Po wspaniałym pokazie mocy Christophera Froome’a zwycięzcą etapowym i nowym liderem wyścigu został Peter Kennaugh!
Kolarze ścigający się w Australii na pierwszym etapie mieli do pokonania 126.1km. Drugi podjazd był wspaniałą okazją dla górali na ataki.
Na początku wyścigu oderwała się szóstka kolarzy – Kristian House (One Pro Cycling), Giacomo Berlato (Nippo – Vini Fantini), Nicholas Katsonis (State of Matter), Alistair Slater (JLT – Condor), Craig Evers (Cisco Racing Team p/b Scody) oraz Ben Hill (Attaque Team Gusto). Ich przewaga osiągnęła 4 minuty już po 35km ścigania. Ich przygoda zakończyła się na drugim podjeździe dnia, Meyers Creek Road, oznaczonym pierwszą kategorią. Tam do pracy w peletonie zabrał się Christopher Froome (Team Sky).
Zwycięzca Tour de France pociągnął na tyle mocno, że za nim zdołał pojechać tylko jego kolega z drużyny Peter Kennaugh. Przewaga pary Brytyjczyków była na tyle duża, że na zjazdach nie dali się dogonić i dojechali do mety 17 sekund przed goniącą grupą.
Froome oddał wygraną Kennaughowi, dla którego jest to już druga wiktoria tej zimy. Mistrz Wielkiej Brytanii jest też nowym liderem wyścigu. Poprzedni lider, William Clarke (Drapac) stracił 3 minuty do zwycięzców.
Wyniki 1 etapu:
| 1 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky | 3:01:47 | |
| 2 | Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 3 | Dion Smith (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling | 0:00:17 | |
| 4 | Robbie Hucker (Aus) Avanti IsoWhey Cycling Team | ||
| 5 | Joseph Cooper (NZl) Avanti IsoWhey Cycling Team | ||
| 6 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 7 | Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Avanti IsoWhey Cycling Team | ||
| 8 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Trek – Segafredo | ||
| 9 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | ||
| 10 | Christopher Hamilton (Aus) KordaMentha – Australian National Team | ||
| 11 | James Oram (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling | ||
| 12 | Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | ||
| 13 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | ||
| 14 | Alistair Donohoe (Aus) KordaMentha – Australian National Team | ||
| 15 | Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky | ||
| 16 | Cameron Bayly (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto | ||
| 17 | Patrick Shaw (Aus) Avanti IsoWhey Cycling Team | ||
| 18 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Avanti IsoWhey Cycling Team | ||
| 19 | Richard Handley (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | ||
| 20 | Steve Lampier (GBr) Condor JLT | ||
| 21 | Jonathan Clarke (Aus) United Healthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 22 | Jack Haig (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 23 | Chris Harper (Aus) State of Matter / MAAP | ||
| 24 | Mike Cuming (GBr) State of Matter / MAAP | ||
| 25 | Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 26 | Jai Hindley (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto | ||
| 27 | Michael Storer (Aus) KordaMentha – Australian National Team | ||
| 28 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek – Segafredo | ||
| 29 | Benjamin Dyball (Aus) KordaMentha – Australian National Team | ||
| 30 | Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky | ||
| 31 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini | ||
| 32 | Jason Christie (NZl) Kenyan Riders Downunder | 0:00:49 | |
| 33 | William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:03:00 | |
| 34 | Neil Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Avanti IsoWhey Cycling Team | ||
| 35 | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Trek – Segafredo | ||
| 36 | Kristian House (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | ||
| 37 | Dylan Sunderland (Aus) State of Matter / MAAP | ||
| 38 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky | ||
| 39 | Nick Miller(NZl) Kenyan Riders Downunder | ||
| 40 | Morgan Smith (NZl) Kenyan Riders Downunder | 0:04:23 | |
| 41 | Jesse Kerrison (Aus State of Matter / MAAP | 0:05:08 | |
| 42 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) United Healthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 43 | Ryan Cavanagh (Aus) State of Matter / MAAP | ||
| 44 | Ryan Thomas (Aus) Data#3 Cisco Racing Team p/b Scody | ||
| 45 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek – Segafredo | ||
| 46 | Scott Thomas (NZl) Data#3 Cisco Racing Team p/b Scody | ||
| 47 | Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini | ||
| 48 | Daniele Colli (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini | ||
| 49 | Nick Katsonis (Aus) State of Matter / MAAP | ||
| 50 | Christopher Williams (Aus) Novo Nordisk | ||
