The Tour Down Under is now the first stop in the UCI ProTour world cycling calendar and the first ever event to be held outside of Europe. The 2009 Tour Down Under was a huge success with figures released lately show that the 2009 Tour Down Under was the biggest event ever staged in South Australia.
Riders included Lance Armstrong, local legend Stuart O'Grady, 2008 winner Andre Griepel, Luis Leon Sanchez and many more.