Santos Tour Down Under: Home favourite Simons Gerrans targeting hat-trick of wins

After a winter marred by the Lance Armstrong scandal, professional cycling returns to the headlines for racing reasons with the season-opening Santos Tour Down Under.

Stages

Sunday, January 20: People's Choice Classic, 51km - report Result 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol, 1:04:01
2 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge, same time
3 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol, st
4 Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM, st
5 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky, +2 seconds
6 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida, +2
7 Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp, +2
8 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar, +2
9 Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) UNI SA - Australia, +2
10 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +2 Tuesday, January 22: Stage one, Prospect to Lobethal, 135km - report Result 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto-Belisol, 3:35.24
2 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ, same time
3 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco, st
4 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana, st
5 Steele van Hoff (Aus) Garmin, st
6 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida, st
7 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre, st
7 Jack Bauer (NZ) Garmin, st
8 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky, st
9 Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar, st
10 Zakkary Dempster (Aus) UniSA - Australia, st Wednesday, January 23: Stage two, Mt Barker to Rostrevor, 116.5km - report Result 1 Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky 2:44.18
2 Javi Moreno (Esp) Movistar, +1sec
3 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack, +1
4 Tom Slagter (Ned) Blanco, +4
5 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto-Belisol, same time
6 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre, st
7 Jack Bauer (NZ) Garmin, st
8 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco, st
9 Jon Izagirre (Esp) Euskaltel, st
10 George Bennett (NZ) RadioShack, st General classification 1 Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky, 6:19.32
2 Javi Moreno (Esp) Movistar, +5 seconds
3 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack, +7
4 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre, +14
5 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto-Belisol, same time
6 Jon Izagirre (Esp) Euskaltel, st
7 Gorka Izagirre (Esp) Euskaltel, st
8 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto-Belisol, same time
9 Jack Bauer (NZ) Garmin, st
10 Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack, st Thursday, January 24: Stage three, Unley to Stirling, 139km - report Result 1 Tom Jelte-Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling, 3:36.46
2 Matthew Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEDGE, same time
3 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC, st
4 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky, st
5 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar, st
6 Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar, st
7 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana, st
8 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida, st
9 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC, st
10 Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi, st General classification 1 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky, 9:56.17
2 Tom Jelte-Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling, +5secs
3 Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar, +6secs
4 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Leopard, +8secs
5 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida, +15secs
6 Ion Izaguirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi, same time
7 Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi, st
8 George Bennet (NZl) RadioShack-Leopard, st
9 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Sharp, st
10 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling, st Friday, January 25: Stage four, Modbury to Tanunda, 126.5km - report Result 1 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto-Belisol, 3:02.52
2 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida, same time
3 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Saxo-Tinkoff, st 4 Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step, st
5 Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM, st
6 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano, st
7 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco, st
8 Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM, st
9 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ, st
10 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC, st General classification 1 Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky, 12:59.09
2 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco, +5secs
3 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar, +6
4 Ben Hermans (Bel) Radioshack-Leopard, +8
5 Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi, +15
6 Jon Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi, same time
7 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Sharp, st
8 Tiago Machado (Por) Radioshack-Leopard, st
9 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto-Belisol, st
10 George Bennett (NZl) Radioshack-Leopard, st Saturday, January 26: Stage five, McLaren Vale to Old Willunga Hill, 151.5km - report Result 1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEDGE, 3:36.25
2 Tom Slagter (Ned) Blanco, same time
3 Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar, +10secs
4 Ion Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi, +12
5 Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Leopard, +13
6 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco, +16
7 Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi, st
8 Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM, st
9 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida, st
10 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Leopard, st
Selected others
17 Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky, +28 General classification 1 Tom Slagter (Ned) Blanco, 16:35.33
2 Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar, +13secs
3 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Leopard, +25
4 Ion Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi, +28
5 Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky, +29
6 Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Leopard, same time
7 Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi, +32
8 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida, st
9 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco, st
10 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ, +37 Sunday, January 27: Stage six, Adelaide Street Circuit, 90km - report Result 1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto-Belisol) 1:52.59
2 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco, same time
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky, st
4 Matthew Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge, st
5 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp, st
6 Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky, st
7 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC, st
8 Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM, st
9 Yauheni Hutarovich (Bel) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
10 Kenny van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM, st Final general classification 1 Tom Slagter (Ned) Blanco, 18:28.32
2 Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar, +17secs
3 Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky, +25
4 Ion Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi, +32
5 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Leopard, +34
6 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco, same time
7 Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi, +36
8 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida, st 9 Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Leopard, +38
10 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ, +41

