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Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) won the overall title at the 2018 Santos Tour Down Under. The WorldTour opener concluded on Sunday with stage 6 where Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal) won the final sprint.
Impey took the overall title from defending champion Richie Porte (BMC Racing), who placed second but with the same overall time. Tom-Jelte Slagter (Dimension Data), another former winner of the race, completed the final overall podium in third.
2018 Tour Down Under - Brief Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal | 2:01:19 |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Steele von Hoff (Aus) UniSA-Australia | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott | 20:03:34 |
| 2 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Dimension Data | 0:00:16 |
| 4 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:00:20 |
| 5 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Team Sky | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:23 |
| 9 | Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Robert Gesink (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:00:24 |
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