Santos Festival of Cycling
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While the pros battle it out, be part of the electricity and atmosphere and get around all the festivities happening in South Australia as part of the Santos Tour Down Under.
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CATCH UP ON TALKING TOUR PANEL CHATS
In these Talking Tour chats, veteran broadcaster Matt Keenan has candid conversations with cycling legends, past Santos Tour Down Under winners, up and coming stars, and 2025 stage winners fresh off their race win.
These intimate conversations provide insights and share stories from some of the best cycling moments, diving into the careers and successes of each rider.
Michael Rogers
This conversation with Michael Rogers relives some iconic Santos Tour Down Under moments including the infamous incident in 2002. Watch the surprise moment Rogers is reunited with Adam Pyke - the spectator who lent him a bike after an accident near the top of Menglers Hill on stage five to Tanunda in 2002.
Grace Brown
All-time great Grace Brown chats with Matt Keenan about her hugely successful year last year and how she prepared to win Gold at the time trial at the Paris Olympic Games. They touch on her rivalry with Chloe Dygert and her new role in helping to grow women's cycling.
Maeve Plouffe, Emily Watts and Noemi Rüegg
South Australian Maeve Plouffe talks about her relationship with stage 1 winner Daniek Hengeveld and her ambitions for racing in the future, while Under 23 Time Trial Champion Emily Watts talks candidly on her career so far and how hard she’s had to work to climb the racing ladder. Noemi Rüegg joins Matt Keenan fresh off her stage 2 win ahead of winning the 2025 Santos Tour Down Under.
Richie Porte, Lachlan Morton and Ben Bowen
In this chat, Richie Porte talks about his relationship with Mads Pedersen and the sacrifice he made to get a podium position at the 2020 Tour de France. They reminisce on the dynamics of Team Sky at the 2012 Tour de France. Lachlan Morton joins Matt Keenan to talk about his lap around Australia where he rode approximately 450km per day. Guest Ben Bowen joins to tell us what all the money raised means to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
Sam Welsford, Fergus Browning & Amanda Spratt
Rising star Fergus Browning talks about what it’s like going from watching the race on the sidelines to wearing the KOM jersey in his first race at WorldTour level. Sam Welsford talks all things track cycling and where his nickname the ‘wombat’ came from, plus three-time back-to-back winner Amanda Spratt chats how the women’s peloton has developed and her role in supporting up-and-coming riders.
Mark Cavendish, Mark Renshaw & Robbie McEwen
In this Talking Tour chat, iconic duo Sir Mark Cavendish and Mark Renshaw reflect on their time as teammates, and Renshaw talks about what it was like to lead out the greatest sprinter of all time. Cavendish chats about his first ever Tour de France, and how a defining moment with Robbie McEwen inspired him and shaped his mentality. McEwen talks about the importance of the lead-out rider and who his biggest competitors were throughout his career.
Phil Liggett, Mike Turtur and Stuart O’Grady
Take a trip down memory lane and join Phil Liggett, Mike Turtur and Stuart O’Grady for Talking History - a special addition of Talking Tour hosted by veteran broadcaster Matt Keenan.
Pat Jonker and André Greipel
In this chat, Pat Jonker talks about how it was Stuart O'Grady's advice that helped him win his last ever race at the Santos Tour Down Under, plus André Greipel reflects on what it was like when his childhood dream of winning a stage at the Tour de France came true.
Daniek Hengeveld, Annette Edmondson and Tiffany Cromwell
Daniek Hengeveld reflects on her first WorldTour stage 1 win and the challenges she had to overcome after a serious injury in the Tour of Britain 7 months prior. Annette Edmondson chats about how important it is to be the first race of the WorldTour season and what it’s like going from racing the event to being the assistant race director. Tiffany Cromwell talks about how what it was like watching the race as a young spectator to how much her hometown race has grown.
