Ultimate Santos Festival of Cycling

Our Rides: City – Barossa Valley. 50km, 60km or 100km. Climbing: 400m, 750m, 1000m.

Options aplenty again today. This morning we’ll traverse the northern Adelaide Hills foothills and ridge roads. We’ll pass through some of the Barossa Valley regions sleepier historic towns, en-route to Tanunda in the heart of the Barossa Valley.

We have plenty of distance options available depending on how much climbing you’d like to do, our vehicle will be there to support you. Once we arrive in the Barossa Valley we’ll catch the race as it loops through the Barossa Valley, we’ll see all the race action of Stage 1 of the Santos Festival of Cycling.

Non-Cycling Options: Adelaide Hills – Barossa Valley Wine Region

Join the group in our vehicle on a sightseeing drive through the northern Adelaide Hills, enroute to the famous Barossa Valley Wine region. You’ll meet up with the cycling group in the Barossa Valley to see the exciting first stage of the 2021 Santos Festival of Cycling.

Alternatively, ask us for some options based on your personal interests – we can generally infuse more of what you like into each day, maybe some wildlife spotting, a bushwalk – hike or explore Adelaide’s popular Museums, Galleries or Rundle Mall shopping district.

MORE ABOUT OUR DAY: Après race, we’ve organised a special visit to one of the Barossa Valley’s premier wineries for a wine tasting, we’ll visit our long time friends at Elderton Wines in Nurioopta.

Here’s what Alistair the owner and Co-Managing Director of Elderton Wines says we’ll experience on a visit to their award winning winery “we promise you a rare, authentic experience which includes a visit to our Command Shiraz vineyard planted in 1894 and culminates in tasting some very special wines including the highly regarded Elderton flagship, Command Shiraz”.

Many of Adelaide’s restaurants allow BYO (Bring Your Own wine), take the opportunity while we are at Elderton Wines Cellar Door to purchase some of their famous wines.

After our winery visit we’ll make our way back to the city via the scenic roads of Seppeltsfield in the Barossa Valley. It’ll be a great day of Tour Down Under, biking, sightseeing and sampling one of Australia’s premier wine regions.

 TDU Race: Barossa Valley Stage 1

Womens Race: Seppeltsfield – Tanunda 80.7 km

Mens Race: Seppeltsfield – Tanunda 106.8 km

 Après Bike:

6.30pm: Meet Hotel Lobby. Informal Dinner and Drinks (Non-Inclsuion). Tonight we’ll visit one of our favourite informal dinner spots, it’s a short walk from our hotels and serves a great array of good value local artisan wines, craft beers and produce. We’ve kept tonight as an informal / optional evening to suit your preferences.

 Accommodation:

Adelaide City Centre, King William street – 4 or 5 Star Hotel

Non-cycling options:

Join the group in our vehicles on a sightseeing loop of the beautiful Adelaide Hills, we’ll pause for coffee and explore the Birdwood stage start, it’s a unique town a real gem of the Adelaide Hills.

Enroute to Birdwood to watch all of the action of the Santos Tour Down Under, you’ll take the small roads and pass through many of the quaint towns, valleys and orchards of the Adelaide Hills. Watch the exciting final lap and stage finish at the historic town of Lobethal.

or Alternatively, ask us for some options based on your personal interests – we can generally infuse more of what you like into each day, maybe some wildlife spotting, a bushwalk – hike, walks or explore Adelaide’s popular Museums, Galleries or Rundle Mall shopping district.

Our Rides: City – Adelaide Hills – City 

Plenty of distance and climbing options today’s, you may like to skip the first big climb up into the Adelaide Hills it’s nearly 20km, as we head straight up into the Adelaide Hills.

We regroup at the top of the first big climb into the Adelaide Hills then, then proceed on personally selected small roads to today’s stage start in Birdwood.

After the race commences we’ll traverse the Adelaide Hills towns and villages over to the days stage finish town of Lobethal. It’s sure to be exciting, we expect the overall race contenders to make their move today on this tough finishing circuit.

After the race finish we ride and follow the pro team riders, we head back to the city by bike, it’s a real buzz to follow the Pro’s down through the Adelaide Hills – or relax in the airconditioned comfort of our vehicles and head back to our team hotel.

 TDU Race: Stage 3 Adelaide Hills, Birdwood – Lobethal.

Women’s Race: Birdwood – Lobethal 97.3 km

Mens Race: Birdwood – Lobethal 116 km

 Après Bike:

After freshening up back at our hotel after a great day – it’s a free program tonight to explore Adelaide, it’s restaurants, bars and eateries – or if you fancy joining us we’ll be heading out for a social /informal dinner (non-inclusion) we invite you to join us – or relax and put your feet up in your spacious apartment and enjoy your favourite home cooking.

Alternatively, we’ve got plenty of great suggestions, we are based in the south end precinct where you can step out the door for great Italian, Greek, Asian, Gastro Pub or Australian fusion food. Let us know your preferred food types, budget and dining style! We’ll point you in the right direction for great local places.

 Accommodation:

Adelaide City Centre, King William street – 4 or 5 Star Hotel

Our Rides: Adelaide Hills – King of the Mountain

Distance: 65km, 85km, 140km. Climbing: 500m, 1200m, 1500m.

This morning we head south of Adelaide to McLaren Vale to see the race, we then make our way to Willunga and up the KOM Willunga Hill climb. With our Offical Travel Specialist tickets we’ll be there to see the Willunga Hill stage finish.

After the excitement of the race finish, we offer an optional fast pace, return ride back to the city.

 TDU Race: Willunga Hill, Queen and King of the Mountain

Women’s Race: McLaren Vale – Willunga Hill QOM 48.8 km

Mens Race: McLaren Vale – Willunga Hill KOM 88.2 km

 Après Bike:

We’ve got plenty of great suggestions, we are based in the south end precinct where you can step out the door for great Italian, Greek, Asian, Gastro Pub or Australian fusion food. Let us know your preferred food types, budget and dining style! We’ll point you in the right direction for great local places, or we invite you to join us for an informal dinner (non-inclusion) at another one of our local restuarants.

If you are flying out today – when we return to the city from our rides, we’ll assist you to pack your bike and transfer you to the Adelaide airport for your flight home – * Flights out after 9.30pm*.

If you aren’t flying out tonight – that’s a very good idea, Adelaide Airport will be busy, we’ll offer a Monday morning Airport transfer.

Non-cycling options:

8am: Join the group in our vehicles on a sightseeing loop of Adelaide’s beautiful white sandy beaches. We’ll pause at one of our favorite beaches for a photo stop and to dip your toes into the beautiful blue waters.

We head back to our team hotel prior to taking a drive to the highest point in the Adelaide Hills – The Mt Lofty Lookout, or Alternatively, ask us for some options based on your personal interests – we can generally infuse more of what you like into each day, maybe some wildlife spotting, a bushwalk – hike or explore Adelaide’s popular Museums, Galleries or explore the Rundle Mall / Rundle Street shopping districts.

Our Rides: Morning: Coastal Loop – City, Plus optional Adelaide Hills Highest Point and Lookout

Distance: 50km, 80km, 95km. Climbing: 200m, 1100m, 1400m.

City Beaches ride where we’ll show you the best coastal roads and white sand beaches of Adelaides coastline. We then head through the city and past our hotel. The second part of our ride day being an “optional ride” into the Adelaide Hills to the highest point and superb lookout at Mt Lofty.

 TDU Race: Trek Stage 4, Victoria Park.

Women’s Race: Lap 1.1km Criterium Circuit (60 mins + 1 lap)

Men’s Race: Lap 1.1km Criterium Circuit (60 mins + 1 lap)

Après Bike: 

Meet Hotel Lobby: 3.30pm.
We’ll wander over to the Victoria park Circuit, en route we’ll pass through the Hutt St precinct for a pre-race snack and drink.

Apres race if you choose to stay an additional night (recommended), although it’s a free program to explore Adelaide, it’s restaurants, bars and eateries, we’ll be heading out for a social /informal dinner (non-inclusion), we’ll make a plan for dinner – feel free to join us, it’s a great night to relax knowing there’s no early start for a ride, there’s always plenty to do and celebrations to be had on the final night of the Tour Down Under for another year.

 Accommodation:

Optional Additional Nights Available at our  4 or 5 Star Team Hotels, contact us to register your interest or find out more.