2001 Tour Down Under

The 2001 Tour Down Under was the third edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 16 to 21 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. This edition was won by Stuart O'Grady, who rode for Crédit Agricole.^[1]

Participating teams

Jacob's Creek–Linda McCartney Racing	UniSA–Australia	Team Telekom	Crédit Agricole
United Water	Lotto–Adecco	AG2R Prévoyance	Mapei–Quick-Step
Sun-Smart–Mitsubishi	CSC–Tiscali	BigMat–Auber 93	Saeco

Stage	Date	Route	Distance	Winner	Nation	Team
1	16 January	Glenelg	47.0 km	Graeme Brown	Australia	United Water
2	17 January	Norwood – Murray Bridge	142.0 km	Fabio Sacchi	Italy	Saeco
3	18 January	McLaren Vale – Victor Harbor	165.5 km	Alessio Galletti	Italy	Saeco
4	19 January	Unley – Strathalbyn	157.0 km	Luke Roberts	Australia	UniSA–Australia
5	20 January	Gawler – Tanunda	156.0 km	Kai Hundertmarck	Germany	Team Telekom
6	21 January	Adelaide	90.0 km	David McKenzie	Australia	Jacob's Creek–Linda McCartney Racing Team

Rank	Rider	Nation	Time
1	Graeme Brown	Australia	1h 00' 02"
2	Stuart O'Grady	Australia	s.t.
3	Fabio Sacchi	Italy	s.t.
4	Ciaran Power	Ireland	s.t.
5	Fabien De Waele	Belgium	s.t.

Rank	Rider	Nation	Time
1	Fabio Sacchi	Italy	3h 26' 24"
2	Stuart O'Grady	Australia	s.t.
3	Kai Hundertmarck	Germany	s.t.
4	Nick Gates	Australia	s.t.
5	Glenn D'Hollander	Belgium	s.t.

Rank	Rider	Nation	Time
1	Alessio Galletti	Italy	4h 18' 12"
2	Graeme Brown	Australia	+ 3' 18"
3	Stuart O'Grady	Australia	+ 3' 18"
4	Hendrik Van Dyck	Belgium	+ 3' 18"
5	David McKenzie	Australia	+ 3' 18"

Rank	Rider	Nation	Time
1	Luke Roberts	Australia	3h 44' 07"
2	Marcel Gono	Australia	s.t.
3	Nicolaj Bo Larsen	Denmark	s.t.
4	Trent Wilson	Australia	+ 4"
5	Nicolas Jalabert	France	+ 8"

Rank	Rider	Nation	Time
1	Kai Hundertmarck	Germany	4h 00' 28"
2	Peter Rogers	Australia	s.t.
3	Allan Davis	Australia	s.t.
4	Fabio Sacchi	Italy	s.t.
5	Glenn D'Hollander	Belgium	s.t.

Rank	Rider	Nation	Time
1	David McKenzie	Australia	1h 58' 48"
2	Ben Day	Australia	+ 17"
3	Luca Paolini	Italy	+ 20"
4	Torsten Nitsche	Germany	+ 32"
5	Kurt Van Lancker	Belgium	+ 32"

Rank	Rider	Nation	Time
1	Stuart O'Grady	Australia	18h 34' 20"
2	Kai Hundertmarck	Germany	+ 2"
3	Fabio Sacchi	Italy	+ 3"
4	Daniele Nardello	Italy	+ 8"
5	Christopher Jenner	Australia	+ 8"
6	Alexandre Botcharov	Russia	+ 10"
7	Patrick Jonker	Australia	+ 10"
8	Benoit Poilvet	France	+ 10"
9	Glenn D'Hollander	Belgium	+ 21"
10	Cadel Evans	Australia	+ 24"