Overview
- Matthew Brennan won the fifth stage in a sprint finish in Stirling.
- Vine secured the general classification by 63 seconds over Mauro Schmid, with Harry Sweeny in third.
- The crash occurred about 95–96 km from the finish when two kangaroos crossed the road at speed, with Vine reporting a collision and one animal limping away.
- Menno Huising, Lucas Stevenson and Alberto Dainese abandoned the race with injuries after the incident.
- Marco Brenner finished fourth overall, missing the podium by two seconds.