Image 1 of 78 Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) salutes as he crosses the finish line in Lobethal (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 2 of 78 Peter Velits (Omega Pharma-QuickStep). (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 3 of 78 Marcel Sieberg (Lotto Belisol). (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 4 of 78 Mikaël Cherel (Ag2r-La Mondiale). (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 5 of 78 David Tanner (Blanco) and Koen de Kort (Argos-Shimano) at the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 6 of 78 Frantisek Rabon (Omega Pharma-QuickStep). (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 7 of 78 Graeme Brown (Blanco Pro Cycling) at the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 8 of 78 Jack Bobridge (Blanco) puts in a dig on Checker Hill. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 9 of 78 Geraint Thomas (Sky) completes stage 1 of the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 10 of 78 Andrea Guardini (Astana) on Checker Hill. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 11 of 78 Luke Durbridge (Orica-GreenEdge) shows off his Australian champion's jersey. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 12 of 78 Chris Anker Sorensen (Saxo-Tinkoff) on Checker Hill. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 13 of 78 Arnaud Demare (FDJ) mulls over his second place finish on stage 1 of the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 14 of 78 Yauheni Hutarovich has joined Ag2r-La Mondiale for 2013. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 15 of 78 Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) at the end of stage 1 of the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 16 of 78 Timmy Duggan (Saxo-Tinkoff). (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 17 of 78 Matt Hayman (Sky) on Checker Hill. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 18 of 78 Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) on Checker Hill. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 19 of 78 Cristiano Salerno (Cannondale). (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 20 of 78 Robbie Hunter (Garmin-Sharp). (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 21 of 78 Jordan Kerby (UNI SA - Australia) ploughs a lone furrow off the front. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 22 of 78 Jordan Kerby (UNI SA - Australia) had plenty of encouragement on Checker Hill. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 23 of 78 Jordan Kerby (UNI SA - Australia) wasn't lacking in support on stage 1 of the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 24 of 78 Thumbs up from Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol). (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 25 of 78 Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) throws his bouquet to the fans. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 26 of 78 Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) on the podium. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 27 of 78 The Tour Down Under peloton. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 28 of 78 Jordan Kerby (UNI SA - Australia). (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 29 of 78 Jordan Kerby (UNI SA - Australia) on the offensive. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 30 of 78 Lotto Belisol lead the peloton in support of Andre Greipel. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 31 of 78 Thirsty work at the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 32 of 78 Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM). (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 33 of 78 Jack Bauer (Garmin-Sharp). (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 34 of 78 Peter Velits (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) and Geraint Thomas (Sky) at the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 35 of 78 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) at the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 36 of 78 Mark Renshaw (Blanco) had to settle for third on day one of the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 37 of 78 The peloton on stage 1 of the 2013 Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 38 of 78 Jose Herrada Lopez (Movistar). (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 39 of 78 Gert Steegmans (Omega Pharma-QuickStep). (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 40 of 78 Peter Velits (Omega Pharma-QuickStep). (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 41 of 78 Philippe Gilbert (BMC) looks for shade before the start. (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 42 of 78 Philippe Gilbert (BMC) begins his season in the sunshine of Australia. (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 43 of 78 World champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC). (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 44 of 78 Philippe Gilbert (BMC) goes to sign on for the start of the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 45 of 78 Timmy Duggan (Saxo-Tinkoff). (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 46 of 78 Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge). (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 47 of 78 Philippe Gilbert (BMC) in the rainbow jersey of world champion. (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 48 of 78 Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol). (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 49 of 78 Andrea Guardini (Astana) at the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 50 of 78 Andrea Guardini (Astana) before the start. (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 51 of 78 Laurent Didier (RadioShack Leopard) rides to the start. (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 52 of 78 Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) was suspended for his links to Dr. Michele Ferrari during the winter. (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 53 of 78 Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel-Euskadi). (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 54 of 78 Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) before the start. (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 55 of 78 Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) has a fine record at the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 56 of 78 Stuart O'Grady (Orica-GreenEdge) is the home favourite at the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 57 of 78 The Tour Down Under peloton toils in warm sunshine. (Image credit: Sirotti) Image 58 of 78 All smiles from Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) on the podium. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 59 of 78 Alan Marangoni (Cannondale) signs on. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 60 of 78 Eros Capecchi began his Movistar career in Australia. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 61 of 78 Graeme Brown models the Blanco Pro Cycling kit. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 62 of 78 Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) reports for duty. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 63 of 78 Jens Voigt (RadioShack Leopard) is a popular figure with the Australian crowds. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 64 of 78 A relaxed Andy Schleck (RadioShack Leopard) before the start. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 65 of 78 Andy Schleck (RadioShack Leopard) begins his year at the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 66 of 78 Bernhard Eisel (Sky) lines up for stage 1 of the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 67 of 78 Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) pulls on the ochre jersey. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 68 of 78 Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) salutes from the podium. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 69 of 78 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) begins his classics preparation at the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 70 of 78 Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) had too much for Arnaud Demare (FDJ) and Mark Renshaw (Blanco Pro Cycling). (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 71 of 78 Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) was a dominant winner on stage 1 of the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 72 of 78 Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) beat Arnaud Demare (FDJ) and Mark Renshaw (Blanco Pro Cycling) on stage 1 of the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 73 of 78 Where were you? Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) is a powerful sprinter. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 74 of 78 Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) was quickest in Lobethal at the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 75 of 78 Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) wins stage 1 of the Tour Down Under. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 76 of 78 Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) soft-pedals towards the podium. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 77 of 78 Job done. Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) after crossing the line. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Image 78 of 78 Matt Hayman (Team Sky). (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

