2010 Tour Down Under
| 2010 UCI World Ranking, race 1 of 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 19–24 January | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 794 km (493.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 18 h 47 min 05 s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 André Greipel (GER)
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(Team HTC–Columbia) |
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| Second |
 Luis León Sánchez (ESP)
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(Caisse d'Epargne) | |
| Third |
 Greg Henderson (NZL)
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(Team Sky) | |
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Mountains |
 Thomas Rohregger (AUT)
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(Team Milram) |
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Youth |
 Jurgen Roelandts (BEL)
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(Omega Pharma–Lotto) |
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Sprints |
André Greipel (GER)
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(Team HTC–Columbia) |
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Team | Ag2r–La Mondiale | |
The 2010 Tour Down Under was the 12th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race. It was held from 19 to 24 January 2010, travelling from Clare to Adelaide in South Australia. It was the first event in the 2010 UCI World Calendar. The race was won by André Greipel of Team HTC–Columbia after he won the sprint finishes to three of the race's stages.
As the Tour Down Under has historically been a race which favours sprinters winning the overall classification, several sprinters were tabbed as favourites for victory in the 2010 Tour. These included defending champion Allan Davis, now with Astana, Gert Steegmans of Team RadioShack, Baden Cooke of Team Saxo Bank, Greg Henderson from Team Sky, and 2008 champion André Greipel from Team HTC–Columbia. Greipel specifically shied away from talk of him being a favourite for victory. Additionally, Caisse d'Epargne was noted to be bringing a strong squad, including reigning Vuelta a España champion Alejandro Valverde. Valverde's presence was speculated to increase the chances for 2005 Tour Down Under champion Luis León Sánchez, who is riding a program in 2010 meant to lead to victory in Paris–Nice. Along with Sánchez, Cooke's teammate Stuart O'Grady, Martin Elmiger from Ag2r–La Mondiale, Wesley Sulzberger of Française des Jeux, and Garmin–Transitions rider Robbie Hunter were also named as contenders. The race also featured reigning World Road Race Champion Cadel Evans and seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong; they were not, however, considered to be contenders in the race as they would focus on later events in the 2010 season.
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