Santos Tour Down Under Full Week
Mon 20 January - Mon 27 January 2025
Key Features
- 7 nights | 8 days
- Fully supported tour with experienced local guides
- Ride sections of the race route with our local expert guides
- Prime viewing of every Mens race stages
- Fully supported tour designed by Adelaide cyclists
- Premium hotel in the heart of the CBD
- Mechanic assistance throughout tour
Experience the full week of racing at TDU!
Trip Suitability
This tour has been designed with riders of all abilities in mind. Our team of Adelaide locals are passionate about offering access to all riders to enjoy the event. On the 7-day tour you’ll join us to experience the entirety of the men’s race.
We keep the average daily ride distance for our core tour manageable at around 60km each day. It’s still worth noting the largest day takes on 104km with 1,190m of climbing. Our hosts are experts and spend their spare time on these Adelaide roads, if you want extra km’s or less, we can definitely help out.
You will have a support vehicle on every one of our guided rides ensuring you have timely assistance for mechanicals, nutrition and anything else you may need to enjoy the experience.
Package and Prices
Prices for the 7-night Package
$3,940 per person based on two people sharing a room (Twin or Double option)
$5,179 based on a single occupancy of a room.
Note: It is a requirement that you have Travel Insurance for your trip.
What's Included?
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INCLUDES
- Spread your payments
- Fully supported tour with experienced local guides
- Ride sections of the race route with our local expert guides
- Prime viewing of race stages
- Detailed daily ride maps
- Staying at the 5* Pullman Hotel
- Mechanic assistance throughout tour
- Vehicle Support including Sports powders, water, and bars during your ride
- Daily Breakfast, some lunches and dinners as per itinerary
2025 Tour Down Under Itinerary
DAY ONE - ARRIVAL DAY
Date
Location
Adelaide, South Australia
Today we recommend you arrive into Adelaide before midday. Make your way to the Pullman Hotel and check-in to begin your experience in the prime CBD location. Our mechanic will be available to assist you with the assembly of your bike and any fine-tuning required to help your bike recover from the trip over!
Once you’ve had the chance to settle in and the group has arrived, we’ll take the bikes out for a quick spin up Adelaide’s most-popular climb so you can check your bike and wake up the legs for the week.
Tonight we’ll enjoy our first group dinner at the hotel to get to know the faces you’ll be spending the week with!
Daily Highlights
- Expert local staff
- Assistance with bike building
- 7 Nights at the 5* Pullman Hotel
Rides
Short ride to test the bikes
Meals
Group Dinner
DAY TWO - ZIPTRAK® MEN'S STAGE 1: PROSPECT TO GUMERACHA
Date
Location
Adelaide, South Australia
Getting started with an early breakfast we’ll depart the hotel by bike, riding to a vantage point on today’s race route to watch the race live.
After the stage finishes, we’ll ride back to the hotel and load you up with our local knowledge so you can experience the best of Adelaide yourself with the evening free.
Daily Highlights
- Expert local Staff
- Support vehicle with nutrition
- Watch Today's Stage Live
Rides
70-80 km | 1000+m Climbing
Meals
Breakfast and Picnic Lunch
DAY THREE - HEALTH PARTNERS MEN'S STAGE 2: TANUNDA TO TANUNDA
Date
Location
Adelaide, South Australia
Daily Highlights
- Return transfers to Barossa
- Wine tasting
- Watch Today's Stage Live
Rides
40km | 500+ m Climbing
Meals
Breakfast and Picnic Lunch
DAY FOUR - EFEX MEN'S STAGE 3: NORWOOD TO URAIDLA
Date
Location
Adelaide, South Australia
After breakfast, we depart the hotel on the bike for a short ride to today’s start location in Norwood. This will be a great chance to see the pros set up and snap some pictures. Once the elite men have started we will continue by bike to Uraidla to watch the finish of today’s race. It’s a unique opportunity to watch both the start and finish of a race on the same day.
We will descend back down from the hills and ride back to the hotel as a group.
Tonight, we will join up with our 4-night Final Weekend Tour for a combined group dinner.
Daily Highlights
- Group dinner
- Support vehicle with nutrition
- Watch the start & finish of today's stage
Rides
50-70km | 900+m Climbing
Meals
Breakfast , Picnic Lunch and Group Dinner
DAY FIVE - HAHN MEN'S STAGE 4: GLENELG TO VICTOR HARBOR
Date
Location
Adelaide, South Australia
After breakfast, we will roll out of the hotel to the stunning coastal town of Glenelg to watch the start of the race. Once the pros have departed, we will enjoy a group ride in the Adelaide Hills before stopping for lunch and to watch the finish of today’s stage on the TV.
