Graeme Brown OAM is a dual Olympic gold medalist, a Tour Down Under stage winner and Rabobank team leader.

Close but no cigar.

I felt really good today but I think I might have shocked our team manager because he didn't expect me to be sprinting for the win. He asked me if I wanted to just cruise through today's second stage but I said 'I'm racing so I'm going to try.' At the end, Tom Leezer was unreal. Tom sat up as I started my sprint and said he just wanted to roll in because his legs were dead but then he looked around and saw gaps everywhere so realised he had to make a go for the line. Throughout the race I had a few of the guys helping me – Stef Clement took me to the front a heap of times and all the boys were really good. I can't complain at all about the team this year. I've got nothing but thanks for the team and now we're leading the Teams Classification. Hopefully, we do it right again on Wednesday and we can win rather than coming second.

Michael Rogers said to me that he didn't think Andre Greipel would get to the finish today but I thought he'd be alright and I was correct. Robbie McEwen was playing down his chances even though all of his Katusha boys were riding at the front at the end. If I look at the results I'm fairly happy with who's around me.

It was the ideal sprint for Allan Davis. Alby as we call him, is just a very good bike rider. Anyone who can stand on the podium at Milan-San Remo deserves respect and he's very classy. I would prefer to beat him but I'm happy that he won! Martin Elmiger – I didn't even know he could sprint? Stuey O'Grady's just a hard man, as is George Hincapie. Jose Rojas is perfect on an uphill sprint. Greipel has surprised me - I heard his reverse lights on with 600 metres to go. And I passed Baden Cooke with 400 metres to go and I thought he looked the best out of all the guys apart from Davis.

Lance was out there testing his legs, he was certainly active today. I did manage to be in front of his at the first climb of the day at Fox Creek Road though! New claim to fame for me! I think he might make a few people nervous on Willunga. Astana rode just off the front of the peloton most of the day. It sends the message that they're here and definitely not to lick stamps. If Lance makes a move on Willunga, it's going to be painful. I refuse to believe the rumours that he went up Willunga Hill at 47 kilometres an hour. I'm a sprinter and the finish today uphill I only hit 40.

I will be very, very surprised if it's not a bunch sprint on Wednesday coming into Victor Harbour. Last year it was a bunch sprint and Allan Davis won. The winds from Goolwa to Port Elliot can play a role right on the water as well. We head inland a bit from Port Elliot with the final King of the Mountain point on Kerby Hill with 20 kilometres to go but it won't be hard enough to drop the sprinters. Team Columbia-Highroad and Quick Step will take it to the finish. There are climbs but it will probably be as flat as it gets on the Tour Down Under this year because it's just a hilly Tour. Don't get me wrong – it will still hurt.