Panning @ the Tour Down Under

The first stop on the world cycling calendar, the Tour Down Under kicks off the cycling year in exhilarating style.

First held in 1999 and has grown year on year to become the biggest cycling race in the southern hemisphere.

The week-long event brings the top World Tour professional cycling teams to race on the streets of Adelaide and regional South Australia each January. Up for grabs are important UCI World Tour points and the Ochre Leaders' Jersey.

Some of the very best in road cycling have competed at the Tour Down Under during its eleven year history. Tour de France winners Oscar Pereiro, Alberto Contador and Carlos Sastre have all raced in Adelaide, alongside Aussie legends Stuart O’Grady, Robbie McEwen, Cadel Evans and Allan Davis.