January 18, 2006: Mawson Lakes - Angaston (148 km):
1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prevoyance       03:38:33
2 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team      0.02

3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                         0.11

4 William Walker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23            0.37

5 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia                            1.39

6 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                          

7 Chris Jongerwaard (Aus) UniSA-Australia                     3.10

8 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling             

9 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                   3.32

10 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                        4.09

11 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim        4.31

12 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia                     4.40

13 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                          

14 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling      4.51

15 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team     5.15

16 Sean Sullivan (Aus) UniSA-Australia                           

17 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team    6.14

18 Daniele Colli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                          

19 Ivan Santos Martinez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team      9.16

20 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team              12.05

21 James Meadley (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling           

22 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                             

23 Robert McLachlan (Aus) UniSA-Australia                        

24 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       

25 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                         

26 David Tanner (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23                 

27 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                            

28 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                

29 Mitchell Docker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23             

30 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim        23.45

31 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim              

32 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Team Milram                               

33 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                         

34 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team     

35 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team     

36 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                           

37 Nicola Loda (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                             

38 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                          

39 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           

40 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r Prevoyance                          

41 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                          

42 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                       

43 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                

44 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        

45 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       

46 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             

47 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                      

48 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team       

49 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team         

50 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                         

51 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                            

52 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Team Milram                          

53 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                            

54 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                             

55 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                              

56 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23            

57 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Team Milram                             

58 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram                             

59 Jens Renders (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim                

60 Joshua Wilson (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23               

61 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi                       

62 Matthew Rex (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23                 

63 Peter Dawson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling            

64 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team                 

65 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia                              

66 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                             

67 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling         

68 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                              

69 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                          

70 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling            

71 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling           

72 Matthew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia                          

73 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim            

74 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Credit Agricole                           

75 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         

76 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team    

77 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team          

78 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance                       

79 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team      

80 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                    

81 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         

82 Ben Day (Aus) UniSA-Australia                                 

83 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                      

84 Daniel McConnell (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling        

85 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim               

86 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim             

87 Wesley Van Der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim       

88 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team         

89 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team                  

90 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team         

91 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2r Prevoyance                          

92 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                          

DNF Richard Moffatt (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23            

DNF Samuel Lee (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23                  

DNS Nicolas Sanderson (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto

Overall rankings after stage 1:
1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prevoyance       03:38:24

2 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team     0.07

3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                         0.18

4 William Walker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23            0.46

5 Gene Bates (Aus) UniSA-Australia                            1.45

6 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                       1.48

7 Chris Jongerwaard (Aus) UniSA-Australia                     3.19

8 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling             

9 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                   3.41

10 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                        4.18

11 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim        4.40

12 Russell Van Hout (Aus) UniSA-Australia                     4.46

13 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                       4.49

14 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling      5.00

15 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team     5.24

16 Sean Sullivan (Aus) UniSA-Australia                           

17 Daniele Colli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                       6.20

18 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team    6.23

19 Ivan Santos Martinez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team      9.25

20 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team              12.14

21 James Meadley (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling           

22 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                             

23 Robert McLachlan (Aus) UniSA-Australia                        

24 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       

25 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                         

26 David Tanner (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23                 

27 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                            

28 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                

29 Mitchell Docker (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23             

30 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim        23.54

31 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim              

32 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Team Milram                               

33 Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                         

34 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team     

35 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team     

36 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                           

37 Nicola Loda (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                            

38 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                          

39 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           

40 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2r Prevoyance                          

41 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                         

42 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                       

43 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                

44 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        

45 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        

46 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             

47 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                      

48 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team       

49 Eladio Sanchez Prado (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team         

50 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                         

51 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance                            

52 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Team Milram                          

53 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                             

54 Julian Dean (NZl) Credit Agricole                             

55 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                              

56 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23           

57 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Team Milram                             

58 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram                             

59 Jens Renders (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim                

60 Joshua Wilson (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23               

61 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi                       

62 Matthew Rex (Aus) United Water-Australia U/23                 

63 Peter Dawson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling            

64 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team                 

65 Paul Crake (Aus) UniSA-Australia                              

66 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                             

67 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling         

68 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                               

69 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                          

70 Matthew Goss (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling            

71 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling           

72 Matthew Hayman (Aus) UniSA-Australia                           

73 Frederik Willems (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim            

74 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Credit Agricole                           

75 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         

76 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team    

77 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team          

78 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r Prevoyance                       

79 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team      

80 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                    

81 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         

82 Ben Day (Aus) UniSA-Australia                                 

83 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole                      

84 Daniel McConnell (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS Cycling        

85 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim               

86 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim             

87 Wesley Van Der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-T Interim       

88 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team         

89 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team                  

90 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team         

91 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2r Prevoyance                           

92 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance