Welcome to Aussie Week
In recognition of the Tour Down Under's cancelation, we have features, interviews, photo galleries, and other stories to celebrate Australian cycling this week.
Usually this time of year, the international peloton is posing for photos with joeys and koalas, and sprinting under the Australian summer sun at the Santos Tour Down Under, the official season opener for the UCI WorldTour season.
Unfortunately, COVID-19 has already reached into 2021, and this year’s Santos Tour Down Under has been called off, along with the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, and Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.
Read more Aussie Week stories on velonews.com
- Why the Tour Down Under is so important to Australian pros
- Mat Hayman’s ‘fairytale’ retirement at TDU
- Amanda Spratt ready for leadership responsibilities
- Stuart O’Grady on taking over TDU race director’s role
- ‘Your mates become your family’ — Australians in Europe
- ‘Bling’ is back and hungry for more
- Future giant for Sarah Gigante
- Giro provided preview of Australia’s next GC stars
- Cameron Wurf on how racing will help at Kona
- Remembering Australia’s first cycling star
- Top five moments in Australian cycling
- Lucy Kennedy on tricky pathway to Olympics
- Cadel Evans on the 10th anniversary of his Tour de France win
- How Olympians inspired a nation
Tour Down Under organizers are pushing on with a domestic version of the event, called the Santos Festival of Cycling, with a weeklong schedule packed with all things two wheels featuring national amateurs and pros. We plan to cover some of the events from this celebration of Australian cycling on our website this week.
And that’s not the only Australian stories we plan to tell. In lieu of the Tour Down Under’s cancelation, we are turning our gaze Down Under for a week of feature stories, interviews, historical analysis, and other content to celebrate Australian cycling. Our editorial team has reached out to top Australian riders from the past and present. And we’ve strived to tell the stories that have helped drive Australia to the peak of international cycling.