Tour of Murray route announced

The Timbercorp Tour of the Murray route has been announced for 2008. The event runs from August 31 to September 7. The event is comprised of 14 stages. Almost every day the riders will have two stages to tackle.

The tour starts in Echua, with a short criterium. The race goes over a total distance of 857 kilometres. A staggering 133 sprints will be fought out by the peloton. The hill climbing is less sever, with only nine KOM's long the route to Mildura.