Tour Down Under

Year	Country	Rider	Team
1999	Australia	Stuart O'Grady	Crédit Agricole
2000	France	Gilles Maignan	AG2R Prévoyance
2001	Australia	Stuart O'Grady	Crédit Agricole
2002	Australia	Michael Rogers	Australian Institute of Sport
2003	Spain	Mikel Astarloza	AG2R Prévoyance
2004	Australia	Patrick Jonker	UniSA-Australia
2005	Spain	Luis León Sánchez	Liberty Seguros–Würth
2006	Australia	Simon Gerrans	AG2R Prévoyance
2007	Switzerland	Martin Elmiger	AG2R Prévoyance
2008	Germany	André Greipel	Team High Road
2009	Australia	Allan Davis	Quick-Step
2010	Germany	André Greipel	Team HTC–Columbia
2011	Australia	Cameron Meyer	Garmin–Cervélo
2012	Australia	Simon Gerrans	GreenEDGE
2013	Netherlands	Tom-Jelte Slagter	Blanco Pro Cycling
2014	Australia	Simon Gerrans	Orica–GreenEDGE
2015	Australia	Rohan Dennis	BMC Racing Team
2016	Australia	Simon Gerrans	Orica–GreenEDGE
2017	Australia	Richie Porte	BMC Racing Team
2018	South Africa	Daryl Impey	Mitchelton–Scott
2019	South Africa	Daryl Impey	Mitchelton–Scott
2020	Australia	Richie Porte	Trek–Segafredo
2021	No race

Simon Gerrans has won the Tour four times (2006, 2012, 2014, and 2016). Stuart O'Grady (1999 and 2001), André Greipel (2008 and 2010), Daryl Impey (2018 and 2019) and Richie Porte (2017 and 2020) have won the Tour Down Under twice; Impey is the only rider to successfully defend his title.

The Tour Down Under will not be held in 2021.[3]

• 1999 - 2020: Michael Turtur AO.[12]
• 2021: Stuart O'Grady[13][14]

As local Adelaide councils are awarded hosting rights for stage starts and finishes, high streets ad major townships such as The Parade in Norwood, King William Road in Unley, Glenelg, Stirling's Main Street and McLaren Vale tend to be frequent locations for hosting race departures and arrivals.

Recent editions have seen the inclusion of Port Adelaide and the small township of Uraidla feature as start/finish locations.

Major Adelaide regions also feature as part of both the men's and women's Tours Down Under. The Adelaide Hills are typically visited on several occasions in the event as these feature most of the area's major climbing locations, such as Mount Lofty, Checker Hill and Corkscrew Road.

The major South Australian wine region of the Barossa Valley usually features at least one in each men's and women's event, with Mengler Hill the notable major climb of the region, while the long-established vineyards provide a unique setting for cyclists to venture, reminiscent of the continental races in France, Italy and Spain.

The Fleurieu Peninsula typically hosts one stage start and finish at McLaren Vale and Willunga Hill, however the race also visits the popular beach holiday spots of Victor Harbor, Port Elliot and Goolwa at least once.

Other regions to be visited sporadically include the South Australian Riverland, the Coorong and Lower Lakes and Clare Valley.

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  Hahndorf is a German settlement in the Adelaide Hills.
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  Forest Range is a popular cycling location.
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  Mount Lofty looking over the Adelaide Plains.
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  View of Adelaide from the surrounding Adelaide Hills.

• General Classification: The Ochre jersey is awarded to the rider with the lowest cumulative time at the end of each stage and to the winner at the end. Ochre is associated with Australia and the Tour Down Under is unique in having it for the leader's jersey. The jersey is currently sponsored by Santos.
• Sprint Classification: The Sprint jersey is awarded to the rider with most points and time bonuses awarded to the first three riders across the line at points along the route and at the finish. This jersey's colour and design usually changes based on sponsor. The current Sprint Jersey is blue and sponsored by Ziptrak, an Australian outdoor blind manufacturer.
• Mountain classification: The King of the Mountain jersey is awarded to the rider with most points from those awarded to the first five riders over specified climb checkpoints, usually at the top of significant hills. This jersey retains the traditional 'polka dot' design used in cycling races to indicate the leader of this classification. The colour of the dots changes based on the sponsor. The current sponsor is Subaru Australia.
• Young Rider's Classification: The Young Rider’s jersey is awarded to the leading rider under 23 at the end of each stage. This jersey is traditionally white in colour. The current Young Rider jersey sponsor is the University of South Australia.

• The Most aggressive rider is awarded red number patches at the conclusion of each day's stage. There is no overall classification.
• The Winning team prize is awarded to the team with the lowest cumulative time by its four best riders on each of the six stages.

The 'Tour Village' is the event's central hub and is based in Victoria Square in the Adelaide central business district, due to its proximity to the Hilton Hotel which is the primary accommodation for visiting teams. The southern section of the square is the home of the 'Team Zone' which houses equipment, vehicles and facilities for the participating men's teams. The northern section serves as a venue for bike retail displays, food vendors and bars, and a large public stage to host the traditional team presentations and an opening weekend concert that is free for the public.

High streets and townships hosting starts and finishes occasionally hold a street party, akin to a public fete, with fashion parades, local food and wine, markets and cycling-related activities. Some regional starts and finishes will host community breakfasts at start locations.

The Tour Down Under has a companion event, the Challenge Tour, a recreational event held across one of the Tour Down Under stages prior to the professional riders, in addition to participatory rides for families and children. The inaugural Challenge Tour event in 2003 was known as the Break-Away Tour and attracted more than 600 riders. In 2004 riders increased to 1,400 and the event was known as the Be Active Tour. The 2005 tour saw more than 1,900 riders leave Salisbury, Williamstown and Angaston in 30 °C (86 °F) to tackle the hills and roads of stage 2. In 2006, riders rode 154 km from Strathalbyn to Yankalilla in temperatures in excess of 40 °C (104 °F). The heat took its toll on riders and a heat policy now exists. As a result of the heat policy, the Challenge Tour has only been cancelled once- in 2018 - when temperatures over 40 degrees forced the event organisers to abandon the ride.[17]

In 2007 the name changed to Mutual Community Challenge Tour and it was joined by the Mutual Community Fun Tour and Powerade mini-tour for children. It was renamed the Bupa Challenge Tour when Mutual Community was purchased by Bupa and continued to run under this title until 2018. In 2019 it was run as the Challenge Tour presented by The Advertiser and was held on a Saturday for the first time in its history.[18]

From 1999 until 2005, the race presented the general classification leader and eventual winner with a yellow jersey, as with other European races like the Tour de France. In 2006, the race replaced the yellow with an Ochre-coloured jersey, symbolic of the colour associated with the Australian outback landscape.

The race caravan is also led by a car bearing the event's mascot 'Oppy', named for Australian cyclist Hubert Oppermann.

In this local tradition fans treat one unknown rider as a star, mobbing him at hotels and painting his name on the road. The rider must be a non-English speaking domestique who typically acts as a bottle carrier.[30]

Previous Obscure Pros have been:

Year	Rider	Team
2010	Arthur Vichot (FRA)	Française des Jeux
2011	Angel Madrazo (ESP) [31]	Movistar Team
2012	Wouter Mol (NED) [32]	Vacansoleil–DCM
2013	Juraj Sagan (SVK) [33]	Cannondale
2014	none nominated
2015	Boris Vallée (BEL) [34]	Lotto–Soudal
2016	Alberto Bettiol (ITA) [35]	Cannondale