André Greipel has taken his second victory of the year in the opening stage of the Santos Tour Down Under. Greipel's Lotto Belisol team once again proved they have the depth and power in the lead-out to ensure no other team can compete in the bunch sprints. Flying under the red kite with a kilometre to go it was the Lotto Belisol team that still had the numbers. Greipel was in a league of his own when he opened his sprint and left Arnaud Demare (FDJ) and Mark Renshaw (Blanco) in his wake to collect the minor placings.

It was Greipel's 12th stage victory at the Australian race and while this year's edition should prove too difficult for the German to capture a third overall title, he is undoubtedly the rider to beat for the bunch kicks. He does however, pull on the race leader's jersey for tomorrow's stage from Mount Barker to Rostrevor.

"We expected more attacks," Greipel said after the race. "The team did an awesome job again. It was hard to control and keep me up the front but the team did an awesome job."

Third-place Renshaw was content with his ride, thanking his team for helping to position him in the final kilometres.

André is probably the fastest sprinter here, so it's normal that they (Lotto-Belisol) take control," said Renshaw. "The sprint for us went well. I had (David) Tanner and (Maarten) Tjallingii looking after me with 20km to go.

"(Graeme) Brown took over with 2km to go. Behind Greipel, I lost a few spots over the top of the climb. I had to start too far back in the sprint and I think I moved from sixth or seventh to third. It's a good sprint and it's a big improvement from Sunday.

"I think I am capable of a win this week. I have a good team working for me, so I think it's realistic to try to win a stage. I am competitive. Today was a pretty tough sprint stage," said Renshaw.

The final result may have been dedicated to the sprinters but there was plenty of action that occurred during the 135km stage from Prospect to Lobethal. It began with the the attack of Jordan Kerby (UniSA-Australia) who departed the comfort of the peloton in the opening kilometres.

In some respects it was better for Kerby to go it alone as the bunch had little interest in tracking him down. The first and only KOM point at Checker Hill was a mere 41.9km from the race start and with a gap that grew to seven minutes, he was destined to pull on the KOM leader's jersey at the end of the day.

"At the start of my first WorldTour race, I was pretty excited," said Kerby. "UniSA always try to be aggressive at the Tour Down Under. It was great to have Dave Sanders (team manager) telling me from the car to not overdo it. Once I got seven minutes lead, I tried to ride tempo.

"Now I’m the king of the mountains," Kerby said. "But it’s a very big challenge to keep the jersey with what’s coming up. I’ll give it a try though!"

A number of the general classification contenders were not content on sitting back today as Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEdge), Thomas de Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM) and Philippe Gilbert (BMC) all fought for bonus seconds at each of the intermediate sprints. With last year's race being won on a count-back in the favour of Gerrans, the world road race champion Gilbert was not willing to give any advantage to his rivals. The intermediate sprints on offer mean the three all sit within the top-10 leading into tomorrow's difficult stage into Rostrevor.

