Santos Alumni

The 2010 Santos Tour Down Under has been hailed a success by the riders, commentators, experts, administrators, and the record 762,000 people who attended the event.

The Tour culminatedJanuary 24in central Adelaide, with German Andre Greipel taking the crown for the second time. Santos chairman Peter Coates was on stage in Elder Park to present Greipel with the winner’s ochre jersey.

As well as being the naming rights sponsor for the event, Santos ran a promotional stand in the Tour Village in Victoria Square and a mobile marquee that travelled to each stage finish. Both received plenty of attention of their own – particularly the energy bike, which challenged people to generate electricity using their own legs. These marquees were manned by Santos employees, who shared their passion for cycling and the Tour with the public.

Santos’ cyclists also played their part, with more than 170 joining a record 8066 riders in the public ride along Stage 4. A significant portion of those riders covered the full 160km route, including the gut-busting climb up Gorge Hill Rd. Congratulations to all who took part.

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