
"Come here mate," Simon Gerrans embraces super domestique and 2011 Down
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The jersey winners celebrate at the Santos Tour Down Under.
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Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge) is the 2012 Tour Down Under champion.
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Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge) was warmly greeted in Adelaide.
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Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge) shows off his prize.
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Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge) was delighted with his win.
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Simon Gerrans got GreenEdge's WorldTour season off to a fine start.
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Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) crosses the line in front.
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Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) senses victory.
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Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) celebrates another win on Australian roads.
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Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) has started his season strongly.
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Andre Greipel shows off his Lotto-Belisol colours in Adelaide.
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Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) has an enviable record at the Tour Down
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Lampre-ISD led the chase for Alessandro Petacchi.
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Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge), Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky), Jan Bakelants (RadioShack-Nissan)
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Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) finished second overall.
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Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) arms aloft for win number three of the 2012
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Tiago Machado (RadioShack-Nissan) was third overall for the Tour.
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RadioShack-Nissan were the best team of the 2012 Santos Tour Down Under.
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Rohan Dennis wearing the green and white polka dots of winner of the king
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Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) was a worthy winner of the points classification.
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Dennis (UniSA) also took out the best young rider classification.
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Jan Bakelants was the most aggressive rider of the Tour.
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Greipel has been a level above this year.
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Dennis collects award number three, the Tanya Denver award for best South
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Shayne Bannan congratulates Gerrans on his overall win.
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Gerrans gets a kiss from his wife Rhana.
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It was a strong team performance that bound it all together for Gerrans.
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Gerrans embraced by his GreenEdge teammates at the finish.
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Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge) rode in the pack comfortably, knowing all he
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Savouring the moment: Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge) gets ready to spray the
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Confetti and all, Gerrans on the podium
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Gerrans may have liked to have won a stage, but the overall win will more
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Gerrans takes the kisses holding the Tour Down Under plate.
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Gerrans poses with the Tour Down Under trophy.
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Gerrans was all smiles at the finish in Adelaide.
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Andre Greipel was untouchable in bunch sprints in the Tour Down Under,
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Greipel cruised over the final 50 metres barely even pedalling.
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Alejandro Valverde was second on countback. Tough, but still a great return
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