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Tour Down Under (2018) Photos Jan 14 - 21

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Stage 0:  Adelaide, 51 km  Full Results and Report

Bjarne Riis

Caleb Ewan

Peter Sagan

Elia Viviani and Peter Sagan

Richie Porte

Domenico Pozzovivo











Uphill sprint finish in Adelaide

Sky rider goes down on the left


Sagan, Ewan and Greipel at the front

Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) wins ahead of 2nd André GREIPEL (GER/LOTTO SOUDAL) and 3rd Caleb EWAN (AUS/MITCHELTON - SCOTT)





Your People Choice's crit winner, Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE)




Stage 1:  Port Adelaide → Lyndoch, 145 km  Full Results and Report




Peter Sagan

Richie Porte and Simon Gerrans

Roo crossing

Peter Sagan getting aero on a short descent





The slight uphill finish in Lyndoch

Finish overhead


André GREIPEL (LOTTO SOUDAL) wins ahead 2nd Caleb EWAN (MITCHELTON - SCOTT) and 3rd SAGAN (BORA - HANSGROHE) and 4th Elia VIVIANI (QUICK - STEP FLOORS)


André GREIPEL (LOTTO SOUDAL)

The thristy winner, André GREIPEL (LOTTO SOUDAL)

Stage 1 winner, André GREIPEL (LOTTO SOUDAL) celebrates his 17th career stage win at the Tour Down Under

Jens Voigt presents André Greipel with the first Ochre race leader's jersey of this year's race


Stage 2:  Unley → Stirling, 149 km  Full Results and Report


Robert Gesink

Stage 1 winner, Andre Greipel

Peter Sagan

Peter Sagan

Peter Sagan

Simon Clarke (EF)

Jasha Sutterlin (Movistar)

Rohan Dennis (BMC)

Egan Bernal (Sky)











Surprise winner? Pure sprinter Cabel Ewan wins the Stage 2 uphill power sprint finish in Stirling

The margin of victory: 1st Caleb EWAN (AUS/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) in 4:03:55, 2nd Daryl IMPEY (RSA/MITCHELTON - SCOTT), 3rd Jay MCCARTHY (AUS/BORA - HANSGROHE) and 4th Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE)


Your Stage 2 winner, Caleb EWAN (AUS/MITCHELTON - SCOTT)


And new race leader, Caleb EWAN (AUS/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) by 10s


Stage 3:  Glenelg → Victor Harbor, 120 km  Full Results and Report















Elia VIVIANI (ITA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) win Stage 3 in 3:04:40 ahead of 2nd Phil BAUHAUS (GER/SUNWEB), 3rd Caleb EWAN (AUS/MITCHELTON - SCOTT), 4th Simone CONSONNI (ITA/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) and 5th Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE)




A hot finish and a missed time sprint cost Caleb Ewan a win today



Your Stage 3 winner, Elia VIVIANI (ITA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS). First win for his new team

Caleb EWAN (AUS/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) still leads the race overall by 10s

Stage 4:  Norwood → Uraidla, 128 km  Full Results and Report




The two men break from Unisa Australia


Another hot day















After hot, hilly 120 km, 35 riders at the front during the sprint to the line in Uraidla


Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) wins in 3:21:07 ahead of 2nd Daryl IMPEY (RSA/MITCHELTON - SCOTT), 3rd Luis León SANCHEZ (ESP/ASTANA) and 4th Diego ULISSI (ITA/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) and 5th Jay MCCARTHY (AUS/BORA - HANSGROHE)







Your Stage 4 winner, Peter SAGAN


And new race leader, Peter SAGAN by 2s over Daryl IMPEY (MITCHELTON - SCOTT)



Stage 5:  McLaren Vale → Willunga Hill, 152 km  Full Results and Report


Robbie McEwen interviewing the new UCI president David Lappartient

Stage 4 winner and race leader, Peter Sagan strolls into Mclaren Vale for Stage 5

Peter Sagan signing in

Tight bend near the start


Peloton passing by Aldinga Beach

Aldinga Beach

BMC leading the chase







The break on the first pass of Willunga Hill with 30 km to go

Bahrain - Merida leads the chase

Next time up Willunga Hill, Richie PORTE (AUS/BMC RACING) attacks with 2 km to go. Jay MCCARTHY (AUS/BORA - HANSGROHE) was the last rider to hold his wheel but it cost him in the end as McCarthy finished 23rd + 24s.

Porte solo

Egan Arley BERNAL GOMEZ (COL/SKY)


Richie PORTE (AUS/BMC RACING) wins Willunga Hill for the fifth time in his career, but did he celebrate too early? He's now a fraction of a second behind the new race leader.


Daryl IMPEY (RSA/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) driving for the line

2nd Daryl IMPEY (RSA/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) + 8s and the new race leader

5th Egan BERNAL (COL/SKY) + 10 before being passed by 3rd Tom-Jelte SLAGTER (NED/DIMENSION DATA) and 4th Dries DEVENYNS (BEL/QUICK - STEP FLOORS)

BMC celebrates post Stage 5

Richie Porte thinking about how he could have made up a fraction of a second during the week which would have given him the overall lead

2nd today and new race leader, Daryl IMPEY (RSA/MITCHELTON - SCOTT)

Peter Sagan was dropped several km from the finish


Your Stage 5 winner, Richie PORTE (AUS/BMC RACING) now a five time winner of Willunga Hill


Daryl IMPEY (RSA/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) moves into the race lead by the narrowest of margins before the final stage and should be the overall winner

Stage 6:  Adelaide, 90 km  Full Results and Report





20 laps of the Adelaide circuit






Adelaide sprint finish as expected

André GREIPEL (GER/LOTTO SOUDAL) wins in 2:01:19 narrowly beating 2nd Caleb EWAN (AUS/MITCHELTON - SCOTT). 3rd Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE), 4 Phil BAUHAUS (GER/SUNWEB) and 5th Elia VIVIANI (ITA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS)

André GREIPEL (GER/LOTTO SOUDAL) returns to glory at the Tour Down Under - second win this week



Your overall winner, Daryl IMPEY (MITCHELTON - SCOTT)

The overall winner and his boss, Matt White




Your Stage 6 winner, André GREIPEL (GER/LOTTO SOUDAL)

Your 2018 Tour Down Under winner, Daryl IMPEY (MITCHELTON - SCOTT)

And he was pretty happy about it