Kerby resistance was finally overthrown by a counter-move by Jérôme Pineau (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) shortly after the second intermediate sprint at 92.6km. Pineau's move signalled the end of Kerby's long day after 100km in front and also brought the bunch into life. Pineau extended his lead to over a minute as the bunch passed through the start/finish line for the penultimate time but he too was ultimately caught by the speeding peloton.

Coming into the finish Lotto Belisol seemed set for the win and Greipel was simply too good for everyone. The powerful German had plenty of time to enjoy his victory as he crossed the line bike lengths ahead.

How it happened

It was a rapid start to the opening stage of the Santos Tour Down Under. The first round of the WorldTour would begin with a 135km route from Prospect to Lobethal under routinely warm conditions for Adelaide.

The peloton would be treated to one KOM and three intermediate sprints over the lumpy stage. The climb up Checker Hill is a regular feature of Tour Down Under and would be the first heart-starter of the day.

The bunch would pass through the finish line at the 83.7km point and would then tackle two full laps of the circuit before sprinting for the win.

Jordan Kerby (UniSA – Australia) was the first rider to establish a gap from the peloton and his lead quickly grew to a maximum lead of over 7 seven minutes. The first and only KOM of the day at Checker Hill was taken out by Kerby with the peloton nearly 3 minutes behind.

Jack Bobridge (Blanco) was the second rider over the top of the hill and attempted to use his impetus to form a counter-move. His move was quickly shut-down as Kerby's lead began to extend once again.

Kerby remained ahead of the main field as he crossed through the finish line at Lobethal for the first time. The Lotto Belisol and Argos-Shimano lead peloton were content to allow the UniSA maximum time off the front.

Jerome Pineau (Omega Pharma Quickstep) attacked from the bunch shortly after the second intermediate sprint and gained a 15-second gap very quickly, he was the only rider interested in hunting down the race leader Kerby.

The field failed to immediately react to the attack of Pineau and he used that hesitation to push on alone. He promptly caught the young Australian at the 105km mark.

Kerby got into the slipstream of Pineau but was quickly dropped as the road lead toward the finish banner at Lobethal – where the new leader and the peloton would be given the bell to signify the final lap.

Pineau would have to work extremely hard to maintain his one-minute lead as he passed through the finish line for the penultimate time. At the completion of the next loop, the rider who crossed the line would be crowned the day's winner and would pull on the race leader's jersey.

Pineau was caught right before the third intermediate sprint as world road race champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC) passed him in the final metres. Gilbert had launched out of the bunch in anticipation of gaining a few bonus seconds.

Tour Down Under has historically been won and lost by a handful of seconds and the general classification contenders would be looking for every possible chance to steal some seconds.

At 10km to go Sky had come to the front and put the entire team into the line. Movistar were also riding hard as former Spanish time trial champion Ivan Gutierrez took over on the long ascent toward Lobethal with 8km remaining.

Movistar would be looking to bring Jose Joaquin Rojas across the finish in first place. Rojas has already proved himself at Down Under in past editions.

Ag2r La Mondiale sent a rider up the road in the form of Blel Kadri but would have his work cut out for him to survive the final 6km. He was caught with 5km to go as Ian Stannard (Sky) pulled the bunch along.

The short and difficult climbs proved too much for Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) as the pace and strength of Sky and Lotto Belisol was really on show. The two teams were going head-to-head trying to control the front but at the finish it was all Lotto Belisol riders who had to strength to up the pace further. The sprint was simply a formality for Greipel.

