Tour Down Under (2012) Photos; Stage 6: Adelaide, 90 km (Circuit)
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The sun was shining again for the sixth and final stage with race leader Simon Simon Gerrans (GreenEDGE) smiling about his chances although he was technically tied on time with Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)		share this photo
The rollout for 20 laps of the 4.5km circuit (90km) in Adelaide in gusty conditions today		share this photo
Simon Gerrans (GreenEDGE) had lots of sprinter teammates ready to consume the time bonuses, if necessary, to ensure his overall win		share this photo
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) wins for the fourth time this week (including his Classic Down Under win) ahead of 2nd Mark Renshaw (Rabobank) and 3rd Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD)		share this photo
Tour Down Under career win #11 for André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) putting him one shy of Robbie McEwen's record of 12		share this photo
Simon Gerrans joins Stuart O'Grady as of three two-time winners of the Tour Down Under		share this photo
Simon Gerrans celebrates with his new GreenEDGE teammate Cameron Meyers, last year's overall winner		share this photo
Record crowds again this year, topping 100,000 every single day... I believe		share this photo
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) opens and closes the Tour Down Under with sprint wins (four in total including the Classic Down Under). A dominating performance which in other years would have won him the overall...		share this photo
Simon Gerrans (GreenEDGE) on the strength of steady finishes all week and his second place finish on Old Willunga Hill captures his second (2006, 2012) Tour Down Under title.		share this photo
Although he won the Queen Stage and finished tied on time with Simon Gerrans, Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) lost the tiebreaker and settles for 2nd overall. At the end of the 803km, six day event both Gerrans and Valverde remained deadlocked at 20:46:12 but Gerrans' stage placings added up to a total of 102 and while Valverde had 175 overall points giving the Australian the win.		share this photo
Tiago Machado (RadioShack-Nissan) was third overall + 0:08		share this photo
The jersey winners: Simon Gerrans (overall), Edvald Boasson Hagen (sprint points), Jan Bakelandts (most aggressive rider stage 6), Rohan Dennis (best young rider)		share this photo
RadioShack-Nissan-Trek won the team classification (best three placed riders) by 24 seconds ahead of Team Sky. "We like to win a team GC and on top of that we managed to place Tiago, we are pretty happy with the outcome of the race," said team captain Jens Voigt (second from left).		share this photo
Tour Down Under (2012) Photos; Stage 6: Adelaide, 90 km (Circuit)
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