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Tour Down Under 2013 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

Nice to see a fresh face win the 2013 Tour Down Under at this difficult time for pro cycling; 23 year-old Dutchman Tom Jelte Slagter, who rides for Team Blank (no sponsor), is your surprise overall winner.
Big Photos from the 2013 Tour Down Undersirotti
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Big Photos from the 2010 Tour Down Undersirotti

PSunday, January 2050 km 
Adelaide, East End
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1Tuesday, January 22135 km 
ProspectLobethal
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2Wednesday, January 23117 km 
Mt BarkerRostrevor
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3Thursday, January 24139 km 
UnleyStirling
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4Friday, January 25127 km 
ModburyTanunda
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5Saturday, January 26152 km 
McLaren ValeOld Willunga Hill
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6Sunday, January 2790 km 
AdelaideAdelaide
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  Total Distance810 km 

2013 Tour Down Under Teams
Team Rosters and Withdrawals
Group riders by: or

ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE)
AUS
  1GERRANS  SimonAUS
  2DURBRIDGE  LukeAUS
  3IMPEY  DarylRSA
  4GOSS  Matthew HarleyAUS
  5CLARKE  SimonAUS
  6MOURIS  JensNED
  7O'GRADY  StuartAUS

BMC RACING TEAM (BMC)
USA
  11GILBERT  PhilippeBEL
  12SANTAROMITA  IvanITA
  13KOHLER  MartinSUI
  14LODEWYCK  KlaasBEL
  15MOINARD  AmaëlFRA
  16MORABITO  SteveSUI
  17WYSS  DaniloSUI

LOTTO BELISOL (LTB)
BEL
  21GREIPEL  AndréGER
  22HANSEN  AdamAUS
  23KAISEN  OlivierBEL
  24HENDERSON  GregNZL
  25ROELANDTS  JurgenBEL
  26SIEBERG  MarcelGER
  27WELLENS  TimBEL

SKY PROCYCLING (SKY)
GBR
  31BOASSON HAGEN  EdvaldNOR
  32EISEL  BernhardAUT
  33ROWE  LukeGBR
  34HAYMAN  MathewAUS
  35STANNARD  IanGBR
  36SUTTON  ChristopherAUS
  37THOMAS  GeraintGBR

RADIOSHACK LEOPARD (RLT)
LUX
  41SCHLECK  AndyLUX
  42BENNETT  GeorgeNZL
  43DIDIER  LaurentLUX
  44HERMANS  BenBEL
  45MACHADO  TiagoPOR
  46SERGENT  JesseNZL
  47VOIGT  JensGER

GARMIN SHARP (GRS)
USA
  51FARRAR  TylerUSA
  52HAAS  NathanAUS
  53BAUER  JackNZL
  54MORTON  Lachlan DavidAUS
  55HUNTER  RobertRSA
  57VON HOFF  SteeleAUS

TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF (TST)
DEN
  61SÖRENSEN  Chris AnkerDEN
  62MIYAZAWA  TakashiJPN
  63MCCARTHY  JayAUS
  64JUUL JENSEN  ChristopherDEN
  65BOARO  ManueleITA
  66CANTWELL  JonathanAUS
  67DUGGAN  TimothyUSA

BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM (BLA)
NED
  71BOBRIDGE  JackAUS
  72BROWN  GraemeAUS
  73KELDERMAN  WilcoNED
  74RENSHAW  MarkAUS
  75SLAGTER  Tom JelteNED
  76TANNER  DavidAUS
  77TJALLINGII  MaartenNED

ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST)
KAZ
  81GUARDINI  AndreaITA
  82IGLINSKIY  MaximKAZ
  83AGNOLI  ValerioITA
  84KASHECHKIN  AndreyKAZ
  85PONZI  SimoneITA
  86GASPAROTTO  EnricoITA
  87GUARNIERI  JacopoITA

MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV)
ESP
  91ROJAS GIL  Jose JoaquinESP
  92AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA  AndreyCRC
  93CAPECCHI  ErosITA
  94GUTIERREZ PALACIOS  José IvanESP
  95HERRADA LOPEZ  JoséESP
  96MORENO BAZAN  JavierESP
  97VISCONTI  GiovanniITA

