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Tour Down Under Stage 5: McLaren Vale > Old Willunga Hill, 151.5kms

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  • Stuart O'Grady is in charge of the day's first escape in Willunga - they'll race easily to an eight-minute lead...

    Stuart O'Grady is in charge of the day's first escape in Willunga - they'll race easily to an eight-minute lead...

    TDUGREEN EDGE

  • The peloton is quite relaxed as it passes Aldinga Beach on the first lap...

    The peloton is quite relaxed as it passes Aldinga Beach on the first lap...

    TDUSCENERY

  • Teams Sky and BMC start a serious chase 20-kilometres later...

    Teams Sky and BMC start a serious chase 20-kilometres later...

    TDUSKYCHASE

  • O'Grady is still in charge as the escape heads on to the third lap of the Aldinga circuit - they have eight minutes still..!

    O'Grady is still in charge as the escape heads on to the third lap of the Aldinga circuit - they have eight minutes still..!

    TDUGREEN EDGE

  • Ballan is protecting Kohler as the peloton swings off Aldinga for the last time...

    Ballan is protecting Kohler as the peloton swings off Aldinga for the last time...

    TDUBMC

  • Michael Rogers stirs up the pace for Team Sky in a nasty crosswind...

    Michael Rogers stirs up the pace for Team Sky in a nasty crosswind...

    TDUSKYATTACK

  • Is this a day for Heinrich Haussler to shine on..?

    Is this a day for Heinrich Haussler to shine on..?

    TDUGARMIN

  • Luke Durbridge leads the Green Edge team as Willunga Hill starts...

    Luke Durbridge leads the Green Edge team as Willunga Hill starts...

    TDUGREEN EDGE

  • Matthew Goss has become a climber and paces Simon Gerrans as the rest of Green Edge fade...

    Matthew Goss has become a climber and paces Simon Gerrans as the rest of Green Edge fade...

    TDUGREEN EDGE

  • Gerrans leads Matthew Lloyd and Kohler - will the sequence be the same on the final ascent too..?

    Gerrans leads Matthew Lloyd and Kohler - will the sequence be the same on the final ascent too..?

    TDUGREEN EDGE

  • Green Edge fans are out in force and expecting great things from their men..!

    Green Edge fans are out in force and expecting great things from their men..!

    TDUFANS

  • Incredibly, escapee Nathan Haas is still out in front on the descent - defintely a 'star of the future..!

    Incredibly, escapee Nathan Haas is still out in front on the descent - defintely a 'star of the future..!

    TDUGARMIN

  • Hayden Roulston leads a group of 30 riders that gobble Haas up and power towards the final climb...

    Hayden Roulston leads a group of 30 riders that gobble Haas up and power towards the final climb...

    TDUSHACK

  • Despite their rivalry, Roulston lends a helping hand to Movistar's Gutierrez in order to keep the racing-line intact...

    Despite their rivalry, Roulston lends a helping hand to Movistar's Gutierrez in order to keep the racing-line intact...

    TDUSHACKMOVISTAR

  • Tiagfo Machado has attacked on Willunga with Danny Pate and Rohan Dennis...

    Tiagfo Machado has attacked on Willunga with Danny Pate and Rohan Dennis...

    TDUESCAPE

  • Rogers launches a furious counter-attack with less than three-kilometres to go...

    Rogers launches a furious counter-attack with less than three-kilometres to go...

    TDUSKYATTACK

  • Madrazo chases furiously with Valverde on his wheel and poised to attack...

    Madrazo chases furiously with Valverde on his wheel and poised to attack...

  • Machado and Dennis are so close to victory but so close to capture with one-kilometre left..!

    Machado and Dennis are so close to victory but so close to capture with one-kilometre left..!

    TDUSHACK

  • Alejandro Valverde just beats Simon Gerrans to win stage five on Old Willunga Hill...

    Alejandro Valverde just beats Simon Gerrans to win stage five on Old Willunga Hill...

    TDUSRINT

  • Phew! A relieved Simon Gerrans puts on the race-leader's jersey for Green Edge...

    Phew! A relieved Simon Gerrans puts on the race-leader's jersey for Green Edge...

    TDUGREEN EDGE

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