Tasmania Tour

The Tasmania Tour is an Australian stage race in road cycling .

history

The Tasmania Tour was first held in 1930; The winner was the Australian cycling star Hubert Opperman . The next event took the form of two tours only 24 years later, in 1954, as "The Mercury Tour of Tasmania" and "The Examiner Tour of the North". The "Mercury Tour" was discontinued after ten events, while the "Examiner Tour" was carried out until 1991. Since 1996 the tour has been called the “Tour of Tasmania” and has been held with interruptions.

Others

The Tasmania Tour is now an important stepping stone for Australian cyclists who want to race internationally. The winners include the 2011 Tour de France winner , Cadel Evans , and the multiple track cycling world champion Cameron Meyer .

Palmarès

2018 Dylan Sunderland 2017 Lionel Mawditt 2016 Benjamin Dyball 2015 Brad Evans 2014 Patrick Bevin 2013 Jack Haig 2012 Lachlan Norris 2011 Nathan Haas 2010 Gordon McCauley 2009 Bernard Sulzberger 2008 Richie Porte

2007 Cameron Meyer 2006 Kristian House 2005 Shaun Higgerson 2003–2004 not held 2002 Luke Roberts 2001 not held 2000 Glen Alan Chadwick 1999 Cadel Evans 1998 Cadel Evans 1997 Alan Iacuone 1996 Stephen Hodge

The Examiner Tour of the North

1991 Grant Rice 1990 Brian Fowler 1989 not held 1988 Kevetoslav Palov 1987 Barney St. George 1986 Stephen Hodge 1985 Michael Lynch 1984 Jack Swart 1983 Wayne Hildred 1982 Wayne Dellar 1981 Murray Hall 1980 Geoff Skaines

1979 John Trevorrow 1978 Michael Wilson 1977 Gary Sutton 1976 Remo Sansonetti 1975 Remo Sansonetti 1974 Remo Sansonetti 1973 Barry Ulyatt 1972 Donald Allan 1971 Russell Tankard 1970 Donald Allan 1969 Kerry Wood 1968 Kevin Morgan

1967 Alf Baker 1966 Don Wilson 1965 Ray Bilney 1964 times Powell 1963 Vic Brown 1962 Vic Brown 1961 Allan Grindal 1960 Col Hymus 1957–1959 not held 1956 Jim Nevin 1955 Neil Geraghty 1954 Colin McKay

The Mercury Tour of Tasmania

1962 Peter Panton 1960 Ron Murray 1961 Ron Murray 1960 John O'Sullivan 1959 Peter Panton 1958 Peter Panton 1957 Russell Mockridge 1956 Eddie Smith 1955 I. Greenfield 1954 Reginald Arnold

Original Tour of Tasmania

• 1930 Hubert Opperman

Web links

• Tasmania Tour in the database of Radsportseiten.net
• JaycoTour of Tasmania on cyclingnews.com