1999
The first flight TOUR
Stuart O'Grady was the toast of South Australia after winning the first Tour Down Under. A quantity of 60,000 in the East saw the end of the Cape Adelaide hero from one to six days of events, the direction of South Australia in the forefront of the international scene. "You have to see this place to believe ... It is back in the (Formula 1) Grand Prize,''O'Grady said after the victory in 1999.
"To do with the pressure on me, it's even better. This is Australia, it is like the Tour of Australia, the fantastic.''Birthplace of success continues, if another
South Australia, Brett Aitken won the sprint category. Cadel Evans has shown the potential of 22-yearold, if young drivers allocated. Today, Evans is on top of the UCI ProTour tree.
2000
International Flair
EUROPEAN driver dominated the second Tour Down Under. Gilles Maignan The French won the overall standings just 12 seconds ahead of O'Grady, a magnificent return of nearly a month before the tragedy. O'Grady was bashed and mugged in Toulouse. The crisis südaustralischen suffered two months after the disaster of the Tour Down Under return by car. But the victory was Maignan career best time.
2001
Local Hero
BABY-südaustralischen VU Gene Bates has come of age on the Tour of the third edition. Bates, once the cycle cadencées a speed of 120 km h behind a motorcycle, breaking the opposition claim that the young drivers of the audience award at home. But O'Grady was still excellent, with the 2007 Paris-Roubaix champion snaring his second Tour Down Under price. O'Grady's Athens 2004 Gold Partner Madison, Graeme Brown, winner of pure refined table of Australia in 2001. Brown was the Saturday Lottery Sprint Champion. Fellow Australian Robert Tighello was crowned, while the High King Jay Sweet has been the most aggressive driver.
2002
On Tests and suffering
AUSTRALIAN driver dominated the Tour again, but a bad fall healing without Australian Scott Sunderland, to win the bid, the king of the mountain. Undisplaced Sunderland earned a fraction of the right
tibia online gold and rear cross damage in his knee right in the fall to 2 km from the fourth stage, finished shy Victor Harbor. "I'm the exception - I just wanted to cry,''said the driver of New South Wales in 2002." I came with good shape and something like this happens. What have I done? How many times do I have?''Sunderland inexperienced cyclists in debt in the crash within five riders came. Australia 1998 Commonwealth Games
dofus kamas for sale of Medal Michael Rogers won the general classification in exceptional circumstances. After the crash of an official race bike during the first stage, five, Rogers ended the race on a borrowed bicycle spectators. Cycling Fan Adam Pyke blind to a savior, as he almost time racing Rogers.
2003
SPANISH Sparkle
Mikel Astarloza AMICABLE, head of the UCI ProTour for the Spanish team Euskaltel-Euskadi, the Grand Prix of the Tour back in Europe for the second period. Astarloza, training its debut on the Tour Down Under in 2002, a field of fringes.
Cadel Evans announced his presence with his strength to lead to a King of the Mountains Jersey in total - his second grand prize in the Tour Down Under after the victory of the young driver in the historic first Tour trophy. On the eve of 2003, amplifier power, the government has another leap of faith, the donor conference for the Tour at least until 2009.
2004
ENDING a high
Another major Croweater, Patrick Jonker, more than competition and a limit of one magnificent career with a fantastic victory. Jonker tales in sport in his country, before an audience was probably one of the emotional sport. "I won the race scene in Europe, but most importantly, because it is my country, the quantity, Jonker,''said after the victory." Now I'm officially retired and the yellow jersey. I am very happy with how my career is over.''
Jonker was the second südaustralischen win the overall standings behind two-time winner O'Grady.
2005
Winners' Stampede
POCKET rocket Robbie McEwen zerschmissen new field to a round cap of the entire Sprint jerseys. Spain Luis León Sánchez Gil powered General to win, but it was McEwen, who grabbed the headlines. McEwen to its record 11 stage wins in the Tour Down Under to beat Italian Paride Grillo and Allan Davis. Gil Sanchez has twice won the prize for young drivers, in a final. "It is my greatest moment in sport and winning is important to me,''Sanchez said after the double triumph. Adelaide Gene Bates towards the king of the mountain, while United Water David Betts shredded aggressive drivers awarded .
2006
Fighting spirit
A Heatwave have no estimate of 450,000 spectators in the mass at the eighth Tour Down Under.
Simon Gerrans despite fatigue and cramps during the first stage, four in Willunga to 40 ° C heat. Only a few days later, Sprint jersey Triple world champion and Tour de France star Robbie McEwen for the adoption of a policy of the Australian heat conductor Matthew Lloyd's horrific fall on black after Willunga. "This is something we should learn,''said McEwen in 2006." The day we race to Willunga, it canceled the racing horses. But we were still around. I said that one day perhaps would have taken tours of 40 km. "Instead of 105 km is 145km. If they (UCI) is concerned that the (drug) testing and health rules and research
after sport and the driver, then 40 ° C, to do something. "Maybe not cancel (races), but to reduce them and, say, with a motorcycle
Bottles of water. Things like that should be a comprehensive settlement.''
2007
Swiss precision
VICTORIAN Simon Clarke appealed to the domination of Europe Tour in 2007 to win the best young drivers awarded. Riding for southaustralia.com / AIS Clarke bands away from her young opponent to win. But it was Swiss rider Martin Elmiger, who claimed a year of total victory in his first Tour Down Under in 2007 with his new team AG2R Prévoyance. Elmiger torn jersey ocher LEADER Australia-UNISA Karl Menzies of a second Willunga one day before the final stage of 81km test. Elmiger, the Tour champion from the distinction of three seconds Menzies. "It means a lot. It's my first victory of phase, a first victory in my new team. It is very good to me
and for the team because we were looking very good today. I'm happy,''said Elmiger.