Daily Highlights
- Expert local Staff
- Support vehicle with nutrition
- Watch Today's Stage Live
Rides
60-80 km | 900+m Climbing
Meals
Breakfast and Picnic Lunch
DAY SIX - THINK! ROAD SAFETY MEN'S STAGE 5: MCLAREN VALE - WILLUNGA HILL
Date
Location
Adelaide, South Australia
For everyone with the legs to hop on the bike again after breakfast we will depart early to make the pilgrimage out to Willunga hill. Enjoy a morning rolling along the spectacular coastline and through one of South Australia’s famous wine regions of McLaren Vale. One final climb will take you up the famous Willunga Hill to our Marquee set up for prime-viewing of the stage finale.
Anyone choosing not to ride will be transported from the hotel to the top of the hill to make a short walk down to the Sportive Breaks marquee.
Daily Highlights
- Ride Willunga Hill
- Support vehicle with nutrition
- Marquee on Willunga Hill
Rides
104 km | 1190m Climbing
Meals
Breakfast and Picnic Lunch
DAY SEVEN - SCHWALBE MEN'S STAGE 6: ADELAIDE - ADELAIDE
Date
Location
Adelaide, South Australia
After breakfast we will depart the hotel on bikes for a leisurely coastal ride before returning to the hotel. You will have time to store your bike and freshen up before we walk from the hotel to watch the final stage of this year’s Santos Tour Down Under.
We will take up prime position to watch the peloton complete multiple loops of the Adelaide CBD circuit.
Tonight we will enjoy our group farewell dinner
Daily Highlights
- Farewell Group Dinner
- Watch Today's Stage Live
Rides
40km | 50m FLAT Ride
Meals
Breakfast and Group Dinner
DAY EIGHT - DEPARTURE DAY
Date
Location
Adelaide, South Australia
Today we say thankyou and farewell, our mechanic will be available in the morning to assist with bike pack down.
Daily Highlights
- Expert local Staff
- Mechanic assistance for bike pack
- Departure Transfer to Airport
Rides
NO Rides
Meals
Breakfast
Tour Dynamic
Daily Rides
We offer a guided ride each day. We have an experienced local Adelaide rider as your bike guide on the road with you. We also have a support vehicle with a driver. We will ride to and from the hotel each day to engage with the day’s stage, the support vehicle will always be close by in case we have any mechanical issues or if you are not feeling up to riding the whole distance. On some occasions we may have 2 ride options for the day, these will be communicated as short ride and long ride.
Transportation
We will have the support vehicle close to the riding group at all times, the support vehicle will the rider’s day pack, sports hydration powders, water, and some refreshments.
If the day’s stage is a long distance that we can’t safely cover by bike we will arrange additional transport, see itinerary for details.
More About the Event
Sportive Breaks is an official Travel Specialist with the Santos Tour Down Under
Australia’s greatest cycling race is back in full swing after the success in 2023. The Santos Tour Down Under women’s race will return for it’s second year as a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Women’s World Tour event. The men’s race remains one of the first testing grounds of the year for some of the world’s best racers on the world tour. Join our local team as we witness riders compete for the Ochre Jersey
This tour experience follows the entirety of the men’s race, giving guest the opportunity to ride sections of the race route and to get up close to the riders. Our Australian base for Sportive Breaks is Adelaide, we are passionate about cycling and showcasing our home city. Enjoy the meticulously crafted itinerary so you experience the very best of our roads, venues and locations . Our experienced local team look forward to welcoming you to Adelaide and giving you a local experience.
Who is this tour for?
Our tours are all about enjoyment and safety, you must be used to riding in a group. This tour involves riding to and from the hotel daily, includes watching each stage live with most from our road side marquee. We have picnic lunches available.
Riding: Ride 2 to 3 times a week / Average ride distance: 50km+ kilometres | Average ride elevation: Comfortable with 1000+ meters | Average Riding Time: Comfortable being in the saddle for 4+ Hours
My fitness and experience: Fitness is central to my life. I ride my bike regularly every week and am comfortable with rides of 3-4 hours or more at a relatively steady pace. I enjoy all-terrain, with hills and some moderate mountain passes. I like getting some speed on moderate descents.
Hotel: Pullman Adelaide
Pullman Adelaide
16 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide CBD, 5000 Adelaide
An explorers playground in the heart of Adelaide. Our 308 rooms and suites offer a fresh, open layout and all-round connectivity; ready to welcome modern-day adventurers and nomads, travelling for business or pleasure.
Stay connected with ultra-fast Wi-Fi in the lobby and throughout the hotel. For those needing to regenerate and re-energise, our lap-pool with spa & sauna is the place. Need to sweat it out? Visit our fully equipped Fit Lounge & Bike Zone. Our Salt Restaurant and Bar infuse impeccable service with a modern, evolving dining experience featuring fresh seasonal and local produce. It’s the perfect place for chance encounters, business dinners or wind-down drinks.
Positioned in the heart of the Adelaide Central Business District and with Adelaide’s world-class dining experiences and vibrant East End right on our doorstep, Pullman Adelaide is perfectly located.
You're in safe hands
We have a team of highly experienced professionals who have been organising cycling trips for over 25 years.
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Logistics covered
We know the routes, we know the roads. We know how the event works and the best hotels for the start and finish. We organise everything for you; transfers, bike transport, additional feed stops, rep support and more.
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