Impey is the ultimate winner of this season’s Tour Down Under which came to an end a couple of days ago with Greipel, who fought hard to hold Caleb Ewan right at the finish line, taking the sixth and final stage victory marking his second one after taking the opening stage of the tour a week ago.
#TDU He did it! @AndreGreipel pic.twitter.com/Kqhlrgdf7Z
— Lotto Soudal (@Lotto_Soudal) January 21, 2018
On the other hand, the big prize went to South African cyclist Daryl Impey who gave an impressive performance throughout the 90-kilometre stage on city streets.
“Coming in … I didn’t expect to win the race, but sometimes the stars line up and things go according to plan,” Impey told the interviewers soon after finishing the last stage. “I worked real hard in the off-season, so happy to get this win.”
Impey admitted to be thrilled to be the final, overall winner of the event adding: “Thrilled… sometimes the stars line up and everything goes well and according to plan. I worked really hard in the off-season, so happy to get this win.”
Congratulations to @AndreGreipel (@Lotto_Soudal) on winning the Be Safe Be Seen @MACofSA Stage 6 on Sunday. His record 18th stage win at @SantosLtd #TDU pic.twitter.com/9ixEwHsyuj
— Santos Tour Down Under ??♀️ (@tourdownunder) January 22, 2018
Stage six (Adelaide to Adelaide, 90km) results
André Greipel (Ger) Lotto-Soudal, 2-01-19
Caleb Ewan (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
Peter Sagan (Slo) Bora-Hansgrohe
Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb
Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors
Steele von Hoff (Aus) University of South Australia
Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE-Team Emirates
Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo
Carlos Barbero (Esp) Movistar
Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin, all at same time
General classification after the final stage
Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott, 20-03-34
Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing, in same time
Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Dimension Data, at 16 secs
Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE-Team Emirates, at 20 secs
Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors
Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky
Gorka Izagirre (Esp) Bahrain-Merida, all at same time
Luis Leon Sanchez (Esp) Astana, at 23 secs
Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo, at same time
Robert Gesink (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo, at 24 secs
