Tour Down Under

[TNT1]

Matthews wins the sprint, Gerrans third. Gap a little over a minute. Valverde fourth, Boasson Hagen fifth.

['Dale]

Valverde back in the competitive mix after his ban.

 

Cool!

[Slowbee]

they took down the vid

[Lou Zealand]

(General Classification)

1. KOHLER, M (SUI) BMC 8:33:05

2. GREIPEL, A (GER) Lotto-Belisol 0:02

3. MATTHEWS, M (AUS) Rabobank 0:04

4. GERRANS, S (AUS) GreenEDGE 0:08

5. DENNIS, R (AUS - SA) UNI SA - Australia 0:09

6. VORGANOV, E (RUS) Katusha 0.10

[Tumbleweed]

Another win for the Gorilla! Back in ochre.

 

According to http://live.cyclingnews.com/

Okay, provisional results suggest Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ-BigMat) and Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) took second and third.

• Seems Mark Renshaw (Rabobank) was fourth with Robbie McEwen (GreenEdge) fifth
  

[Lou Zealand]

(General Classification)

 

1. GREIPEL, Andre (GER) Lotto-Belisol 11:54:52

2. KOHLER, Martin (SUI) BMC 0:08

3. MATTHEWS, Michael (AUS) Rabobank 0:12

4. DE GENDT, Thomas (BEL) Vacansoleil-DCM 0:14

5. GERRANS, Simon (AUS) GreenEDGE 0:16

[Tumbleweed]

Freire wins the stage, and Greipel loses seven minutes.

['Dale]

Freire wins the stage, and Greipel loses seven minutes.

Freire retiring soon, the media suggests.

 

The Gorilla's long distance sprint victory of Stage 3 was just superb!

Edited January 20, 2012 by ' Dale

[Lou Zealand]

_{Griepel takes Stage 6 but Gerrans takes the Tour.}

 

_{Final Results Summary}

_{> Stage 6 Winner - Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) (GER)}

_{> Santos Tour Down Under Winner - Simon Gerrans (GreenEDGE) (AUS)}

_{> Jayco Sprint Winner - Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky ) (NOR)}

_{> SKODA King of the Mountain Winner - Rohan Dennis (UniSA-Australia) (AUS)}

_{> Cycle Instead Best Young Rider (Under 26) - Rohan Dennis (UniSA-Australia) (AUS)}

_{> Brilliant Blend Team Leader - Radioshack-Nissan}

_{> Hindmarsh Most Aggressive Rider for stage 6- Jan Bakelants (RadioShack-Nissan) (BEL)}

_{> Tanya Denver Award - Rohan Dennis (UniSA-Australia) (AUS) (Highest placed South Australian overall)}

[Zac.A]

what's the brilliant blend team leader all about?

[Lou Zealand]

what's the brilliant blend team leader all about?

Brilliant Blend is the South Australian marketing slogan for attracting investment/tourism etc.

So I guess they are the sponsor. The award is for the team with the best time (based on their three top riders).

[Zac.A]

Brilliant Blend is the South Australian marketing slogan for attracting investment/tourism etc.

So I guess they are the sponsor. The award is for the team with the best time (based on their three top riders).

 

Oh ok, makes sense, thanks.

[rudi-h]

The GC results show that Gerrans and Valverde have the exact same time.

 

Gerrans was crowned the winner. How was the winner chosen in this event? Anybody knows the rules?

 

 

1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) GreenEDGE 20:46:12 2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar 3 Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:08 4 Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:00:14