| 51 | Josh Hunt (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | ||
| 52 | Dylan Newberry (Aus) Data#3 Cisco Racing Team p/b Scody | ||
| 53 | Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Nippo Vini Fantini | ||
| 54 | Nicholas Woods (Aus) St George Merida | ||
| 55 | Brodie Talbot (Aus) St George Merida | ||
| 56 | Brian Kamstra (Ned) Novo Nordisk | ||
| 57 | Angus Lyons (Aus) KordaMentha – Australian National Team | ||
| 58 | Yuma Koishi (Jpn) Nippo Vini Fantini | ||
| 59 | Scott Ambrose (NZl) Novo Nordisk | ||
| 60 | Tim Guy (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto | ||
| 61 | Suleiman Kangangi (Ken) Kenyan Riders Downunder | ||
| 62 | Jay Dutton (Aus) St George Merida | 0:07:07 | |
| 63 | Alistair Slater (GBr) Condor JLT | 0:09:40 | |
| 64 | Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:10:39 | |
| 65 | Ben Hill (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto | ||
| 66 | Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 67 | John Murphy (USA) United Healthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 68 | Craig Evers (Aus) Data#3 Cisco Racing Team p/b Scody | ||
| 69 | Chris Lawless (GBr) Condor JLT | ||
| 70 | Nicolas Marini (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini | ||
| 71 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 72 | Thomas Scully (NZl) Drapac Professional Cycling | ||
| 73 | Jon Mould (GBr) Condor JLT | ||
| 74 | Russ Downing (GBr) Condor JLT | ||
| 75 | Mitch Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 76 | Sam Volkers (Aus) Data#3 Cisco Racing Team p/b Scody | ||
| 77 | Tanner Putt (USA) United Healthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 78 | Adrian Hegyvary (USA) United Healthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 79 | Travis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | ||
| 80 | James Glasspool (Aus) Novo Nordisk | ||
| 81 | Steele von Hoff (Aus) ONE Pro Cycling | ||
| 82 | Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek – Segafredo | ||
| 83 | Ty Magner (USA) United Healthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 84 | George Atkins (GBr) Condor JLT | ||
| 85 | Nathan Elliott (Aus) Kenyan Riders Downunder | ||
| 86 | Sam Dobbs (NZl) Attaque Team Gusto | ||
| 87 | Daniel Bonello (Aus) St George Merida | ||
| 88 | Thomas Hubbard (NZl) Data#3 Cisco Racing Team p/b Scody | ||
| 89 | Liam Hill (Aus) Kenyan Riders Downunder | ||
| 90 | Corentin Cherhal (Fra) Novo Nordisk | ||
| 91 | Josh Berry (Aus) St George Merida | ||
| 92 | Shao Hsuan Lu (Tpe) Attaque Team Gusto | ||
| 93 | Gerd De Keijzer (Ned) Novo Nordisk | ||
| 94 | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek – Segafredo | 0:12:08 | |
| DNF | Patrick Sharpe (Aus) St George Merida | ||
| DNF | Lucas Hamilton (Aus) KordaMentha – Australian National Team |
Klasyfikacja generalna po 1 etapie:
| 1 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky | 3:04:16 | |
| 2 | Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky | 0:00:07 | |
| 3 | Dion Smith (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling | 0:00:23 | |
| 4 | Robbie Hucker (Aus) Avanti IsoWhey Cycling Team | 0:00:25 | |
| 5 | Joseph Cooper (NZl) Avanti IsoWhey Cycling Team | 0:00:26 | |
| 6 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:00:27 | |
| 7 | Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Avanti IsoWhey Cycling Team | ||
| 8 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Trek – Segafredo | 0:00:28 | |
| 9 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | ||
| 10 | Christopher Hamilton (Aus) KordaMentha – Australian National Team | ||
| 11 | James Oram (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling | 0:00:29 | |
| 12 | Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | ||
| 13 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | ||
| 14 | Alistair Donohoe (Aus) KordaMentha – Australian National Team | ||
| 15 | Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky | ||
| 16 | Cameron Bayly (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto | ||
| 17 | Patrick Shaw (Aus) Avanti IsoWhey Cycling Team | 0:00:30 | |
| 18 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Avanti IsoWhey Cycling Team | 0:00:31 | |
| 19 | Richard Handley (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | ||
| 20 | Steve Lampier (GBr) Condor JLT | 0:00:32 | |
| 21 | Jonathan Clarke (Aus) United Healthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 22 | Jack Haig (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:00:33 | |
| 23 | Chris Harper (Aus) State of Matter / MAAP | ||
| 24 | Mike Cuming (GBr) State of Matter / MAAP | 0:00:34 | |
| 25 | Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:00:35 | |
