2014 Tour Down Under: Stage 6 / Final Results (Reuters)
Australian Simon Gerrans stayed out of trouble in Sunday’s final stage to finish ahead of compatriot Cadel Evans and become the first rider to win the Tour Down Under for a third time.
Australian Simon Gerrans stayed out of trouble in Sunday’s final stage to finish ahead of compatriot Cadel Evans and become the first rider to win the Tour Down Under for a third time.
Lotto takes a top-10 finish overall, KOM jersey, and a sprint victory in this year’s Tour Down Under.
Drapac Professional Cycling capped a tremendous UCI WorldTour debut with yet another podium appearance for Will Clarke
Simon Gerrans became the first three-time winner of the Santos Tour Down Under, in front of a home crowd in Adelaide on Australia day.
BMC’s Cadel Evans finished runner-up Sunday at the Tour Down Under as the top of the overall standings remained unchanged on the final stage.
Julián Arredondo sprinted to the stage six win ahead of race leader Nairo Quintana (Movistar) and Sergio Godoy (San Luis Somos Todos) to take his second victory of the seven-day tour, and also moved into fourth place in the overall
Two-time winner Simon Gerrans of Australia will take a one-second lead over compatriot and former Tour de France-winner Cadel Evans into the final stage of the Tour Down Under after snatching the lead on Saturday’s penultimate fifth stage.
Lampre-Merida’s Diego Ulissi realized again a top performance in Tour Down Under, obtaining the 2th place in the key stage of Willunga Hill.
Cadel Evans fought his way to a sixth-place finish Saturday on Old Willunga Hill, but the BMC Racing Team leader slipped out of the overall lead by one second to Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEDGE).
German sprinter Andre Greipel increased his record tally to 15 stage wins on Austalia’s Tour Down Under by taking out Friday’s fourth stage, while former Tour de France champion Cadel Evans clung to a diminished lead on general classification.