The 2002 Tour Down Under was the fourth edition of the

Tour Down Under The Tour Down Under (currently branded as the Santos Tour Down Under for sponsorship reasons) 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 ...

stage race. It took place from 15 to 20 January in and around

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. This edition was won by Michael Rogers, who rode for Team AIS.

Route

The route of the 2002 Tour Down Under is centred around the city of

. There were six mass-start road stages and no

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Stages

Stage 1

15 January 2002 – Glenelg – Glenelg, 47 km Jacobs Creek Tour Down Under – 2.3 Australia, 15–20 January 2002 Stage 1, McEwen sprints to yellow in stage 1
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References

External links

Jacobs Creek Tour Down Under 2002 report by cyclingnews.com
Tour Down Under Tour Down Under, 2002 Tour Down Under, 2002

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