Tim de Waele images from the Australian WorldTour race
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Richie Porte (Team Sky) drops his rivals and solos to a stage win (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Dramatic coastline scenes at the 2014 Tour Down Under (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEDGE) grits his teeth and looks to drop Cadel Evans (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Diego Ulissi was one of the stars of this year's race (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Richie Porte (Team Sky) solos to the win on Willunga Hill (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Huge crowds turned out to see the race on stage 5 to Willunga Hill (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Richie Porte (Team Sky) cools down after his stage win (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Axel Domont leads an attack (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Orica GreenEdge and Garmin look to protect their leaders (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The 2014 Santos Tour Down Under (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Willunga Hill once again saw the race explode (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Team Sky came into the Tour Down Under with high hopes (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The break try and hold off the peloton on the final stage in Adelaide (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Jens Voigt drags the peloton along on the final stage (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Adam Hansen on the podium to celebrate his win in the KOM competition (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEdge) on the podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Andre Griepel (Lotto) wins the final stage of the Tour Down Under (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
2014 Tour Down Under winner Simon Gerrans (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The four jersey leaders before the final stage in this year's Tour Down Under (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Cadel Evans chases down Simon Gerrans (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Eisel and his Team Sky train set the pace for Richie Porte (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Ulissi checks back to see if Gerrans and Evans can stay with him (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Cadel Evans (BMC) makes a new friend at this year's race (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Andre Greipel (Lotto) won two stages (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Diego Ulissi won stage 2 of the Santos Tour Down Under (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Marcel Kittel (Giant Shimano) makes some last minute adjustments to his shoes (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Flying start: Simon Gerrans wins stage 1 of the race (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Andre Greipel faces questions from former sprinter Robbie McEwen (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
William Clarke (Drapac Professional Cycling) on the attack (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Marcel Kittel wins the People's Choice Classic (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The Argos team enjoy Kittel's win (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Luke Rowe gives one young fan a go on his Pinarello bike (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
A young Australian fan shows his passion for the sport at the Tour Down Under (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The Tour Down Under peloton produced and exciting opening to the road season (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Diego Ulissi surprises with Tour Down Under stage win (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) wins his first stage of this year's race (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Orica GreenEdge stretch out the peloton on stage 3 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Simon Gerrans and Richie Porte join up and look to chase Cadel Evans (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Gerrans leads Porte in the chase for Evans on the stage Campbelltown (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Cadel Evans (BMC) takes a memorable win in Campbelltown (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Cadel Evans drops Richie Porte on the road to Campbelltown (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Cadel Evans was too strong for his rivals on stage 3 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Kevin Reza (Europcar) climbs Corkscrew (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Cadel Evans leads his rivals on the lower slopes of Corkscrew (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
A brief moment of calm before the action begins (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Koala bear snap chat with Marcel Kittel (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The WorldTour kicked off last week with the 2014 Santos Tour Down Under in Australia, and saw Simon Gerrans clinch a record setting third title.
It was one of the most exciting editions of the race in recent years with Gerrans going toe-to-toe with Cadel Evans (BMC), Richie Porte (Team Sky) and Diego Ulissi (Lampre Merida) in race that would come down to a mere few seconds.
All four of the top GC riders won individual stages along with Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) winning twice and throughout the event Tim de Waele was on hand to take photos from every action point in the race. For his complete race highlights gallery, click here.
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