The WorldTour season’s traditional curtain raiser saw Andre Greipel sprint to victory in the Cancer Council Classic in Adelaide, Australia. Here’s how it unfolded…

Each of the Tour Down Under’s 19 teams were presented before the criterium began; here Sky directeur sportif Sean Yates stands alongside the British team’s seven-man line-up

The 2011 Tour Down Under was Lance Armstrong’s last race outside the United States but the seven-time Tour de France champion has still left his mark on the 2012 race

The race was contested over 30 laps of a 1.7km circuit

Rabobank control the race at the head of the peloton in support of sprinter Mark Renshaw

Radioshack-Nissan-Trek veteran Jens Voigt in his familiar position at the front of the peloton

Lotto-Belisol rider Greipel was quick to praise his team-mates after claiming victory

Greipel celebrates as he crosses the line, with leadout man Greg Henderson striking an identical pose

While the criterium has no bearing on the Tour Down Under, which starts on Tuesday, Greipel will still start the race in the ochre leader’s jersey, presented by Eddy Merckx