Italian Diego Ulissi of the Lampre-Merida team stole the show in Stirling today holding off Australians Simon Gerrans (Team GreenEDGE) and Cadel Evans (Team BMC Racing) who crossed the finish line behind Ulissi in stage 2 of the 2014 Santos Tour Down Under.

Diego Ulissi sprints to stage victory for Team Lampre-Merida ahead of Team GreenEdge's Simon Gerrans and Cadel Evans of Team BMC Racing.

Team GreenEdge's Australian Simon Gerrans has continued his impressive season start and announced his intention to claim his third Santos Tour Down Under crown with a stunning sprint to win stage 1 in Angaston.

Defending champion Simon Gerrans sprints to victory in stage 1 of Tour Down Under 2014 and takes overall race lead.