Down Under Classic

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template other The Down Under Classic (currently known as the Villawood Men's Classic, and previously known as the Schwalbe Classic, People's Choice Classic, and Cancer Council Helpline Classic for sponsorship reasons), is a criterium around Rymill Park in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It precedes the Tour Down Under.

History

Since the very first Tour Down Under in 1999, there has been a history of city-based circuit racing in Adelaide. For several years the Tour Down Under featured a race around the East End of Adelaide and through the centre of Adelaide around King William Street.

The Down Under Classic was developed to retain a cycling race in the city from 2006 due to rules preventing the number of small circuit races in a multi-day stage race.

Caleb Ewan is the most successful cyclist in the race with five wins.

Location

The Down Under Classic has traditionally raced around Rymill Park/Murlawirrapurka in the East End, however it has been relocated over the years.

In 2014, the race was moved to a circuit around Victoria Drive and the River Torrens, north of the University of Adelaide.[1]

In 2017, it moved slightly south from Rymill Park to King Rodney Park/Ityamai-itpina before returning to its traditional configuration in 2019.

In 2020, it moved into the centre of Adelaide racing through main boulevards including Wakefield Street, Flinders Street and Victoria Square.[2]

Format

The Down Under Classic is typically 'raced to distance'. For instance, in 2017 the race was 50.6 kilometres, or 22 laps of the King Rodney Park circuit.[3]

In 2019, the format was changed to be time-certain, meaning the race lasted for exactly one hour and one lap.[4] This reverted to the full-distance format in 2020.

Prizes

The Down Under Classic does not count towards time or points of the Tour Down Under and, while promoted as part of the Tour Down Under 'festival' alongside the men's and women's races, is a distinctly separate race.

Instead, riders compete for prize money, with four sprint primes and the finish line prize all offering up the opportunity to obtain financial reward.

The winner of the Down Under Classic is awarded a victor's jersey, which often presents in the colours of the event sponsor. Under Cancer Council sponsorship the jersey was blue and yellow, People's Choice was green and white (until 2018) and in 2019 the jersey was red, owing to SouthAustralia.com support.

Results

Year 1st place Team 2nd place Team 3rd place Team
2006 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data LTB Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data CAN Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data MRM
2007 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data C.A Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data NIC Template:Flagathlete SouthAustralia.com–AIS
2008 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data THR Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data C.A Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data LTB
2009 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data KAT Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data MRM Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data RAB
2010 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data SKY Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data SKY Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data THR
2011 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data THR Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data THR Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data RSH
2012 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data LTB Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data SKY Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data GRS
2013 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data LTB Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data OBE Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data LTB
2014 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data GIA Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data LTB Template:Flagathlete UniSA–Australia
2015 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data GIA Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data MOV Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data DPC
2016 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data OBE Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data TFR Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data TTS
2017 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data OBE Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data APP Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data APP
2018 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data APP Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data LTB Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data OBE
2019 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data LTB Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data APP Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data OBE
2020 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data LTS Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data COF Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data COF
2023 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data LTS Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data BOH Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data AFC
2024 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data IGD Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data TFS Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data UAD
2025 Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data RBH Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data ADC Template:Flagathlete Template:Cycling data TVL

References

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External links

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