Jan 18, 2006
Gerrans Takes Stage 1 of TDU
The Tour Down Under tackled a few climbs today, and that broke up the final sprint. Robbie McEwen is in great form coming in third behind riders who are better climbers.
Gerrans , the young Australian on the AG2R squad is stepping up to the leaders jersey of the TDU. The stage win is significant since Gerrans beat defending champ Luis Leon Sanchez to take the leaders jersey.
1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prevoyance in 3.38.33
2 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team a 2″
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto a 11″
4 William Walker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23 a 37″
5 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia a 1′39″
6 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
7 Chris Jongerwaard (Aus) UniSA-Australia a 3′10″
8 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
9 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom a 3′32″
10 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram a 4′09″
TDU Official race report
http://www.tuttobiciweb.com/home.htm
Pic from Gazzetta dello sport