Impey wins Tour Down Under as Greipel Strikes Again

South African rider Daryl Impey wrapped up the Tour Down Under as the overall Victor, as Andre Greipel took the final stage sprint in Adelaide

South African cyclist Daryl Impey has won this year's Tour Down Under in South Australia after the final stage sprint was won by veteran rider Andre Greipel, who also won the opening stage last Tuesday.

Greipel notched 18 stage victories over the years he has competed in the event.

Stage 6 was raced over 90 kilometres on a city-street circuit in Adelaide, there was a crash during the final lap but none of the major contenders got caught up in the trouble.

Greipel just managed to hold off Caleb Ewan at the finish line, "It wasn't an easy one. The team has done a great job to deliver me a winning position," Greipel said after his stage victory.

Impey said he was thrilled to be overall winner, "Thrilled… sometimes the stars line up and everything goes well and according to plan".

He dedicated his win to his wife and children for supporting him through his cycling career.

Logan Owen was part of a breakaway that was finally caught by the peloton with more than two laps to go, and was named "most combative rider" of the final stage.

Nicholas Dlamini secured the King of the Mountain's title and World Champion Peter Sagan took the Green Jersey sprinters title.

VIDEO: 2018 Santos Tour Down Under Stage 6 Highlights

2018 Santos Tour Down Under - Stage 6 Top 10 Results

1 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal 2:01:19 
2 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott   
3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe   
4 Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb   
5 Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors   
6 Steele von Hoff (Aus) UniSA-Australia   
7 Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates   
8 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo   
9 Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Movistar Team   
10 Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin

2018 Santos Tour Down - Final Overall Classification Top 10

1 Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott 20:03:34 
2 Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team   
3 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Dimension Data 0:00:16 
4 Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:20 
5 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors   
6 Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Team Sky   
7 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Bahrain-Merida   
8 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:00:23 
9 Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo   
10 Robert Gesink (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 0:00:24 

2018 Santos Tour Down - Sprinters Jersey Top 10 

1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 64  pts
2 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 56 
3 Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors 52 
4 Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott 42 
5 Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb 36 
6 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe 32 
7 Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 32 
8 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal 30 
9 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 29 
10 Nathan Haas (Aus) Katusha-Alpecin 25

2018 Santos Tour Down - Kings of the Mountains Jersey Top 10

1 Nicholas Dlamini (RSA) Dimension Data 48  pts
2 Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team 36 
3 Scott Bowden (Aus) UniSA-Australia 26 
4 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal 17 
5 Simon Gerrans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 16 
6 Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott 12 
7 William Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 12 
8 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Dimension Data 8 
9 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Bahrain-Merida 8

2018 Santos Tour Down - Young Riders Jersey Top 10

1 Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Team Sky 20:03:54 
2 Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:03 
3 Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:04 
4 Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb   
5 Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb   
6 Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors   
7 Ben O'Connor (Aus) Dimension Data 0:00:06 
8 Scott Davies (GBr) Dimension Data 0:00:25 
9 Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team 0:02:49 
10 Niklas Eg (Den) Trek-Segafredo 0:05:04

2018 Santos Tour Down - Team Classification Top 10

1 Bahrain - Merida 60:11:50 
2 Team Dimension Data 0:00:26 
3 Quick - Step Floors 0:01:04 
4 Team Sunweb 0:01:06 
5 AG2R La Mondiale 0:05:36 
6 EF Education First - Drapac 0:05:37 
7 Trek - Segafredo 0:06:37 
8 UAE Team Emirates 0:07:20 
9 BMC Racing Team 0:07:36 
10 Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo 0:10:37