January 23, 2014 (Campbelltown, Australia) – Australian Cadel Evans has wrenched the leader’s jersey from the shoulders of compatriot Simon Gerrans with a stunning solo victory across the line at the end of the Thomas Foods Stage 3 of the Santos Tour Down Under.
The 36-year-old pounced on the Corkscrew Road climb, 10 kilometres from the finish of the 145km stage. With Tasmanian Richie Porte (Team SKY) on his wheel Evans powered up the hill surging clear of Gerrans (Orica-GreenEDGE). Evans then delivered a knockout surge that left Porte in his wake before he kicked his strong descending and time trial skills into gear to open up a lead on his pursuers.
“I had an idea of the opportunity I could get on Corkscrew climb and I knew what to do,” said Evans after sailing down the home straight on a sea of cheers from an adoring crowd. “My team did a fantastic job to position me where I had to be. I had been training well but winning is what we are here for.
“It’s amazing to be back racing in Australia and win,” Evans explained. “A stage race is all about the leader’s jersey and time bonus is the key to win this race overall.”
Evans collected a 10 second time bonus which, along with the 15 second lead he had at the finish line, has put him 12 seconds clear of Gerrans in the race for the 2014 Santos Tour Down Under crown.
“We’ll see how it goes in the next stages,” said Evans cautiously. “I haven’t won the GC yet.”
Australian Nathan Haas (Garmin-Sharp) led home the chasing group of twelve riders to place second with yesterday’s stage winner Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) of Italy third. Ulissi is also sitting third overall, 15 seconds off the lead.
For Gerrans it was about limiting his time loss as he watched Evans ride clear on the Category One graded climb that features steep, challenging switchbacks.
“The Corkscrew is one of the toughest climbs, especially when it comes at such a crucial part of the stage,” said Gerrans who is now in second place overall, 12 seconds off Evans lead. “Everyone is going 100 percent and that was their opportunity to make their mark on the race.
“Cadel (Evans) and Richie (Porte) jumped on the steep section. I sort of bided my time, and then accelerated over toward them,” Gerrans explained. “I got to Richie, but Cadel slipped away. Then he managed to pull away on the downhill. The difficult part of that downhill, is that you only need five seconds, and you’re out of sight. I didn’t spot him again until we got near the bottom.
“It won’t be easy to get back [the time], but it’s not impossible,” said Gerrans who leads the Adam Internet Sprint competition. “It’s not going to be easy for Cadel. We’re going to throw everything at him, that’s for sure.”
“I’m disappointed to lose the ochre jersey but it’s not over.”
Evans and Porte are tipped to be major rivals for Grand Tour honours at this year’s Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy) but today Evans was clearly superior.
“Cadel was absolutely flying, I tried to go with him in those hairpins, I couldn’t stay with him, and he got away,” said Porte. “It’s a little disappointing, but Saturday is another hilltop finish, I am quite hopeful we have the team to at least get up there on the podium.
“Yesterday, they were saying the same thing about Simon [that the race is over]. I guess Saturday will decide it all,” said Porte.
The head of the BMC Team Performance Director, Australian Allan Peiper, says it was a fantastic day for the team.
“Cadel did all that was expected of him, and more,” said Peiper. “We’re excited about his win, and it should make for a more exciting race.
“Tactically, we made it hard in the last part of the stage, and we had the whole team there for Cadel,” explained Peiper of the plan hatched to put Evans in the lead.
“It’s still four months to go to the Giro, but this is all part of the effort to build up Cadel for May.
“This win is important for his confidence,” said Peiper. “Everyone can see the happiness that he has when he’s riding his bike. He might underestimate the boost he’s had from the Australian public, from the national championships, and racing this week.”
Fans turned out in force today with 118 thousand making their way out to support the riders who have been treating them to a feast of world class cycling. The 150 kilometre stage began in the Adelaide shopping precinct of Norwood, headed into the Adelaide Hills and circled back to contest the aptly named Corkscrew Rd climb before a fast, downhill run to the finish line in Campbelltown.
Soon after the peloton rolled out for the start the expected early attack was launched this time by Australian Travis Meyer (Drapac) who was joined by French cyclist Jérôme Cousin of Team Europcar. Astana’s Andriy Grivko (UKR) headed out to join them and a short time later Germany’s Jens Voigt (Trek Factory Racing) completed the quartet in front.
The four riders set up a lead of between two and three minutes with the peloton riding tempo to keep them within striking distance. At the first of the day’s two Adam Internet intermediate sprints at Kersbrook (39km) it was Meyer who claimed the top points ahead of Grivko and Cousin.
The second sprint at Williamstown, 53 kilometres into the stage went to Grivko with Meyer second and Cousin third across the line.
