Verity: Visiting the Tour Down Under is like speed dating

The lobby of the Hilton Hotel in Adelaide is where the real action happens at the Tour Down Under. It is where riders, team managers, UCI heads, agents and race organisers openly mingle with one another, so it’s little wonder that Tour de Yorkshire organiser Sir Gary Verity, likened the whole experience to speed dating.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.