VACANSOLEIL-DCM (VCD)
NED
  101DE GENDT  ThomasBEL
  102WAUTERS  WillemBEL
  103MARCZYNSKI  TomaszPOL
  104MARKUS  BarryNED
  105VAN POPPEL  BoyNED
  106VALLS FERRI  RafaelESP
  107VAN HUMMEL  Kenny RobertNED

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
FRA
  111HUTAROVICH  YauheniBLR
  112CHEREL  MikaelFRA
  113APPOLLONIO  DavideITA
  114BAGDONAS  GediminasLTU
  115BONNAFOND  GuillaumeFRA
  116KERN  JulianGER
  117KADRI  BlelFRA

LAMPRE-MERIDA (LAM)
ERIDA (LAM) - ITA
  121LLOYD  MatthewAUS
  122CIMOLAI  DavideITA
  123FAVILLI  EliaITA
  124FERRARI  RobertoITA
  125MORI  ManueleITA
  126PIETROPOLLI  DanieleITA
  127STORTONI  SimoneITA

FDJ (FDJ)
FRA
  131BONNET  WilliamFRA
  132VEIKKANEN  JussiFIN
  133COURTEILLE  ArnaudFRA
  134DELAGE  MickaelFRA
  135DEMARE  ArnaudFRA
  136ELISSONDE  KennyFRA
  137MANGEL  LaurentFRA

OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP (OPQ)
BEL
  141FENN  AndrewGBR
  142GRABSCH  BertGER
  143PAUWELS  SergeBEL
  144PINEAU  JérômeFRA
  145RABON  FrantisekCZE
  146STEEGMANS  GertBEL
  147VELITS  PeterSVK

EUSKALTEL EUSKADI (EUS)
ESP
  151IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI  GorkaESP
  152ABERASTURI IZAGA  JonESP
  153OROZ UGALDE  Juan JoseESP
  154ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU  MikelESP
  155BRAVO OIARBIDE  GarikoitzESP
  156IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI  JonESP
  157LOBATO DEL VALLE  Juan JoseESP

TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO (ARG)
NED
  161KITTEL  MarcelGER
  162AHLSTRAND  JonasSWE
  163CLARKE  WilliamAUS
  164DE KORT  KoenNED
  165HUGUET  YannFRA
  166HUPOND  ThierryFRA
  167TIMMER  AlbertNED

CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING (CAN)
ITA
  171AGOSTINI  StefanoITA
  172SABATINI  FabioITA
  172SALERNO  CristianoITA
  173WURF  CameronAUS
  174CANUTI  FedericoITA
  175MARANGONI  AlanITA
  176SAGAN  JurajSVK
  177VANDBORG  BrianDEN

UNISA AUSTRALIA (AUS)
AUS
  181DEMPSTER  ZakkariAUS
  182GIACOPPO  AnthonyAUS
  183HOWSON  DamienAUS
  184KERBY  JordanAUS
  185PHELAN  AdamAUS
  186SULZBERGER  BernardAUS
  187WATSON  CalvinAUS

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News and Updates for Tour Down Under 2013

January 29 update:
Five Conclusions From The Santos Tour Down Undercyclingnews

Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage


big photos coming...
Stage 6 Results
GER  1  GREIPEL, André (LOTTO BELISOL)               1:52:59
AUS  2  RENSHAW, Mark (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)      
NOR  3  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING)       
AUS  4  GOSS, Matthew Harley (ORICA GREENEDGE)       
USA  5  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN SHARP)                 
GBR  6  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY PROCYCLING)             
BEL  7  LODEWYCK, Klaas (BMC RACING TEAM)            
NED  8  MARKUS, Barry (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)              
BLR  9  HUTAROVICH, Yauheni (AG2R LA MONDIALE)       
NED  10 VAN HUMMEL, Kenny Robert (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)   

