Astana Cycling Team

11th Tour Down Under - ProT
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, January 18-25, 2009

Stage 1 - January 20: Norwood - Mawson Lakes, 140 km
1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road 3.45.27 (37.258 km/h)
2 Baden Cooke (Aus) UniSA
3 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
4 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha
5 Jacopo Guanieri (Ita) Liquigas
6 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step
7 Willem Stroetinga (Ned) Team Milram
8 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Francaise Des Jeux
9 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram
10 Andrea Grendene (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C
84 Michael Schar (Swi) Astana
98 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana
106 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana
109 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana
116 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana
120 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana
121 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana

Teams

1 Team Milram 11.16:21
2 Lampre - N.G.C
3 Ag2R La Mondiale
19 Astana

Stage 2 - January 21: Hahndorf - Stirling, 145 km

1 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step 3.46.25 (38,424 km/h)
2 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank
3 Martin Elminger (Swi) Ag2R
4 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank
5 George Hincapie (USA) Columbia
45 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 0.13
57 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana
63 Michael Schär (Swi) Astana
67 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana
71 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana
105 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 4.59
110 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana 6.10

Teams

1 Rabobank 11.19.23
2 Team Columbia - High Road 0.04
3 Française des Jeux
15 Astana 0.31

General classification after stage 2

1 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step 7.31.42
2 André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road 0.03
3 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 0.04
58 Michael Schär (Swi) Astana 0.23
63 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana
65 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana
68 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana
69 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana
106 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 5.09
109 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana 6.20

Stage 3 - January 22: Unley - Victor Harbor, 136 km

1 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank
2 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step
3 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank
4 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Caisse d'Epargne)
5 George Hincapie (USA) Columbia
30 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana
32 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana
40 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana
117 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana 21.49
119 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana
120 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana
DNF Michael Schär (Swi) Astana

Teams

1 Team Saxo Bank 9.46.45
2 Caisse d'Epargne
3 AG2R La Mondiale
8 Astana

General Classification after Stage 3

1 Allan Davis (Quick Step) 10.47.11
2 Graeme Brown (Rabobank)
3 Stuart O'Grady (Team Saxo Bank) 0.05
38 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana
39 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana
40 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana
81 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana 22.18
104 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 27.04
107 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana 28.15

Stage 4 - January 23: Burnside Village - Angaston, 143 km

1 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step 3.29.35
2 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank
3 José Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
38 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana
47 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana
77 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 0.47
78 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana
79 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana
90 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana 1.22

Teams

1 Française des Jeux 10.28.45
2 Caisse d'Epargne
3 Team Columbia - High Road
17 Astana 0.47

General Classification after Stage 4

1 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step 14.16.36
2 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 0.04
3 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0.15
37 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana 0.39
38 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana
43 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 1.26
79 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana 23.50
97 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 28.01
99 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana 29.12

Stage 5 - January 24: Snapper Point - Willunga, 148 km

1 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step 2.28.33
2 José Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
3 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale
23 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana
29 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana
36 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana
58 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 1.54
60 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana
121 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana 13.10

General Classification after Stage 5

1 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step 17.44.59
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0.25
3 José Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.30
28 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana 0.49
29 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana
44 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 3.30
57 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana 24.00
75 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 30.05
98 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana 42.32

Stage 6 - January 25: Adelaide City Council Circuit, 90 km

1 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas 1.42.00
2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha
3 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank
59 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana
71 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana
72 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana
94 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana 0.24
95 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana
100 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana

General classification

1 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step 19.26.59
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0.25
3 José Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.30
28 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana 0.49
29 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana
44 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 3.54
58 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana 24.24
76 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 30.29
98 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana 42.32

Teams classification

1 Française des Jeux 58.22.57
2 Caisse d'Epargne 0.08
3 AG2R La Mondiale 0.11
7 Astana 1.14