ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - South African Daryl Impey sealed victory in the Tour Down Under cycle race Sunday as Germany's Andre Greipel won the sixth and final stage to claim his 18th stage victory in the World Tour opener. But Impey needed only to stay in touch with any breaks throughout the 20 laps to become the first South African to win the event. Breaks in the final stage by Logan Owen and Ben O'Connor gobbled up the time bonuses that Porte desperately needed and left the finish to the sprinters. Ewan briefly looked in with a chance of another stage win but Greipel came off his wheel to cross the finish line in first place. Impey and Porte were credited with the same time on the final general classification with Tom-Jelte Slagter third overall, 16 seconds behind.

Source: Daily Mail January 21, 2018 06:11 UTC