The 2009 Tour Down Under was the 11th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race, taking place over 20–25 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The Tour Down Under was the first race outside Europe to be given ProTour status by the UCI, and this edition was the first race in the inaugural UCI World Ranking calendar.
Glenn D'Hollander, Imanol Erviti and Wim Stroetinga climb Willunga Hill during Stage 5.
The Tour Down Under is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and UCI Women’s WorldTour.
Hahndorf is a German settlement in the Adelaide Hills.
Mount Lofty looking over the Adelaide Plains.
View of Adelaide from the surrounding Adelaide Hills.
Participants in the 2005 Be Active Tour at Angaston