Richie’s back! Porte to race in Adelaide
The Tour Down Under has been cancelled but Richie Porte racing in Adelaide has not. The Tour de France star will headline the Santos Festival of Cycling.
The Tour Down Under has been cancelled but Richie Porte racing in Adelaide has not. The Tour de France star will headline the Santos Festival of Cycling.
The Tour Down Under will be replaced by a new six-day cycling festival in January and be followed by the Fringe, Adelaide Festival and WOMADelaide.
Details of a competition to replace the TDU will be revealed in weeks after coronavirus shut the world out of the international drawcard.
The Barossa Valley has hosted stages of the Tour Down Under since its inception, and with its cancellation, local businesses have been hit.
A raw and honest Rohan Dennis has opened up on his weight battles last year after stress and pressure led him down a dark path but he enters 2020 with a new team, new focus and new confidence.
CCC Team are the first competitors to arrive for this month’s Tour Down Under, and one of its riders said they were looking for signs of bushfires as their flight was nearing Adelaide Airport.
Australian national women’s road cycling captain Tiffany Cromwell has targeted the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games her major goal. She’s also weighed in on the introduction of a minimum salary for women WorldTour riders.
He’s a two-time Tour Down Under champion, and Andre Greipel is hoping to add another title to his belt when he heads the new Israel Start-Up Nation team at this year’s event.
The Santos Tour Down Under has received a huge boost, as French teammates prepare to kiss the South Australian sun this month.
Consecutive Tour Down Under champion Daryl Impey is appalled at the way South African authorities arrested and broke fellow countryman Nicholas Dlamini’s arm.
Tour Down Under officials will assess race routes impacted by the recent Adelaide bushfires to ensure they remain safe for riders during next month’s big event.
Cycling star Kristina Vogel – who was left paralysed after a track accident in 2018 – will share her story alongside Fabian Cancellara at the Tour Down Under.
Englishman Simon Yates has bolstered Mitchelton-Scott’s 2020 Santos Tour Down Under team – which includes two-time reigning champion Daryl Impey – ahead of the race next month.
Former cycling champ Patrick Jonker accepted the challenge and tested stage four of the Tour Down Under – the same course the amateurs will ride just hours before the professionals. Here’s his review.
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