King of Willunga Richie Porte delivered a final stage masterclass on Sunday to win his second career Tour Down Under title. His victory denied South African Daryl Impey what would have been a historic three-peat.
Having spent more than two decades building up the Tour Down Under to the international event it is today, departing race director Mike Turtur gave an official farewell on Saturday night before handing over the reins.
From cyclists rallying together in support of bushfire relief, to Stuart O’Grady taking the race into the future, and Richie Porte’s second crown. This year’s Tour Down Under had everything. Here are the Top 10 moments.
Richie Porte had changed his clothes, spoken to his teammates and director and hugged his wife and son by the time Mads Pedersen rolled across the finish line in Victor Harbor.
Daryl Impey will take a two-second lead over Richie Porte into the final stage of the 2020 Santos Tour Down Under.
Richie Porte and Daryl Impey have had their teams to thank for putting them in the box seat to win the Santos Tour Down Under
Legendary cyclist Fabian Cancellara says he has Italian relatives all over the world…and there may be some here in South Australia. That and more in the final edition of The Coffee Ride column for 2020.
As a 12-year-old, Caleb Ewan was matching it with riders years older than him. It is fitting that over a decade later the rising Australian star continues to punch above his weight on the road to cycling stardom.
With already two wins on the board this week, Aussie Caleb Ewan added a third victory by saluting in Stage 4 of the TDU at Murray Bridge on Friday. However, fellow countryman Richie Porte remains the overall race leader.
Smiles have returned to the Adelaide Hills as the Tour Down Under returns, but locals want to find ways to keep the spirit alive.
Richie Porte has a tight grip on the Ochre Jersey after he powered his way to a win in the third stage of the Tour Down Under.
Fabian Cancellara says he owes his appearance at the Santos Tour Down Under to his good friend, incoming race director Stuart O’Grady.
South Australia’s Jarrad Drizners is about to join Hagens Berman Axeon which is run Axel Merckx, son of cycling legend Eddy Merckx.
Big crowds turned out to watch the Tour Down Under start its leg through fire-damaged countryside in the Adelaide Hills, including some CFS volunteers. Then they saw the signs that were for them.
There’s only 16 seconds between race leader Caleb Ewan and 2017 and 2015 Santos Tour Down Under winners Richie Porte and Rohan Dennis ahead of a crucial Stage 3 at Paracombe on Thursday.
Australian Caleb Ewan held out South African Daryl Impey in a sprint to the finish to claim Stage 2 Tour Down Under honours in Stirling on Wednesday afternoon.
Lotto-Soudal’s Caleb Ewan thought he missed a golden chance in the opening stage of the Tour Down Under. He wasn’t about to let it happen again during Stage 2 at Stirling on Wednesday.
Stage 2 of the Tour Down Under will venture to Stirling on Wednesday, and is set to be hotly contested. Caleb Ewan, Jay McCarthy and Diego Ulissi will all be in the mix.
Deceuninck-Quick-Step’s Irishman Sam Bennett has claimed the first stage of the Santos Tour Down Under in the Barossa Valley in a thrilling finish.
All the attention was on Irishman Sam Bennett as he won Stage 1 of the TDU on Tuesday. But oblivious to the untrained eye was defending champion Daryl Impey, who quietly put himself in a commanding position.
The 22nd Santos Tour Down Under is here, and Australia’s premier cycling event starts in the Barossa Valley once again. Here is your ultimate guide to the festivities, including teams, stage maps and events.
McLaren Automotive director John Allert says Bahrain McLaren is about to “disrupt the sport of cycling.”
Tour Down Under champion Daryl Impey and supercars driver Fabian Coulthard discussed cyclists and vehicles sharing the road.
Defending Tour Down Under champion Daryl Impey is mindful of two hilltop finishes in this year’s event, as he targets the first-ever three-peat in the race’s history.
On the eve of the Santos Tour Down Under, Vuelta a Espana winner Simon Yates opens up on his goals for 2020 and why he has stayed the course with Australian team Mitchelton-Scott for six years.
