HUGE PORT ADELAIDE RUMOUR LIVE ON AIR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tour Down Under has pulled off \u201can absolutely massive coup\u201d by getting Peter Sagan to race in the 2017 event, says Stuart O\u2019Grady. \u201cHe\u2019s the reigning world champion, he\u2019s won the last two world titles, which is extremely rare for someone to do that,\u201d Stuart told the FIVEAA sports show. \u201cAnd he\u2019s a character. 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