
Greipel wins the bunch sprint.
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Footon-Servetto's men in Adelaide will no doubt be bouyed after Rafael
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Footon-Servetto's Fuji bicycle
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Former teammates Gert Steegmans (RadioShack) and Robbie McEwen (Katusha)
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Cadel Evans (BMC) gets set to go in Gawler
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Katusha consider the day's stage at the finish in Hahndorf
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No doubts about which team this bike belongs to
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Tim Roe will join Trek-Livestrong after the Tour Down Under, but he's
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Jonathan Cantwell is racing the Tour Down Under for the UniSA composite
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
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mega Pharma – Lotto teammates Mickael Delage and Olivier Kaisen with UniSA-Australian
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A very happy Greipel with an equally impressed HTC-Columbia team owner
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David Kemp (UniSA) on the podium after a day out in the break.
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Best young rider Jurgen Roelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto).
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World Champion Cadel Evans (BMC)
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An emphatic victory for the HTC-Columbia sprinter
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Juan Jose Haedo (Team Saxo Bank) and Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) finish
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Fans greet the peloton on stage two of the Tour Down Under
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Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) at the start of the 2010 season at the Tour
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George Hincapie (BMC Racing Team)
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Greipel pulls on another Ochre jersey
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Josè Benitez (Footon-Servetto) gets out of the saddle on stage two
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Dane Martin Pedersen (Footon Servetto)
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Last year's winner Alan Davis (Astana) does his duty for his teammates
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Greipel follows his HTC-Columbia teammates througha a corner on stage
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The peloton waits for the start in Gawler
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Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) leads his teammates
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The speed picks up in the peloton
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Greipel continued his dominance of the Tour Down Under on stage two
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André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) also holds the points jersey
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Germany's Greipel is on song in his first major race of the season
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The peloton zoom past a quintessential Australian road sign
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Lance Anrmstrong (RadioShack) and Cadel Evans (BMC) greet each other at
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
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Stuart O'Grady (Saxo Bank) makes his way back to the peloton with teammate
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Cadel Evans (BMC), Lance Armstrong and Mauro Santambrogio (BMC) ride during
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Home coming: Germany's Andre Greipel (HTC-Columbia) takes his second win
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A large crowd lined Checker Hill waiting anxiously for the riders.
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David Kemp (Uni-SA) climbs with the encouragement of the crowd.
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David Kemp (Uni-SA) gained some attention with his attack on the climb.
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Mickael Delage and Olivier Kaisen (Omega Pharma-Lotto) followed Kemp up
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Mauro Finetto (Liquigas) pushed hard up the climb.
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Thomas Frei (BMC) nears the top of the climb.
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Jack Bobridge (Garmin-Transitions) heads up Checker Hill.
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Allan Davis (Astana) on the climb.
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The sprint winds up under the leafy finish straight in Handorf.
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There were all sorts on Checker Hill.
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Cadel Evans (BMC) stands out in his World Champions jersey.
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Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) had no problems staying with the bunch today.
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The most action Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) got involved in was some
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David Kemp (UniSA-Australian National Team) was aiming for a solo stage
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The Omega Pharma-Lotto duo may not have held on to David Kemp (UniSA-Australian
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Andre Greipel (HTC-Columbia) is looking good so far in this years race.
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Oscar Periero (Astana) was in good spirits at the stage start.
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse D'Epargne) signs on with the help of the tour
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HTC-Columbia was on the front early on, but the pace was slow.
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The three break aways were Mickael Delage and Olivier Kaisen (Omega Pharma-Lotto)
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Jason McCartney (RadioShack) out front with HTC-Columbia right on his
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Everyone was going for it but Greipel was just too strong.
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Andre Greipel (HTC-Columbia) takes his eighth win in the Tour Down Under
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The breakaway led for 110 kilometres on today's stage.
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The bunch rides through a tunnel of trees on the scenic Adelaide Hills
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BMC's Cadel Evans and George Hincape.
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Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) on the course.
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Start of the climb up Checker hill.
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The bunch hits the steep climb.
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Mauro Finetti wins the bunch climb up Checker Hill.
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The peloton rides past Adelaide’s main reservoir.
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The HTC-Columbia team lead the peloton.
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The peloton rides past local vineyards in the Adelaide Hills.
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Magnificent weather and scenery greets the peloton in South Australia
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Crowds lined the Gawler streets before the start of stage two.
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Greipel looks to the heavens as he crosses the finish line in Hahndorf
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The podium girls add a little more glamour to the race.
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David Kemp (Uni-SA) won the most aggressive jersey for stage 2.
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Jurgen Roelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) in the Young Rider jersey.
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Andre Greipel (HTC-Columbia) is the sprint leader.
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Tim Roe (Uni-SA) in the mountains jersey with the spoils of leading.
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Ochre jersey leader Andre Greipel.
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Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd meets Cadel Evans (BMC) and Lance
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Team vehicles lined up in Gawler's main street .
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Ochre jersey leader Andre Greipel in the bunch.
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