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TRAVEL SPECIALIST 2024

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ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

• 8 DAY TOUR DATES: Sunday, January 14th – Sunday, January 21st – 2024
• 6 DAY TOUR DATES: Tuesday, January 16th – Sunday, January 21st – 2024
• 4 DAY TOUR DATES: Thursday, January 18th – Sunday, January 21st – 2024
• VIP DAY TOUR DATE: Sunday, 21st January, 2024

2024 SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER

The Santos Tour Down Under is the first UCI Pro Tour race held each season, it’s a fabulous festival of all things cycling held in Adelaide, South Australia for a week of warm summers days in January each year.

We ride the small roads as only the locals can, in Australia’s little Europe “The Adelaide Hills”. Supported Daily Ride options vary from 45km – 120km (Optional extra km’s are available each day)

Ride through, visit and sample the famous vineyards of the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills, renowned as Australia’s best and most loved wine regions. You’ll sample Australia’s iconic beach culture as we traverse the beautiful white sand and cool blue waters of Adelaide’s stunning coastline.

You’ll be there to see all the Santos Tour Down Under race stages, including relaxing apres ride – sipping Champagne at our VIP European style picnic at the decisive King of the Mountain final stage.

See you in Adelaide soon.

ABOUT OUR SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER TOURS

Welcome to our Santos Tour Down Under Tours.

We offer our Santos Tour Down Under guests a large range of options to suit their individual travel likes and needs. All our tours share time on and off the bike together, including Apres ride Aperitifs.

We have two great hotel options to suit your style and budget, a 4-star and 5-star hotel option. Our 5-star hotel option stays at the “Official Tour Down Under Host Hotel” – the Adelaide Hilton hotel, it includes daily breakfast and the hotel has a swimming pool to cool your tired legs at days end.

At the 5-star Adelaide Hilton, you’ll stay in esteemed company, as the Official Host Hotel, it’s the same hotel as the pro riders, officials, media and cycling legends stay at for the duration of the Santos Tour Down Under.

Both our Santos Tour Down Under hotels are selected as they are premium  cycling-friendly accommodation.  Each room is spacious to cater for you, your bike and biking kit. We’re centrally located to everything for the Santos Tour Down Under. Daily cycling kit, bike wash and tune-up are included in your tour – daily massage is available upon request.

Each spacious room at our 4 star team hotel includes Kitchen and Laundry, we’re located in the centre of the vibrant South End restaurant – residential precinct where you can mingle with locals, sample fine South Australian: wines, beers, ciders, refreshing cool drinks and gourmet food.

On the bike, we’ll show you the best small roads in Adelaide – en route each day we intercept the race to cheer on the pro peloton. Ride as much or a little as you like – our support vehicles will be there every step of the way. We’ll take in the best scenic roads, viewpoints, pause for the finest coffee, and refreshment stops.

We’ll indulge off the bike at Adelaide’s foodie hotspots, restaurant, bars and cafe’s, personally tested by us. You’ll be close to the City of Adelaide Tour Village and we’ll get you up close to the stars of the show, the Pro riders.

As an official travel provider again for 2024, we’ll be the first to know all the event details. Stay tuned for more details or contact us.

Places are limited Our tours sell out early each year for our VIP Final Day – King Of The Mountain Tour, and our Multi-Day Tours. We cap guest numbers to ensure we create quality, memorable experiences.

We encouraged you to make an Advance Booking to secure your place. A $395 [AUD] payment secures your place on our VIP – KOM Final Day Tour. A $750 [AUD] advance booking guarantees your spot on our Multi-Day Tours at the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under in Adelaide, South Australia.

Our range of Santos Tour Down Under tours are perfect for cyclists, cycling fans, non-cyclist and non-cycling partners, or people who’d like to do a bit of riding and race watching.

We have a passionate – dedicated non-cycling guide and vehicle, so that you are not just following behind a bunch of bike riders, you’ll have your own itinerary, meet up with partners and bike riders at strategic points each day.

The cyclists in our groups can be of all experience and fitness levels and range from introductory to elite level. There’s always plenty of people of your level – our helpful, friendly and passionate “super domestique” guides-staff ride as fast or slow – as long or little as you need each day.

You are in safe hands, we are a very experienced Tour Down Under travel team. Ride International Tours owners Pat and Grace Fitzpatrick are with you for the duration of the Santos Tour Down Under.

Your Directeur Sportif Pat Fitzpatrick grew up training and racing on the roads and tracks of Adelaide and the picturesque Barossa Valley. Your co Directeur Sportif Grace Fitzpatrick studied Wine Marketing in the Barossa Valley region.

We’re looking forward to meeting you and showing you around Adelaide and the Santos Tour Down Under in January 2024.

See you soon.

Ciao Pat and Grace Fitzpatrick and the Ride International Team

Former professional rider Phil Anderson raced extensively during the 80’s and 90’s era, Phil was an incredibly successful rider and team leader. His list of achievements and race wins across Europe and North America biggest races is extensive.

We are incredibly thankful Phil enjoys keeping his finger on the pulse in the background for all of the tours we create. Phil helps co-design some of the ride routes for this tour and provides background commentary, and suggestions for the regions and strategic race points we visit.

Phil attends the Santos Tour Down Under in Adelaide each year, we’ll be sure to connect on and off the bike, it’s a great chance for you to catch up with a global star of 80’s and 90’s cycling.

John Steffensen, Olympic Silver Medalist and host from the Australian TV network rode and chatted with our group at Santos Tour Down Under. Pic: John chats with Dr Taka

What an experience you have given me at the Santos TDU… the organising from you was simply amazing, exact timings, transport of luggage, bikes, (especially the bike, always transported with care) food… the atmosphere, everything really – I can’t fault a thing.

Grace and Pat go above and beyond to make sure you have a good time

Pat and Grace worked tirelessly to make sure everyone’s needs and expectations were met

You took care of my wife wonderfully… I am grateful and appreciative

Nothing was too much trouble, their demeanour was always cheery

Grace and Pat are remarkable. Thank you so much!

Thanks very much for a highly enjoyable and excellently run tour

A big thanks to you for making my trip, as a non-rider, very memorable

8 DAY | 6 DAY | 4 DAY TOURS (All Multi-day Tours include our VIP King of the Mountain Day Tour)

VIP – King of the Mountain Final Day Tour

Please note: Flights out after 8pm only If you’d like an airport transfer, bring your luggage and bike bag to our Team Hotel at 6.45am on the morning of the ride. We have arranged with our hotel for secure storage for your personal belongings and bike bags.

We’ll assist you in packing your bike for your flight, or you can choose to stay an optional, additional night at our Team Hotel, to relax and enjoy the last night of the TDU festivities.

*We can provide a 8am morning transfer to the airport on the Monday morning, if you choose to stay with us at our team hotel on the Sunday night (see optional extra)

2024 ITINERARIES

Ride the small roads as only the locals can in Australia’s little Europe “The Adelaide Hills”.

Ride through the famous vineyards of the Barossa Valley, Adelaide Hills and the McLaren Vale, Australia’s most well-known wine regions. You’ll be there to see all the stages, including the finish of the exciting “King of The Mountain” Final Stage.

We have four inclusive style tours to choose from. Below are indicative itineraries. We’ll keep everyone on our advanced booking list up to date on race information, and details for our tour program:

8 DAY TOUR – 6 DAY TOUR – 4 DAY TOUR – VIP Final Day - Mountain Top Finish Tour – DIY Tour Down Under

Av Daily Distance km

Av daily elevation m, 1250m climbing, 3.5 out of 5.

The Itineraries below are a sample only, contact us for up to date details

DAY 1 – SUNDAY 14th JANUARY 2024

Arrival day – city lookout, waterfalls and tdu village orientation loop.

Pick up: Adelaide Airport Airport pick up time:  10am – or meet at Hotel 11am Our Arrival Day Ride: Start 12:30pm. Distance: 40km. Climbing: 500m TDU Race:   Women’s Race, Glenelg – Aldinga 110.4km Accommodation: Adelaide City Centre, King William street

More About Our Day:

Take an early flight to the Adelaide Airport. The Ride International Tours team will be there to meet you at the airport at 10am, alternatively, we’ll meet you at 11am at our Team Hotel or choose to stay a night prior at our team hotel. We’ll assist in building up your bike then head out for a ride.

Non-cycling options:

Explore our immediate south-end precinct, or we have a tram stop directly in front of our hotel. Take a scenic tram ride in the direction of the Adelaide Oval, Festival Theatre, Museums, Art galleries, Rundle Mall shopping district or in the opposite direction head toward the beachside village of Glenelg, where you can take a swim, work on your tan, shop or relax on the golden sands of the beach.

Ask us for some options based on your personal interests, we have some great recommendations for Adelaide.

Our Ride: Scenic Mountain View Point – Waterfall Loop: 40km – 500m climbing

Ride starts 12.30pm. A short warm-up ride to get the legs working on our Adelaide Hills Scenic Lookout and Waterfalls loop. You’ll get your bearings from a great secret lookout, you’ll have unobstructed views back over Adelaide and it’s superb coastline.

