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The Santos Tour Down Under kicks off the cycling year in exhilarating style and brings the top UCI WorldTour professional cycling teams to race on the streets of Adelaide and regional South Australia.

This year the race runs from Sunday 15 to Sunday 22 January.

During its eleven year history, the Tour Down Under has attracted Tour de France winners Lance Armstrong, Oscar Pereiro, Alberto Contador and Carlos Sastre to race alongside Aussie legends like Stuart O’Grady, Robbie McEwen, Cadel Evans and Allan Davis.

The Santos Tour Down Under is a festival of cycling, with a range of associated events and festivals that create a massive party atmosphere in Adelaide and across South Australia, as the race travels around several regions, showcasing our state to visitors and to the world through global television coverage.

For detailed information see the Official Website. You can also follow the Tour on Twitter: @tourdownunder and you can find them on Facebook. For live updates during races follow @santosTDU_Live on Twitter.

Also see the Adelaide Cyclists website, a great source of information about local cycling activities. It’s a place for Adelaide’s cycling community to connect and share their experinces. You can also find them on Twitter too: @adl_cyclists

You can get into the Santos Tour Down Under action on Twitter by watching and using the #TDU hashtag!

Here are some handy links to Santos Tour Down Under info:
Latest Race News •  Race Stages •  Road Closures
Festival of Cycling Calendar •  Tour Village •  Bupa Challenge Tour

Our summary of the Race Stages:

• Down Under Classic, Adelaide’s East End
  Sunday 15 January
  Starts: 7pm. Estimated finish: 8pm. Race distance: 51km
  Get along to Rymill Park from 4:45pm to get acquainted with the teams
• Stage 1, Prospect to Clare
  Tuesday 17 January
  Starts: 11am. Estimated finish: 2:54pm. Race distance: 149km
• Colemans Group Stage 2, Lobethal to Stirling
  Wednesday 18 January
  Starts: 11am. Estimated finish: 2:54pm. Race distance: 145km
  
• Bupa Stage 3, Unley to Victor Harbor
  Thursday 17 January
  Starts:11am. Estimated finish: 2:43pm. Race Distance 135.4km
• Jayco Stage 4, Norwood to Tanunda
  Friday 18 January
  Starts:11am. Estimated finish: 2:30pm. Race distance: 130km
• Stage 5, McLaren Vale to Old Willunga Hill
  Saturday 19 January
  Starts: 11.10am. Estimated finish: 3:02pm. Race distance: 151.5
• Stage 6, Adelaide City Council Street Circuit
  Sunday 20 January.
  Starts: 1.10am. Estimated finish: 3:15pm. Race distance: 90km

For detailed information see the Official Website.

Also check out these pages on our site for other activities:
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