Final General Classification
NED  1  SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)    18:28:32
ESP  2  MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOVISTAR TEAM)              +   17
GBR  3  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY PROCYCLING)                  +   25
ESP  4  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)       +   32
BEL  5  HERMANS, Ben (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                 +   34
NED  6  KELDERMAN, Wilco (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)      
ESP  7  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)     +   36
ITA  8  PIETROPOLLI, Daniele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)            
POR  9  MACHADO, Tiago (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)               +   38
FIN  10 VEIKKANEN, Jussi (FDJ)                            +   41
NZL  11 BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                        +   45
ESP  12 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)             +   53
FRA  13 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                            +   54
ESP  14 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOVISTAR TEAM)           +   57
NZL  15 BENNETT, George (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)              + 1:02
AUS  16 HANSEN, Adam (LOTTO BELISOL)                      + 1:03
ITA  17 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING TEAM)               + 1:08
FRA  18 CHEREL, Mikael (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                 + 1:20
KAZ  19 KASHECHKIN, Andrey (ASTANA PRO TEAM)            
BEL  20 PAUWELS, Serge (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)        + 1:30
Full Results and Final GCbiciciclismo
100th victory for Greipel in Adelaide Citycyclingnews
Tour Down Under: Greipel extends stage record, Slagter confirms overallvelonation
Javi Moreno, 2º en Down Under: ´Un salto de calidad importante en mi carrera´biciciclismo
Gilbert Hoped For More At The Tour Down Undercyclingnews
Ferrari Wants To Earn Respect Of Fellow WorldTour Sprinterscyclingnews
Moreno rises to challenge of team leadership with second overallvelonation
Last Lap of Stage 6 (08:42 English)ninewwos
Stage 6 Brief Highlights (01:37 English)sbs
Geraint Thomas Post-Stage 6 (03:10 English)cyclingcentral
Sky lead Thomas back onto podium (02:20 English)cyclingnewstv
Mark Renshaw Post-Stage 6 (01:59 English)cycling-central
Jens Voigt talking about Andy Schleck's Stage 6 abandonment (06:15 English)cycling-central
Tom-Jelte Slagter Post-Stage 6 (03:40 English)cycling-central
Last Km of Stage 6 (02:22 English)tourdownunder
Phil and Paul Stage 6 wrap-up (01:26 English)tourdownunder
Stage 6 Highlights and Interviews (03:37 English)sbs
Greipel celebrates yet another milestone at TDU (01:27 English)cyclingnewstv
Andy Schleck Candid Interview (07:26 English)sbs
Official Stage 6 Highlights (06:26 English)tourdownunder
Backstage Pass - Stage 6 (05:42 English)GreenEdgeCycling
more to come...

Stage 6 preview: Adelaide → Adelaide, 90 km (Circuit)

January 25/26 update:
Stage 6 Preview (04:57 English)UniSouthAustralia
Phil and Paul look at Stage 6 (01:01 English)tourdownunder
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable

Stage 6 start time: Sunday 13:15 CDT (2:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Adelaide, Australia
Earliest live video: 13:30 CDT (3:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:15 CDT (4:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Adelaide, Australia

Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage


9 Big Photos from Stage 5 (more to come) — sirotti
Stage 5 Results
AUS  1  GERRANS, Simon (ORICA GREENEDGE)                3:36:25
NED  2  SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)    
ESP  3  MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOVISTAR TEAM)               + 10
ESP  4  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)        + 12
POR  5  MACHADO, Tiago (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                + 13
NED  6  KELDERMAN, Wilco (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)         + 16
ESP  7  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)   
ESP  8  VALLS FERRI, Rafael (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)           
ITA  9  PIETROPOLLI, Daniele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)            
BEL  10 HERMANS, Ben (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)               
FIN  11 VEIKKANEN, Jussi (FDJ)                             + 21
FRA  12 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                          
ITA  13 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING TEAM)                + 23
NZL  14 BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                         + 25
ESP  15 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOVISTAR TEAM)         