We’ll traverse back through the city centre and stop by the City of Adelaide Tour Village to have a look at the largest Bike Expo in Australia, watch the team mechanics at work, or organise a test ride of the newest bikes with our friends in the village.

The ride distance although short today, has a couple of punchy little climbs to get you into the spirit of the Santos Tour Down Unders. We’ll be out for a few hours including a visit to the City of Adelaide Tour Village. We’ll be back at the hotel in time to freshen up, then head out to the Schwalbe Classic Criterium in Adelaide’s center.

 TDU Race: Women’s Race, Glenelg – Aldinga 110.4km

 après bike:  welcome aperitif. .

6.30pm: Meet in Hotel Lobby

 Accommodation:

Our Team Hotels are located in Adelaide City Centre.

DAY 2 – MONDAY 15th JANUARY 2024

Adelaide hills, piccadilly valley, 8 day tour welcome luncheon, non-cycling options: adelaide hills -hahndorf.

Join the group in our vehicle on a sightseeing loop of the beautiful Adelaide Hills,

You’ll visit many of the small towns, valleys, orchards, enroute to visit and explore Hahndorf where we will regroup and have our Welcome luncheon for our 8 Day Tour. Alternatively, ask us for some options based on your personal interests – we can generally infuse more of what you like into each day, maybe some wildlife spotting, a bushwalk – hike or explore Adelaide’s popular Museums, Galleries or Rundle Mall shopping district.

Our Ride: Adelaide Hills, Uraidla – Hahndorf 

We’ll head deep into the Adelaide Hills orchard valleys out to Hahndorf where we will enjoy our surrounds and lunch. Apres lunch we traverse the undulating roads of the leafy Adelaide Hills towns and villages e back toward the city.

 8 Day TDU Tour – Welcome Luncheon:

Today we regoup for lunch in the German settlement town of Hahndorf deep in the Adelaide Hills. We’ll have a chance to explore this historic settlement town and enjoy a lunch highlighting the regions fine foods and Germanic roots.

Our Team Hotels, Adelaide City Centre

DAY 3 – TUESDAY 16th JANUARY, 2024

Stage 1 tdu: barossa valley wine stage.

Breakfast: 7am Our Ride: Start 7:30am. Distance: 50km, 60km, 100km. Climbing: 900m, 1050m, 1250m. TDU Race: Stage 1 Tour Down Under Tanunda – Tanunda 144km Apres Bike: Free Program

Non-Cycling Options: Adelaide Hills – Barossa Valley Wine Region

Join the group in our vehicle on a sightseeing drive through the northern Adelaide Hills, visit a remote National Park area enroute to the famous Barossa Valley Wine region. You’ll meet up with the cycling group in the Barossa Valley to see the exciting first stage of the 2023 Tour Down Under.

Alternatively, ask us for some options based on your personal interests – we can generally infuse more of what you like into each day, maybe some wildlife spotting, a bushwalk – hike or explore Adelaide’s popular Museums, Galleries or Rundle Mall shopping district.

Our Rides:  City – Barossa Valley

Options aplenty again today. This morning we’ll traverse the northern Adelaide Hills foothills and ridge roads to the secluded Parra Wirra National park. We’ll pass through some of the region’s sleepier historic towns, en-route to Tanunda in the heart of the Barossa Valley.

We have plenty of distance options available depending on how much climbing you’d like to do, our vehicle will be there to support you.

MORE ABOUT OUR DAY:  Après race, we’ve organised a special visit to one of the Barossa Valley’s premier wineries for a wine tasting, we’ll visit our long time friends at Elderton Wines in Nurioopta.

Here’s what Alistair the owner and Co-Managing Director of Elderton Wines says we’ll experience on a visit to their award winning winery “we promise you a rare, authentic experience which includes a visit to our Command Shiraz vineyard planted in 1894 and culminates in tasting some very special wines including the highly regarded Elderton flagship, Command Shiraz”.

Many of Adelaide’s restaurants allow BYO (Bring Your Own wine), take the opportunity while we are at the Elderton Wines Cellar Door to purchase some of their beautiful wines to bring back to the hotel, or pop some in the fridge for the week ahead.

After our visit we’ll make our way back to the city via the scenic roads of Seppeltsfield in the Barossa Valley. It’ll be a great day of Tour Down Under, biking, sightseeing and sampling one of Australia’s premier wine regions.

Ziptrak® Men’s Stage 1: Tanunda to Tanunda 144km

 Après Bike:

Free program to explore Adelaide, it’s restuarants, bars and eateries. We’ll be heading out for a social /informal dinner (non-inclusion), we’ll make a plan for dinner – feel free to join us or relax and put your feet up in your spacious apartment and enjoy your favorite home cooking. Alternatively, we’ve got plenty of great suggestions, we are based in the south end precinct where you can step out the door for great Italian, Greek, Asian, Gastro pub or Australian fusion food. Let us know your preferred food types, budget and dining style! We’ll point you in the right direction for great local places.

Adelaide City Centre, King William street

DAY 4 – WEDNESDAY 17th JANUARY 2024

Breakfast: 7am Our Ride: Start 7:30am Distance: 50km, 75km, 105km. Climbing: 700m, 1000m, 1600m TDU Race: efex Men’s Stage 2: Norwood – Lobethal 141.6km

Join the group in our vehicles on a sightseeing loop of the beautiful Adelaide Hills, we’ll pause for coffee enroute to Lobethal to watch all of the action of the Santos Tour Down Under, you’ll take the small roads and pass through many of the quaint towns, valleys and orchards of the Adelaide Hills. Watch the final exciting laps of Santos Tour Down Under circuit, you’ll see the race finish, the jersey presentations, then head back via the City of Adelaide Tour Village to our Team Hotel.

or Alternatively, ask us for some options based on your personal interests – we can generally infuse more of what you like into each day, maybe some wildlife spotting, a bushwalk, running route – hike or explore Adelaide’s popular Museums, Galleries or Rundle Mall shopping district.

Our Rides:  City –  Adelaide Hills – City 

Our longer rides depart from our Hotels. As always we have plenty of distance and climbing options todays, you may like to skip the first big climb up into the Adelaide Hills and start your ride in Lobethal. Prior to today’s race arriving you can ride a complete loop of todays TDU race finishing circuit, this course takes in some beautiful Adelaide Hills terrain.

We’ll catch the stage finish today, it’s sure to be exciting, we expect the overall race contenders to make their move today on this tough finishing circuit.

After the race finish you have the option to ride [or relax in the air-conditioned comfort of our vehicles] and head back to our team hotels, we’ll follow the pro team riders and head back to the city by bike, it’s a real buzz to follow the professional riders back through the Adelaide Hills.

 TDU Race:  efex Men’s Stage 2: Norwood – Lobethal 141.6km

After freshening at our hotel after a great day, tonight is a European Style Aperitif for the 6 Day and 8 Day Tours. Meet up with other guests, staff and talk about the Santos Tour Down Under ahead.

Apres our Aperitif dinner is a free program, we’ve got plenty of great suggestions, we are based in the south end precinct where you can step out the door for great Italian, Greek, Asian, Gastro Pub or Australian fusion food. Let us know your preferred food types, budget and dining style! We’ll point you in the right direction for great local places.

– 6 DAY TOUR GUESTS –

Pick up: Adelaide Airport Airport Pick up Time: 10am Our Ride:  Start 12pm.  Distance:  40km. Climbing:  500m. TDU Race: efex Men’s Stage 2: Norwood – Lobethal 141.6km Aperitif: European Style Aperitif for the 6 Day and 8 Day Tours. Accommodation: Our Team Hotels Adelaide City Centre.

Welcome to Adelaide and the Santos Tour Down Under.

About our day: arrival day into adelaide..

Take an early flight to the Adelaide Airport. The Ride International team will be there to meet you at the airport. Alternatively, we’ll meet you at our Team Hotel at 11am.

We’ll assist in building up your bike, then head out on the bikes for a Welcome Ride – starts: 12pm.

– or choose to stay a night prior at our hotel’s  *if you choose to arrive at our Team Hotel the night prior, your welcome to join the Ride or Non-cycling program to Lobethal in the Adelaide Hills*.

Explore our immediate south end precinct, or we have a tram stop directly in front of our hotel. Take a scenic tram ride in the direction of the Adelaide Oval, Festival Theatre, Museums, Art galleries, Rundle Mall shopping district or in the opposite direction head toward the beachside village of Glenelg, where you can take a swim, work on your tan, shop or relax on the golden sands of the beach.

Our Ride: Adelaide Hills, TDU Village orientation loop.

We leave the city and climb into the Adelaide Hills,  we’ll traverse the Adelaide foothills, then descend back into the City of Adelaide Tour Village and onto our Hotel.

Meet Hotel Lobby: European Style Aperitif for the 6 Day and 8 Day Tours. Meet up with other guests, staff and talk about the Santos Tour Down Under ahead. Apres our Aperitif dinner is a free program, we’ve got plenty of great suggestions, we are based in the south end precinct where you can step out the door for great Italian, Greek, Asian, Gastro Pub or Australian fusion food. Let us know your preferred food types, budget and dining style! We’ll point you in the right direction for great local places.

