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January 15, 2007

PREMIER Mike Rann has renewed his call for the Tour Down Under to become the first ProTour cycling event outside of Europe.That follows an announcement by the United Cycling Institute it would consider proposals from non-European countries to host ProTour races. On the Cycling News website, Institute president Pat McQuaid acknowledged attempts from SA and the U.S. to host ProTour races.
“There is interest there and not just from America. I have also had a direct request from Mike Rann, who is the premier of South Australia, where the Tour Down Under takes place,” he said.

Mr Rann said: “This is the strongest indication the UCI is seriously looking at expanding the ProTour series outside of Europe.” The ProTour is the elite level of international road cycling.

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