Tour Down Under
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The <entity_2> is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, <entity_1>, and is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and features all 19 UCI WorldTeams. The race was established in <entity_15> with the support of then Premier of <entity_1> John Olsen as part of an effort to fill the gap in the state's sporting calendar left by the move of the Australian Grand Prix from Adelaide to Melbourne, Victoria. The <entity_2> was established in <entity_15> and attracted a mix of local and international teams; for instance, current-day professional team AG2R La Mondiale has competed in every <entity_2>. The first <entity_2> was originally a UCI <entity_16> class race, and featured teams from <entity_3> and around the world, including GC-Casino, BigMat-Auber93, Crédit Agricole, Lampre-Daikin, Palmans-Ideal, Deutsche Bank Telekom, Team home-Jack&Jones, Saeco, the Australian Institute of Sport, Mapei, plus teams assembled under the banner of 'Team <entity_3>' and 'World Team'. In 2005, the <entity_2> was promoted by the <entity_0> to the highest ranking outside Europe. The <entity_10>, <entity_2> was named <entity_3>'s Best Major Event for the second year in a row in the Qantas Tourism Awards. Since then the race has continued to build, with milestones including becoming the first non-European event to achieve UCI ProTour status, status as <entity_3>'s Best Sporting Event in <entity_8> and a bronze medal at the Australian Tourism Awards. Simon Gerrans has won the Tour four times (<entity_5>, <entity_6>, <entity_7>, and <entity_8>). Stuart O'Grady (<entity_15> and 2001), André Greipel (<entity_9> and <entity_10>), Daryl Impey (<entity_11> and <entity_12>) and Richie Porte (<entity_13> and <entity_14>) have won the <entity_2> twice; Impey is the only rider to successfully defend his title. Women's racing was established at the <entity_2> in <entity_6> with a series of criterium races by Cycling <entity_1> known as the Women's Cup. <entity_1> in late <entity_4> is often hot. Since <entity_9>, there has been a tradition to hold a circuit race prior to the official start of the <entity_2>.
['stage race', 'recurring sporting event']