Australian Richie Porte took his second Tour Down Under title when the final stage finished atop Willunga Hill in Australia today.
Porte (Trek-Segafredo) won the six-stage race in 2017 and South African Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) then claimed back-to-back victories.
Impey held the overall lead after yesterday’s stage, but dropped to sixth overall at the conclusion of the tour.
Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) claimed second in the general classification, with Simon Geschke (CCC Team) third.
“To win the race again is a fantastic feeling,” said Porte.
“It was a hard day for our team; there were times when I thought maybe the GC was over and done with because it was a big group up the road. But credit to the guys, almost single-handedly, they brought that all back.”
The 151.5km stage, which started in McLaren Vale, was won by Matthew Holmes (Lotto Soudal). Porte came second and Manuele Boaro (Astana Pro Team) third.
View results below.
Richie Porte won his second Tour Down Under atop Willunga Hill in Australia today. Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Sport
Stage six results
| 1 | Matthew Holmes | GBR | Lotto Soudal | 3:24:54 |
| 2 | Richie Porte | AUS | Trek-Segafredo | +0:00:03 |
| 3 | Manuele Boaro | ITA | Astana Pro Team | +0:00:04 |
| 4 | Bruno Armirail | FRA | Groupama-FDJ | +0:00:07 |
| 5 | Michael Storer | AUS | Team Sunweb | |
| 6 | Diego Ulissi | ITA | UAE Team Emirates | |
| 7 | Simon Geschke | GER | CCC Team | |
| 8 | Rohan Dennis | AUS | Team Ineos | |
| 9 | Dylan van Baarle | NED | Team Ineos | |
| 10 | Simon Yates | GBR | Mitchelton-Scott | +0:00:23 |
*Selected
| 20 | Daryl Impey | RSA | Mitchelton-Scott | +0:00:29 |
| 29 | Stefan de Bod | RSA | NTT Pro Cycling | +0:00:43 |
| 38 | Ryan Gibbons | RSA | NTT Pro Cycling | +0:01:00 |
General classification
| 1 | Richie Porte | AUS | Trek-Segafredo | 20:37:08 |
| 2 | Diego Ulissi | ITA | UAE Team Emirates | +0:00:25 |
| 3 | Simon Geschke | GER | CCC Team | |
| 4 | Rohan Dennis | AUS | Team Ineos | |
| 5 | Dylan van Baarle | NED | Team Ineos | |
| 6 | Daryl Impey | RSA | Mitchelton-Scott | +0:00:30 |
| 7 | Simon Yates | GBR | Mitchelton-Scott | +0:00:37 |
| 8 | George Bennett | NZL | Team Jumbo-Visma | +0:00:46 |
| 9 | Lucas Hamilton | AUS | Mitchelton-Scott | +0:00:52 |
| 10 | Hermann Pernsteiner | AUT | Bahrain McLaren | +0:00:54 |
*Selected
| 26 | Ryan Gibbons | RSA | NTT Pro Cycling | +0:01:47 |
| 52 | Stefan de Bod | RSA | NTT Pro Cycling | +0:06:09 |
