Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) still behind with metres to go. He just edged
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Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil-DCM) fell early on.
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Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) has a fine record at the Tour Down Under.
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Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) earned himself a change of attire.
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Marcello Pavarin (Vacansoleil-DCM) wears the king of the mountains jersey.
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Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) pips Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD).
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Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) puts on the ochre jersey.
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Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) in unfamiliar garb.
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Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) is the overall leader.
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Rohan Dennis (UniSA) is best young rider.
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Marcello Pavarin (Vacansoleil-DCM) did his bit in the break to take the
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Marcello Pavarin (Vacansoleil-DCM) shows off the spoils.
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Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) earned himself a jacket for his toil in
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Marcello Pavarin (Vacansoleil-DCM) got his second pro season off to a
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Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) is in flying form this January.
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Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) sweeps through the finish area.
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Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) at the feed.
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Marcello Pavarin (Vacansoleil-DCM) leads the break.
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Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) was mindful of the conditions.
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Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil-DCM) chases back on after falling.
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Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM) in the peloton.
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Jos Van Emden (Rabobank) at the feed zone.
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Gert Steegmans (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) is looking for a big 2012.
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Jos Van Emden (Rabobank) takes on a bottle.
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Oscar Freire has joined Katusha for 2012.
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Marcello Pavarin (Vacansoleil-DCM) infiltrated an early break.
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Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil-DCM) came a cropper early on.
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Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil-DCM) sets off again after falling.
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Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) sets off after a puncture.
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Kenny Van Hummel (Vacansoleil-DCM) was involved in the crash that marred
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Kenny Van Hummel (Vacansoleil-DCM) in the peloton.
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Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil-DCM) grits his teeth.
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Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) and Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) dive
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Eduard Vorgonov (Katusha) and Marcello Pavarin (Vacansoleil-DCM) in the
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Eduard Vorgonov (Katusha) rides at the front of the break.
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Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) wins stage one of the Santos Tour Down Under
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Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) looks across at the beaten Alessandro Petacchi
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Mark Renshaw (Rabobank) follows Geraint Thomas (Sky).
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Marcello Pavarin (Vacansoleil-DCM) on the podium as king of the mountains.
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The peloton race towards Clare for the first stage at this year's Tour
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André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) beats Alessandro Petacchi (ILampre - ISD)
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André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) makes the most of his powerful sprint
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André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) leads the Tour Down Under after the first
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André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) leads the Tour Down Under after the first
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The new RadioShack-Nissan kit in action
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - ISD) had to settle for second place
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The Lampre team regroup after the first sprint of the race
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The peloton ease off with a break up the road
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Martin Kohler (BMC) was in the thick of the action early on
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The peloton race towards Clare for the first stage at this year's Tour
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André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) beats Alessandro Petacchi (ILampre - ISD)
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Patriotic fans lined the roads
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It all starts here: the road season has officially begun
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Spectators of all kinds keep cool
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Andre Greipel pulls on the first leader's jersey at the Tour Down Under
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Greipel beas Petacchi in a close sprint
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André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) with his second win in a row
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Lotto, GreedEdge and FDJ do the work on the front
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The riders had to deal with high temperatures
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The break of four looked dangerous at one point, with an advantage of
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No celebration from Petacchi or Greipel as it was too close to call in
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Andre Greipel rolls over the line. Unsure whether he's won or not.
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The peloton struggled on the hot traverse from Prospect to Clare. Many
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Petacchi just missed out on the stage win, a photo finish showing Greipel
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) with his teammates at the finish in Clare.
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Australian fans were numerous, though some were kept away by the hot temperatures
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Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) takes the kisses.
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