The tragic death of Melissa Hoskins is casting a shadow over the upcoming Tour Down Under. But race director Stuart O’Grady hopes it can also help the cycling world deal with her shock death.
Rohan Dennis was set to take part in a Tour Down Under “family ride”. But after his wife’s tragic death, organisers have made a call.
A number of Aussie young guns are missing, but there will be plenty of star power on the streets of South Australia in January with the Tour Down Under start list for 2024 revealed.
An Australian cycling star has made a big sacrifice in a bid to get back to his stage-winning best in 2024.
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.
Adelaide just won’t be the same in January after the decision to cancel the TDU, but it was the right call, writes Reece Homfray.
Community leaders of the areas visited by Tour Down Under riders hope the 2021 event will still proceed despite the challenges of the pandemic.
Tour Down Under organisers announced in August that the event would go ahead next January, but now they aren’t so sure.
The Santos Tour Down Under will go ahead in January regardless of the pandemic – but it’ll be missing one of its biggest drawcards in some of the international competitors.
Ex-Tour Down Under boss Mike Turtur has received an “unreserved apology” from a prominent marketing executive who allegedly defamed him on Facebook – but the case is still heading to court this month.
Santos Tour Down Under race director Stuart O’Grady targets the big guns of cycling for his debut as boss, as well as a Kangaroo Island stage.
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