General Classification after Stage 5
NED  1  SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)    16:35:33
ESP  2  MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOVISTAR TEAM)                + 13
BEL  3  HERMANS, Ben (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                   + 25
ESP  4  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)         + 28
GBR  5  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY PROCYCLING)                    + 29
POR  6  MACHADO, Tiago (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)             
ESP  7  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)       + 32
ITA  8  PIETROPOLLI, Daniele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)            
NED  9  KELDERMAN, Wilco (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)      
FIN  10 VEIKKANEN, Jussi (FDJ)                              + 37
NZL  11 BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                          + 41
FRA  12 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                              + 45
NZL  13 BENNETT, George (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                + 48
ESP  14 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)               + 49
AUS  15 HANSEN, Adam (LOTTO BELISOL)                        + 54
Full Results and GCbiciciclismo
Gerrans wins Down Under stage; Slagter takes leadvelonews
Gerrans victorious on Australia Day at Old Willungacyclingnews
Gerrans edges Slagter on Old Willunga as Thomas faltersvelonation
Dope rife in other sports, says cycling legend Bernard Hinaultheraldsun.au
Slagter Proves A Point For Dutch Cyclingcyclingnews
Tom Slagter relieves Geraint Thomas of Tour Down Under leadcyclingweekly.co.uk
Last 3 Km of Stage 5 (08:48 English)ninewws
Stage 5 Brief Highlights (01:46 English)sbs
Simon Gerrans Post-Stage 5 (04:34 English)cyclingcentral
Tom-Jelte Slagter Post-Stage 5 (04:32 English)cyclingcentral
9 Big Photos from Stage 5 (more to come) — sirotti
Last Km and winner interview (01:50 English) — wwos.ninemsn.au
Stage 5 roundtable: N. O'Donnell, M. Tomalaris A. Tan, A. Hinds (25:26 English)cyclingcentral
Simon Gerrans, Matt Wilson Post-Stage 5 (02:10 English)sbs
Geraint Thomas Post-Stage 5 (01:41 English)cyclingnewstv
Official Stage 5 highlights (06:44 English)tourdownunder
Phil and Paul wrap-up Jayco Stage 5 (02:03 English)tourdownunder
Backstage Pass - Stage 5 (7:02 English)ORICA GreenEDGE
Willunga Hill crowds (02:55 English)sbs
Stage 5 Highlights (03:56 English)sbs
Bike Shorts: Stage 5 Analysis w/ Anthony Tan (03:57 English)sbs
Race Report - Stage 5 (06:05 English)globalcyclingnetwork

Stage 5 preview: McLaren Vale → Old Willunga Hill, 152 km (Mountain)

January 24/25 update:
Stage 5 Preview (04:57 English)UniSouthAustralia
Phil and Paul look ahead to Stage 5 (01:01 English)tourdownunder
Old Willunga Hill Profilecyclingthealps
Old Willunga Hill To Decide Winner Of Tour Down Undercyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable

Stage 5 start time: Saturday 11:10 CDT (12:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for McLaren Vale, Australia
Earliest live video: 11:30 CDT (1:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 14:55 CDT (4:25:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Old Willunga Hill, Australia

Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage


20 Big Photos from Stage 4sirotti
Stage 4 Results
GER  1  GREIPEL, André (LOTTO BELISOL)               3:02:52
ITA  2  FERRARI, Roberto (LAMPRE-MERIDA)             
AUS  3  CANTWELL, Jonathan (TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF)       
GBR  4  FENN, Andrew (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)     
NED  5  MARKUS, Barry (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)              
GER  6  KITTEL, Marcel (TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO)          
AUS  7  RENSHAW, Mark (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)      
NED  8  VAN HUMMEL, Kenny Robert (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)   
FRA  9  DEMARE, Arnaud (FDJ)                         
BEL  10 LODEWYCK, Klaas (BMC RACING TEAM)            