DAY 5 – THURSDAY 18th JANUARY 2024

Breakfast: 7am Our Ride: Start 7:30pm. Distance: 50km, 80km, 105km. Climbing: 700m, 1300m, 1600m. TDU Race:  Brighton – Victor Harbour 156km

8am: Join the group in our vehicles on a sightseeing loop of Adelaide’s beautiful white sandy beaches. We’ll pause at one of our favorite beaches for a photo stop and to dip your toes into the beautiful blue waters. We then visit the Santos Tour Down Under race start in Brighton, it’s only a few Km’s south of the city.

The Brighton beach and high street shopping precinct is always an exciting race start location, it has some nice outdoor/high street shopping, cafes and bars. This stage start in Brighton is a great opportunity to see the pro riders up close for photo’s / selfies and a chat. After the stage start we traverse back to our team hotel in the city.

9 am: Our vehicle departs the Hotel to head to the race start in Brighton, it’s a great location to experience a stage start. The atmosphere and excitement of today’s stage start will be super, it’s a hard stage – After the stage start we return to the city. Options a plenty this afternoon, you can either join the group on a sightseeing drive into the Adelaide foothills oe take the afternoon a great opportunity for some selfguided activities, we suggest departing the hotel on Foot/Tram to explore Adelaide Central Markets, our suggested lunch option and local favourite is Gnocchi Bolognese at Lucia’s Italian café in the Adelaide Central Market. Apres lunch explore the City of Adelaide Tour Village and Expo .

or Alternatively, ask us for some options based on your personal interests – we can generally infuse more of what you like into each day, maybe some wildlife spotting, a bushwalk – hike or explore Adelaide’s popular Museums, Galleries or explore the Rundle Mall / Rundle Street shopping districts.

Our Rides: Morning: Adelaide – Coastal Loop – Race Start – City Afternoon: City – Adelaide Hills – City

City Beaches ride, then onto the Santos Tour Down Under Stage start to catch all the pre-race action and excitement. We then head through the city and past our hotel. The second part of our ride day being an “optional ride” into the Adelaide Hills – or rest up your legs and prepare for tomorrows big ride “The Advertiser – Challenge Tour”.

After passing by our hotel in the city, the optional ride into the Adelaide Hills climbs up via the stunning Gorge Road to the Torrens Hill Road KOM, it’s sure to be exciting to see the race here today, former overall winners have made their winning move on todays final steep climb.

After the race passes us, we’ll traverse the Adelaide foothills, if anyone is feeling frisky there’s an optional extra available to tackle the tough Corkscrew road climb. We’ll all descend back into the City of Adelaide Tour Village and onto our Hotel to ready ourselves for tomorrows Challenge Tour.

 TDU Race: TBA

We’ll keep you up to date as soon as the race organisers provide us with stage details for 2022

Après Bike: VIP Guest: Phil Anderson

Meet Hotel Lobby: 6.30pm for a European Style Aperitif for the 4 Day, 6 Day and 8 Day Tours. Meet up with other guests, staff, talk about the Tour Down Under ahead. Special VIP Guest: Phil Anderson will talk us through tactics for tomorrow Challenge Tour as well as tell a few tales from his time in the Golden Era of cycling.

– 4 DAY TOUR GUESTS –

Pick up: Adelaide Airport Airport Pick up: 10am – or meet at our Team Hotel 11am Our Ride:  12pm.  Distance: 50km. Climbing:  500m. TDU Race:  Brighton – Victor Harbour 156km Apres Bike: 6.30pm Meet Hotel Lobby – Welcome Aperitif. Accommodation: Adelaide City Centre, King William street – 4 Star ApartHotel or 5 Star Hilton

About Our Day: Arrival Day. Welcome to Adelaide and the Santos Tour Down Under

Take an early flight to Adelaide Airport. The Ride International team will be there to meet you at the airport at 10am. Alternatively, we’ll meet you at our hotel at 11am or *choose to stay a night prior at our Team Hotel and ride/travel Day 1 with our group (see 6 Day and 8 Day itinerary’s for details).

We’ll assist in building up your bike, getting you ready for your tour ahead, then head out for a ride. The “welcome ride” start: 12pm.

Our Ride: Adelaide Hills – TDU Village Orientation Loop. 45km – 500m climbing

From the city we climb into the Adelaide Hills, we’ll traverse the Adelaide foothills to ensure your legs, lungs and bike are all working well in preparation for tomorrows challenge tour granf ondo, we then descend back into the City of Adelaide Tour Village to have a look at the largest Bike Expo in Australia, or organise a test ride of the newest bikes with our friends in the village.

Meet Hotel Lobby: 6pm for a European Style Aperitif for the 4 Day, 6 Day and 8 Day Tours. Meet up with other guests, staff –  talk about tomorrows Challenge Tour Gran Fondo and the Tour Down Under ahead.

DAY 6 – FRIDAY 18th JANUARY 2024

Join the group in our vehicles on a sightseeing Scenic drive to Adelaide’s south coast, Goolwa – Victor Harbour – See TDU Stage 4 Finish Port Elliot

or Alternatively, ask us for some options based on your personal interests – we can generally infuse more of what you like into each day, maybe some wildlife spotting, a bushwalk – hike or explore Adelaide’s popular Museums, Galleries or Rundle Mall shopping district.

Our Rides:  City –   

Plenty of distance and climbing options todays, you may like to skip the first big climb up into the Adelaide Hills it’s nearly 20km, as we head straight up into the Adelaide Hills via Eagle on the Hill and onto Adelaide’s highest vantage point Mt Lofty.

We regroup at the top of Mt Lofty, from here we are over the first big climb and we are now cycling through the “Little Europe” of the Adelaide Hills – and onto the German Settlement of Hahndorf. After a quick snack and coffee in Hahndorf, we’ll loop back through the scenic Adelaide Hills. We’ll pick up the race route and ride ahead of the peloton to todays race finish area.

After the race finish and presentation, we then follow the pro team riders and head back down to the city by bike, it’s a real buzz to follow the Pro’s down through the Adelaide Hills – or relax in the airconditioned comfort of our vehicles and head back to our team hotel.

 TDU Race:  TBA

After freshening up back at our hotel after a great day – it’s a free program tonight to explore Adelaide, it’s restuarants, bars and eateries. We’ll be heading out for a social /informal dinner (non-inclusion), we’ll make a plan for dinner, feel free to join us – or relax and put your feet up in your spacious apartment and enjoy your favorite home cooking.

We’ve got plenty of great suggestions, we are based in the south end precinct where you can step out the door for great Italian, Greek, Asian, Gastro Pub or Australian fusion food. Let us know your preferred food types, budget and dining style! We’ll point you in the right direction for great local places.

DAY 7 – SATURDAY 20th JANUARY 2024

Breakfast:  From 7am Ride start: 8am Our Rides: 45km, 60km, 90km  Climbing: 150m, 200m, 1000m TDU Race:  Port Willunga – Willunga 135.3km

Join the group in our vehicles as we head to todays stage start. Explore the start village area, then watch the pro riders prepare for their day. The riders are generally more relaxed, you’ll find them sitting at the local cafe’s having a final coffee pre race start.

Our Rides: Active Recovery Day “Tapering Day”,  Adelaide Hills –  Race Start 

Today we’ve pencilled in an active recovery “Tapering Day” – after yesterdays Challenge Tour by the Advertiser Granfondo, everyone’s legs will be tired plus we’ll need to back up again on Sunday for our King of the Mountain rides.

We’ve designed rides to roll the legs over, then we head to the Santos Tour Down Under Stage start to catch all the pre-race action and excitement.

We then head back to our hotel or join the second part of our ride day being an “optional ride” or rest up your legs, take an afternoon siesta.

 TDU Race:  TBA

DAY 8 – SUNDAY 21st JANUARY 2024

Stage 6 tdu: king of the mountain stage, departure day  – domestic late flights out of adelaide airport – after 8pm. international flights out after 9pm..

Breakfast: 7am Our Ride: Start 7:30pm. Distance: 60km, 85km, 145km. Climbing: 500m, 1200m, 1900m. TDU Race: Final Stage – King Of The Mountain, Unley – Mount Lofty 114km Airport Transfer: 5.15pm: Bags to Vehicle. 5.30pm: Depart Hotel Lobby – 6.15pm: Arrive Adelaide Airport Accommodation:   Optional Additional Night: Our Team Hotels in Adelaide City Centre. Contact us to arrange.

Departure day out of Adelaide – *Domestic late flights out after 8pm, International Flights after 9pm* or choose stay an additional night, relax and enjoy the last evening of  TDU festivities

Our Rides: Adelaide Hills – King of the Mountain

Distance: 65km, 85km. Climbing: 500m, 1200m

 TDU Race: King of the Mountain

If you are flying out today – when we return to the city from the King of the Mountain late in the day, we’ll assist you to pack your bike and transfer you to the Adelaide airport for your flight home – * Domestic flights out after 8pm – International flights out after 9pm*.

If you aren’t flying out tonight – that’s a very good idea, Adelaide Airport will be very busy – Although it’s a free program to explore Adelaide, it’s restaurants, bars and eateries, we’ll be heading out for a social /informal dinner (non-inclusion), we’ll make a plan for dinner – feel free to join us, it’s a great night to relax knowing there’s no early start for a ride, there’s always plenty to do and celebrations to be had on the final night of the Tour Down Under for another year.

