January 27, 2013 (Adelaide, AUS) – Tom Jelte Slagter  (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team claimed the overall victory at the Santos Tour Down as the 2013 WorldTour got underway. Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol won three stages earning his 100th pro victory on the final Stage 6 in Adelaide, Australia, as the race wrapped up today. Here’s a snapshot of the stage results and lots of one-of-a-kind photos from Cor Vos and his team…

Results

Stage 1 – Jan. 22 – Prospect to Lobethal – 135km
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 (Esp) Movistar
10. Zakkary Dempster (Aus) UNI SA – Australia

Stage 2 – Jan. 23 – Mount Barker to Rostrevor – 116.5km
1. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling 2:44:18
2. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp) Movistar 00:01
3. Ben Hermans (Bel) Radioshack Leopard
4. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco 00:04
5. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol
6. Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
7. Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin Sharp   pts
8. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco
9. Ion Izagirre (Esp) Euskaltel Euskadi
10. George Bennett (NZl) Radioshack Leopard

Stage 3 – Jan. 24 – Unley to Stirling – 139km
1. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco 3:36:46
2. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
3. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC
4. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling
5. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar
6. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp) Movistar
7. Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana
8. Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
9. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC
10. Gorka Izagirre (Esp) Euskaltel Euskadi

Stage 4 – Jan. 25 – Modbury to Tanunda – 126.5km
1. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol  3:02:52
2. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida
3. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Saxo-Tinkoff
4. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
5. Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM
6. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano
7. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco
8. Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM
9. Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ
10. Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC

Stage 5 – Jan. 26 – McLaren Vale to Old Willunga Hill – 151.5km
1. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge  3:36:25
2. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco
3. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp) Movistar  00:10
4. Ion Izagirre (Esp) Euskaltel Euskadi  00:12
5. Tiago Machado (Por) Radioshack Leopard  00:13
6. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco  00:16
7. Gorka Izagirre (Esp) Euskaltel Euskadi
8. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM
9. Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
10. Ben Hermans (Bel) Radioshack Leopard

Stage 6 – Jan. 27 – Adelaide – 90km|
1. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol  1:52:59
2. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
3. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
4. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
5. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp
6. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling
7. Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team
8. Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
9. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale
10. Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team

Final GC
1. Tom Jelte Slagter  (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  18:28:32
2. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp) Movistar Team  00:17
3. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling  00:25
4. Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  00:32
5. Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack Leopard  00:34
6. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
7. Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  00:36
8. Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
9. Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard  00:38
10. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ  00:41
11. Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Sharp  00:45
12. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  00:53
13. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ  00:54
14. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Esp) Movistar Team  00:57
15. George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack Leopard  01:02
16. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol  01:03
17. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team  01:08
18. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  01:20
19. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
20. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step  01:30
21. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff  01:56
22. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step  02:34
23. Adam Phelan (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  02:58
24. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge  03:31
25. Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Sharp  03:40
26. Zakkari Dempster (Aus) UNI SA – Australia
27. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling  03:44
28. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  04:25
29. Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team  04:50
30. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team  04:55
31. Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol  05:03
32. Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin-Sharp  05:07
33. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling  05:18
34. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team  06:15
35. Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  06:30
36. Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team  06:38
37. Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ  06:47
38. Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  07:00
39. David Tanner (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  07:10
40. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step  07:16
41. Stefano Agostini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling  07:31
42. Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ  07:38
43. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling  08:00
44. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team  09:03
45. Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida  09:07
46. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step  09:10
47. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff  09:12
48. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida  09:20
49. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol  09:29
50. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team  09:37
51. Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge  09:44
52. Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin-Sharp  10:44
53. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team  10:48
54. Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  11:17
55. Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling  11:28
56. Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff  11:39
57. Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida  11:57
58. Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team  12:01
59. Federico Canuti (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling  12:23
60. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol  12:24
61. Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team  12:37
62. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge  12:40
63. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling  12:50
64. Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling  12:52
65. José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Esp) Movistar Team  13:35
66. Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack Leopard  13:51
67. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step  13:55
68. Ian Stannard (Gbr) Sky Procycling  14:01
69. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol  14:11
70. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge  14:16
71. Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack Leopard  14:36
72. José Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team  14:54
73. Yann Huguet (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano  15:33
74. Damien Howson (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  15:40
75. Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano  15:45
76. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale  16:06
77. Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano  16:19
78. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  16:51
79. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida  17:31
80. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team  17:49
81. Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  18:05
82. Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack Leopard  18:47
83. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge  18:55
84. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-Merida  19:10
85. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  20:39
86. William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ  20:44
87. Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge  20:50
88. Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano  21:02
89. William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano  21:25
90. Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team  21:26
91. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  21:49
92. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team  21:51
93. Jordan Kerby (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  22:18
94. Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  23:04
95. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step  23:11
96. Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Saxo-Tinkoff  23:57
97. Calvin Watson (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  24:07
98. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling  24:29
99. Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  25:26
100. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff  26:10
101. Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ  26:11
102. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp  26:41
103. Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  27:03
104. Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  27:29
105. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol  28:00
106. Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale  28:40
107. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  28:56
108. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team  29:47
109. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff  29:49
110. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick Step  30:13
111. Juraj Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling  30:22
112. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano  30:27
113. Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale  30:52
114. Graeme Brown (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  30:57
115. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team  32:38
116. Luke Rowe (Gbr) Sky Procycling  33:06
117. Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano  33:26
118. Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) AG2R La Mondiale  33:45
119. Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  33:56
120. Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  34:59
121. Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  35:54
122. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  36:00
123. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida  36:01
124. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling  36:15
125. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  37:27
126. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol  37:50
127. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team  42:18

