January 25, 2014 (Willunga Hill, Australia) – Australian Richie Porte has climbed to victory atop of Willunga Hill, winning Friday’s Pure Blonde 151.5km Stage 5 beginning in McLaren Vale! Turning into the very last climb of the day, it was almost a carbon copy of Thursday’s Corkscrew hill as Porte battled it out with Cadel Evans and Simon Gerrans early in the climb.

But this time, it was Porte who broke and showed his power as a climber, moving well clear of Evans and Gerrans to win the stage in a very convincing fashion. Gerrans finished third, behind Diego Ulissi, giving him just enough of a time bonus to take back the Santos Ochre Leader’s Jersey by 1 second, ahead of Cadel Evans.

Today’s result in the General Classification means that tomorrow’s final stage of the 2014 Santos Tour Down Under will be an absolute thriller in deciding who will be this year’s champion

The riders swap lycra for tuxedos at tonight’s Legends’ Night Dinner
Cycling rolls out the red carpet tonight as Nespresso presents the Legends’ Night Dinner, a night designed to celebrate the sport, the personalities and the legends.

The event will honour one of the most decorated track cyclists in history, Sir Chris Hoy. His achievements, including 6 Olympic Gold Medals, see him as the most successful Olympic Male Cyclist of all time.

Crowd favourite German cyclist Jens Voigt’s contribution to cycling and the Santos Tour Down Under will also be recognised on the night. At 42 years old, and the oldest rider in the peloton, this week has been Voigt’s 11th appearance at the Santos Tour Down Under.

Joining Hoy and Voigt is Tour de France winner Cadel Evans, who will share tales from his remarkable cycling career.

The 2014 Santos Tour Down Under title comes down to the last day
Tomorrow’s Be Safe Be Seen MAC Stage 6 will decide who wins the 2014 Santos Tour Down Under. ORICA GreenEDGE’s Simon Gerrans will wear the Santos Ochre Leader’s Jersey, with a 1-second lead over BMC’s Cadel Evans.

A new city circuit will see the world’s best cyclists race through the CBD and along King William, Pirie, Flinders and Wakefield streets. With big screens to show the action as it happens, enjoy the atmosphere as the overall race winner is decided.

The race starts at 12.30 and is expected to finish at approximately 2.30pm. Presentation of the 2014 Santos Tour Down Under winner, as well as the various jersey winners, will take place immediately after the stage presentations.

Results

1. Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky 3:42:20
2. Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 00:10
3. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica Greenedge
4. Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 00:14
5. Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica Greenedge
6. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
7. Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp 00:17
8. Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha
9. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol
10. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Team Sky 00:21
11. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 00:24
12. Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo 00:30
13. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team
14. Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 00:43
15. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha 00:52
16. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 00:53
17. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
18. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
19. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
20. Jack Haig (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
21. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp) Movistar Team
22. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
23. Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
24. Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 01:00
25. Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Belisol 01:02
26. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
27. Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
28. Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica Greenedge
29. Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar
30. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
31. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale 01:10
32. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar
33. Travis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 01:20
34. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 01:24
35. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team 01:47
36. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
37. Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar
38. Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 01:50
39. Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr
40. Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing 01:56
41. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team 02:11
42. Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team Katusha 02:19
43. Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 02:25
44. Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 02:50
45. Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing
46. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
47. Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
48. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo
49. Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
50. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 02:54
51. Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team 03:15
52. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida 04:35
53. Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing
54. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol
55. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol
56. Ian Stannard (Gbr) Team Sky
57. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica Greenedge
58. Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team 04:51
59. Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 05:12
60. Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
61. Mark O’Brien (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
62. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
63. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr
64. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale
65. Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano
66. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team 06:39
67. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
68. Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ.fr
69. Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo
70. Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky
71. Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
72. Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky
73. Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar
74. Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp
75. Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ.fr
76. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr
77. George Bennett (Nzl) Cannondale
78. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica Greenedge 06:47
79. Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge
80. Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar 06:50
81. Evan Huffman (USA) Astana Pro Team 06:57
82. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
83. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team
84. Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha
85. Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida
86. Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing
87. Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale
88. Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team
89. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale
90. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team
91. Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar
92. Caleb Fairly (USA) Garmin Sharp
93. Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin Sharp
94. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-Shimano
95. Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing
96. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 08:09
97. Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha 08:26
98. Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp 08:44
99. William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
100. Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
101. Campbell Flakemore (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
102. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida 09:47
103. Jack Bauer (Nzl) Garmin Sharp 11:32
104. Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin Sharp
105. William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr
106. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
107. Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
108. Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo
109. Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Team Katusha
110. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
111. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica Greenedge
112. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol
113. Luke Rowe (Gbr) Team Sky
114. Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale
115. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol
116. Maxime Daniel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
117. Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale
118. Rick Flens (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
119. Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJ.fr
120. Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo
121. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
122. Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
123. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano
124. Neil Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
125. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 11:52
126. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 13:35
127. Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha
128. Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Movistar Team
129. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida
130. Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 16:55
131. Graeme Brown (Aus) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 17:53
132. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky
DNF Bradley Linfield (Aus) Uni-SA Australia
DNS José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Esp) Movistar Team