Soon after the halfway mark Cousin dropped back to the peloton while the lead trio rode ahead in the hope of staying clear. But with overall honours and the Skoda King of the Mountain on the line their lead dwindled and with 17 kilometres remaining the race regrouped.
Lotto Belisol drove the pace to give their man Adam Hansen the best possible chance to defend his lead in the Skoda King of the Mountain classification while the teams of Evans, Porte, Gerrans and Ulissi assigned lieutenants to their leaders for the decisive ascent.
Hansen didn’t figure in the placings at the top of Corkscrew as Gerrans, Porte and Haas trailed Evans across the summit but Hansen’s overnight points tally of 20 was enough to keep him in the lead, ahead of Will Clarke (Drapac) also on 20 and Evans who claimed 16 points on today’s stage.
“I wasn’t so good, actually,” said Hansen. “BMC set a high pace on the climb and I went hard too early but I was still with the big names in the first group.
“Now I hope for a good GC (overall placing) at the end of the Santos Tour Down Under, that’s my priority.”
Frenchman Kenny Elissonde (FDJ.fr) has taken over the lead in the Cycle Instead Young Rider competition. He is sitting 18th overall at 1:01 from Evans and is 17 seconds clear of his nearest rival.
“This was very hard,” he exclaimed after the presentation. “We rode so fast before the Corkscrew climb. But my team-mates positioned me very well even though it was a short climb and not exactly to my taste.
“It shows the trust they have in me, so the jersey I get now belongs to the team more than to myself,” said Elissonde. “This is not high mountains, so I’m not in my comfort zone, but that’s how I can improve my cycling.”
The Europcar Most Competitive award of the day went to the oldest rider in the peloton, Jens Voigt, who at 42 is racing what is tipped to be his last year in the professional ranks.
“I picked today’s stage to break away because nobody else did but I knew that it was close to impossible to go for the stage win,” said Voigt who is one of the most popular figures in world cycling. “We never had more than two and half minutes lead because Andrey Grivko was at 21 seconds (off the overall lead), he wouldn’t get any freedom.
“I might be getting old but I still have high expectations about myself,” said Voigt. “It’s because of self respect that I feel obliged to show my face to the people. I don’t want to be just a number in the bunch. On the road side, every second or third spectator yelled my name. The crowd has enjoyed the show, apparently!”
Spaniard Rafael Valls was unable to start today’s stage after scans revealed a fractured humerus bone in his arm. Instead he headed to SportsMed SA for surgery to pin the break he sustained when he crashed during yesterday’s racing.
Tomorrow’s action will kick off with the Bupa Challenge Tour, a recreational ride enjoyed by thousands of people from around Australia and the world. The participants can choose one of three start locations, all finishing under the official Bupa Stage 4 finish arch in Victor Harbor. The peloton will follow them later in the day departing from the cosmopolitan Adelaide suburb of Unley and heading out through the Adelaide Hills to the beautiful Fleruieu Peninsula to the finish line at the coastal holiday town of Victor Harbor.
Results
1. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 3:34:05
2. Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp 00:15
3. Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida
4. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol
5. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica Greenedge
6. Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo
7. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
8. Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team
9. Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica Greenedge
10. Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
11. Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky
12. Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha
13. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Team Sky
14. Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr 00:43
15. Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
16. Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica Greenedge
17. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr
18. Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
19. Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 01:00
20. Jack Bauer (Nzl) Garmin Sharp
21. Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida
22. George Bennett (Nzl) Cannondale
23. Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
24. Caleb Fairly (USA) Garmin Sharp
25. Jack Haig (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
26. Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
27. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team
28. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
29. Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
30. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha
31. Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ.fr
32. Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
33. Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Uni-SA Australia 01:34
34. Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Belisol
35. Mark O’Brien (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
36. Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
37. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp) Movistar Team
38. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale
39. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar
40. Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
41. Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team 02:19
42. Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
43. Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky
44. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
45. Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar
46. Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
47. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
48. Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar
49. Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky
50. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
51. Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo
52. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team
53. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
54. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
55. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol 03:17
56. Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano
57. Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing 03:25
58. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida
59. Bradley Linfield (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
60. Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp 04:02
61. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica Greenedge 04:17
62. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team
63. José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Esp) Movistar Team
64. Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team Katusha
65. Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing
66. Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing
67. Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
68. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica Greenedge
69. Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp
70. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
71. Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
72. Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin Sharp
73. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
74. Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin Sharp
75. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team
76. Ian Stannard (Gbr) Team Sky
77. Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 05:28
78. Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team 05:44
79. William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr
80. Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ.fr
81. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale
82. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale
83. Evan Huffman (USA) Astana Pro Team
84. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
85. Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar
86. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team
87. Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha 06:22
88. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
89. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
90. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
91. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr
92. Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing 06:55
93. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky
94. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
95. Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale
96. Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale
97. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol
98. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
99. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol
100. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
101. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
102. Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo
103. Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo
104. Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha
105. Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar
106. Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Movistar Team
107. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
108. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol
109. Luke Rowe (Gbr) Team Sky
110. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
111. Rick Flens (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
112. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-Shimano
113. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team 08:54
114. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida 09:20
115. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida
116. Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale 10:11
117. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida
118. Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Team Katusha
119. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol 10:46
120. William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
121. Travis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 11:35
122. Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha 11:44
123. Campbell Flakemore (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
124. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team
125. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
126. Neil Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
127. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica Greenedge
128. Graeme Brown (Aus) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
129. Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge
130. Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJ.fr
131. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
132. Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 11:57
133. Maxime Daniel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 14:51
134. Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
135. Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar
DNS Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Lampre-Merida
GC after Stage 3
1. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 10:46:39
2. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica Greenedge 12:00
3. Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 15:00
4. Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp 27:00
5. Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 29:00
6. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Team Sky
7. Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica Greenedge 33:00
8. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
9. Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo
10. Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team
11. Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky
12. Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha
13. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol
14. Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing 01:01
15. Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr
16. Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica Greenedge
17. Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
18. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr
19. Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 13:01
20. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 14:01
21. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team 18:01
22. Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
23. Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida
24. Caleb Fairly (USA) Garmin Sharp
25. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha
26. George Bennett (Nzl) Cannondale
27. Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
28. Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
29. Jack Haig (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
30. Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 52:01
31. Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
32. Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Belisol
33. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale
34. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp) Movistar Team
35. Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
36. Mark O’Brien (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
37. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar
38. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 33:02
39. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 37:02
40. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team
41. Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar
42. Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky
43. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
44. Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team
45. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
46. Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar
47. Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky
48. Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ.fr 35:03
49. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol
50. Jack Bauer (Nzl) Garmin Sharp
51. Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp 27:04
52. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team 35:04
53. Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing
54. Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin Sharp
55. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
56. Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 46:05
57. Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano 52:05
58. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida 00:06
59. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team 02:06
60. Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team
61. Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 30:06
62. Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
63. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
64. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 40:06
65. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
66. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 00:52
67. Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team Katusha
68. Ian Stannard (Gbr) Team Sky
69. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol 03:07
70. Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar 13:07
71. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol
72. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol
73. Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing 36:07
74. Bradley Linfield (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
75. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale 19:08
76. William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr
77. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale
78. Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ.fr
79. Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing 24:08
80. Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
81. José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Esp) Movistar Team 28:08
82. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team
83. Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp 35:08
84. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 57:08
85. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr
86. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team 07:09
87. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 30:09
88. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
89. Evan Huffman (USA) Astana Pro Team 55:09
90. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
91. Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo 05:10
92. Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo 02:11
93. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 06:11
94. Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar 39:11
95. Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJ.fr 02:12
96. Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge
97. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica Greenedge 39:12
98. Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale 46:12
99. Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing 07:13
100. Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale 51:13
101. Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Movistar Team 04:14
102. Travis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 05:14
103. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 19:14
104. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
105. Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Team Katusha 22:14
106. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo 24:14
107. Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing 35:14
108. Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha 13:15
109. Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale 17:15
110. Luke Rowe (Gbr) Team Sky
111. Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha 24:15
112. Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo 35:15
113. Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha 55:15
114. Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo 56:15
115. Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin Sharp 02:16
116. Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 26:17
117. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 40:18
118. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky 11:20
119. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-Shimano
120. Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 19:20
121. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica Greenedge 27:20
122. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 11:21
123. Rick Flens (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
124. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 22:22
125. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida
126. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team 45:23
127. Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar 54:24
128. William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 04:26
129. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida 21:26
130. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica Greenedge 54:27
131. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol 53:29
132. Neil Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Uni-SA Australia 47:34
133. Graeme Brown (Aus) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 52:34
134. Maxime Daniel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 59:37
Classification Results
• Santos Ochre Leader – Cadel Evans (Aus | BMC Racing Team)
• Adam Internet Sprint Leader – Simon Gerrans (Aus | Orica-GreenEDGE)
• Skoda King of the Mountain leader – Adam Hansen (Aus | Lotto-Belisol)
• Cycle Instead Young Rider leader -Kenny Elissonde (Fra | FDJ.fr)
• Europcar Most Competitive Rider – Jens Voigt (Ger | Trek Factory Racing)
• Hindmarsh Leading Team – BMC Racing Team
Full results here.