STAGE 6 TDU: “VIP King of the Mountain”

Meet: 6.45am-7am. Location: Our Team Hotel, King William St,  Adelaide city center. Coffee:  7am at our inhouse cafe. Ride starts: – 7.45am. Non-Cyclist: Depart 8.15am Distances & Climbing: 30km/550m – 85km/1450m [52 miles /4760ft] TDU Race: Unley – Mount Lofty 128.2km. Airport Transfer: 5.30pm: Depart Hotel Lobby – 6.15pm: Arrive Adelaide Airport Accommodation: Contact us if you’d like to stay at our team hotels pre or post your  VIP Day tour.

Departure day out of Adelaide – *Late flights out after 8pm* or choose stay an additional night, relax and enjoy the last evening of  TDU festivities

More About Our VIP King Of The Mountain Day Tour:

The King of the Mountain VIP Day Tour is perfect for Cyclists and Non-Cyclists. We have a fantastic location in the thick of the action to enjoy the afternoon’s festivities where we will witness the deciding final stage at the “King of the Mountain ” it’s a day to be remembered, don’t miss it!

You’ll experience an all-inclusive day of guided riding, gourmet food, drinks, exciting race watching, and see the finish of the King of the Mountain Final Stage. Watch the final winners presentation at the top of the mountain, includes transfers back from the stage, assistance to pack your bike and a transfer to the airport if required.

The day will include our famous European style picnic lunch, with a large range of the best local, European foods, drinks, wines, craft beers and French Bubbles.

Experience riding on the race course and KOM. Choose from multiple guided ride options to suit your preferred distance and climbing. Vehicle support for riders includes: mechanical assistance, hydration and ride snacks.

Non-cyclists have their own guided program for the day, you’ll take in the sights of the Adelaide Hills, small towns and visit the scenic Mount Lofty lookout and cafe. You’ll regroup with the cyclists atop the King of the Mountain at our gourmet picnic lunch area.

Our Rides: “ VIP King of the Mountain Day Tour “

Distances & Climbing: 30km/550m – 85km/1450m [52 miles /4760ft]

This morning we have multiple supported, guided ride options planned to suit your needs, at a glance the rides may appear short in distance, yet there are plenty of vertical meters of climbing in each ride as we head high into the Adelaide Hills. As always we have plenty of optional extra’s km’s should you need more riding in your day, ask us how.  

*NB. When you arrive at the Mt Lofty KOM, you’ll be able to change into your comfortable attire from your day pack, and relax in the surrounds of our Pop-up event tents and enjoy our European style picnic lunch. We’ll watch the race as it approaches on the big screen TV and live as it loops through our location on the side of the course. We’ll be there to cheer on the riders and witness the exciting finish on top of Mt Lofty.

Ride Option 1 30km/550m:

Transfer in our vehicle, and skip the first big climb out of Adelaide. Once you arrive at the summit of Mt Lofty, ride a loop of the Adelaide hills racecourse finishing circuit, it’s a beautiful course through the hilly hinterland.

Ride Option 2: 55km/1250m:

25km/700m: Ride from our Hotels through the stage start area, we then peel off the racecourse to take in the Adelaide Hills and connect back up to the race course to ride the KOM to Mt Lofty. The climb from Adelaide is 16.5km/700m at 4% average, yet with steeper ramps the climb often feels harder than the average gradient suggests.  

30km/550m:  Once you’re at the summit of Mt Lofty, gauge your feelings and energy levels, here you can choose to relax at our pop-up event tents, or continue on to ride a 30km lap of the beautiful Mt Lofty – Adelaide Hills loop on the race course.

Ride Option 3. 65km – 1400m:

35km/850m: Ride from our Hotels through the stage start area, we then follow the early sections of the racecourse and ride into the southern Adelaide Hills. We vere away from the race course and traverse the Adelaide Hills to re-join today’s race course in the lush hinterland towns. We then follow the race course up onto today’s KOM at Mount Lofty.  

30km/550m: Once you’re at the summit of Mt Lofty, gauge your feelings and energy levels, here you can choose to relax at our pop-up event tents, or continue on to ride a 30km lap of the beautiful Mt Lofty – Adelaide Hills race loop on the racecourse.  

Ride Option 4.  20km return ride to city

After the excitement of watching the King’s stage on Mt Lofty, we take a leisurely paced ride home to the city. The route back to the city will be busy with bikes and vehicles – ride with caution it’s a bumpy descent, please take care. .

DEPARTURE DAY  – late flights out of Adelaide Airport – after 8pm.

5.30pm: Airport Transfer, Depart Hotel Lobby – 6.15pm: Arrive Adelaide Airport or choose stay an optional additional night, relax and enjoy the last eveing of  TDU festivities

Optional Extra: Stay at our 4 or 5 star Team Hotels in the Adelaide City Centre – Hilton Hotel 5 star, or our superb 4-star AppartHotel. Contact us for further details.

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Women’s and Men’s race dates for the 2024 Tour Down Under are: Thursday, January 18th – Sunday, January 21st.

Santos Women’s Tour Down Under Dates: Thursday, January 18th – Sunday, January 21st.

Santos Men’s Tour Down Under Dates | Program: Sunday, January 14th: Teams Presentations and Free concert. Tuesday, January 16th: The Down Under Classic – Pro criterium/street race. Sunday, January 18th – Sunday, January 21st 2024: Six stages of the Men’s Santos Tour Down Under:

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2024 Tour Down Under start lists confirmed

Filippo Ganna, Simon Yates, Julian Alaphilippe, Amanda Spratt, Grace Brown and Sarah Gigante feature in the first WorldTour races of the 2024 season

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The men's and women's Santos Tour Down Under kickstarts the 2024 WorldTour

The organisers of the men's and women's Santos Tour Down Under have released two star-studded start lists ahead of this month's opening WorldTour races.

The women's race runs from January 12 to 14 and concludes with a third and final stage on Willunga Hill. The finish marks the first time that the iconic climb has officially featured in the Women's Tour Down Under.

Defending champion Grace Brown ( FDJ-Suez ) returns to defend her title and will start as the main favourite in the women's race. The Australian will be ably supported by Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig and French climber, Évita Muzic .

Amanda Spratt ( Lidl-Trek ), who won the race three times in a row between 2017 and 2019 leads a powerful-looking squad that includes Brodie Chapman, Lauretta Hanson, and Elynor Bäckstedt.

Another former winner, Ruth Edwards (Human Powered Health) returns to the race too. Edwards retired from the WorldTour at the end of the 2021 season and devoted herself to gravel racing over the last few years but at 30 she returns to the fray with a team that includes fellow new signing Krista Doebel-Hickok, and former Trek teammate Audrey Cordon-Ragot. Doebel-Hickok finished a creditable fifth in 2023.

Ruby Roseman-Gannon, who was fourth in 2023 also heads to the race as part of a strong Liv AlUla Jayco squad, and Canyon-SRAM include Chloe Dygert and Adelaide native Tiffany Cromwell.

Grace Brown and Amanda Spratt confirmed for Tour Down Under battle

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Another major favourite will be Sarah Gigante. The Australian ended her contract with Movistar a year early and signed for AG Insurance-Soudal Team. The 23-year-old is set to race the Australian nationals before setting her focus on the Tour Down Under.

Click here for the full start list for the women's Tour Down Under .

In the men's event, defending champion Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates) has decided to skip the race and concentrate on a European start to his season .

The start list is still packed with talent with Diego Ulissi, Isaac del Torro, and Finn Fisher-Black part of a robust UAE team.

Ineos Grenadiers have signed up Filippo Ganna and Joshua Tarling to lead their squad, while Jayco AlUla arrive with possibly the strongest team. The Australian outfit start with Caleb Ewan for the sprints and Simon Yates and Luke Plapp for the GC.

Bora-Hansgrohe will focus on the sprint stages with their new signing Sam Welsford, and Julian Alaphilippe will raise hopes for Soudal Quick-Step.

Click here for the full start list for the men's Tour Down Under .

GCN will have complete race coverage from the men's and women's Tour Down Under this year, with race reports, tech, interviews and on-the-ground news from both races.

Amanda Spratt

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• UCI Wins 21
• Height 1.61m

Ruth Edwards

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• UCI Wins 17
• Height 1.63m

Sarah Gigante

• Team AG Insurance-Soudal Team
• Height 1.65m

Julian Alaphilippe

• Team Soudal Quick-Step
• Nationality France
• UCI Wins 46
• Height 1.77m

Filippo Ganna

• Team INEOS Grenadiers
• Nationality Italy
• UCI Wins 32
• Height 1.93m

Simon Yates

• Team Team Jayco-AlUla
• Nationality United Kingdom
• UCI Wins 37
• Height 1.72m

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• Dates 12 Jan - 14 Jan
• Race Length 291 kms
• Race Category Elite Women

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As it happened: Fast downhill sprint delivers repeat winner in Campbelltown at Tour Down Under stage 3

145.3-kilometre race begins with Tea Tree Gully Hill and ends with a speedy finish down Gorge Road and into Campbelltown

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Welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of stage 3, from Tea Tree Gully to Campbelltown, of the Tour Down Under. The stage starts at 11:10am local time or 12:30am GMT and finishes roughly four hours later.

