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On the first day of racing after the first rest day, the riders in the Tour of Australia will enjoy a largely flat run south west from Bathurst to Cootamundra. This is one for the sprinters. Read more “Tour of Australia 2014: stage 7”

On stage 6 of the 2014 Tour of Australia the riders start in Dubbo and finish with a lap of what is arguably the most famous circuit in Australian motorsport: Mt. Panorama near Bathurst. Read more “Tour of Australia 2014: stage 6”

Inspired by the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana, the Tour of Australia is a fictional three-week Grand Tour route created by David Blom and Matt de Neef to showcase some of Australia’s best cycling … Read more “Tour of Australia 2014: stage 5”

Stage 4 of the 2014 Tour of Australia is the exact same route as is used in the famous one-day race Grafton to Inverell. It's a 228km stage that is defined by the challenging 17km climb up the Gibraltar Range, less than halfway through the stage. Read more “Tour of Australia 2014: stage 4”

In stage 3 of the Tour of Australia 2014 the riders head south from one of Australia's counter-culture capitals, Nimbin, to Grafton where the stage will likely be contested by the sprinters. Read more “Tour of Australia 2014: stage 3”

After the excitement of the Friday evening team time trial the night before, the first road stage of the 2014 Tour of Australia gets underway late on Saturday morning just south of the Gold Coast. Read more “Tour of Australia 2014: stage 2”

Inspired by the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana, the Tour of Australia is a fictional three-week Grand Tour route created by David Blom and Matt de Neef to showcase some of Australia's best cycling roads. This is the second year of the race and today we reveal stage 1 of the 2014 edition. Read more “Tour of Australia 2014: stage 1”

Now in its second year, the Tour of Australia is a fictional three-week bike race held in Australia and designed to be comparable to the existing Grand Tours: the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana. We'll be revealing stage 1 of this year's Tour of Australia on Friday. Read more “Tour of Australia 2014: an introduction”