Teams and riders

Ag2r-La Mondiale: Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr), Davide Appollonio (Ita), Gediminas Bagdonas (Lit), Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra), Mikael Cherel (Fra), Blel Kadri (Fra), Julian Kern (Ger). Argos-Shimano: Marcel Kittel (Ger), Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe), William Clarke (Aus), Koen de Kort (Ned), Yann Huguet (Fra), Thierry Hupond (Fra), Albert Timmer (Ned). Astana: Andrea Guardini (Ita), Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz), Valerio Agnoli (Ita), Simone Ponzi (Ita), Enrico Gasparotto (Ita), Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita), Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz). Blanco Pro Cycling: Jack Bobridge (Aus), Graeme Brown (Aus), Wilco Kelderman (Ned), Mark Renshaw (Aus), Tim Slagter (Ned), David Tanner (Aus), Maarten Tjallingii (Ned). BMC Racing Team: Philippe Gilbert (Bel), Martin Kohler (Swi), Klaas Lodewyck (Bel), Amael Moinard (Fra), Steve Morabito (Swi), Ivan Santaromita (Ita), Danilo Wyss (Swi). Cannondale: Stefano Agostini (Ita), Cristiano Salerno (Ita), Cameron Wurf (Aus), Federico Canuti (Ita), Alan Marangoni (Ita), Juraj Sagan (Svk), Brian Vandborg (Den). Euskaltel-Euskadi: Gorka Izaguirre (Spa), Jon Aberasturi (Spa), Juan Jose Oroz (Spa), Mikel Astarloza (Spa), Garikoitz Bravo (Spa), Jon Izaguirre (Spa), Juan Jose Lobato (Spa). FDJ: William Bonnet (Fra), Jussi Veikkanen (Fin), Arnaud Courteille (Fra), Mickael Delage (Fra), Arnaud Demare (Fra), Kenny Elissonde (Fra), Emilien Viennet (Fra). Garmin-Sharp: Tyler Farrar (USA), Nathan Haas (Aus), Jack Bauer (NZ), Lachlan orton (Aus), Robbie Hunter (RSA), Rohan Dennis (Aus), Steele von Hoff (Aus). Lampre Merida: Matthew Lloyd (Aus), Davide Cimolai (Ita), Elia Favilli (Ita), Roberto Ferrari (Ita), Manuele Mori (Ita), Daniele Pietropolli (Ita), Simone Stortoni (Ita). Lotto Belisol: Andre Greipel (Ger), Adam Hansen (Aus), Olivier Kaisen (Bel), Gregory Henderson (NZ), Jurgen Roelandts (Bel), Marcel Sieberg (Ger), Tim Wellens (Bel). Movistar: Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa), Andrey Amador (Cos), Eros Capecchi (Ita), Ivan Gutierrez (Spa), Jose Herrada (Spa), Javier Moreno (Spa), Giovanni Visconti (Ita). Omega Pharma - Quick-Step: Andrew Fenn (GB), Bert Grabsch (Ger), Serge Pauwels (Bel), Jerome Pineau (Fra), Frantisek Rabon (Cze), Gert Steegmans (Bel), Peter Velits (Svk). ORICA-GreenEDGE: Simon Gerrans (Aus), Luke Durbridge (Aus), Daryl Impey (RSA), Matt Goss (Aus), Simon Clarke (Aus), Jens Mouris (Ned), Stuart O'Grady (Aus). RadioShack-Leopard-Trek: Andy Schleck (Lux), George Bennett (NZ), Laurent Didier (Lux), Ben Hermans (Bel), Tiago Pinto Machado (Por), Jesse Sergeant (NZ), Jens Voigt (Ger). Saxo-Tinkoff: Chris Anker Sorensen (Den), Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn), Jay McCarthy (Aus), Christopher Jensen (Den), Manuele Boaro (Ita), Jonathan Cantwell (Aus), Timothy Duggan (USA). Team Sky: Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor), Bernhard Eisel (Aut), Mathew Hayman (Aus), Luke Rowe (GB), Ian Stannard (GB), Chris Sutton (Aus), Geraint Thomas (GB). UniSA Australia: Adam Phelan (Aus), Zakkary Dempster (Aus), Anthony Giacoppo (Aus), Damien Howson (Aus), Jordan Kerby (Aus), Bernard Sulzberger (Aus), Calvin Watson (Aus). Vacansoleil-DCM: Thomas de Gendt (Bel), Willem Wauters (Bel), Tomasz Marczynski (Pol), Barry Markus (Ned), Rafael Valls (Spa), Kenny van Hummel (Ned), Boy van Poppel (Ned). Race website: www.tourdownunder.com.au Follow on Twitter: @TourDownUnder