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Tour Down Under
The Tour Down Under is the first stop on the world cycling calendar 2010 – and is the biggest cycling race in the southern hemisphere [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 20 Jan 2010
20 Jan 2010
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The week-long event in Australia brings the top ProTour professional cycling teams to race on the streets of Adelaide and regional South Australia [GALLO/GETTY]
HTC team riders lead the peloton in the second stage in Gawler, South Australia [EPA]
The Australian event suits sprinters such as Australians Allan Davis - the defending champion - Robbie McEwen and German Andre Greipel, above, who won stage two [GALLO/GETTY]
The 2010 field, touted as the strongest in the history of the race, also includes the Australian world road racing champion Cadel Evans [AFP]
Lance Armstrong used the 2009 race to relaunch his career - finishing 29th overall, but continued on to place third in the Tour de France [AFP]
The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, centre, gets in on the action with Armstrong and rival Cadel Evans [GALLO/GETTY]