| 26 | Jai Hindley (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto | 0:00:37 | |
| 27 | Michael Storer (Aus) KordaMentha – Australian National Team | ||
| 28 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek – Segafredo | 0:00:38 | |
| 29 | Benjamin Dyball (Aus) KordaMentha – Australian National Team | ||
| 30 | Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky | 0:00:41 | |
| 31 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini | ||
| 32 | Jason Christie (NZl) Kenyan Riders Downunder | 0:01:05 | |
| 33 | William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:03:05 | |
| 34 | Neil Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Avanti IsoWhey Cycling Team | 0:03:07 | |
| 35 | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Trek – Segafredo | 0:03:10 | |
| 36 | Kristian House (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | 0:03:12 | |
| 37 | Dylan Sunderland (Aus) State of Matter / MAAP | 0:03:15 | |
| 38 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky | ||
| 39 | Nick Miller(NZl) Kenyan Riders Downunder | 0:03:16 | |
| 40 | Morgan Smith (NZl) Kenyan Riders Downunder | 0:04:37 | |
| 41 | Jesse Kerrison (Aus State of Matter / MAAP | 0:05:18 | |
| 42 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) United Healthcare Pro Cycling | 0:05:20 | |
| 43 | Ryan Cavanagh (Aus) State of Matter / MAAP | 0:05:21 | |
| 44 | Ryan Thomas (Aus) Data#3 Cisco Racing Team p/b Scody | ||
| 45 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek – Segafredo | 0:05:24 | |
| 46 | Scott Thomas (NZl) Data#3 Cisco Racing Team p/b Scody | ||
| 47 | Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini | ||
| 48 | Daniele Colli (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini | ||
| 49 | Nick Katsonis (Aus) State of Matter / MAAP | 0:05:26 | |
| 50 | Christopher Williams (Aus) Novo Nordisk | ||
| 51 | Josh Hunt (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | ||
| 52 | Dylan Newberry (Aus) Data#3 Cisco Racing Team p/b Scody | 0:05:27 | |
| 53 | Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Nippo Vini Fantini | 0:05:28 | |
| 54 | Nicholas Woods (Aus) St George Merida | 0:05:29 | |
| 55 | Brodie Talbot (Aus) St George Merida | ||
| 56 | Brian Kamstra (Ned) Novo Nordisk | 0:05:30 | |
| 57 | Angus Lyons (Aus) KordaMentha – Australian National Team | 0:05:31 | |
| 58 | Yuma Koishi (Jpn) Nippo Vini Fantini | 0:05:32 | |
| 59 | Scott Ambrose (NZl) Novo Nordisk | 0:05:35 | |
| 60 | Tim Guy (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto | 0:05:36 | |
| 61 | Suleiman Kangangi (Ken) Kenyan Riders Downunder | ||
| 62 | Jay Dutton (Aus) St George Merida | 0:07:38 | |
| 63 | Alistair Slater (GBr) Condor JLT | 0:09:55 | |
| 64 | Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:10:45 | |
| 65 | Ben Hill (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto | 0:10:48 | |
| 66 | Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:10:49 | |
| 67 | John Murphy (USA) United Healthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 68 | Craig Evers (Aus) Data#3 Cisco Racing Team p/b Scody | ||
| 69 | Chris Lawless (GBr) Condor JLT | 0:10:50 | |
| 70 | Nicolas Marini (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini | ||
| 71 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 72 | Thomas Scully (NZl) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:10:52 | |
| 73 | Jon Mould (GBr) Condor JLT | 0:10:53 | |
| 74 | Russ Downing (GBr) Condor JLT | ||
| 75 | Mitch Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 76 | Sam Volkers (Aus) Data#3 Cisco Racing Team p/b Scody | 0:10:54 | |
| 77 | Tanner Putt (USA) United Healthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 78 | Adrian Hegyvary (USA) United Healthcare Pro Cycling | 0:10:55 | |
| 79 | Travis Meyer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | ||
| 80 | James Glasspool (Aus) Novo Nordisk | ||
| 81 | Steele von Hoff (Aus) ONE Pro Cycling | 0:10:56 | |
| 82 | Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek – Segafredo | ||
| 83 | Ty Magner (USA) United Healthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 84 | George Atkins (GBr) Condor JLT | 0:10:57 | |
| 85 | Nathan Elliott (Aus) Kenyan Riders Downunder | 0:10:58 | |
| 86 | Sam Dobbs (NZl) Attaque Team Gusto | 0:11:01 | |
| 87 | Daniel Bonello (Aus) St George Merida | ||
| 88 | Thomas Hubbard (NZl) Data#3 Cisco Racing Team p/b Scody | 0:11:03 | |
| 89 | Liam Hill (Aus) Kenyan Riders Downunder | 0:11:06 | |
| 90 | Corentin Cherhal (Fra) Novo Nordisk | ||
| 91 | Josh Berry (Aus) St George Merida | ||
| 92 | Shao Hsuan Lu (Tpe) Attaque Team Gusto | 0:11:07 | |
| 93 | Gerd De Keijzer (Ned) Novo Nordisk | 0:11:11 | |
| 94 | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek – Segafredo | 0:12:24 |
