Bikes: Bring your bikes and keep them in your room overnight. Ride every day. We support you on your daily ride and back, look after your bike when you ride to the race, and return it with you to the Hilton each evening. Bikes are protected when in transit.
We support you on a bike ride everyday. The Breakaway Tour 134 km or 73 km will be joined by 2000 other riders all riding a stage of the route. Time yourself against the pro's. Other days we might ride with Phil Liggett at 6.30am from the Hilton. Ride the route before the pro's on another day, or perhaps enjoy an early morn 50 or 70 km, checking out the state. It's beautiful.
Support: Your hosts Phil & Susan, will move you and your bike around Adelaide in a bus and spoil you with our passion for a party.
Club Tour & Legend's Dinner: We have purchased a limited amount of Club Tour tickets. We suggest you take advantage of this superb offer including the Legends Night Dinner. Ask us to send a brochure explaining your spoils.
Extra Nights: We can arrange extra night's accommodation for you at the Adelaide Hilton, if you wish, for before or after the ride. The advantage of booking extra nights through us is that we try and match you with another room mate if possible, therefore reducing your cost if booking alone.
You will Need:
* A well maintained bicycle
* A spare tube
* Light coloured, comfortable clothing
* Some training!
* Some spending money
* A positive attitude
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Welcome to Adelaide, home of the Tour Down Under, 1st official Pro Tour outside Europe. Todays criteria around the streets of Glenelg is action packed, with massive crowds enjoying the color and excitement in this lovely historic port. Contact us when you arrive if you want a pick up from the airport to the Hilton, this will allow you to settle in before taking you to the Classic in Glenelg, a great curtain raiser to a lively week ahead.
Club Tour: 12 - 3pm: Registration, Balcony Rooms, Hilton; 5pm - 6pm: Team Presentation, Colley Reserve; 6pm - 8.30pm: Down Under Classic, Exclusive Viewing.
Watch this competitive race from this fantastic vantage point with views to the super screen, and down the start/finish straight. BBQ Dinner and drinks will be provided.
Day 2: Official rest day. However we start the action with an early morning 50km ride around the beach roads of Adelaide. Relax at the Hilton, mix it with the professional cyclists in the foyer, or perhaps across the road in the Tour Village, where mechanics rebuild the bikes, amongst an amazing display of cycling components. You may also collect your jersey and confirm your entry in the Challenge Tour. A welcome dinner will be arranged, allowing you to meet the crew and cyclists who will be sharing this big week of cycling with you.
Club Tour: 11am to 2pm and 4.30pm to 6.30pm: Challenge Tour registration, Tour Village; 7pm: Adelaide City Council - Lord Mayors Civic Reception, Adelaide Town Hall.
You are invited to this exclusive reception for the Tour Down Under, hosted by the Adelaide Lord Mayor. Also invited to the reception will be Team Managers, selected Tour Down Under cyclists, UCI officials and key TDU sponsors. Neat casual dress (no shorts)
Day 3: Mawson Lakes to Angaston. An early morning ride with Phil Liggett or perhaps a ride to the lookout at the top of Mt Lofty, overlooking beautiful Adelaide. We then go to the start of today's race, see the cyclists preparing and signing in, then we're off to the Barossa Valley to taste the local wine, watch the cyclists collect their lunch bags on the run (ride) at the feed station, then cheer them on at the finish, c'mon aussie c'mon. Back to the Hilton in time for the happy hour and the Club Tour BBQ.
Day 4: Stirling to Hahndorf. A big break at the Hilton before we cycle from the front steps, to the Eagle on the Hill, then ride over the route to Echunga. Keen cyclists will want to ride to Hahndorf, about 60km, or join us in the bus to this beautiful village, built of local stone and big timber beams, displaying the German heritage and European feel. The pro's race through the main street four times, before the grand finish. Reliving the day with a wine tasting in one of the boutique vineyards or maybe take some home for your collection.
Club Tour: 7pm - 9pm: Club Tour BBQ
Enjoy a BBQ on the Pool Deck at the Hilton with your fellow Club Tour members. Prize draws & group photo opportunity. Look out for a special appearance by TDU Race Director, Mike Turtur.
