Races Road Ventoso takes vaunted Willunga stage By Les Clarke published 22 January 2011 Meyer holds onto overall despite a whittled advantage Comments Race Home Stages Stage 1 138km | Mawson Lakes - Angaston Stage 2 146km | Tailem Bend - Mannum Stage 3 129km | Unley - Stirling Stage 4 124km | Norwood - Strathalbyn Stage 5 131km | McLaren Vale - Willunga Stage 6 90km | Adelaide - Adelaide View all Stages Contenders Image 1 of 90The peloton pass the beach (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Davide Vigano (Leopard Trek)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) after winning stage 5 of the Tour Down Under(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ventoso wins and his teammate JJ Rojas is pretty happy, too.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ventoso celebrates his victory on stage 5 of TDU(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The Tour Down Under peloton(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Hay! Is that the peloton?(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Cameron Meyer (Garmin-Cervelo) retained the leader's jersey(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ventoso is congratulated by his teammate(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The Movistar team has had a successful start to the season(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ventoso battles Matthews for the win(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The finish line at stage five of the Santos Tour Down Under(Image credit: Sirotti)The peloton at the Santos Tour Down Under(Image credit: Sirotti)The peloton at the Santos Tour Down Under(Image credit: Sirotti)Lance Armstrong finished in the main field(Image credit: Sirotti)Graeme Brown (Rabobank) didn't have the legs today(Image credit: Sirotti)Cameron Meyer (Team Garmin-Cervelo) retained the leader's jersey(Image credit: Sirotti)Luke Roberts on the podium again(Image credit: Sirotti)Cameron Meyer (Team Garmin-Cervelo) leads the young rider's jersey(Image credit: Sirotti)Richie Porte (Saxo Bank) smiles on the podium(Image credit: Sirotti)Francisco Ventoso (Movistar Team) takes stage five and opens Movistar's account for the season(Image credit: Sirotti)Francisco Ventoso (Movistar Team) was delighted with his win(Image credit: Sirotti)Stage five winner Francisco Ventoso (Movistar Team)(Image credit: Sirotti)Francisco Ventoso (Movistar Team) his mobbed by his teammates after his win(Image credit: Sirotti)Meyer had to dig deep but did enough(Image credit: Sirotti)Cameron Meyer (Garmin-Cervelo)(Image credit: Sirotti)Alessandro Ballan finished in the top ten(Image credit: Sirotti)The Willunga Hill(Image credit: Sirotti)John Murphy worked for BMC's main man Ballann(Image credit: Sirotti)The bunch ride under the sun at the Tour Down Under(Image credit: Sirotti)Luke Roberts attacks(Image credit: Sirotti)Danish national road champion Nicki Sörensen(Image credit: Sirotti)Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) wins stage five(Image credit: Sirotti)Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) sprints to victory(Image credit: Sirotti)Katusha's Serguei Ivanov grits his teeth(Image credit: Sirotti)Manuel Cardoso (Radioshack) on the climb(Image credit: Sirotti)Matt Goss struggles on the climb (Image credit: Sirotti)New Zealand's Hayden Roulston (HTC-Highroad) helps Goss(Image credit: Sirotti)Jose Joaquin Rojas (Movistar)(Image credit: Sirotti)Ben Swift (Team Sky) with his jersey open, rides in the bunch(Image credit: Sirotti)Sky's Michael Rogers has worked hard for his new team(Image credit: Sirotti)Richie Porte (Saxo Bank) marked by Jack Bobridge (Garmin-Cervelo)(Image credit: Sirotti)Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) is still finding his form(Image credit: Sirotti)Dean, Farrar and Cavendish ride together(Image credit: Sirotti)Robbie McEwen struggled today and couldn't hang on(Image credit: Sirotti)RadioShack work hard to bring things back together(Image credit: Sirotti)Matt Hayman: ones of Sky's most respected team workers(Image credit: Sirotti)Full gass: Former Tour Down Under winner Stuart O'Grady(Image credit: Sirotti)Baden Cooke (Saxo Bank SunGard)(Image credit: Sirotti)The Leopards worked hard all day but struggled on the final climb(Image credit: Sirotti)The peloton race flat out at the Santos Tour Down Under(Image credit: Sirotti)Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) has had a quiet race on the bike. It's been very different off it(Image credit: Sirotti)Francisco Ventoso was happy to get a win.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)Francisco Ventoso on live TV after his win.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)Cameron Meyer held onto the leader's jersey.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)The sprint for the line.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)Richie Porte attacks with 10km to go.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)With 15km to go Michael Rogers leads the riders home.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)Closer to the top Ben Hermans took to the front of the trio.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)Richie Porte leads in front of a huge crowd.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)Richie Porte leads Ben Hermans and Jack Bobridge as they lead the way up the climb. (Image credit: Mark Gunter)Simon Gerrans kept pace up Willunga Hill.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)Miguel Minguez was first to attack second time up the climb.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)Jonathan Cantwell rides hard up the climb to keep in touch.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)Riders make their way up the climb.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)Another perfect day for a bike race.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)The early break ride along side Aldinga Beach.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)The TDU publicity caravan makes its way along the course.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)McLaren Vale made for great start town.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)Richie Porte was today's most aggressive rider.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)Cameron Meyer retained his young rider jersey.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)Matt Goss holds onto his sprinters jersey with one day to go.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)Michael Rogers in his new Team Sky kit(Image credit: Sirotti)Allan Davis hasn't had the form of 2009(Image credit: Sirotti)Simon Gerrans (Team Sky)(Image credit: Sirotti)Cameron Meyer leads the race with one stage remaining(Image credit: Sirotti)Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) has been a popular rider Down Under(Image credit: Sirotti)Andre Greipel slipped down the GC(Image credit: Sirotti)Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Movistar)(Image credit: Sirotti)Lance Armstrong finished in the main field(Image credit: Sirotti)
