The Down Under Classic (currently known as the Schwalbe Classic, and previously known as the 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.
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.
Locationedit
The Down Under Classic has traditionally raced around Rymill Park/Murlawirrapurka in the East End, however it has been relocated over the years.
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]
Formatedit
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.
Prizesedit
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.
^. People's Choice Classic. Tour Down Under. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
^"Schwalbe Classic". Tour Down Under. Tour Down Under. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^. Tour Down Under. Tour Down Under. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
^"Down Under Classic". Tour Down Under. Tour Down Under. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
Cycling Archives
External linksedit
Official website
April 12, 2024
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The Down Under Classic currently known as the Schwalbe Classic and previously known as the 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 Down Under ClassicPeople s Choice Classic 2015Race detailsDateJanuaryRegionAdelaide South Australia AustraliaDisciplineRoadCompetitionOne dayTypeCriteriumOrganiserEvents South AustraliaRace directorMichael TurturWeb sitetourdownunder wbr com wbr auHistoryFirst edition2006 2006 Editions17 as of 2024 First winner Robbie McEwen AUS Most wins Caleb Ewan AUS 5 wins Most recent Jhonatan Narvaez ECU Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 Format 4 Prizes 5 Results 6 References 7 External linksHistory editSince 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 editThe 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 editThe 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 editThe 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 editYear 1st place Team 2nd place Team 3rd place Team2006 nbsp Robbie McEwen AUS Davitamon Lotto nbsp Daniele Colli ITA Liquigas nbsp Simone Cadamuro ITA Team Milram2007 nbsp Mark Renshaw AUS Credit Agricole nbsp Hilton Clarke AUS Navigators Insurance nbsp Simon Clarke AUS SouthAustralia com AIS2008 nbsp Andre Greipel GER Team High Road nbsp Mark Renshaw AUS Credit Agricole nbsp Robbie McEwen AUS Silence Lotto2009 nbsp Robbie McEwen AUS Team Katusha nbsp Wim Stroetinga NED Team Milram nbsp Graeme Brown AUS Rabobank2010 nbsp Greg Henderson NZL Team Sky nbsp Chris Sutton AUS Team Sky nbsp Andre Greipel GER Team HTC Columbia2011 nbsp Matthew Goss AUS HTC Highroad nbsp Mark Renshaw AUS HTC Highroad nbsp Robbie McEwen AUS Team RadioShack2012 nbsp Andre Greipel GER Lotto Belisol nbsp Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR Team Sky nbsp Heinrich Haussler AUS Garmin Barracuda2013 nbsp Andre Greipel GER Lotto Belisol nbsp Matthew Goss AUS Orica GreenEDGE nbsp Greg Henderson NZL Lotto Belisol2014 nbsp Marcel Kittel GER Giant Shimano nbsp Andre Greipel GER Lotto Belisol nbsp Caleb Ewan AUS UniSA Australia2015 nbsp Marcel Kittel GER Team Giant Alpecin nbsp Juan Jose Lobato ESP Movistar Team nbsp Wouter Wippert NED Drapac Professional Cycling2016 nbsp Caleb Ewan AUS Orica GreenEDGE nbsp Giacomo Nizzolo ITA Trek Segafredo nbsp Adam Blythe GBR Tinkoff2017 nbsp Caleb Ewan AUS Orica Scott nbsp Sam Bennett IRL Bora Hansgrohe nbsp Peter Sagan SVK Bora Hansgrohe2018 nbsp Peter Sagan SVK Bora Hansgrohe nbsp Andre Greipel GER Lotto Soudal nbsp Caleb Ewan AUS Mitchelton Scott2019 nbsp Caleb Ewan AUS Lotto Soudal nbsp Peter Sagan SVK Bora Hansgrohe nbsp Alex Edmondson AUS Mitchelton Scott2020 nbsp Caleb Ewan AUS Lotto Soudal nbsp Elia Viviani ITA Cofidis nbsp Simone Consonni ITA Cofidis2023 nbsp Caleb Ewan AUS Lotto Dstny nbsp Jordi Meeus BEL Bora Hansgrohe nbsp Kaden Groves AUS Alpecin Deceuninck2024 nbsp Jhonatan Narvaez ECU Ineos Grenadiers nbsp Natnael Tesfatsion ERI Lidl Trek nbsp Isaac del Toro MEX UAE Team EmiratesReferences edit People s Choice Classic People s Choice Classic Tour Down Under Archived from the original on 25 January 2014 Retrieved 21 April 2019 Schwalbe Classic Tour Down Under Tour Down Under Retrieved 2 February 2020 2017 People s Choice Classic map Tour Down Under Tour Down Under Archived from the original on 2 January 2017 Retrieved 21 April 2019 Down Under Classic Tour Down Under Tour Down Under Retrieved 21 April 2019 Cycling ArchivesExternal links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Down Under Classic amp oldid 1199166686, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