Stage 2 winner Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates) tops the general classification with a slim 2-second lead on stage 2 runner-up Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech). Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), who finished fourth two days in a row, moved up to third overall, seven seconds in arrears. 20-year-old Del Toro also tops the best young rider classification while Girmay also leads the points classification.

Stage 3 of the Tour Down Under is set to start in under 10 minutes. The 145.3km route starts in Tea Tree Gully. It tackles the first climb almost immediately before travelling into the Barossa’s eastern edge before a speedy finish down Gorge Road and into Campbelltown. It is currently 18 C with overcast conditions with clouds forecast to clear over the day.

As soon as the flag drops, the peloton will be climbing cat 3 Tea Tree Gully Hill, a 2.1km ascent with 6% average gradient and a ramp of 15.6%.

Racing is underway for the longest stage of the Tour Down Under Stage 3 is one for the sprinters with a downhill finish. Who will be the fastest today?

And Luke Burns (Australia) makes the first attack. No response from the field.

Burns is joined by a teammate Tristan Saunders not even a kilometer into the stage.

Burns spent most of the stage in the break yesterday and took the lead in the KOM classification. A lead he intends to defend, and he has a teammate to help him today - 100km out front, sit up, go again – Chasing Tour Down Under KOM points

Burns and Saunders have 45-second gap with Axel Mariault of Cofidis trying to bridge up.

Results of first KOM:

1- Luke Burns (Australia), 5 points

2- Tristan Saunders (Australia), 3 points

3- Axel Mariault (Cofidis), 2 points

A total of 138 riders signed in for the stage today as an ailing Oliver Knight (Cofidis) did not finish the stage yesterday.

Mechanical for Casper Pedersen (Soudal Quick-Step) who is calling his team car at the back of the field.

139km to go

Burns and Saunders have 1:30 gap. Field is happy with the composition, and spread across the road.

Mariault was joined by Stefan de Bod (EF Education-EasyPost) in the chase group, 20 seconds behind, with 136km to go.

133km to go, and the chase group connects with the riders off the front. Four riders in the breakaway: teammate Burns and Saunders, De Bod and Mariault.

Deep conversation between Burns and Mariault in the break. They now have 2:19 lead on the field led by Jayco-AlUla with BORA-hansgrohe behind them - once again. The team of the ochre leader's jersey, UAE Team Emirates is sitting further back.

The two highest-placed riders in the breakaway are Mariault and De Bod who are both 11 seconds back from Del Toro. Burns is 4:28 down and Saunders is 5:37 in arrears.

BORA-hansgrohe takes over the pacemaking in the field with the gap now at 2:48 at 126km to go.

Jayco-AlUla and BORA-hansgrohe are controlling the pace and holding the gap at 2:59. We are less than 10km to the second and final KOM of the day. Will Burns and Saunders continue in the break after the Whispering Wall Climb. 

Burns jumps inside of 200 meters to go to take top points  of KOM #2 followed by his teammate Saunders.  

Results of second KOM:

1- Luke Burns (Australia), 3 points

2- Tristan Saunders (Australia), 2 points

3- Axel Mariault (Cofidis), 1 point

Job done for Burns for the day. The Australian sat up, leaving three riders in the break with a 3:17 gap. 

“It's another day and we try to enjoy it today,” stage 2 winner and current GC leader Del Toro said before the start of stage 3.

“It's a complicated stage, but to be honest, I want to stay with my team and try to do the best thing for the final with Alvaro and try to stay there safe and in a good position.”

100km to go

Inside of 2km to go to the first intermediate sprint. Three riders in the break, Mariault, De Bod and Saunders, with a lead of 3:04. De Bod and Mariault are the virtual leaders on the road.

Battle for the intermediate sprint with Mariault who was sitting in third wheel, crossed the line first, followed by De Bod.

Three riders in the break, Saunders, Mariault and De Bod have 2:39 lead with 96km to go.

Deja vu all over again.   Jayco-AlUla’s Michael Hepburn and BORA-hansgrohe’s Filip Maciejuk are sharing the pacemaking at the front of the peloton, as they did in yesterday's stage.  Gap at 2:16 with 90km to go.

“Every sprint I try my best. I'm motivated. We all expect a bunch sprint and, we will try our best to make it one better than the first time,” runner-up on stage 1 Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) said at the start of stage 3.

“They're [BORA-hansgrohe] still strong, so I expect them to do the best lead out. Especially, I think this final suits them even better than the first one. So, yeah, I expect them to be good. And this time I need to be on the wheel of Sam [Welsford] and then hopefully I have similar legs than the first day.”

Jayco-AlUla and BORA-hansgrohe teams each put a rider at the front of the field to control the gap to the break. The trio off the front has 2:11 with 79km to go.

Peloton slowly, very slowly, nibbling seconds off the lead of the trio off the front. 

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4km to go to the second and final intermediate sprint in Mount Pleasant. Saunders, Mariault and De Bod in the break are working well together, gap at 1:55

De Bod and Mariault contest the intermediate sprint but the Frenchman was able to get around him to take the top points in bike throw.  The duo sat up, shook hands and Saunders went straight on past them.

Saunders is now solo with 59km to go.  It's the Australian's first time racing the Tour Down Under.

Peloton is single filed, with the gap is at 1:45 with three Jayco riders on the wheel of a Bora rider.  

UAE Team Emirates added one rider to the pacemaking at the front of the field, joining BORA and Jayco.

Saunders, who races for Team BridgeLane during the season, has a 1:14 lead. BridgeLane, as a UCI Continental Team, cannot take part in a WorldTour race.

Saunders took a solo win at the 267-kilometre Powercor Melbourne to Warrnambool last year . 

With 46km to go, we’re approaching the 1-minute mark for Saunders.  He joined his teammate Burns in the break at the start of the stage. 

Saunders is reeled back after spending more than 110km in the break. All back together inside of  31km to go - the calm before the storm, the Gorge descent.

Today’s finish in Campbelltown features a slight rising finish with a headwind following a fast descent. According to Robbie McEwen, it’s a difficult sprint to get right.

Teams organizing at the front, the battle for positioning has started.

Guillaume Boivin talking to his director in his Israel-PremierTech team car, and also got an ice sock.

All the sprinters are being brought forwards into position with 28km to go, because of the technical twisting, very fast descent of Gorge Road.

Welsford and his Bora team are massed right behind EF Education on the right side of the peloton. Groupama, Astana, UAE are all lined up at the front too.

Peloton flying to the finish line, teams fighting for position for the upcoming bunch sprint.

Visma and UAE fighting for control of the right side of the peloton. 

Del Toro sitting in fourth wheel behind his teammates on the twisty road. 

Peloton takes the sharp right turn to plunge down Gorge Road to Campbelltown!  

Israel-Premier Tech is also at the front looking to improve their results after finishing second and third yesterday.

Teams still fighting for position. Dsm pushes its way to the front, with UAE keeping Del Toro safe at the front. Bora still hanging in top 20. 

Peloton speeding to Campbelltown. Some riders riding in the gravel on the side of the road to make their way to the front. 

Big crash. Astana and Bahrain riders down on the road.

EF Education and Ineos are taking over the front with 9km to go.

Ewan is on his teammates’ wheel close the front and Del Toro is following the Australian.

Reports that Luke Plapp was also involved in the high-speed crash a few kilometres ago.

5 km to go. Jayco has opted for the right side of the road. 

Bauhaus on Haig’s wheel next to the Bora train. 

3km to go. A few more twists and turns to come as Bora takes over the front of the field.

Movistar attacks and Groupama jumps on his wheel. 

Intermanche take over the front for Girmay. He's bumping shoulders to take his teammates' wheel..

Final km! 

Welsford does it again after another brilliant leadout! 

“It was a long sprint. I actually probably went a little bit too early maybe, but had the 56 on so I just fully sent it and I think I was in the ten at one point, it was a pretty big gear. But at that speed you just grip it and rip it, you know." - stage 3 winner Sam Welsford (BORA-hansgrohe).

Elia Viviani (Ineos Grenadiers) finished second and Daniel McLay (Arkea-B&B Hotels) rounded out the podium.

Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates) finished 33rd on the same time as Welsford and remained on top of the general classification mid-way through the six-day stage race. Corbin Strong (Israel-PremierTech) is still second overall, two seconds back. After taking the maximum time bonus seconds in the two intermediate sprints, Axel Mariault (Cofidis) moved up to third overall, five seconds down.

