The anticipation was building (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Go Aussie!! (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Luke Durbridge on the KOM (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
The race makes its way through a small South Australian town (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Crowds lines the street in all the town the stage passed through (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Will Clarke, the solo man (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Will Clarke cheered on with one more pass of Sterling to go (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
110,000 was the official crowd figures for stage 2 (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
This police officer got plenty of cheers. (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
A small victory salute (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
These fans could feel the rush of the Tour Down Under (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
These fans were than happy to help out Michael Matthews after the stage (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Luke Roberts had a tangle with the TV banner (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Crikey Cadel was out on the prowl (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Plenty of crowds out on stage 2 (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Commentators ready for another day of calling the race (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Matthew Lloyd is popular with the locals (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Michael Matthews catches up with some mates prior to the stage start (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Michael Matthews wires up (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Jens Voigt and Mark Renshaw chat with some fans (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Always popular Voigt posses for a quick happy snap (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
The Aussie champ looking focused (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Another crowd favourite Robbie McEwen is happy to signa few autographs (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Andre Greipel make shis way through the team cars to the start line (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
The break after 5km (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
A man and his best friend (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Beaming the great images to the world (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Will Clarke directly after his stage win (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Early estimates from the race organisers suggest that up to 110,000 spectators turned out to watch stage 2 of the 2012 Santos Tour Down Under, which brought the peloton from Lobethal to Stirling. The home fans were given plenty to cheer about as Australia's Will Clarke staged a daring early breakaway and clung on to secure the stage win, UniSA's first in the race since 2008.
