Every January since 2014 I’ve travelled to Adelaide to relish riding and exploring amidst the excitement of the Tour Down Under. This January I had my cheap action camera on my handlebars. It’s taken the rest of the year, but I’ve set some of the best moments to some appropriately themed music. When I watch…
As for many Australian roadies, the Tour Down Under is for me one of the defining experiences of the summer. For the third year in a row I made the pilgrimage to Adelaide. Unlike previous years my focus was less on the race itself and more on riding with friends, old and new. Perhaps for…
766,000 people can’t be wrong! That was the crowd figure announced at the final presentation for the Tour Down Under, for the whole event. Of course that must include counting the same people twice or we are approaching a thirtieth of Australia’s population – just at a bike race. Let’s assume most people who went…
An amazing day for us on Willunga Hill today, though not quite the result we were hoping for. We got to Willunga early and strolled along the climb which would define the day’s racing. The views down the valley were pretty special: Local landowners had put in some effort too: By the time the breakaway…
Day two for us at the Tour Down Under began under grey skies, and with the hint of a cooler day. En route to the markets once again for our days supplies we came across one team’s stenciling efforts: Arriving in Unley forty minutes before the start we got to see a little more rider…
Greetings from the city of churches! We got in to Adelaide last night, having missed the first two stages of the TDU, but with a plan of action for seeing the best of the next four stages. After some inspired food shopping at the Adelaide markets this morning (last week’s heatwave has made for some…
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