The Tour Down Under is the first stop in World Cycling after being granter ProTour status - the first race outside of Europe to be given this ranking.

Elite international athletes race around South Australia over a week in January in a bid to win the right to wear the Ochre Leaders Jersey.

The 2008 Tour Down Under will be held from 20-27 January.

• Route: Unley to Victor Harbor
• Date: 24 January 2008
• Start: 11am
• Finish: approx 2.55pm

• Sellicks Hill (King of the Mountain: 43.7km)
• Mt Compass (SA Lotteries Sprint # 1: 66.7km)
• Near Mt Compass (Feed Station: 72.0km)
• Goolwa (SA Lotteries Sprint # 2: 92.0km)

• Explore the fabulous fashion, fine food and stylish fun of the King William Road shopping precinct.
• Get sand between your toes, take a dip in the ocean or just relax on the beach at the picturesque Horseshoe Bay or Encounter Bay.
• Sample boutique ales and enjoy the river views at Goolwa’s Steam Exchange Brewery.
• Jump aboard the old-fashioned Cockle Train for a ride back in time from Goolwa, Port Elliot or Victor Harbor.
• Enjoy some of South Australia’s best fish and chips, right by the beach, at Port Elliot’s Flying Fish Café.
• Walk or take the historic Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram to Granite Island, where you can stroll in the national park or have a coffee at the café.

There is a bookable VIP-Package of the Tour Down Under.

Nullabor Plain, Great Australian Bight, Esperance, Cape Le Grand National Park, Albany, Karri Forests, Wildflowers & Margaret River Region

Broken Hill, Sturt National Park, Innaminka, Cullyamurra Waterhole, Coongie Lakes, Flinders Ranges, Clare Valley