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INEOS Grenadiers Filippo Ganna, Laurens De Plus, Ben Swift, Elia Viviani, Joshua Tarling, Leo Hayter, Jhonatan Narváez

Intermarché – Wanty Biniam Girmay, Lilian Calmejane, Madis Mihkels, Tom Paquot, Simone Petilli, Dion Smith, Georg Zimmermann

Lidl – Trek Bauke Mollema, Quinn Simmons, Juan Pedro López, Dario Cataldo, Jacopo Mosca, Natnael Tesfatsion, Mathias Vacek

Movistar Iván García, Ruben Guerreiro, Johan Jacobs, Jon Barrenetxea, Vinicius Rangel, Manlio Moro, Gonzalo Serrano

Soudal – QuickStep Julian Alaphilippe, Josef Cerny, James Knox, Casper Pedersen, Pieter Serry, Antoine Huby, Gil Gelders

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Just a Few of the Biggest Concert Tours of 2024, from Olivia Rodrigo to Bad Bunny

Posted: May 20, 2024 | Last updated: May 20, 2024

1) Taylor Swift

Undoubtedly one of the biggest concert tours ever, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour will continue right through 2024. The international leg of the tour kicked off in Japan, where she played four shows in Tokyo. She'll also stop in Melbourne, Singapore, Paris, Madrid, London, Milan, and more before returning to the States to play in the fall.

There's nothing like seeing T. Swift IRL, but don't fret if you're unable to nab tickets—the Eras Tour movie is now available to stream from the comfort of your home.

2) Olivia Rodrigo

This is not a drill—"Drivers License" singer Olivia Rodrigo will be hitting the road on tour starting at the end of February. The Guts World Tour runs from February through mid-August and has dates in Nashville, Toronto, Chicago, and New York City, among others. Even cooler? Rodrigo will have a stacked list of special guests—like PinkPantheress, Remi Wolf, The Breeders, and Chappell Roan—with her.

3) Red Hot Chili Peppers

Did you hear the good news? The Red Hot Chili Peppers have extended their global tour through summer 2024. The buzzy stadium tour, which kicked off in June 2022, will now run until July 2024 and bring the California-based band to places like Los Angeles, Tampa, Toronto, and Salt Lake City.

4) Bad Bunny

It's fitting that "Monaco" rapper Bad Bunny titled his tour Most Wanted —it's slated to be one of the year's hottest tours. Planned to help promote his latest studio album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana , Most Wanted will kick off in Salt Lake City on February 21 and run through May 26.

5) Billy Joel

If you haven't yet seen Billy Joel perform live, there's still time! The Piano Man has added more tour dates to his schedule, stopping in cities like Tampa, New York, Denver, and St. Louis this year. Even more exciting? He'll share the stage with fellow iconic performers Sting and Stevie Nicks for some of these dates.

Mitski recently announced that she's expanding her North American tour dates , and we couldn't be more excited. The months-long tour, which supports her 2023 studio album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, has a long list of stops, including Miami Beach, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Paris.

There's nothing quite like a Madonna concert, that's for sure. The singer's Celebration Tour , which started last October, continues straight through the spring with dates in Seattle, San Francisco, Mexico City, and more. Besides her eye-catching sets, chart-topping songs, and impressive choreography, concertgoers also get a glimpse of the performer's fantastic costumes, which include looks from Versace and Jean Paul Gaultier.

8) Bleachers

The New Jersey-founded rock band, which is fronted by Jack Antonoff—known for producing albums for top acts like Taylor Swift, Lorde, and Lana Del Rey—not only has announced a new album but a new tour , too. The tour will start in the UK in March, ending fittingly in the band's home state of New Jersey in mid-June. Check out their newly released music video for "Tiny Moves" if you need a Bleachers fix in the meantime.

9) Nicki Minaj

Nicki fans rejoice: the rapper and singer might be coming to a city near you soon as part of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour. The massive tour will include performances in Brooklyn, Oakland, and Baltimore, with stops at Dreamville Festival and Rolling Loud California along the way.

10) Blink 182

Live out all of your nineties and early aughts pop-punk dreams with one of Blink 182's One More Time Tour dates. The tour, which supports the band's ninth studio album, One More Time..., will bring the trio to cities all over the globe, including Sydney, Santiago, Portland, and Boston. The tour's supporting act is Pierce the Veil, which is also worth checking out.

11) Stevie Nicks

The oh-so-magical Stevie Nicks continues her touring streak with a bunch of 2024 concert dates . Set to begin in Atlantic City, NJ on February 10, Nicks will visit a dozen cities throughout the U.S. this year, such as New Orleans, Omaha, and Chicago. "Let's keep this party going in 2024," the singer-songwriter posted on her Instagram in September to announce the newly added tour dates.

12) The 1975

The 1975 is showing no signs of slowing down. The British band, famous for hits like "Somebody Else" and "Robbers," has extended their 2023 tour through 2024. Titled Still...At Their Very Best , the 22-date tour will open in Glasgow on February 8 and conclude in Amsterdam on March 24.

13) Drake and J. Cole

Rap greats Drake and J. Cole come together for the It's All a Blur Tour – Big As the What? which is guaranteed to be a good time. Drake, fresh off his 2023 It's All a Blur tour with 21 Savage, is set to hit dozens of cities starting in February, many of which J. Cole will also be in tow for. Scoop up tickets ASAP, as Drake's shows are known to sell out.

14) Janet Jackson

Superstar Janet Jackson is also extending her 2023 tour, Together Again , into 2024 with dates in Anaheim, Austin, New Orleans, and Hartford. Even cooler? Jackson's supporting act is the 2000s southern rap legend Nelly.

15) Rolling Stones

If you've ever dreamed of seeing the Rolling Stones perform live in person, now's your chance. The iconic rockers, who released their studio album Hackney Diamonds this past fall, are returning on the road for a 16-date tour with shows throughout the United States and Canada. Concertgoers can expect a mix of new tunes and Stones classics.

16) Bruce Springsteen

Famous for countless listenable hits like "Born to Run" and "Glory Days," Bruce Springsteen is set to embark on a massive world tour this year with his band, The E Street Band. The much-anticipated tour will take the Boss and his crew to cities such as Phoenix, San Diego, Dublin, and Madrid, from March through November.

17) John Mayer

Be sure to catch John Mayer's solo tour this year, which will bring the guitarist and crooner to cities throughout Europe. This leg, an extension of his popular 2023 solo tour, will kick off in Stockholm on March 13 and finish in Dublin on March 29.

18) Shania Twain

Okay, this one is technically a residency , but we're excited nonetheless. Shania Twain, most known for her incredible outfits (her hooded leopard print look, anyone?) and hits like "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" is setting up shop in Vegas starting May 10. Twain's residency will take place at the Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood on and off throughout December 2024.

All good things must come to an end. The Eagles, known for "Hotel California" and other amazing rock songs, began their final concert tour this winter. It launched in Phoenix on January 20, with March 16 as its last date in the United States. Eagles fans won't want to miss this one.

20) Alanis Morisette: The Triple Moon Tour

Alanis Morisette joins forces with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts for their 2024 Triple Moon Tour , which has dates in North America and Canada. This tour is a great one to catch this summer, as it's slated to run from June through August.

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Billy Strings

Billy Strings tickets have been quickly selling out for his Summer 2024 tour, which will take place from May 11 to Aug. 24 around the U.S. You can also catch the bluegrass singer at musical festivals including Big As Texas Fest, Buckeye Country Superfest and Under the Big Sky Festival. Ticketmaster may still have tickets starting at $49.50, but if you can’t find your desired spot or amount of tickets, you can checkout resale sites that have options for as low as $25. See his full list of performance dates here .

Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood is joining the list of current Las Vegas residencies and will be taking the stage at the Theater at Resorts World until Oct. 26. Tickets are as low as $47 (as of this writing) and if you can’t make it to her residency, you can also see her when she performs at the Grand Ol Opry in June or at a few music festivals happening this summer. Check here for her full list of dates and appearances.

Chris Stapleton

Chris Stapleton ‘s All American Road Show tour is going on until March 8, 2025 and will feature special guests including George Strait, Grace Potter, Nikki Lane, Little Big Town, The War & Treaty and more. He’ll be stopping throughout North America and Europe, and tickets are currently available from $16. Click here to see all of his tour dates and appearances.

Dan + Shay continue their Heartbreak On the Map tour throughout the summer as the two stop throughout the U.S. and Canada performing songs from their latest album Bigger Houses . Tickets to see The Voice coaches are currently priced as low as $29 and you can get a full list of tour dates and stops here .

Garth Brooks

Starting June 26, Garth Brooks will head to Sin City where he’ll have his own residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. He’ll be performing there throughout the summer and into the winter when his final show occurs on Dec. 22. If you can’t make it to Vegas, the country star will be showing up at the Kickoff Jam in Panama City Beach, Fla. on Aug. 30, which will also feature Underwood and Alabama. Tickets to see Brooks live start at $112 and you can see all his current tour dates here .

George Strait

The “Unwound” singer is hitting the road May 11-Dec. 7 for a total of nine shows, which means there are limited opportunities see the artist live. He won’t just be performing solo though, Strait is bringing Stapleton for a majority of the performances as well as Little Big Town, Catie Offerman and Parker McCollum. You can get tickets now for as low as $73. Check out his upcoming tour dates here .

Jason Aldean

The Highway Desperado tour begins May 18-Oct. 5 with the “Dirt Road Anthem” singer stopping in cities across the U.S. You can also look forward to seeing special guests Lauren Alaina, Hailey Whitters, Chase Matthew, Austin Snell and Dee Jay Silver. You can currently get tickets for as low as $27. To see all of his upcoming tour dates, click here .

