Results from the third stage of the Tour Down Under, held over 129 km between Unley and Stirling Thursday:
Stage 3
1. Michael Matthews (AUS) Rabobank 3hr 11min 47sec,
2. Andre Greipel (GER) same time,
3. Matthew Goss (AUS) s.t.,
4. Simon Gerrans (AUS) s.t.,
5. Luke Roberts (AUS) s.t.,
6. Francisco Ventoso (ESP) s.t.,
7. Gorka Izagirre (ESP) s.t.,
8. Allan Davis (AUS) s.t.,
9. Blel Kadri (FRA) s.t.,
10. Simone Ponzi (ITA) s.t.,
11. Alessandro Ballan (ITA) s.t.,
12. Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) s.t.,
13. Manuele Mori (ITA) s.t.,
14. Jose Joaquin Rosas (ESP) s.t.,
15. Davide Vigano (ITA) s.t.
Selected: 17. Robbie McEwen (AUS) s.t., 64. Richie Porte (AUS) at 46sec, 84. Lance Armstrong (USA) 3:11, 130. Mark Cavendish (GBR) 12:29
General classification
1. Matthew Goss (AUS) HTC-Highroad 9hr 56min 25sec,
2. Andre Greipel (GER) at 02sec,
3. Robbie McEwen (AUS) 4,
4. Michael Matthews (AUS) s.t.,
5. Ben Swift (GBR) s.t.,
6. Allan Davis (AUS) 14,
7. Francisco Ventoso (ESP) s.t.,
8. Manuele Mori (ITA) s.t.,
9. Alessandro Ballan (ITA) s.t.,
10. Greg Henderson (NZL) s.t.,
11. Luke Roberts (AUS) s.t.,
12. Elia Viviani (ITA) s.t.,
13. Blel Kadri (FRA) s.t.,
14. Simone Ponzi (ITA) s.t.,
15. Gorka Izagirre (ESP) s.t.
Selected: 63. Richie Porte (AUS) 1:00, 81. Lance Armstrong (USA) 3:25, 131. Mark Cavendish (GBR) 16:30