Points Classification

1. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling  46
2. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol  45
3. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  41
4. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp) Movistar Team  37
5. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  36
6. Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida  34
7. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team  28
8. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling  28
9. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge  26
10. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida  24
11. Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team  23
12. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  21
13. Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ  21
14. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge  20
15. William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano  20
16. Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  19
17. Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack Leopard  19
18. Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  19
19. Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  15
20. Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team  15
21. Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  14
22. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff  13
23. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step  12
24. Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard  11
25. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team  11
26. Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin-Sharp  11
27. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol  11
28. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp  11
29. Jordan Kerby (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  10
30. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano  10
31. Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Sharp  9
32. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Esp) Movistar Team  9
33. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  8
34. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  8
35. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team  7
36. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale  7
37. George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack Leopard  6
38. Zakkari Dempster (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  6
39. Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge  6
40. Damien Howson (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  6
41. Calvin Watson (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  6
42. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  5
43. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  5
44. Graeme Brown (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  4
45. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step  3
46. Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  3
47. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff  3
48. Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano  2
49. Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge  2
50. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff  2
51. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  2

Mountain Classification

1. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp) Movistar Team  22
2. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  20
3. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling  16
4. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge  16
5. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team  16
6. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  14
7. Jordan Kerby (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  12
8. José Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team  12
9. Damien Howson (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  10
10. George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack Leopard  8
11. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  8
12. Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  7
13. Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  6
14. Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack Leopard  6
15. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team  6
16. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol  6
17. Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard  4
18. Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Sharp  4
19. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team  4
20. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff  4
21. Graeme Brown (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  4
22. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team  3
23. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  2
24. Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team  2
25. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  2
26. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling  1
27. Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  1

Young Rider Classification

1. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  18:28:32
2. Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  00:32
3. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  00:34
4. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ  00:54
5. George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack Leopard  01:02
6. Adam Phelan (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  02:58
7. Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin-Sharp  05:07
8. Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ  06:47
9. Stefano Agostini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling  07:31
10. Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida  09:07
11. Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  11:17
12. Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff  11:39
13. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol  14:11
14. Damien Howson (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  15:40
15. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida  17:31
16. Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  18:05
17. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge  18:55
18. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team  21:49
19. Jordan Kerby (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  22:18
20. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step  23:11
21. Calvin Watson (Aus) UNI SA – Australia  24:07
22. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff  26:10
23. Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi  27:03
24. Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale  28:40
25. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team  29:47
26. Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale  30:52
27. Luke Rowe (Gbr) Sky Procycling  33:06
28. Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano  33:26
29. Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  33:56

Team Classification

1. Radioshack Leopard  55:27:54
2. Movistar Team  01:09
3. Lotto Belisol  04:00
4. Blanco Pro Cycling Team  05:14
5. Euskaltel-Euskadi  05:34
6. FDJ  05:52
7. Garmin-Sharp  06:12
8. Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team  07:29
9. Lampre-Merida  07:34
10. Sky Procycling  07:52
11. Ag2R La Mondiale  07:59
12. Team Saxo-Tinkoff  10:07
13. Australia  10:29
14. Astana Pro Team  10:45
15. BMC Racing Team  10:57
16. Cannondale Pro Cycling  13:42
17. Orica GreenEdge  16:22
18. Team Argos – Shimano  23:01
19. Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  26:07