Full Results

# Rider Name (Country) Team Result 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol 3:35:24 2 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ 3 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco 4 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana 5 Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp 6 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 7 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida 8 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling 9 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar 10 Zakkary Dempster (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 11 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Saxo-Tinkoff 12 Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi 13 Antony Giacoppo (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 14 Ion Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi 15 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco 16 Daryl Impey (RSA) ORICA GreenEdge 17 Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM 18 Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 19 Stefano Agostini (Ita) Cannondale 20 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling 21 Ben Hermans (Bel) Radioshack Leopard 22 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 23 Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi 24 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 25 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol 26 Federico Canuti (Ita) Cannondale 27 Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ 28 Simon Clarke (Aus) ORICA GreenEdge 29 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 30 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar 31 Juraj Sagan (Svk) Cannondale 32 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida 33 Simon Gerrans (Aus) ORICA GreenEdge 34 Mikaël Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 35 David Tanner (Aus) Blanco 36 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC 37 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol 38 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana 39 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol 40 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi 41 Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM 42 Tiago Machado (Por) Radioshack Leopard 43 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling 44 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM 45 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC 46 Jermoe Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 47 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Fra) Euskaltel Euskadi 48 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin Sharp 49 George Bennett (NZl) Radioshack Leopard 50 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar 51 Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ 52 Jussi Veikkanen (Fra) FDJ 53 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale 54 Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi 55 Jose Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar 56 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp 57 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) ORICA GreenEdge 58 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco 59 Laurent Didier (Lux) Radioshack Leopard 60 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 61 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM 62 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 63 Jon Aberasturi (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi 64 Calvin Watson (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 65 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo-Tinkoff 66 Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar 67 Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano 68 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 69 Adam Phelan (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 70 Amael Moinard (Fra) BMC 71 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin Sharp 72 Jesse Sergent (NZl) Radioshack Leopard 73 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC 74 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol 75 Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 76 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC 77 Chris Anker Sorensen (Den) Saxo-Tinkoff 78 Damien Howson (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 79 Timothy Duggan (USA) Saxo-Tinkoff 80 Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale 81 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida 82 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale 83 Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos-Shimano 84 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana 85 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ 86 Jens Voigt (Ger) Radioshack Leopard 87 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC 88 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-Merida 89 Lachlan Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp 90 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Saxo-Tinkoff 91 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco 92 Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:00:16 93 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) ORICA GreenEdge 0:00:20 94 William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ 0:00:27 95 Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:00:33 96 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol 0:00:37 97 Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM 0:00:43 98 Matthew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:00:59 99 Graeme Brown (Aus) Blanco 0:01:02 100 Jens Mouris (Ned) ORICA GreenEdge 0:01:17 101 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Saxo-Tinkoff 0:01:19 102 Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale 103 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Blanco 104 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Movistar 105 Andy Schleck (Lux) Radioshack Leopard 106 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana 107 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar 108 Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ 109 Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Argos-Shimano 110 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling 111 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 112 Luke Durbridge (Aus) ORICA GreenEdge 113 Brian Vandborg DNK Cannondale 114 Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:01:41 115 Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp 0:02:49 116 Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM 117 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana 118 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano 119 William Clarke (Aus) Argos-Shimano 120 Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano 121 Gédiminas Bagdonas LIT AG2R La Mondiale 122 Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Saxo-Tinkoff 123 Marthin Kohler (Swi) BMC 124 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 0:04:04 125 Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 126 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Argos-Shimano 0:04:21 127 Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale 0:05:18 128 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana 129 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol 130 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 131 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM 132 Jordan Kerby (Aus) UNI SA - Australia

