Team GreenEdge's Australian Simon Gerrans has continued his impressive season start and announced his intention to claim his third Santos Tour Down Under crown with a stunning sprint to win stage 1 in Angaston.

Defending champion Simon Gerrans sprints to victory in stage 1 of Tour Down Under 2014 and takes overall race lead.

Former Italian national champion Giovanni Visconti underwent surgery on Sunday following a crash in the People's Choice Classic - the first event of the 2014 Tour Down Under.

German powerhouse Marcel Kittel (Team Giant-Shimano) tonight sprinted to victory in the 2014 People's Choice Classic in Adelaide - the first event of the 2014 Santos Tour Down Under - ahead of fellow countryman Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) and Australian Caleb Ewan (UniSA-Australia).

Team Giant-Shimano's Marcel Kittel (Germany) sprints to victory in Santos Tour Down Under's opening race - the 2014 People's Choice Classic. Germany's André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) finishes second ahead of Team UniSA's Caleb Ewan.

Team Europcar's Thomas Voeckler collided with a car in his first training ride after arriving in Australia for the 2014 Tour Down Under.