Porte, jeden z faworytów tegorocznego Tour Down Under, zwycięski atak przypuścił na ostatnich metrach finałowego podjazdu pod Paracombe i z przewagą 16 sekund nad rywalami minął linię mety. Drugi finiszował Gorka Izagirre (Movistar), a trzeci był Johan Esteban Chaves (Orica-Scott).
Dzięki zwycięstwu kolarz BMC Racing Team objął prowadzenie w klasyfikacji generalnej wyścigu – Australijczyk wyprzedza teraz o 20 sekund Izagirre i o 22 Chavesa.
Wyniki 2. etapu:
- 1 Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team 3:46:06
- 2 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:16
- 3 Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-Scott
- 4 Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:19
- 5 Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data
- 6 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi
- 7 Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo
- 8 Michael Storer (Aus) UniSA-Australia
- 9 Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac
- 10 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team
- 11 Nathan Earle (Aus) UniSA-Australia
- 12 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Team Sky
- 13 Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team
- 14 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe
- 15 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
- 16 Rafael Valls (Spa) Lotto Soudal
- 17 Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors
- 18 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb
- 19 Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 20 Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin
- 21 Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) FDJ 0:00:29
- 22 Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:30
- 23 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:35
- 24 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
- 25 Patrick Bevin (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac
- 26 Lachlan Morton (Aus) Dimension Data
- 27 Petr Vakoc (Cze) Quick-Step Floors
- 28 Jai Hindley (Aus) UniSA-Australia
- 29 Lucas Hamilton (Aus) UniSA-Australia
- 30 Ondrej Cink (Cze) Bahrain-Merida
- 31 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors
- 32 Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb
- 33 Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale
- 34 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac
- 35 Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin 0:00:47
- 36 Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:50
- 37 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ
- 38 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-Scott
- 39 Ben O'Connor (Aus) Dimension Data 0:00:55
- 40 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Quick-Step Floors 0:00:57
- 41 Jack Bauer (NZl) Quick-Step Floors
- 42 Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-Scott
- 43 Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal
- 44 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky
- 45 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team
- 46 Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 47 Louis Meintjes (RSA) Team UAE Abu Dhabi
- 48 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Quick-Step Floors
- 49 José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin 0:01:06
- 50 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Soudal
- 51 Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:01:21
- 52 Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Katusha-Alpecin
- 53 Clement Chevrier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:01
- 54 James Shaw (GBr) Lotto Soudal
- 55 Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:26
- 56 Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin
- 57 Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:01:34
- 58 Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team
- 59 Samuel Jenner (Aus) UniSA-Australia
- 60 Ben Swift (GBr) Team UAE Abu Dhabi
- 61 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain-Merida 0:01:48
- 62 Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
- 63 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:02:06
- 64 Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Team UAE Abu Dhabi
- 65 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:18
- 66 Jeremy Maison (Fra) FDJ 0:02:24
- 67 Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 0:02:25
- 68 Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb 0:02:52
- 69 Cameron Meyer (Aus) UniSA-Australia 0:02:59
- 70 Víctor de la Parte (Spa) Movistar Team 0:03:16
- 71 Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:03:21
- 72 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Soudal
- 73 Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 0:03:28
- 74 Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data 0:03:31
- 75 Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale
- 76 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:03:42
- 77 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:03:57
- 78 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
- 79 Manuele Mori (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi 0:03:59
- 80 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi
- 81 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ 0:04:16
- 82 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha-Alpecin 0:04:50
- 83 Martin Velits (Svk) Quick-Step Floors 0:05:33
- 84 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:06:01
- 85 Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team
- 86 Koen de Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
- 87 Miles Scotson (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:06:03
- 88 Jacobus Venter (RSA) Dimension Data 0:06:57
- 89 Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 0:07:08
- 90 Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin 0:07:17
- 91 Lorrenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ 0:07:33
- 92 Francois Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
- 93 Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb 0:08:27
- 94 Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Sunweb
- 95 Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Movistar Team
- 96 Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Bahrain-Merida
- 97 Callum Scotson (Aus) UniSA-Australia
- 98 Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
- 99 Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Drapac 0:09:23
- 100 Matti Breschel (Den) Astana Pro Team
- 101 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:09:28
- 102 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Bahrain-Merida
- 103 Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:10:17
- 104 Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-Scott
- 105 William Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac
- 106 Thomas Scully (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac
- 107 Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb 0:10:56
- 108 Michal Kolár (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:10:59
- 109 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:11:01
- 110 Rudiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
- 111 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data 0:11:23
- 112 Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team
- 113 Robert Wagner (Ger) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 114 Roger Kluge (Ger) Orica-Scott
- 115 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing Team
- 116 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team
- 117 Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 118 Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team Sky
- 119 Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension Data
- 120 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac
- 121 Marko Kump (Slo) Team UAE Abu Dhabi
- 122 Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
- 123 Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ
- 124 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky
- 125 Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:11:51
- 126 Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky 0:13:13
- 127 Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky
- 128 Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 0:14:41
- 129 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Team Sky 0:14:51
- 130 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:17:15
- 131 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb
- 132 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo
Klasyfikacja generalna po 2. etapie:
- 1 Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team 7:10:14
- 2 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:20
- 3 Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-Scott 0:00:22
- 4 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:24
- 5 Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data 0:00:27
- 6 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi 0:00:29
- 7 Nathan Earle (Aus) UniSA-Australia
- 8 Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team
- 9 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team
- 10 Rafael Valls (Spa) Lotto Soudal
- 11 Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 12 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
- 13 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb
- 14 Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo
- 15 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Team Sky
- 16 Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac
- 17 Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors
- 18 Michael Storer (Aus) UniSA-Australia
- 19 Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin
- 20 Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team
- 21 Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) FDJ 0:00:39
- 22 Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:40
- 23 Patrick Bevin (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac 0:00:45
- 24 Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb
- 25 Petr Vakoc (Cze) Quick-Step Floors
- 26 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Trek-Segafredo
- 27 Lucas Hamilton (Aus) UniSA-Australia
- 28 Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale
- 29 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
- 30 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac
- 31 Jai Hindley (Aus) UniSA-Australia
- 32 Ondrej Cink (Cze) Bahrain-Merida
- 33 Lachlan Morton (Aus) Dimension Data
- 34 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors
- 35 Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin 0:00:57
- 36 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:00:58
- 37 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ 0:01:00
- 38 Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team
- 39 Ben O'Connor (Aus) Dimension Data 0:01:05
- 40 Jack Bauer (NZl) Quick-Step Floors 0:01:07
- 41 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky
- 42 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Quick-Step Floors
- 43 Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 44 Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-Scott
- 45 Louis Meintjes (RSA) Team UAE Abu Dhabi
- 46 Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal
- 47 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Quick-Step Floors
- 48 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team
- 49 José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin 0:01:14
- 50 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Soudal 0:01:16
- 51 Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:01:31
- 52 Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Katusha-Alpecin
- 53 Clement Chevrier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:34
- 54 James Shaw (GBr) Lotto Soudal
- 55 Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin 0:01:36
- 56 Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo
- 57 Ben Swift (GBr) Team UAE Abu Dhabi 0:01:41
- 58 Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:01:43
- 59 Samuel Jenner (Aus) UniSA-Australia 0:01:44
- 60 Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team
- 61 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain-Merida 0:01:58
- 62 Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
- 63 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:02:16
- 64 Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Team UAE Abu Dhabi
- 65 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:28
- 66 Jeremy Maison (Fra) FDJ 0:02:34
- 67 Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 0:02:35
- 68 Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb 0:03:02
- 69 Cameron Meyer (Aus) UniSA-Australia 0:03:09
- 70 Víctor de la Parte (Spa) Movistar Team 0:03:26
- 71 Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:03:31
- 72 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Soudal
- 73 Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 0:03:38
- 74 Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data 0:03:41
- 75 Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale
- 76 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:03:52
- 77 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:04:07
- 78 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
- 79 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi 0:04:09
- 80 Manuele Mori (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi
- 81 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ 0:04:26
- 82 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha-Alpecin 0:05:00
- 83 Martin Velits (Svk) Quick-Step Floors 0:05:43
- 84 Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team 0:06:08
- 85 Koen de Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:06:11
- 86 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal
- 87 Miles Scotson (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:06:13
- 88 Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 0:07:18
- 89 Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin 0:07:27
- 90 Jacobus Venter (RSA) Dimension Data 0:07:37
- 91 Lorrenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ 0:07:43
- 92 Francois Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
- 93 Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb 0:08:37
- 94 Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
- 95 Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Movistar Team
- 96 Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Bahrain-Merida
- 97 Callum Scotson (Aus) UniSA-Australia
- 98 Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:09:27
- 99 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:09:28
- 100 Matti Breschel (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:09:33
- 101 Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Drapac
- 102 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Bahrain-Merida 0:10:01
- 103 William Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac 0:10:27
- 104 Thomas Scully (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac
- 105 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:11:07
- 106 Rudiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:11:10
- 107 Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:11:17
- 108 Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb 0:11:21
- 109 Michal Kolár (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:11:22
- 110 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data 0:11:33
- 111 Marko Kump (Slo) Team UAE Abu Dhabi
- 112 Robert Wagner (Ger) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- 113 Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ
- 114 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing Team
- 115 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac
- 116 Roger Kluge (Ger) Orica-Scott
- 117 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky
- 118 Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team Sky
- 119 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team
- 120 Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
- 121 Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension Data 0:11:59
- 122 Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:12:01
- 123 Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 0:12:23
- 124 Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky 0:13:23
- 125 Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky 0:13:55
- 126 Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:14:02
- 127 Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 0:14:51
- 128 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Team Sky 0:14:55
- 129 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb 0:17:25
- 130 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo
- 131 Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team 0:18:26
- 132 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:21:00
