The 2015 Santos Tour Down Under was the 17th edition of the

Tour Down Under The Tour Down Under (branded as the Santos Tour Down Under under a partnership arrangement) is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and features all 19 UCI WorldTe ...

stage race. It took place from 20 to 25 January in and around

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, and was the first race of the

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. The overall winner was

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Schedule

Participating teams

As the Tour Down Under is a UCI World Tour event, all 17

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s were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Australian team received a wildcard invitation and, together with a selection of Australian riders forming the squad, this formed the event's 19 team

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stated that it would be his last race in his professional career. The 19 teams invited to the race are:

Stages

Stage 1

;20 January 2015 – Tanunda to Campbelltown, Tour Down Under 2015 (A1)

Stage 2

;21 January 2015 –

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Stage 3

;22 January 2015 – Norwood to Paracombe, Tour Down Under 2015 (A3)

Stage 4

;23 January 2015 – Glenelg to Mount Barker, Tour Down Under 2015 (A4)

Stage 5

;24 January 2015 –

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to Willunga Hill, Tour Down Under 2015 (A5)

Stage 6

;25 January 2015 –

Classification leadership table

References

External links

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