The first stop on the world cycling calendar, the Santos Tour Down Under kicks off the cycling year in exhilarating style.

The Santos Tour Down Under was first held in 1999 and has grown year on year to become the biggest cycling race in the southern hemisphere.

The week-long event brings the top WorldTour professional cycling teams to race on the streets of Adelaide and regional South Australia each January. Up for grabs are important UCI WorldTour points and the Santos Ochre Leaders Jersey.

In 2008, the Santos Tour Down Under joined the prestigious UCI WorldTour; the first event outside cycling’s traditional home of Europe to do so. The UCI WorldTour brings together the most prestigious teams and the best riders in the world to compete in the best races.