Day 5: Unley to Victor Harbor. After an early morning ride, a short bus ride down to the old world town of Unley, the perfect place for a cappuccino amongst the cyclists, as they prepare for the start of another big day in the saddle. Driving through McLaren Vale the countryside is covered with vineyards and lots of undulations. The King Of the Mountain features here, before the finish at Victor Harbor, an historic village, sprinkled with shops and cottages made from local limestone. On the way back, perhaps a visit to a McLaren Vale winery before preparing for the big ride tomorrow.
Day 6: Mannum to Strathalbyn. The Mutual Community Challenge Tour is on again this year, with a couple of thousand cyclists taking on the 134km or 73km ride, both distances cycling over the exact route the Tour Down Under follows a few hours later. We bus you with your bike to the start of either distance and collect you at the finish in the lovely town of Strathalbyn. Refreshments and food are supplied during and after the ride. We stay to enjoy the festivities in the village, then cheer the pro cyclists as they finish their race. Dinner tonight will be all about replacing those carbs and sharing stories of the day.
Day 7: Willunga to Willunga. This circuit is a favorite with a real sense of Tour De France, as they climb Willunga Hill lined with spectators, over hand painted roadway then through the big archway at the top. We ride from the Hilton through the Lofty Ranges and McLaren Vale wineries, cycling the Willunga Hill if you choose, before watching exciting racing through Willunga. The "Legends" night dinner is on tonight, hosted by Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwin. Many famous cyclists past and present, are interviewed, with Miguel Indurain, five time Tour De France winner as the special guest. Always a great night, don't forget to grab some autographs.
Club Tour: 7pm - midnight: Adelaide Entertainment Centre: Legend's Night Dinner
Continue the Tour Down Under 10 year celebrations at this gala event. Guest of honor is 5 time Tour de France champion, Miguel Indurain, as well as reliving the highlights from the past years of the TDU. The night will conclude with a live band & top entertainment. Includes 3 course meal and drinks. Dress code: Black Tie.
Day 8: Adelaide. Sunday through the streets of Adelaide is a spectacle of color and people. We have our own early morning ride before a short walk to where thousands line the streets, Club Tour members get special elevated seating, food and drinks supplied. The racing is full on, with teams working hard for their leaders, in their quest for a win in one or more categories. Presentations cap off an exciting Pro Tour, a first for Australia in a city proud of it's cycling history.
Club Tour: 11.30am - 5.00pm: Stag Hotel, Cnr Rundle St. and East Terrace; 2.30pm: Race Starts; 4.30pm: Race Finish, watch the final stage from this fantastic vantage point with views to the super screen, and down the start/finish straight, as the riders battle it out for final honors. A light lunch will be provided.
Tour Includes:
* Accommodation at the Adelaide Hilton where the professional riders stay
* Entry (& transfers) into the Breakaway Tour, riding a stage of the race
* A Breakaway Tour Jersey plus transfer to & from ride route
* Our DVD of video & photos of you on your trip as a memento
* We take you to where the action is everyday often 2 or 3 viewpoints to watch TDU
* (We draw on 5 years experience running this event, to give you the best experience possible)
* Fully supported bike ride each morning approx 70km, then a fantastic breakfast/brunch at the Hilton
* Visit to a winery in the Barossa Valley
* Transfers from Adelaide airport
* Book for the Club Tour & Legends Night - $395 (limited numbers)
* Special viewing areas for 1st & last day's racing, all fully catered
* Entry to team presentation Sunday 20th with exclusive viewing area and catering at the Down Under Classic
* Club Tour dinner, fully catered at Hilton
* Club Tour exclusive merchandise
* Chance to win a ride in the guest car
* Fantastic prizes & give aways
* Legends Night Dinner special 10th anniversary night, is another chance to meet and talk to the pro riders
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Standard: From $1,950: 5 night package
Deluxe: From $2,490: 7 night package
Single Supp: add $120 per night
$150 deposit secures your place
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