General Classification after Stage 4
GBR  1  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY PROCYCLING)                12:59:09
NED  2  SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)        +  5
ESP  3  MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOVISTAR TEAM)                +  6
BEL  4  HERMANS, Ben (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                   +  8
ESP  5  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)       + 15
ESP  6  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)     
NZL  7  BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                      
POR  8  MACHADO, Tiago (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)             
AUS  9  HANSEN, Adam (LOTTO BELISOL)                    
NZL  10 BENNETT, George (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)            
ITA  11 PIETROPOLLI, Daniele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)            
FIN  12 VEIKKANEN, Jussi (FDJ)                          
NED  13 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)      
FRA  14 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                              + 23
ESP  15 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOVISTAR TEAM)             + 31
FRA  16 CHEREL, Mikael (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                   + 32
ESP  17 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)           
KAZ  18 KASHECHKIN, Andrey (ASTANA PRO TEAM)            
BEL  19 PAUWELS, Serge (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)      
DEN  20 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF)       
Full Stage 4 Resultsbiciciclismo
Greipel takes 13th stage victory with Stage 4 in Tanundacyclingnews
Greipel wins Down Under stage 4; Thomas keeps overall leadvelonews
Duggan to undergo surgery for collarbone, tibia fracturesvelonews
Aussies reduced to support roles in their own racetheroar.au
Greipel's sprinting technique is an art formphilanderson/ninemsn
Stage 4 Highlights (04:24 English)sbs
Greg Henderson Post-Stage 4, describes the finish (03:57 English)cyclingcentral
Philippe Gilbert Post-Stage 4 (02:28 English)cyclingcentral
Philippe Gilbert Post-Stage 4 (01:10 English)sbs
Final Kms of Stage 4 (02:31 English)tourdownunder
André Greipel Post-Stage 4 (02:00 English)cyclingcentral
20 Big Photos from Stage 4sirotti
Jack Bauer Post-Stage 4 discussing the reasons for the late crash (03:19 English)cyclingnewstv
Bike Shorts: Stage 4 Analysis w/ Alex Hinds and Anthony Tan (04:04 English)sbs
Race Report - Stage 4 (5:51 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Official Stage 4 Highlights (7:06 English)tourdownunder

Stage 4 preview: Modbury → Tanunda, 127 km (lumpy)

January 24/25 update:
Stage 4 Preview, Modbury → Tanunda (04:57 English)UniSouthAustralia
Phil and Paul look ahead to the Bupa Stage 4 (01:05 English)tourdownunder
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable

Stage 4 start time: Friday 11:00 CDT (12:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Modbury, Australia
Earliest live video: 12:30 CDT (2:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 14:10 CDT (3:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Tanunda, Australia

Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage


23 Big Photos from Stage 3sirotti
Stage 3 Results
NED  1  SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)    3:36:46
AUS  2  GOSS, Matthew Harley (ORICA GREENEDGE)          
BEL  3  GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING TEAM)             
GBR  4  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY PROCYCLING)                
ITA  5  VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOVISTAR TEAM)              
ESP  6  MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOVISTAR TEAM)            
ITA  7  PONZI, Simone (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                 
ITA  8  PIETROPOLLI, Daniele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)            
ITA  9  SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING TEAM)             
ESP  10 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)   

General Classification after Stage 3
GBR  1  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY PROCYCLING)                9:56:17
NED  2  SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)       +  5
ESP  3  MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOVISTAR TEAM)               +  6
BEL  4  HERMANS, Ben (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                  +  8
ITA  5  PIETROPOLLI, Daniele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)               + 15
ESP  6  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)     
ESP  7  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)   
NZL  8  BENNETT, George (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)            
NZL  9  BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                      
NED  10 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)      
Full Results from Stage 3biciciclismo
Slagter holds on in uphill sprint Down Undervelonews
Slagter victory reels in Thomas at TDUsbs.au
Slagter takes tough victory into Stirlingcyclingnews
Duggan suffers collarbone fracture in Australiavelonews
Tom-Jelter Slagter takes stage three with final kilometre attackvelonation
Geraint Thomas maintains Tour Down Under leadcyclingweekly.co.uk
Stage 3 Highlights and Interviews (03:29 English)sbs
Goss: I'm twice the guy I was last year (02:38 English)cyclingnewstv
Meet some of the people from the Santos Tour Down Under (02:04 English)tourdownunder
Orica-GreenEdge Backstage Pass - Stage 3 (05:38 English)GreenEdgeCycling
Stage 3 Roundtable: M. Tomalaris, S. Randall, K. Bates, A. Tan (17:43 English)cyclingcentral
UniSouthAustralia Stage 3 Highlights (02:15 English)UniSouthAustralia
Will Clarke Post-Stage 3 (01:37 English)sbs
Matt Wilson Post-Stage 3 (01:25 English)sbs
Bernhard Eisel calls for better promotion of UCI WorldTourcyclingnews
23 Big Photos from Stage 3sirotti
Race Report - Stage 3 (4:25 English)globalcyclingnetwork

