Matthew Goss wygrywając pierwszy etap Tour Down Under pokazał, że jego zwycięstwo w niedzielnym Cancer Council Classic nie było przypadkowe. Australijczyk po finiszu z peletonu pokonał Andre Greipela (Omega Pharma-Lotto) oraz Robbiego McEwena (Radioshack).
Pierwszy etap australijskiego wyścigu wiódł z Mawson Lakes do Angaston i liczył 138 kilometrów.
Jego bohaterami było pięciu śmiałków, którzy uciekali przez jego większą część, a byli to: Simon Clarke (Astana), Mathieu Perget (AG2R-La Mondiale), Mitchell Docker (UNISA-Australia), Miguel Minguez i Jon Izaguirre (obaj Euskaltel-Euskadi)
Jednak ostatnie 20 kilometrów to ciężka praca zawodników m.in. HTC-Highroad, Team Sky, Garmin-Cervelo i Omega Pharma-Lotto, którzy dogonili uciekinierów.
Z peletonu najszybciej finiszował Goss, który został liderem wyścigu. O cztery sekundy wyprzedza Greipela, zaś o 6 sekund McEwena. Lance Armstron, ze stratą 10 sekund zajmuje 81 pozycję.
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Wyniki 1 etapu Tour Down Under:
| 1 | Matthew Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 3:17:08 | |
| 2 | André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 3 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Radio Shack | ||
| 4 | Chris Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | ||
| 5 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 6 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 7 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 8 | Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 9 | Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 10 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Procycling | ||
| 11 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre – ISD | ||
| 12 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 13 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 14 | Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek | ||
| 15 | Allan Davis (Aus) Astana | ||
| 16 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 17 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Procycling | ||
| 18 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 19 | John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 20 | Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 21 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 22 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 23 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Team Radio Shack | ||
| 24 | Luke Roberts (Aus) UNI SA – Australia | ||
| 25 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 26 | Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) UNI SA – Australia | ||
| 27 | Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 28 | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 29 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 30 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 31 | Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 32 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 33 | Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 34 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 35 | Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Katusha Team | ||
| 36 | Mitchell Docker (Aus) UNI SA – Australia | ||
| 37 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) UNI SA – Australia | ||
| 38 | Ruben Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 39 | Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 40 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) UNI SA – Australia | ||
| 41 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 42 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 43 | Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 44 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 45 | Manuel Cardoso (Por) Team Radio Shack | ||
| 46 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 47 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek | ||
| 48 | Juan Horrach (Spa) Katusha Team | ||
| 49 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 50 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek | ||
| 51 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 52 | David Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 53 | Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 54 | Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 55 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 56 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana | ||
| 57 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 58 | Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 59 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 60 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 61 | Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 62 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 63 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana | ||
| 64 | Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 65 | Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Lampre – ISD | ||
| 66 | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 67 | Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 68 | Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre – ISD | ||
| 69 | Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 70 | Travis Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 71 | Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 72 | Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 73 | William Clarke (Aus) Leopard Trek | ||
| 74 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 75 | Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 76 | Jon Izaguirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 77 | David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 78 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 79 | Luke Durbridge (Aus) UNI SA – Australia | ||
| 80 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 81 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radio Shack | ||
| 82 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Team Radio Shack | ||
| 83 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 84 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 85 | Angel Madrazo (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 86 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 87 | Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 88 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 89 | Daniel Sesma (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 90 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) UNI SA – Australia | ||
| 91 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Astana | ||
| 92 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 93 | Martin Pedersen (Den) Leopard Trek | ||
| 94 | Timothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 95 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 96 | Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 97 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 98 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 99 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 100 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 101 | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 102 | Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre – ISD | ||
| 103 | Bruno Pires (Por) Leopard Trek | ||
| 104 | Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 105 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | ||
| 106 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 107 | Robbie Hunter (RSA) Team Radio Shack | ||
| 108 | Martin Mortensen (Den) Leopard Trek | ||
| 109 | José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 110 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 111 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team | ||
| 112 | Miguel Minguez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 113 | Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre – ISD | ||
| 114 | Danny Pate (USA) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 115 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 116 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:17 | |
| 117 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:18 | |
| 118 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:28 | |
| 119 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 120 | Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre – ISD | 0:00:39 | |
| 121 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre – ISD | ||
| 122 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:45 | |
| 123 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 124 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:00:53 | |
| 125 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | 0:01:11 | |
| 126 | Jos van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:25 | |
| 127 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad | 0:01:28 | |
| 128 | Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:01:33 | |
| 129 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 130 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:01:37 | |
| 131 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 132 | Vicente Reynes (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 133 | Gregory Rast (Swi) Team Radio Shack |
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