and quarantine complications arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. An all-Australian event known as the Santos Festival of Cycling was held 19–24 January 2021, featuring six days of competitions across road, track, paracycling, BMX, mountain bike and cyclocross, and a four-stage race on the National Road Series. The men's National Road Series event was won by Luke Durbridge, while the women's event was won by Sarah Gigante. In September 2021, organisers confirmed that due to continued travel and quarantine restrictions affecting the ability for international teams to participate, the Tour Down Under would be cancelled for the second consecutive year. The second-annual Santos Festival of Cycling will be held 21–29 January 2022. List of overall winners Simon Gerrans has won the Tour four times (2006, 2012, 2014, and 2016). Stuart O'Grady (1999 and 2001), André Greipel (2008 and 2010), Daryl Impey (2018 and 2019) and Richie Porte (2017 and 2020) have won the Tour Down Under twice; Impey is the only rider to successfully defend his title. The Tour Down Under was not held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but in its place was the locally focused Festival Of Cycling. Winners by country Tour directors 1999–2020: Michael Turtur AO. 2021 – : Stuart O'Grady Women's racing and the Women's Tour Down Under Women's racing was established at the Tour Down Under in 2012 with a series of criterium races by Cycling South Australia known as the Women's Cup. In 2015, these were upgraded to National Road Series status under the 'Women's Tour' banner. Event organisers utilised the 'Women's Tour' name for the first UCI-ranked women's event in 2016. That race – a UCI 2.2 stage race – was won by Mitchelton–Scott (women's team) rider Katrin Garfoot. Amanda Spratt has won three events, including two classified at UCI 2.1 level. In 2020 the race became part of the new UCI Women's Pro Series and was won by American rider Ruth Winder. The women's race visits similar locations to the men's tour, such as the Barossa Valley and Adelaide Hills regions. The Women's Tour Down Under will not be held in 2021. Course The Tour generally features stages surrounding Adelaide, from flat to undulating. There are no high mountains, giving pure climbers few opportunities. The traditional penultimate stage involves two laps of Willunga Hill, a 3 km climb at an average of 7.6%. However most tour stages finish as a bunch