GC after Stage 5
1. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica Greenedge 18:02:19
2. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 00:01
3. Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 00:05
4. Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky 00:10
5. Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp 00:27
6. Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 00:30
7. Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica Greenedge 00:34
8. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol 00:37
9. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Team Sky
10. Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha
11. Rory Sutherland (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo 00:50
12. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 01:13
13. Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 01:31
14. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team 01:35
15. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 01:54
16. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha 01:57
17. Jack Haig (Aus) Uni-SA Australia 01:58
18. Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 02:05
19. Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 02:32
20. Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr 02:38
21. Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Belisol 02:41
22. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 02:44
23. Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing
24. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale 02:49
25. Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 02:50
26. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 03:17
27. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
28. Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team 03:35
29. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo 04:11
30. Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 04:29
31. Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing 06:17
32. Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
33. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team 06:33
34. Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team 07:15
35. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol 07:51
36. Caleb Fairly (USA) Garmin Sharp 08:02
37. Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar
38. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 08:03
39. Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 08:23
40. Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 08:42
41. Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Team Katusha 08:58
42. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team 09:03
43. Philip Deignan (Irl) Team Sky
44. Nathan Earle (Aus) Team Sky
45. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida 10:22
46. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 10:44
47. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol 11:15
48. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 11:20
49. Ian Stannard (Gbr) Team Sky 11:43
50. Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp 12:58
51. Jack Bauer (Nzl) Garmin Sharp 14:54
52. Travis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 15:31
53. Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica Greenedge 15:45
54. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp) Movistar Team 16:27
55. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar 16:44
56. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo 17:01
57. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica Greenedge 17:42
58. Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin Sharp 18:22
59. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol 18:32
60. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol 19:11
61. Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge 19:28
62. William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr 19:38
63. Mark O’Brien (Aus) Uni-SA Australia 20:46
64. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 21:15
65. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr 21:22
66. George Bennett (Nzl) Cannondale 21:39
67. Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida 21:57
68. Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin Sharp 22:46
69. Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 23:02
70. Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar 23:09
71. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 23:16
72. Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar
73. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team 23:51
74. Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ.fr 23:56
75. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team 23:57
76. Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale 24:01
77. Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing 24:08
78. Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Uni-SA Australia 24:18
79. Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo 24:49
80. Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing 25:14
81. Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano 25:51
82. Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team 26:41
83. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team
84. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 27:09
85. Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo 27:15
86. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica Greenedge 27:57
87. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale 28:18
88. Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ.fr 28:40
89. Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing 28:45
90. Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp 28:56
91. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ.fr
92. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale 28:58
93. Evan Huffman (USA) Astana Pro Team 30:34
94. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 30:51
95. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 31:05
96. Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing 31:22
97. Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar 32:00
98. Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano 33:38
99. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 34:11
100. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Uni-SA Australia 34:44
101. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 35:04
102. Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Trek Factory Racing 35:14
103. Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo 35:56
104. Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale
105. Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha 36:03
106. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 36:08
107. Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo 36:16
108. Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJ.fr 37:16
109. Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha 38:03
110. Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale 39:05
111. Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Team Katusha 39:30
112. Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar 40:23
113. Luke Rowe (Gbr) Team Sky 40:31
114. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Giant-Shimano 40:50
115. Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Movistar Team 41:19
116. Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha 42:30
117. Sébastien Turgot (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 42:40
118. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 43:54
119. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team 44:24
120. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida 45:51
121. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano 46:25
122. Rick Flens (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
123. William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 48:30
124. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 49:39
125. Damien Gaudin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 50:56
126. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky 51:46
127. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica Greenedge 53:06
128. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida 53:38
129. Neil Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Uni-SA Australia 1:00:07
130. Campbell Flakemore (Aus) Uni-SA Australia 1:02:04
131. Maxime Daniel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:03:13
132. Graeme Brown (Aus) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team 1:06:27