Eddy Merckx and Christian Prudhomme are the Tour Down Under's special guests for stage two...

TDU

Will Clarke is away with Martin Kohler in a hopeful-looking escape...

TDU

The peloton shows no interest at all - despite the fact that Kohler is taking bonus seconds along the way...

Kohler has taken both bonus sprints today, he could become the new race-leader by the finish...

TDUBMC

Andre Greipel seems less than interested in the situation...

TDUGREIPEL

Vacansoleil starts a chase on Cuddly Creek hill, but only to show their climber's jersey to the waiting public...

TDUCHASE

Kohler's dropped back to the peloton with his time gain - Clarke faces a long, lonely ride, and he's almost ten minutes ahead..!

TDU

Edvald Boasson Hagen makes a quick pit-stop, but there's no need to rush back...

TDUSKYMECHANIC

Luis Leon Sanchez has plenty of time to chat with his compatriot, Oscar Freire...

TDURABOBANK

Movistar starts to chase, but Garmin is tracking the Spanish team all the way...

TDUMOVISTAR

Clarke is still going strong - and his lead has actually grown to over eleven minutes..!

TDU

The peloton looks totally complacent with about 60-kilometres to go - but their deficit is close to twelve minutes..!

TDU

Movistar makes a sudden acceleration - but no-one wants to help them...

Angel Madrazo has counter-attacked on the first of three circuits at Stirling...

Jens Voigt is chasing Madrazo down - is this a team order or a way of helping ex-Leopard teamate Clarke to stay away..?

TDUSHACK

Andrew Fenn also makes a surge - but Voigt is lurking, and watching...

TDUQUICKSTEP

Team Sky now takes an interest with Danny Pate chasing hard - Clarke's lead is down to around ten-minutes now...

TDUSKYCHASE

Simon Gerrans has split loyalties - his friend Clarke is away, but Green Edge needs to make sure it is them that wins the Tour Down Under...

TDUGREEN EDGE

Linus Gerdemann is another ex-Leopard teamate of Clarke - but he too needs to win the TDU for Radio Shack..!

TDUSHACK

Leigh Howard is dragging the peloton along for Green Edge - but Clarke's lead is over eight minutes with one big lap to go..!

TDUHOWARD

Manuel Quinziato does his best for BMC - they want Kohler, not Clarke, to be leading the race overall..!

Clarke climbs towards Stirling for the last time - but with his lead down to less than four minutes now...

TDU

An exhausted William Clarke wins stage two into Stirling - but not by enough to take the race-lead as well...

TDU

Michael 'Bling' Matthews wins 2nd-place from the peloton, one minute later...

TDURABOBANK

Martin Kohler is the new race-leader, by just two seconds from Andre Greipel..!

TDUBMC