The 2010 Santos Tour Down Under will take place in South Australia
from 17 to 24 January 2010.
Bikestyle Tours is pleased to announce it has again been granted the status of an Official Tour Operator to the Santos Tour Down Under 2010.
We are excited to be a part of this prestigious event that was the first event to become a ProTour event held outside Europe.
Australia’s premier cycling event begins the new Professional season with all the World’s top teams heading south for some Australian sunshine. ProTour status means that the TDU can include 18 professional teams.
The event is again tougher than previous years. Some old favourites are back such as Checkers Hill, Menglers Hill and there again be two laps of Old Willunga Hill again this year. Combined the race with Adelaide’s great restaurants, wineries, scenery and friendly locals and you have a winning formula.
CADEL EVANS TO RIDE IN SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER
The Santos Tour Down Under today had verbal agreement from BMC Racing Team and Cadel Evans to accept a wild card invitation to race in the 2010 event.
Premier Mike Rann says that it is a triumph for the event to get Australia’s Cadel Evans – who on September 27 in Mendrisio won the World Road Championships – to compete in the Santos Tour Down Under in his rainbow colours.
“Never before has an Australian competed on Australian soil wearing the Rainbow Jersey, so it’s a great coup for South Australia that Cadel will do so at the 2010 Santos Tour Down Under.”
Bikestyle Tours will be offering 2 exciting trips and all the great extras again in 2010.
- An 8 day trip covering the Down Under Classic and the Santos Tour Down Under itself. Click here for details.
- Or our shorter 7 day trip taking in the SantosTour Down Under from beginning to end. Click here for details.
- Our Santos Tour Down Under Optional Extras including:
- Mutual Challenge
- Club Tour
- Legends Dinner
Our trip will be accompanied by 2001 Tour Down Under stage winner and all round good guy, David McKenzie.
Dave is a seasoned pro, a journeyman as they said in the old days. He has ridden hundreds of races and has the claim to fame of having race victories on four continents. He is a stage winner of the Giro d’Italia in 2000 after an epic 170km (101 mile) solo breakaway that is now legend and a former Australian Road Champion. Dave and his wife Susan were also the brains behind Iteam.Nova, the first publicly funded professional cycling team in Australia and possibly, the world. The team was to be managed by former Tour De France yellow jersey and McCartney DS, Sean Yates and led by McKenzie.
Our Location:
Our accommodation will be at the Hilton Hotel. The Hilton Adelaide Hotel is the official host hotel of the Santos Tour Down Under and where all the riders and staff stay.
From early January 2010, the world’s cycling stars, media and the cycling fraternity will converge and transform the Hilton Adelaide into the cycling centre of Australia.
The Hilton Adelaide is the place to see the stars of cycling in a relaxed atmosphere, whether it is in the Lobby Lounge, Charlie’s Bar or the Bistro.
Catch a tram to seaside Glenelg from the doorstep of this city centre hotel, adjacent to the Adelaide attractions like the Central Market.
Relax on sun loungers by the outdoor swimming pool, wind down in the sauna, work out in the exercise room or enjoy a game of tennis.
Gouger Street is just around the corner and is Adelaide’s key eat street. It’s the gateway to the Adelaide Central Market and the exotic, bustling mall and foodhalls of Chinatown. Take a five-minute stroll and you’ll be embarking on a world tour of restaurants. Traditional Thai, Vietnamese, Malaysian and Japanese, Asian fusion, noodle bars, regional Chinese and yum cha, French and Argentine cuisine, and a number of first-rate seafood restaurants.
See our Trips here:
