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 for the second time by Australian rider Stuart O'Grady, who rode for .
Teams
Jacob's Creek–Linda McCartney Racing UniSA–Australia
United Water
Sun-Smart–Mitsubishi
Route
Stage Date Route Distance Winner Nation Team 1 16 January Glenelg47.0 km Graeme Brown United Water 2 17 January Norwood – Murray Bridge 142.0 km Fabio Sacchi 3 18 January McLaren Vale – Victor Harbor165.5 km Alessio Galletti 4 19 January Unley – Strathalbyn 157.0 km Luke Roberts UniSA–Australia 5 20 January Gawler – Tanunda 156.0 km Kai Hundertmarck 6 21 January Adelaide 90.0 km David McKenzie Jacob's Creek–Linda McCartney Racing Team
Stage results Stage 1 Rank Rider Nation Time 1 Graeme Brown 1h 00' 02" 2 Stuart O'Grady s.t. 3 Fabio Sacchi s.t. 4 Ciaran Power s.t. 5 Fabien De Waele s.t. Stage 2 Rank Rider Nation Time 1 Fabio Sacchi 3h 26' 24" 2 Stuart O'Grady s.t. 3 Kai Hundertmarck s.t. 4 Nick Gates s.t. 5 Glenn D'Hollander s.t. Stage 3 Rank Rider Nation Time 1 Alessio Galletti 4h 18' 12" 2 Graeme Brown + 3' 18" 3 Stuart O'Grady + 3' 18" 4 Hendrik Van Dyck + 3' 18" 5 David McKenzie + 3' 18" Stage 4 Rank Rider Nation Time 1 Luke Roberts 3h 44' 07" 2 Marcel Gono s.t. 3 Nicolaj Bo Larsen s.t. 4 Trent Wilson + 4" 5 Nicolas Jalabert + 8" Stage 5 Rank Rider Nation Time 1 Kai Hundertmarck 4h 00' 28" 2 Peter Rogers s.t. 3 Allan Davis s.t. 4 Fabio Sacchi s.t. 5 Glenn D'Hollander s.t. Stage 6 Rank Rider Nation Time 1 David McKenzie 1h 58' 48" 2 Ben Day + 17" 3 Luca Paolini + 20" 4 Torsten Nitsche + 32" 5 Kurt Van Lancker + 32"
Final classification Rank Rider Nation Time 1 Stuart O'Grady 18h 34' 20" 2 Kai Hundertmarck + 2" 3 Fabio Sacchi + 3" 4 Daniele Nardello + 8" 5 Christopher Jenner + 8" 6 Alexandre Botcharov + 10" 7 Patrick Jonker + 10" 8 Benoit Poilvet + 10" 9 Glenn D'Hollander + 21" 10 Cadel Evans + 24"
References
External links Race report