General classification # Rider Name (Country) Team Result 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol 3:35:14 2 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ 0:00:04 3 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco 0:00:06 4 Simon Gerrans (Aus) ORICA GreenEdge 0:00:07 5 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC 6 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 0:00:08 7 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM 8 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana 0:00:09 9 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar 10 Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp 0:00:10 11 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 12 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida 13 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling 14 Zakkery Dempster (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 15 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Saxo-Tinkoff 16 Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi 17 Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 18 Ion Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi 19 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco 20 Daryl Impey (RSA) ORICA GreenEdge 21 Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM 22 Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 23 Stefano Agostini (Ita) Cannondale 24 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling 25 Ben Hermans (Bel) Radioshack Leopard 26 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 27 G Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi 28 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 29 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol 30 Federico Canuti (Ita) Cannondale 31 Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ 32 Simon Clarke (Aus) ORICA GreenEdge 33 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 34 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar 35 Juraj Sagan (Svk) Cannondale 36 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida 37 Mikaël Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 38 David Tanner (Aus) Blanco 39 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC 40 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol 41 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana 42 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol 43 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi 44 Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM 45 Tiago Machado (Por) Radioshack Leopard 46 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling 47 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM 48 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Fra) Euskaltel Euskadi 49 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin Sharp 50 George Bennett (NZl) Radioshack Leopard 51 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar 52 Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ 53 Jussi Veikkanen (Fra) FDJ 54 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale 55 Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi 56 Jose Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar 57 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp 58 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) ORICA GreenEdge 59 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco 60 Laurent Didier (Lux) Radioshack Leopard 61 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 62 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 63 Jon Aberasturi (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi 64 Calvin Watson (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 65 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo-Tinkoff 66 Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar 67 Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano 68 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 69 Adam Phelan (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 70 Amael Moinard (Fra) BMC 71 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin Sharp 72 Jesse Sergent (NZl) Radioshack Leopard 73 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC 74 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol 75 Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 76 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC 77 Chris Anker Sorensen (Den) Saxo-Tinkoff 78 Damien Howson (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 79 Timothy Duggan (USA) Saxo-Tinkoff 80 Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale 81 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida 82 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale 83 Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos-Shimano 84 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana 85 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ 86 Jens Voigt (Ger) Radioshack Leopard 87 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC 88 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-Merida 89 Lachlan Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp 90 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Saxo-Tinkoff 91 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco 92 Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:00:26 93 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) ORICA GreenEdge 0:00:30 94 William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ 0:00:37 95 Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:00:43 96 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol 0:00:47 97 Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM 0:00:53 98 Matthew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:01:09 99 Graeme Brown (Aus) Blanco 0:01:12 100 Jens Mouris (Ned) ORICA GreenEdge 0:01:27 101 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Saxo-Tinkoff 0:01:29 102 Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale 103 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Blanco 104 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Movistar 105 Andy Schleck (Lux) Radioshack Leopard 106 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana 107 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar 108 Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ 109 Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Argos-Shimano 110 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling 111 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 112 Luke Durbridge (Aus) ORICA GreenEdge 113 Brian Vandborg DNK Cannondale 114 Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:01:51 115 Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp 0:02:59 116 Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM 117 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana 118 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano 119 William Clarke (Aus) Argos-Shimano 120 Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano 121 Gédiminas Bagdonas LIT AG2R La Mondiale 122 Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Saxo-Tinkoff 123 Marthin Kohler (Swi) BMC 124 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 0:04:14 125 Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 126 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Argos-Shimano 0:04:31 127 Alan Marangoni (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 0:05:22 128 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Cannondale 0:05:28 129 Olivier Kaisen (Ita) Astana 130 Frantisek Rabon (Bel) Lotto Belisol 131 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 132 Jordan Kerby (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM

Sprint classification # Rider Name (Country) Team Result 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol 15 pts 2 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana 14 3 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ 14 4 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco 13 5 Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp 11 6 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 10 7 Jordan Kerby (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 10 8 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar 9 9 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida 9 10 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling 8 11 Zakkary Dempster (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 6 12 Simon Gerrans (Aus) ORICA GreenEdge 5 13 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC 5 14 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM 3 15 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 3

Mountains classification # Rider Name (Country) Team Result 1 Jordan Kerby (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 10 pts 2 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco 6 3 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo-Tinkoff 4 4 Graeme Brown (Aus) Blanco 2

Young rider classification # Rider Name (Country) Team Result 1 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ 3:35:24 2 Ion Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi 3 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco 4 Stefano Agostini (Ita) Cannondale 5 Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ 6 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol 7 George Bennett (NZl) Radioshack Leopard 8 Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi 9 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco 10 Jon Aberasturi (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi 11 Calvin Watson (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 12 Adam Phelan (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 13 Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step 14 Damien Howson (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 15 Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale 16 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida 17 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ 18 Lachlan Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp 19 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Saxo-Tinkoff 20 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco 21 Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:00:16 22 Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM 0:00:43 23 Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Argos-Shimano 0:01:19 24 Luke Durbridge (Aus) ORICA GreenEdge 25 Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:01:41 26 Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp 0:02:49 27 Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM 28 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana 29 Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Saxo-Tinkoff 30 Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:04:04 31 Jordan Kerby (Aus) UNI SA - Australia 0:05:18

Most competitive rider # Rider Name (Country) Team 1 Jordan Kerby (Aus) UNI SA - Australia