Stuart O’Grady stopped hiding from his past in 2013 and set about rebuilding his reputation and place in cycling. It led to Tuesday’s announcement that he will succeed Mike Turtur as race director of the Tour Down Under.
The sun may be preparing to set on Richie Porte’s career, but Australia’s Grand Tour contender is hungry to bounce back in 2020, determined to ensure his legacy won’t be one of bad luck and missed chances.
New Tour Down Under race director Stuart O’Grady has spoken candidly about his 1998 doping blemish, and the lessons taken from it, after being announced as successor to Mike Turtur on Tuesday.
Scott McGrory, Scott Sunderland and Patrick Jonker have all attracted interest for the soon to be vacant Tour Down Under race director’s job alongside Stuart O’Grady.
After the success of its inaugural year, The Advertiser Track Down Under is returning and bringing some big-name international riders to the SuperDrome in January.
One of the greatest one-day riders and time triallists in history, Fabian Cancellara, is coming to the Tour Down Under in January.
The significant growth of the women’s Tour Down Under has been recognised with its elevation in status on the world stage.
Aussie cyclist Rohan Dennis has described the past two months as the toughest of his professional career as he opens up for the first time since his Tour de France exit and as he looks towards his world championship defence in Yorkshire.
For Mike Turtur’s final Tour Down Under as race director since 1999, he’s unveiled the 2020 stage routes, including some regulars, some changes and a whole heap of nostalgia.
He quit school early much to the worry of his parents to pursue a cycling dream. It didn’t happen as quickly as he hoped it would but now, Caleb Ewan has joined cycling’s elite. Read his story.
The Tour Down Under’s Challenge Tour returns to a Friday next year and will take riders from Norwood to Murray Bridge.
Aussie Tour de France star Rohan Dennis knows where he wants to get to, literally on the bike and figuratively off it. He can be intense, but he makes no apologies for it.
The Adelaide CBD will come alive in January when the Tour Down Under’s opening night classic and Stage 4 of the women’s tour comes into the heart of the city for the first time.
Adelaide will have two weeks of international exposure in January after the Tour Down Under revealed it will follow the new Adelaide International tennis event.
Pushing Aussie superstar Richie Porte during the Tour Down Under has given Team Sunweb young gun Chris Hamilton the confidence that he belongs at the elite level as he gears up for the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Rd Race.
Australia’s cycling sprint king Caleb Ewan has set his sights on the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race still irritated over his Tour Down Under disqualification.
Richie Porte has heaped praise on fellow Australian Rohan Dennis saying he is on his way to becoming a Grand Tour rider and it’s a shame they are no longer teammates.
Tour Down Under race director Mike Turtur says his decision to stand down from the top job next year has been coming for some time and he hopes to be involved in helping choose his successor.
The man who started the Tour Down Under and who remains the linchpin of the race 21 years later, Mike Turtur, is set to step aside from the top job after next year’s event.
Santos Tour Down Under winner Daryl Impey had more than his desire to win driving to his back-to-back success — the 34-year-old also had some other reasons to ride for glory.
To say I was surprised is an understatement, finishing the Tour Down Under in the top five was really pleasing considering its the first WorldTour race of the year.
Professional cyclist Mathew Hayman ended a 20-year career on Willunga Hill fighting back tears after helping Mitchell-Scott team-mate Daryl Impey win the Tour Down Under.
South African Daryl Impey rewrote the Tour Down Under record books winning the race for the second straight year just holding off Stage 6 winner Richie Porte.
New Zealand Patrick Bevin failed to overcome terrible injuries suffered in Stage 5 and hold onto the race leader’s orche jersey he held for the previous two stages.
Lotto-Soudal’s Caleb Ewan was aghast to find he had been sensationally stripped of his Stage 5 win after crossing the finish line first. And the tension didn’t end there on a day of high drama at the Tour Down Under.
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