Tour Down Under: Gerrans picks up bonus seconds but halted by late crash

Simon Gerrans and Daryl Impey check themselves out after the stage 2 crash.

Simon Gerrans and Daryl Impey check themselves out after the stage 2 crash.

It was almost another day of textbook execution for Orica-GreenEdge at the Tour Down Under as the team appeared on the cusp of a second straight stage win, following on from Caleb Ewan’s victory, only for a crash in the final 500 metres of stage 2 to bring down Daryl Impey and Simon Gerrans.

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