Stage 3 preview: Unley → Stirling, 139 km (lumpy)

January 23/24 update:
Stage 3 Preview, Unley → Stirling (04:57 English)UniSouthAustralia
See the race summary for the stage profile, map and timetable

Stage 3 start time: Thursday 11:00 CDT (12:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Unley, Australia
Earliest live video: 13:00 CDT (2:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 14:41 CDT (4:11:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Stirling, Australia

Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage


24 Big Photos from Stage 2sirotti
Stage 2 Results
GBR  1  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY PROCYCLING)               2:44:18
ESP  2  MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOVISTAR TEAM)               + 1
BEL  3  HERMANS, Ben (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)              
NED  4  SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)       + 4
BEL  5  WELLENS, Tim (LOTTO BELISOL)                   
ITA  6  PIETROPOLLI, Daniele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)           
NZL  7  BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                     
NED  8  KELDERMAN, Wilco (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)     
ESP  9  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)    
NZL  10 BENNETT, George (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)           

General Classification after Stage 2
GBR  1  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY PROCYCLING)                6:19:32
ESP  2  MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOVISTAR TEAM)               +  5
BEL  3  HERMANS, Ben (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                  +  7
ITA  4  PIETROPOLLI, Daniele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)               + 14
NED  5  SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)    
ESP  6  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)     
ESP  7  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)   
BEL  8  WELLENS, Tim (LOTTO BELISOL)                    
NZL  9  BAUER, Jack (GARMIN SHARP)                      
POR  10 MACHADO, Tiago (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)             
Stage 2 Full Resultsbiciciclismo
Thomas wins the battle of Corkscrewcyclingnews
Thomas leads cycling Tour Down Undernews.smh.au
Thomas grabs stage win and race lead on day two of Santos Tour Down Undervelonation
New Order At Tour Down Under Just The Start Of Things To Comecyclingnews
Stage 2 Highlights and Interviews (03:15 English)sbs
24 Big Photos from Stage 2sirotti
De Gendt describes Stage 2 crash (02:34 English)cyclingnewstv
RadioShack Leopard with cards to play now (02:30 English)cyclingnewstv
Simon Gerrans Post-Stage 2: 'Didnt have the legs' (01:05 English)sbs
Philippe Gilbert Post-Stage 2: 'Big crash on the descent' (01:26 English)sbs
Bike Shorts: Stage 2 Analysis w/ Alex Hinds and Anthony Tan (04:04 English)sbs
Orica-GreenEdge Backstage Pass - Stage 2 (05:37 English)GreenEdgeCycling
Official Stage 2 Highlights (5:48 English)tourdownunder
Stage 2 Roundtable: M. Tomalaris, S. Randall, A. Hinds, A. Tan (20:16 English)cyclingcentral
Race Report - Stage 2 (3:38 English)globalcyclingnetwork

Stage 2 preview: Mt Barker → Rostrevor, 117 km (lumpy)

January 22/23 update:
Stage 2 Preview, Mt Barker → Rostrevor (05:00 English)UniSouthAustralia
Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen Look At Stage 2 (01:07 English)tourdownunder
Corkscrew a serious hurdle for Tour Down Under contenderscyclingnews
Corkscrew Climb Recon (03:25 English)sbs
See the race summary for the stage profile, map and timetable

Stage 2 start time: Wednesday 11:00 CDT (12:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Mt Barker, Australia
Earliest live video: 12:30 CDT (2:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 14:00 CDT (3:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Rostrevor, Australia

Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage


24 Big Photos from Stage 1sirotti
Stage 1 Results
GER  1  GREIPEL, André (LOTTO BELISOL)            3:35:24
FRA  2  DEMARE, Arnaud (FDJ)                      
AUS  3  RENSHAW, Mark (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)   
ITA  4  PONZI, Simone (ASTANA PRO TEAM)           
AUS  5  VON HOFF, Steele (GARMIN SHARP)           
ITA  6  FERRARI, Roberto (LAMPRE-MERIDA)          
ITA  7  PIETROPOLLI, Daniele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)      
NOR  8  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING)    
ESP  9  ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOVISTAR TEAM)   
AUS  10 DEMPSTER, Zakkari (UNISA AUSTRALIA)       

General Classification after Stage 1
GER  1  GREIPEL, André (LOTTO BELISOL)               3:35:14
FRA  2  DEMARE, Arnaud (FDJ)                            +  4
AUS  3  RENSHAW, Mark (BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM)         +  6
AUS  4  GERRANS, Simon (ORICA GREENEDGE)                +  7
BEL  5  GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING TEAM)          
FRA  6  PINEAU, Jérôme (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)      +  8
BEL  7  DE GENDT, Thomas (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)           
ITA  8  PONZI, Simone (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                 +  9
ESP  9  ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOVISTAR TEAM)      
AUS  10 VON HOFF, Steele (GARMIN SHARP)                 + 10
Stage 1 Full Resultsbiciciclismo
Greipel wins 1st stage of Tour Down Undernews.smh.au
Greipel crushes competition in Lobethalcyclingnews
Mark Renshaw Stage 1 post-race interview (02:38 English)cyclingcentral
Last Km of Stage 1 (01:08 Ambient Noise)tourdownunder
Stage 1 Highlights and Interviews (02:37 English)sbs
Jordan Kerby Post Stage 1 Interview (01:50 English)sbs
Simon Gerrans Post Stage 1 Interview (01:06 English)sbs
Stage 1 Roundtable: Mike Tomalaris, Stuart Randall, Al Hinds and Anthony Tan (20:19 English)cyclingcentral
24 Big Photos from Stage 1sirotti
Phil and Paul wrap-up Stage 1 (01:57 English)tourdownunder
Stage 1 analysis w/ Phil Anderson (05:23 English)cyclingnewstv
Orica-GreenEdge Backstage Pass - Stage 1 (04:43 English)GreenEdgeCycling
Race Report - Stage 1 (3:07 English)globalcyclingnetwork

Stage 1 preview: Prospect → Lobethal, 135 km (lumpy)

January 21/22 update:
Stage 1 Preview, Prospect to Lobethal (04:57 English)UniSouthAustralia
Aus. State, tour 'backed a loser'theage.au
See the race summary for the stage profile, map and timetable

Stage 1 start time: Tuesday 11:00 CDT (12:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Prospect, Australia
Earliest live video: 12:30 CDT (2:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 14:34 CDT (4:04:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Lobethal, Australia

Mr. January repeats at the People's Choice Classic (Stage 0)


(pre-race photo)

12 Big Photos from the People's Choice Classicsirotti
People's Choice Classic (Stage 0) results:
1. André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol)
2. Matthew Goss (Orica-GreenEdge)
3. Greg Henderson (Lotto-Belisol)
4. Boy van Poppel (Vacansoleil-DCM)
5. Chris Sutton (Team Sky)
Greipel opens season with victory in People's Choice Classiccyclingnews
André Greipel sprints to defend his People’s Choice Classic criterium titlevelonation
Andre Greipel wins Tour Down Under criteriumap
Finish and Winner's Interview (01:30) — wwos.ninemsn.au
People's Choice Classic - Final Kms (06:51 English)tourdownunder
12 Big Photos from the People's Choice Classicsirotti
People's Choice Classic Highlights w/ Phil and Paul (05:41 English)tourdownunder
People's Choice Classic - Orica-GreenEdge Backstage Pass (06:12 English)GreenEdgeCycling
Greg Henderson at the Tour Down Under 2013 (03:04 English)evadeverett

Sunday: People's Choice Classic (pre-event warm-up race)

January 19 update: There will be live video from the streets of Adelaide for the (People's Choice) Down Under Classic along with Text Updates starting at 19:00 ACDT; 03:30 EST. Highlights and big photos afterward. — Steve
2013 Tour Down Under, People's Choice Classic Preview. (03:21 English)UniSouthAustralia
Dennis Ruled Out Of Tour Down Under With Viral Infectioncyclingnews

