// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was the 1999 Tour Down Under so popular? It pedaled to the top.
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| Dates | 19–24 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 762 km (473 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 03' 47" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1999 Tour Down Under (known as the Jacobs Creek Tour Down Under for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 19 to 24 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The race was a UCI 2.4-class race and featured teams from Australia and around the world. The race was won by Australian ride Stuart O'Grady, who rode for Crédit Agricole.[1]
Background
[edit]In 1993, it was announced that the Formula One Australian Grand Prix would move from Adelaide, South Australia, to Melbourne, Victoria, from the 1996 season.[2] Following the loss of this major sporting event, the Government of South Australia worked to organise other major sporting events to replace the Grand Prix, including the Adelaide 500 and the Tour Down Under.[3][4]
In 1999, the Tour Down Under was established as the Jacobs Creek Tour Down Under. The original event concept was developed by a team led by 1984 Olympics 4000m team pursuit gold medallist Michael Turtur in conjunction with the Government of South Australia.[3]
Participating teams
[edit]- Arfil
- Australian Institute of Sports
- Sun-Smart World Team
- Palmans–Ideal
- Team Telekom
- home–Jack & Jones
- BigMat–Auber 93
- Casino–Ag2r Prévoyance
- Crédit Agricole
- Lampre–Daikin
- Saeco–Cannondale
- ONCE–Deutsche Bank
Final classification
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) |
Crédit Agricole | 19h 03' 47" |
| 2 |  Jesper Skibby (DEN) |
home–Jack & Jones | + 21" |
| 3 |  Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) |
Crédit Agricole | + 35" |
| 4 | Duncan Smith (AUS) |
Australian Institute of Sports | + 1' 03" |
| 5 | Christian Andersen (DEN) |
home–Jack & Jones | + 2' 10" |
| 6 | Nicolaj Bo Larsen (DEN) |
home–Jack & Jones | + 2' 10" |
| 7 |  Jean-Marc Riviere (FRA) |
Sun-Smart World Team | + 2' 16" |
| 8 |  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) |
Casino–Ag2r Prévoyance | + 2' 17" |
| 9 |  Massimiliano Mori (ITA) |
Saeco–Cannondale | + 2' 18" |
| 10 |  Rolf Aldag (GER) |
Team Telekom | + 2' 18" |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "1999 Tour Down Under". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ "What a coup! Big race is ours". The Age. Nine Entertainment. 18 December 1993. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- 1 2 Giuliani, Simone (2025-01-27). "From training race to charged WorldTour battles, the 25-year evolution of the Tour Down Under". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ↑ Keane, Daniel (12 March 2015). "Victoria may gloat about poaching the Grand Prix, but SA gained a lot by losing it". abc.net.au. Retrieved 21 January 2017.