You can still see Jelly Roll’s The Beautifully Broken tour from now until Oct. 27 with tickets for as low as $34. The recent Stagecoach standout will be hitting cities all over the U.S. with special guests Warren Zeiders and Alexandra Kay. Throughout the year, he’ll also make appearances at the Grand Ole Opry House, Jam Ranch and WE Fest Country Music Festival. Check here for all of his upcoming tour dates.

Kacey Musgraves

Kacey Musgraves will kickoff her Deeper Well world tour on May 10 and will travel throughout the U.K. and U.S. until Dec. 7. Coming on tour with her are guests Madi Diaz, Father John Misty, Nickel Creek and Lord Huron. You can find tickets for as low as $23 and you can see all her upcoming tour dates here (you can also shop Musgrave’s “Deeper Well” candle collection here ).

Kane Brown ‘s In The Air tour will be going on until Sept. 14 across the U.S. and you can buy tickets online for as low as $20 right now. Joining him on tour will be Tyler Hubbard, Jon Pardi, Chris Young, Bailey Zimmerman, Cole Swindell, Parmalee, LOCASH and RaeLynn. You can see all his upcoming tour dates here .

Kenny Chesney

You’ve got all summer to see Kenny Chesney live in concert during his Sun Goes Down tour , which will play its final date on Aug. 25. He’ll be playing across the U.S. with Zac Brown Band, Megan Maroney and Uncle Kracker. You can buy tickets online for as little as $19 right now. Click here to see his upcoming concert dates.

Lainey Wilson

Lainey Wilson is making country cool again with her latest tour that’ll take her around North America through the fall. The last show will take place on Oct. 25 giving you plenty of opportunities to see her and her opening acts Zach Top, Jackson Dean and Ian Munsick. She’ll also be making appearances at music festivals and events such as CMA Fest, The Country Fest, The Today Show and more. You can get tickets online starting at $25 and check out her full list of tour dates here .

You can see Luke Bryan live during his Mind of a Country Boy tour going on until Sept. 14. as well as festivals like Watershed Festival and CMA Fest. You can get tickets from $27 to see the American Idol judge perform live with 15 opening acts joining at different dates including Chayce Beckham and Tenille Arts. Click here to see the full list of performance dates.

Luke Combs ‘ Growin’ Up And Gettin’ Old tour will complete its U.S. run on Aug. 22 and you can get tickets to see him live on stage for as low as $18. Special guests joining him on the road include Jordan Davis, Mitchell Tenpenny, Drew Parker, Colby Acuff, The Avett Brothers, Charles Wesley Godwin, Hailey Whitters and The Wilder Blue. Click here to see his upcoming performance dates.

Miranda Lambert

After completing her Las Vegas residency , Miranda Lambert will be performing around North America until Oct. 5 when she completes her solo tour. You can buy tickets online for as low as $33 and you can see all of her upcoming tour dates here .

Morgan Wallen

Morgan Wallen’s One Night At a Time tour will complete its run on Aug. 9 and you can still get tickets online starting at $69. The “Last Night” singer and country chart-topper will be stopping all throughout the U.S. and the U.K. with special guests Parker McCollum, ERNEST and Lauren Watkins joining him on select dates. Click here to see his upcoming performance dates.

You can still see Sam Hunt ‘s Locked Up tour with tickets online starting at just $25. His last performance of the tour will take place on Oct. 26 as he completes traveling around North America. Joining him on tour will be Russell Dickerson, George Birge and Dalton Dover for select dates. In case you can’t make it to the tour, the “Body Like a Back Road” singer will also be making an appearance at the Boots In the Park festival. Click here to see his upcoming dates.

Shania Twain

Las Vegas will be premiering Shania Twain ‘s Come On Over residency on May 24 with shows running until Dec. 14 at Bakkt Theater. In between her residency performances , she’ll also be making appearances at festivals in Europe, the U.K. and Canada. You can buy tickets online starting at $59 and see all her latest performance dates here .

Thomas Rhett

Thomas Rhett will be making appearances at festivals and events this year throughout North America including until Oct. 26. You’ll have 13 opportunities to see him this year including at the ACM Awards, Boots In The Park, CMA Music Festival, Country Jam, The Today Show and more. You can buy tickets online for as low as $29 and check out all his upcoming dates here .

Celebrate the start of summer with Tim McGraw ‘s Standing Room Only tour as he travels to cities across the U.S. with Carly Pearce. His final show of the tour will be on June 29 and you can get tickets online for as low as $11. Check out his latest performance dates here .

Walker Hayes

After releasing an exclusive collection with JCPenny , Walker Hayes will make a couple of appearances at KNCI’s Country In The Park and Joey Logano’s Concert for Charity on May 18 and May 23. From there, he’ll officially set out for his Same Drunk tour on May 30 until Oct. 2. Tickets begin at $25 and the “Fancy Like” singer will travel around the North America. Check here for the most up to date tour dates and venues.

Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson is hitting the road across the U.S. starting Friday (May 10) until Sept. 20 where he’ll perform solo, at festivals (including Outlaw Fest) and make a special guest appearance at Chris Stapleton’s tour. Tickets are as low as $25, which you can take advantage of during Live Nation’s ticket deal promo. Click here for a full list of Nelson’s tour dates.

Zach Bryan ‘s The Quittin’ Time tour is going on from now until Dec. 19 across North America with plans to hit 36 cities including Los Angles, Knoxville, Brooklyn, Las Vegas and Philadelphia. Tickets start at $62 and you can see the full list of tour dates and cities here .

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HMRC is reportedly using AI to recruit staff , with some not speaking to a human until their first day.

The hiring process for some junior roles - including customer service adviser - are being done virtually with candidates asked to send a CV and 1,000-word statement to an email address and then answer six questions from a pre-recorded video, according to The Sunday Times .

One current HMRC employee who went through the process told the newspaper it was "so daft and the questions themselves were waffle".

HMRC said that for entry-level roles, recruitment processes were automated to manage the higher level of applicants it received.

Ryanair has reported another year of record profits and passenger numbers.

At the same time, the average fare at the airline, which is Europe's largest by passenger numbers, was 21% more expensive than 12 months earlier, its annual results showed.

But the company suggested a cut in ticket prices could be on the way after this summer when prices will either be the same or more expensive than last year.

Annual profits reached €1.92bn (£1.64bn), surpassing the previous record of €1.45bn (£1.26bn) made in the year ending March 2018.

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Business flights to and from the UK have decreased by nearly a third  since the COVID pandemic.

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and examined by the New Economics Foundation found there were 29%  fewer trips in 2023 than in 2019.

In total, businesses shelled out around £2.9bn less on air travel in 2023, a 22% decrease from four years earlier, according to City AM.

"Business use of air travel peaked in 2007 and has fallen further since the pandemic. Today, growth causes major damage to our climate while benefiting only a tiny group of airport owners and wealthy frequent flyers," Alex Chapman, senior economist at the New Economics Foundation, told the newspaper.

The number of 56-65 year olds looking to buy their first home has grown by 13% in the first quarter of this year.

The average age of a first-time buyer is 33 - but 2.2% are now in the 56-65 age bracket.

This compares with 44.8% aged 18-30 and 35.6% aged 31-40, according to data from Legal & General.

Further analysis found the average loan searched for at the end of 2023 and beginning of 2024 increased by 3.7% from £214,299 to £222,148, pointing to the fact buyers can afford larger loan values due to inflation dropping and monthly earning increasing.

Kevin Roberts, Legal & General Mortgage Services managing director, said: "Our figures show that the desire to own a home remains strong, even for those who are waiting longer to take those first steps onto the property ladder. 

"As affordability begins to ease, we'll likely see further activity in the first-time buyer market, especially if inflation continues to fall and the Bank of England reduces its base rate later in the year." 

BT Group has pushed back its timetable for moving all customers off the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and onto digital landlines.

New digital landlines provide services using the internet and will replace 40-year-old analogue landline technology that has become increasingly fragile and difficult to fix.

It aims to allow all UK telecoms companies to offer consumers and businesses clearer and better quality phone calls, as well as new features such as anonymous caller rejection or three-way calling, according to the Gov.uk website.

When is the switch happening?

BT now says the switch is happening in stages.

From this summer, customers who have not used their landline in the last 12 months, who do not identify as vulnerable or have additional needs, have not contacted an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) in the last 24 months and live in an area where a data sharing agreement is in place, will be switched - unless they have opted out.

Vulnerable customers or those with additional needs will start to be switched from summer 2025 with the aim to have all customers moved off the old analogue PSTN by the end of January 2027.

Howard Watson, chief security and networks officer at BT Group, said: "Managing customer migrations from analogue to digital as quickly and smoothly as possible, while making the necessary provisions for those customers with additional needs, including telecare users, is critically important.

"We need all local authorities and telecare providers to share with us the phone lines where they know there's a telecare user."

Young twin sisters have gone viral on TikTok after fuming over the prices charged by an ice cream man. 

In a video posted on the social media site, Marnie and Mylah rant after being quoted £9 for two ice creams. 

