Organisers prepare for 25th anniversary of Australia's greatest cycling race

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The Tour Down Under's first winner and now race director, Stuart O'Grady, today reflected on the race's journey over the years as he revealed plans for the 2025 event.

Organisers of Australia's greatest cycling race are gearing up for its 25th anniversary next year, and will mark the occasion with its choice of stage routes.

"It's been an amazing journey to be a part of that from the inaugural event and a part of it from being an ambassador and trying to get teams to actually come to Adelaide," O'Grady said.Paying homage to the past, the event will revisit the East End, where the Men's Down Under Classic was held in 1999, the year the Tour Down Under was born.

 

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