Home coming: Germany's Andre Greipel (HTC-Columbia) takes his second win of this year and his second in Hahndorf.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
The most action Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) got involved in was some erratic hand gesturing from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on the start line of today’s stage.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Former teammates Gert Steegmans (RadioShack) and Robbie McEwen (Katusha) share a laugh together(Image credit: Sirotti)
Cadel Evans (BMC) gets set to go in Gawler(Image credit: Sirotti)
Katusha consider the day's stage at the finish in Hahndorf(Image credit: Sirotti)
No doubts about which team this bike belongs to(Image credit: Sirotti)
Tim Roe will join Trek-Livestrong after the Tour Down Under, but he's having a corker in Adelaide so far; he leads the mountains classification(Image credit: Sirotti)
Jonathan Cantwell is racing the Tour Down Under for the UniSA composite team(Image credit: Sirotti)
Footon-Servetto's men in Adelaide will no doubt be bouyed after Rafael Valls took the team's first win at the Tour de San Luis in Argentina on Tuesday(Image credit: Sirotti)
World Champion Cadel Evans (BMC)(Image credit: Sirotti)
Another emphatic victory for the HTC-Columbia sprinter(Image credit: Sirotti)
Greipel is flying Down Under(Image credit: Sirotti)
Juan Jose Haedo (Team Saxo Bank) and Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) finish stage two into Hahndorf(Image credit: Sirotti)
Fans greet the peloton on stage two of the Tour Down Under(Image credit: Sirotti)
mega Pharma – Lotto teammates Mickael Delage and Olivier Kaisen with UniSA-Australian National Team rider David Kemp in the break(Image credit: Sirotti)
A very happy Greipel with an equally impressed HTC-Columbia team owner Bob Stapleton(Image credit: Sirotti)
André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) also holds the points jersey(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Germany's Greipel is on song in his first major race of the season(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
George Hincapie (BMC Racing Team)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Greipel pulls on another Ochre jersey(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Josè Benitez (Footon-Servetto) gets out of the saddle on stage two(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Ben Swift (Team Sky)Josè Benitez(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Dane Martin Pedersen (Footon Servetto)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Last year's winner Alan Davis (Astana) does his duty for his teammates(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Greipel follows his HTC-Columbia teammates througha a corner on stage two(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The peloton waits for the start in Gawler(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Cadel Evans (BMC), Lance Armstrong and Mauro Santambrogio (BMC) ride during stage two of the Tour Down Under(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The speed picks up in the peloton(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Alan Davis (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The peloton zoom past a quintessential Australian road sign(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Stuart O'Grady (Saxo Bank) makes his way back to the peloton with teammate Baden Cooke(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Greipel continued his dominance of the Tour Down Under on stage two(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) leads his teammates(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The breakaway led for 110 kilometres on today's stage.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
The peloton rides past local vineyards in the Adelaide Hills.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
Magnificent weather and scenery greets the peloton in South Australia(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
Crowds lined the Gawler streets before the start of stage two.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
Team vehicles lined up in Gawler's main street .(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd meets Cadel Evans (BMC) and Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) at the start of stage two.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
Ochre jersey leader Andre Greipel.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
Tim Roe (Uni-SA) in the mountains jersey with the spoils of leading.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Andre Greipel (HTC-Columbia) is the sprint leader.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Jurgen Roelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) in the Young Rider jersey.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
The bunch rides through a tunnel of trees on the scenic Adelaide Hills course.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
BMC's Cadel Evans and George Hincape.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) on the course.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
Best young rider Jurgen Roelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto).(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
David Kemp (UniSA) on the podium after a big day out in the break.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
The Hahndorf crowds.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
Greipel wins the bunch sprint.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
Ochre jersey leader Andre Greipel in the bunch.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
The HTC-Columbia team lead the peloton.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
The peloton rides past Adelaide’s main reservoir.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
Mauro Finetti wins the bunch climb up Checker Hill.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
The bunch hits the steep climb.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
Start of the climb up Checker hill.(Image credit: Santos Tour Down Under/Russell Mountford)
David Kemp (Uni-SA) won the most aggressive jersey for stage 2.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
The podium girls add a little more glamour to the race.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
There were all sorts on Checker Hill. (Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Cadel Evans (BMC) stands out in his World Champions jersey.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) had no problems staying with the bunch today.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Jason McCartney (RadioShack) out front with HTC-Columbia right on his wheel.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
The three break aways were Mickael Delage and Olivier Kaisen (Omega Pharma-Lotto) and David Kemp (Uni-SA).(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
HTC-Columbia was on the front early on, but the pace was slow.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Alejandro Valverde (Caisse D'Epargne) signs on with the help of the tour hostess.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Oscar Periero (Astana) was in good spirits at the stage start.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Andre Greipel (HTC-Columbia) is looking good so far in this years race.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
A large crowd lined Checker Hill waiting anxiously for the riders.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
David Kemp (Uni-SA) climbs with the encouragement of the crowd.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
David Kemp (Uni-SA) gained some attention with his attack on the climb.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Greipel looks to the heavens as he crosses the finish line in Hahndorf(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Andre Greipel (HTC-Columbia) takes his eighth win in the Tour Down Under(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
Everyone was going for it but Greipel was just too strong.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)