Prologue start time: Sunday 19:00 CDT (8:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Adelaide, East End
Earliest live video: 19:00 CDT (8:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 20:00 CDT (9:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Adelaide, East End

2013 Tour Down Under Preview

January 20 update:
Gilbert feeling ‘really confident’ heading into Santos Tour Down Undervelonation


Race director Mike Turtur, Simon Gerrans, Philippe Gilbert and Andy Schleck at the pre-race press-conference
Press Conference: Gerrans ready for TDU title defencewwos.ninemsn.au

Orica-GreenEdge's Simon Gerrans is back to defend his title after narrowly beating Alejandro Valverde last year
January 19 update:
2013 Santos Tour Down Under previewinrng
Santos Tour Down Under attracts star-studded field for 2013cyclingnews

January 18 update:
Lance Armstrong doping admission angers Tour Down Under cyclistsguardian.co.uk

January 17 update:
Teams arrive for the Santos Tour Down Under 2013 (1:28 English)tourdownunder
2013 is the 15th year of the Santos Tour Down Under (1:38 English)tourdownunder

January 16 update:
Gallery: Teams Arrive In Adelaide For Tour Down Undercyclingnews
Tour Down Under Spot Confirms Kerby's Talentcyclingnews

January 15 update:
Santos Tour Down Under 2013 contenderswwos.ninemsn.au
Gerrans, Durbridge headline ORICA-GreenEDGE for TDUsbs.au
Luke Durbridge to take back seat in Santos Tour Down Underheraldsun.au
SA government seeks Lance Armstrong money from Tour Down Undertheaustralian.au

January 7 update:
Voigt And Kittel To Ride Tour Down Undercyclingnews

January 3 update:
Farrar To Lead Garmin-Sharp In Tour Down Undercyclingnews

December 19 update:
Mark Cavendish Quick Steps out of Tour Down Under &bmdash; cyclingweekly.co.uk
Jack Bobridge to make cycling debut for Blanco at Tour Down Under in Adelaide adelaidenow.au
Andy Schleck eager to head Down Under early to prepare for his debut in South Australian classic adelaidenow.au
Sky's 2013 Tour Down Under squad announced cyclingweekly.co.uk

November 29 update:
Evans to miss Tour Down Undersmh.au
[Philippe] Gilbert chooses Tour Down Under over San Luiscyclingnews

July 2 update:
New firsts for 2013 Santos Tour Down Undertourdownunder.au

March 21 update:
Tour Down Under still an economic success without Armstrong; 2013 Dates Announced cyclingnews


Tour Down Under 2013 Route Map



Live Video Streaming for the 2013 Tour Down Under and TV Coverage

Jan 21 update: Daily live coverage and highlights throughout the world. Links in bold are unrestricted. If you see something I've missed then please send it in. — Steve

The 2013 Santos Tour Down Under will be broadcast on the following international TV networks.

Africa and Middle East - pan regional Supersport
Asia - pan regional - EUROSPORT Asia
Canada - Sportsnet and RDS
France - Sport+
Japan - JSPORTS
Italy - RAI/RAI Sport
Malaysia - Astro
New Zealand - Sky TV
Norway - TV2 Sport
South America - pan regional TDN and DirecTV
UK - BSkyB
USA - NBC Sport

media source tv or internet comments/restrictions
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
  tv schedule
Live video from Channel Nine. First link is high quality. Live start to finish coverage of Stage 5 on Saturday 26 January from 11.30am AEDT and Stage 6 on Sunday 27 January from 1.30pm AEDT
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
Click Sky Sports 1... lots of buffering
   live audio (english)
  radio schedule
Australia; Live updates each day at 12:00 - 13:00 local time and updates throughout the day
  tv schedule Other broadcasters elsewhere around the world that will also be broadcasting highlights
live text updates
@SantosTDU_Live
English updates from the official site; live text and photo updates suitable for any smartphone.
live text updates English,
 steephill txt updates
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short text updates from any and everyone
check back at race time for more and updated links; email send a comment or a new live link




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