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The second stage of the Tour Down Under came to an end in a mass sprint last night, with Australia’s Allan Davis (Quick Step) taking the win. The bunch arrival finish to the second stage ended the 145-km route from Hahndorf to Stirling. Davis outsprinted Brown (Rabobank) and Elmiger (Ag2r) in the final straight. The stretched out peloton which included Armstrong and Pereiro, also contained five FUJI-SERVETTO riders: Megias, Nardello, Clarke, Vigano and Walker, who earlier suffered a crash but was uninjured. Capelli finished out of the main pack due to mechanical problems. In the last kilometres, after an attack by Megias, Daniele Nardello tried to position himself in the winning break along with Stubbe (Silence-Lotto) and Meier (Garmin); but was brought back by the peloton with 15 kilometres to go. The third stage of the Tour Down Under will be ridden Wednesday over a 136-km route from Unley to Victor Harbor.

CLASSIFICATIONS:
11th TOUR DOWN UNDER

2nd stage:
1. Allan Davis (Quick Step) 3.16.25
2. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) s.t.
3. Martin Elmiger (Ag2r) 0.02
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33. Javier Megias (FUJI-SERVETTO) 0.13
35. William Walker (FUJI-SERVETTO) s.t
38. Hilton Clarke (FUJI-SERVETTO) s.t
55. Daniele Nardello (FUJI-SERVETTO) s.t
72. Davide Vigano (FUJI-SERVETTO) s.t.
121. Ermanno Capelli (FUJI-SERVETTO) 11.41
133. Ivan Dominguez (FUJI-SERVETTO) 18.04

General Classification:
1. Allan Davis (Quick Step) 7.31.42
2. Andre Greipel (Columbia) 0.03
3. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) 0.04
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28. William Walker (FUJI-SERVETTO) 0.22
36. David Vigano (FUJI-SERVETTO) 0.23
53. Javier Megias (FUJI-SERVETTO) s.t
57. Hilton Clarke (FUJI-SERVETTO) s.t
66. Daniele Nardello (FUJI-SERVETTO) s.t
118. Ermanno Capelli (FUJI-SERVETTO) 11.51
133. Ivan Dominguez (FUJI-SERVETTO) 38.46