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2006 Tour Down Under, Stage 5

Tour Down Under, Australia

Stage 5, Adelaide City Council Circuit, 90K

22 January

Davis Does Double Down Under and Gerrans GC

Davis Does Double Down Under , photo: Liberty Seguros-Würth

Allan Davis (Liberty Seguros-Würth) now has his second stage win in the Tour Down Under. After eight years of participation, the Aussie marked his first two stage wins in the 2006 version. Early escapes were spoiled and the GC went unchanged, meaning Simon Gerrans (Ag2R Prévoyance) won the 8th Tour Down Under.

The riders pushed off from Adelaide today under nasty hot conditions (near 40°C) for the final stage of the Tour Down Under. The GC was pretty well wrapped up, Luis León Sánchez (Liberty Seguros-Würth) would not be allowed any freedom by the French Ag2R squadra. What was up for grabs was the sprint victory.

Gerrans Final Overall Leader, photo: Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under

The race got going with a break, but it was going to be tough to stay away on the 18 lap circuit. The sprinters were hungry for flesh and would not let the move get far. The day's main break consisted of: Carlos Barredo (Liberty), Luca Paolini (Liquigas), Laszlo Bodrogi (Crédit Agricole), Mathew Hayman, Sean Sullivan (UniSA-Australia).

By the end of lap 10 the boys only had 46 seconds and were fighting a losing battle. Five laps later at it was tutto finito for the boys while riders like Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto) and Davis started to edge up in the pack. Down to 1K and it looked like it could be a McEwen double in the tour but instead it was Davis who doubled. The Liberty rider jammed it up King William Road to work over McEwen and take his second Down Under win.

Guiding home safely in the leader's orange jersey was Gerrans. The Aussie (25) won his first big tour by winning stage one and then successfully defending the jersey over the following four stages. Bravo Gerrans and Ag2R Prévoyance!

Results: 1:49'47", 44.3 K/h
1 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth
2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
3 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Milram
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
5 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
6 José Joaquín Rojas (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
7 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS
8 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS
9 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas
10 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Milram
11 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
12 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Crédit Agricole
13 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
14 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
15 David Tanner (Aus) United Water-Australia U23
16 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) UniSA-Australia
17 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2R Prévoyance
18 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
19 Jens Renders (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
20 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
21 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
22 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R Prévoyance
23 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Milram
24 William Walker (Aus) United Water-Australia U23
25 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas 0.04
26 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
27 James Meadley (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS 0.07
28 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth
29 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
30 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole
31 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
32 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
33 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole
34 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators
35 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth
36 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
37 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas
38 Eladio Sánchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
39 Ben Day (Aus) UniSA-Australia
40 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS
41 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
42 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
43 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2R Prévoyance
44 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prévoyance
45 Mitchell Docker (Aus) United Water-Australia U23
46 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Milram
47 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
48 Wesley Van Der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
49 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia
50 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia
51 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
52 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Milram 0.16
53 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Milram
54 Ben Brooks (Aus) Navigators 0.19
55 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 0.25
56 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 0.29
57 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Milram 0.31
58 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) United Water-Australia U23 0.34
59 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators
60 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas
61 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
62 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia
63 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 0.44
64 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole 0.46
65 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
66 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 0.49
67 Daniel Becke (Ger) Milram
68 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas 0.54
69 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
70 Robert McLachlan (Aus) UniSA-Australia 0.58
71 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS 1.08
72 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia 1.28
73 Matthew Rex (Aus) United Water-Australia U23
74 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 1.30
75 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators 1.44
76 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 2.05
77 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole 3.10
78 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 3.54
DNF Sean Sullivan (Aus) UniSA-Australia
DNF Joshua Wilson (Aus) United Water-Australia U23
DNF Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators
DNF Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
DNF Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators
DNF Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators
DNF Daniel McConnell (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS

Points
1 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 8
2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 6
3 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Milram 4

Mountains
Montefiore Hill - Lap 10 - 42.5 K
1 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 16
2 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia 12
3 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 8
4 Sean Sullivan (Aus) UniSA-Australia 6
5 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 4
Montefiore Hill - Lap 15 - 65.0 K
1 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 16
2 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 12
3 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia 8
4 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 6
5 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 4

Sprints
Finish Arch - Lap 8 - 36 K
1 Sean Sullivan (Aus) UniSA-Australia 6
2 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia 4
3 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 2
Finish Arch - Lap 12 - 54 K
1 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 6
2 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 4
3 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 2

