2019 Tour Down Under

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2019 Tour Down Under

Postby PA » Thu Jul 19, 2018 9:45 pm

The course for the Friday stage of the Tour Down Under has been released.

I have uploaded the GPX file to Bike Map.
https://www.bikemap.net/en/r/4544255/
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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby MichaelB » Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:29 pm

After having done it many times, this year was going to be my last. Hadn’t planned on doing it in 2019, but with that course, maybe.

Riding to start and back home from Strath will make it a long day though !! Prob about 180km ?

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby PA » Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:01 pm

The ride this year is being held on Saturday.

I have heard that the final day (Sunday) will be the Willunga Hill stage with the race finishing at the top of the hill. Finally the final day may actually mean something.
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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby MichaelB » Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:35 pm

There is rumoured changes, and for the finale to be on Willunga would be huge. And right.

Can’t understand why they haven’t done Greenhill Rd yet ??

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby MichaelB » Wed Aug 01, 2018 1:50 pm

Indeed, Willunga Hill will be the final stage for the race (about bloody time !!).

The other stage details are here, but the detailed routes are not provided yet, except high level pics in the youtube vid in the overall stage details.


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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby MichaelB » Thu Aug 02, 2018 8:45 am

Wonder when the detailed route maps will be revealed ?

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby MichaelB » Thu Aug 02, 2018 11:50 am

La Veloocita has a brief writeup abt also shows profiles of each stage.

TdU Home page has all the Stage details here, including the route maps, GPS maps etc

For me, I reckon a plan would be to rather than do the Sat BUPA ride (don't need another jersey I wont wear and it's long, 1st 90km will be smooth but boring, and getting back from Strath would be a PITA), it’d be better to ride Stage 4 (and watch the race & nosh at some top cafe), rest-ish on Sat by riding to a key point on the stage and watching, and then do the annual ride & watch on Willunga.

Crowds will be HUGE on Willunga !!!!

Stage 1
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Stage 2
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
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Stage 6 (finally, a better final stage !!)
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And yeah, there are many that complain it's not a proper race, it's boring, it's training only, it's a sprinters race, there is no decent climbs, it's hot, it's this, it's not in Victoria or NSW, it's ....

Ahh, who cares. I like it, there is a great buzz in town and there are plenty of nice bikes to drool over.

Can't wait !! :mrgreen:

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby Sharkey » Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:07 am

MichaelB wrote:....
And yeah, there are many that complain it's not a proper race, it's boring, it's training only, it's a sprinters race, there is no decent climbs, it's hot, it's this, it's not in Victoria or NSW, it's ....

Ahh, who cares. I like it, there is a great buzz in town and there are plenty of nice bikes to drool over.

Can't wait !! :mrgreen:
I agree. After the Vuelta has finished and then Il Lombardia in October, the TDU is the next great race to watch. :lol:

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby MichaelB » Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:45 am

[url=ttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-re ... own-under/]Pete's coming again ![/url]

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby MichaelB » Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:34 pm

The infrastructure is almost all up (on the village side anyway), so you can tell that it's not far away. That and 'cycling' stories are appearing in the local rag again.

Anyway, after opting to do the BUPA Challenge Tour last year that got canned due to the heat, was up in the air whether to do it this year, 1stly as it was now on Sat, then there was the getting home from the finish (riding back meant that it would be a 220km day with close to 2,300m of climbing) and finally that riding to Willunga for the final stage was not really workable (riding 160 +km the day before).

That all changed when as part of a Friday drinks & nibbles with some teams (UAE, MS + Mr Sagan) as part of an ICE** event, we've also managed to snaffle a place in the Sunday ride to Willunga.

What this involves is transport for us from Hilton Hotel to the start, we then, as a group of 30, ride the full stage complete with escort starting at 7am, decked out in full kit as part of the Telstra ICE Pro Tour Experience ride, and then spend the rest of the arvo at the corporate tent on top of Willunga Hill :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

So, if you are roadside on the day, and see us amble past, there will be me riding a Volagi Liscio, so yell out some encouragement and give me a wave :P :P


Is it going to be Richie's year finally, or can Impey craft a win again :?:


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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby jules21 » Fri Jan 04, 2019 4:43 pm

I'll be there too Michael, but in less salubrious circumstances

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby Arbuckle23 » Fri Jan 04, 2019 6:21 pm

I always suffer Adelaide envy this time of year.
And now you have doubled it Michael ! :cry:

I'll get there one year

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby MichaelB » Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:27 am

Arbuckle23 wrote:I always suffer Adelaide envy this time of year.
And now you have doubled it Michael ! :cry:

I'll get there one year
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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby AUbicycles » Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:14 am

If Sagan is still riding - riders should look out for him. Last time he cycled around Sydney - not necessarily the best routes but found his way onto the Northern Beaches. And down in Adelaide you will (probably) be able to ride with cycling royalty a fair bit.

MichaelB sent me the temperatures for Adelaide, looks like it will be boiling which really just adds to the fun. All of the Europeans coming over from the crisp winter and now have to deal with summer will put the conditioned riders ahead and hopefully make it more unpredictable.
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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby MichaelB » Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:09 pm

Boiling indeed.

41 degrees for the start of Stage 1 for the men, and for the ladies TdU, they get their share with temps from 34 to 39 degrees each day !!

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby MichaelB » Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:14 am

And now forecast as 42 for Men’s Stage 2

Holy Hell Batman !!

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby foo on patrol » Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:46 am

MichaelB wrote:And now forecast as 42 for Men’s Stage 2

Holy Hell Batman !!
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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby MichaelB » Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:38 pm

Time for the annual “Why don’t 7 give SBS back the coverage rights for the TdU ?”

Bloody useless !!

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby Arbuckle23 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:52 am

MichaelB wrote:Time for the annual “Why don’t 7 give SBS back the coverage rights for the TdU ?”

Bloody useless !!
Yup :roll:

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby biker jk » Tue Jan 15, 2019 3:21 pm

I had to laugh at the moron spectator near the finish line who was looking at her phone (not the race), arms extended over the barrier, as it was struck by a UAE rider, seemingly snapping the phone in two (and hopefully being run over by the peloton). :lol:

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby stevenaaus » Thu Jan 17, 2019 6:38 pm

Video??

Impey is definitely giving it everything again. +4secs for the third stage 3rd place.
I wonder if that Kiwi round2 winner, Bevin, can climb ? He has 15secs over Porte.

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby MichaelB » Fri Jan 18, 2019 7:48 am

Today will see how well the serious GC guys fare.

Thankfully not a scorcher today, but pretty muggy with OH cloud and high 20’s.

They have just resurfaced (only a week or so ago) the descent down from Corkscrew, so will be very quick to start with, but see how the surface holds up !!

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby MichaelB » Sun Jan 20, 2019 1:44 pm

Glad to see Paddy Bevin start today.

That was nasty !

Go Richie !!!

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby foo on patrol » Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:35 pm

Porte is unreal on Willunga Hill and a shame about Bevin. Impey was a good winner for this one but watch Bevin in the coming years. :idea:

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Re: 2019 Tour Down Under

Postby fat and old » Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:47 pm

Some good racing. Some weird com decisions. What I thought was good coverage on Tele. And no Keenan. 9/10.

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