Teams
1 Liberty Seguros-Würth 5:29'21"
2 Milram
3 Bouygues Telecom
4 Ag2R Prévoyance
5 Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 0.04
6 South Australia.com-AIS 0.07
7 Crédit Agricole
8 United Water-Australia U23
9 Liquigas 0.11
10 UniSA-Australia 0.14
11 Davitamon-Lotto 0.36
12 Navigators 1.00

Final GC:
1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R Prévoyance 16:36'54"
2 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 0.07
3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 0.14
4 William Walker (Aus) United Water-Australia U23 0.46
5 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia 1.48
6 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 2.42
7 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia 3.00
8 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS 3.19
9 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) UniSA-Australia
10 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 3.31
11 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 4.35
12 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas 4.53
13 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS 5.07
14 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 6.29
15 Ben Brooks (Aus) Navigators 6.42
16 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Milram 10.36
17 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Milram 10.40
18 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 10.53
19 Mitchell Docker (Aus) United Water-Australia U23 11.02
20 James Meadley (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS 12.28
21 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia 14.29
22 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 15.55
23 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 17.24
24 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 17.33
25 Jens Renders (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 18.44
26 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 18.57
27 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 18.59
28 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators 22.06
29 José Joaquín Rojas (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 22.16
30 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Milram 22.24
31 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators 22.42
32 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 22.44
33 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
34 David Tanner (Aus) United Water-Australia U23
35 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 23.10
36 Robert McLachlan (Aus) UniSA-Australia 23.42
37 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 24.13
38 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 24.14
39 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 24.47
40 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 24.48
41 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole 24.56
42 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Milram 25.04
43 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 25.23
44 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2R Prévoyance 25.33
45 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 26.10
46 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 26.52
47 Eladio Sánchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 27.57
48 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 28.20
49 Daniel Becke (Ger) Milram 29.01
50 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS 29.13
51 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Milram 29.21
52 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas 30.00
53 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
54 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 30.07
55 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas 30.08
56 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 30.37
57 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia 31.21
58 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) United Water-Australia U23 31.26
59 Ben Day (Aus) UniSA-Australia 32.53
60 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole 33.10
61 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS 33.23
62 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Milram 34.24
63 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 34.28
64 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 34.31
65 Wesley Van Der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
66 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Milram 34.48
67 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 34.54
68 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 35.10
69 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole
70 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth 35.39
71 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 35.50
72 Matthew Rex (Aus) United Water-Australia U23 35.52
73 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 35.53
74 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Crédit Agricole 35.56
75 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators 36.08
76 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2R Prévoyance 38.22
77 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prévoyance 42.44
78 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 44.42

Points
1 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 20
2 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia 18
3 Daniel Becke (Ger) Milram 18
4 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R Prévoyance 14
5 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 12
7 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia 12
8 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 10
9 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 10
10 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators 8
11 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 8
12 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 8
14 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 6
15 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia 6
16 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators 6
17 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia 6
19 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 4
20 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Milram 4
21 Eladio Sánchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 4
22 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 4
23 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole 2
24 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 2
25 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS 2
26 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS 2

Mountains
1 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 40
2 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 38
3 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 32
4 Mathew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia 26
5 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia 20
6 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia 20
7 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia 16
8 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 16
9 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 12
11 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 8
13 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Milram 6
14 Robert McLachlan (Aus) UniSA-Australia 6
15 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 6
17 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 4
18 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS 4

U23
1 William Walker (Aus) United Water-Australia U23 16:37'40"
2 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS 2.33
3 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas 4.07
4 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS 4.21
5 Mitchell Docker (Aus) United Water-Australia U23 10.16
6 James Meadley (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS 11.42
7 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 18.13
8 José Joaquín Rojas (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 21.30
9 David Tanner (Aus) United Water-Australia U23 21.58
10 Eladio Sánchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 27.11
11 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS 28.27
12 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Milram 28.35
13 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) United Water-Australia U23 30.40
14 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS 32.37
15 Matthew Rex (Aus) United Water-Australia U23 35.06

Teams
1 UniSA-Australia 49:40'44"
2 Liberty Seguros-Würth 7.26
3 South Australia.com-AIS 23.27
4 Davitamon-Lotto 23.40
5 Milram 35.31
6 Ag2R Prévoyance 36.38
7 Navigators 36.49
8 Bouygues Telecom 37.45
9 United Water-Australia U23 40.06
10 Liquigas 46.23
11 Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 49.11
12 Crédit Agricole 1.08.37