"There's an ice cream van there selling two ice creams with two chewing gums in it for bloody £9," one of the twins says. 

She adds that the ice cream van who visits her street usually charges between £1 and £2 for an ice cream. 

"He's going to get nowhere with that," she says. 

To make the situation even worse, she's outraged that he only accepts "bloody card". 

"Bloody hell. It's bloody well bad," she says. 

The average price of a 450ml - 1 litre tub of ice cream is currently £3.39 - up 6.3% since last year, the latest data from the Office for National Statistics show. 

The ice cream van industry has been plagued with difficulties, from rising running costs and rubbish weather. 

According to the Ice Cream Alliance, the market is worth a huge £1.4bn. 

Sky News contacted the ICA, the industry's trade association, for comment. 

A popular music magazine has been closed down just months after being relaunched online. 

Q, which originally closed after 34 years in 2020, was revived as an online publication nearly six months ago after a licensing deal was struck by New-York based Empire Media Group. 

But its surprise closure, which came to light on Friday, means a team of six full-time staff have lost their jobs.

Writer Will Harris is one of them, saying he'd lost his "first full-time employment in a dozen years".

Writing on Substack , he said the move had been a "business decision" but that staff had been working long hours to "make it the best publication" possible. 

"We worked our shifts, worked before and after our shifts, and delivered consistently top-shelf content that was, to our way of thinking, exactly the sort of thing that a new incarnation of Q Magazine should offer," he wrote. 

Editor-in-chief Andrew Barker said the decision to shut the magazine down "came with no advance warning, and no indication that anything was wrong". 

"To say that we were shocked and devastated would be a colossal understatement." 

Sky News has contacted Empire Media Group for comment. 

Separately, last week saw the return of a 90s lads mag Loaded.

The magazine relaunched its website after disappearing nine years ago, offering a £9 monthly membership. 

As part of its revival, it has changed its tagline from "for men who should know better" to "for men who know better". 

"The relaunch of the platform is a digital rebellion for the modern man who refuses to fit into a stereotype, from the finest in music, sports, film, and anything else that is of interest," it said in a statement. 

"Loaded is about building a space where men challenge each other, celebrate wins, and tackle all that matters to them." 

Virgin Trains has applied for a licence that could see it return to running rail services on the West Coast route between London and Glasgow, five years after losing its contract.

The company had operated the service, which runs from London Euston via Birmingham and Manchester to Scotland, for 22 years before Avanti West Coast took over in 2019.

The company has now applied to the regulator - the Office of Rail and Road - for an Open Access licence. If granted, it means Virgin Trains receives no subsidy and runs services alongside the franchise, at its own risk.

A spokesperson for Virgin Group told Sky News: "While this application is just the first step towards exploring what might be possible, we think Open Access is the way forward.

"Open Access increases consumer choice and competition both of which Virgin has always supported."

By Sarah Taaffe-Maguire , business reporter

After four weeks of rises the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 250 index of the 101st to 350th most valuable companies on the London Stock Exchange has begun a fifth week in positive territory - up 0.54%. 

If it ends this week higher than now it'll be the best run it has had since before the pandemic, in December 2019. 

The most valuable companies on the London Stock Exchange - the FTSE 100 index - also started the week on a high, up 0.22%. Mexican mining company Fresnillo is the best performing company of the day so far with shares up 3.17% as copper hit an all-time peak.

The oil price is staying lower than all of April and most of March at $84.24 for a barrel of Brent crude oil - the benchmark price. 

A pound is equal to $1.2696 or €1.1675. 

The average salary advertised on job sites increased by 0.45% to £38,810 in April, according to vacancies website Adzuna. 

Only two sectors - legal and travel - experienced a fall in the average salary being offered.

"[This] demonstrates rising business confidence throughout the UK and that companies are keen to hire specialist staff," said Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna. 

"They are willing to pay well for new team members too."

He said the East Midlands continued to see the largest annual increases for the fifth month in a row - helped by roles in science, tech and professional services.

Every Monday we get an expert to answer your money problems or consumer disputes. Find out how to submit yours at the bottom of this post. Today's question is...

We bought a Ford C-Max second hand four years ago. It's less than eight years old now with 77,000 miles. Our garage says the car is a write-off due to a known issue with EcoBoost engines. Ford refuses to pay for repairs. Anything I can do? Rory Raftery

Rory did not leave his contact details so we haven't been able to talk to the dealership - but we had some luck with Ford. First though,  Scott Dixon, from The Complaints Resolver , lays out your basic rights...

Your contract is always with the trader who sold you the goods (in this case the garage), not the manufacturer.

Any reference to warranties is irrelevant, as the Consumer Rights Act 2015 overrides this and gives you an implied statutory warranty for free for up to six years in England and Wales and five years in Scotland.

The act states that goods ought to be:

• Fit for purpose
• As described
• Satisfactory quality
• Last a reasonable length of time

As we are past six months since you bought the car, the onus is on you to prove it had inherent faults when it was sold. 

I would seek an independent report to reinforce your case and dispute. Given that this has been a well-known issue with EcoBoost engines for quite some time, the trader who sold you the vehicle should have carried out additional checks.

A cursory Google search reveals that a loss of engine power and serious valve damage is commonplace on higher mileage EcoBoost engines.

I would check to see if this vehicle has been subject to a recall. Also check the MOT history to see if any advisory notices were flagged and not remedied before you bought the vehicle.

Is the garage a member of The Motor Ombudsman? You can check that too here .

How did you pay for it? 

You should always pay at least a deposit by credit card if possible, as it gives you additional free protection and joint liability under S75 Consumer Credit Act 1974 for purchases over £100.

If you paid a deposit by credit card, contact your credit card provider and say you want to raise a S75 dispute and claim for a faulty car.

They will ask for more details – say the supplier is in "breach of contract" under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and has supplied a defective/faulty car. You have exhausted all options with the retailer and cannot resolve your dispute.

If the car is on finance, they bought the defective vehicle from the dealer and own it. You can go down the same route and raise a S75 claim against them for a breach of contract under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

If you reach a stalemate with the credit card provider or finance company, ask for a deadlock letter setting out their final position so you can submit a formal complaint (with the final response/deadlock letter) to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).

They do not like cases being referred to the FOS as it costs them money. The FOS will examine documents given to you as the customer at the point of sale. The dealership is responsible for any representations made in those documents. You are seeking to reject the car, so make this clear.

Offers made will be calculated on the anticipated lifespan of the goods – time of use and depreciation. Ask for any offers made to be evidenced with calculations to ascertain how the amount has been arrived at.

Car dealerships will often cite that they are entitled to deduct 45p a mile for use on refund calculations when you try to reject a faulty vehicle. This is a scam. The FOS has ruled that 25p a mile is fair and acceptable, so keep that in mind when any offers are made.

Statutory limitations on any consumer dispute is six years in England and Wales and five years in Scotland from the date the goods were received.

This does not detract from the expected lifespan of the goods – it is simply a limit on the time you have to resolve the dispute under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

Options and next steps

If all else fails, you could take your case to the small claims court if it was England, or follow simple procedure in Scotland .

Ford response

A Ford spokesperson told the Money team: "Ford is confident in the robustness and reliability of its EcoBoost engine technology when the stated guidelines for maintenance and service are followed. 

"Ford UK is happy to investigate service support and/or compensation measures for any customer who believes they have had an EcoBoost engine issue and is happy to review cases with a full-service history for vehicles up to 10 years old with less than 150,000 miles.

"For any customers in the UK whose vehicle meets these parameters, you can speak to our customer relationship team and contact details can be found on our website here ."

Ford offered to look at this specific case - but sadly Rory didn't leave contact details for us to pass on.

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A tiny Mexican taco stand has won a Michelin star. 

El Califa de Leon in Mexico City offers just four types of tacos, with McDonald's prices, no reservations and plates served in plastic bags.

"The secret is the simplicity of our taco. It has only a tortilla, red or green sauce, and that's it. That, and the quality of the meat," chef Arturo Rivera Martinez told AP. 

He's also probably the only Michelin-starred chef who, when asked what beverage should accompany his food, answers: "I like a Coke." 

Thousands of time a day, he grabs a fresh, thinly sliced fillet of beef from a stack and slaps it on the grill, tosses a pinch of salt over it, squeezes half a lime on top, and grabs a soft round of freshly rolled tortilla dough onto the solid metal slab to puff up.

After less than a minute - he won't say exactly how long because "that's a secret" - he flips the beef over with a spatula, flips the tortilla, and very quickly scoops it onto a plate - then calls out the customer's name who ordered it. 

Asked how it felt to get a Michelin star, he said in Mexico City slang, "esta chido ... esta padre," or "it's neat, it's cool". 

El Califa de Leon, which was founded in 1968, is the only taco stand among the 16 Mexican restaurants given one star, as well as two eateries that have got two stars.

Other than perhaps one street food stand in Bangkok, it is probably the smallest restaurant ever to get a star

Half of the 100 square-foot (9.29 square-metre) space is taken up by a solid steel plate grill.

The other half is packed with standing customers, and an assistant who rolls out the rounds of tortilla dough constantly.

The prices are quite high by Mexican standards: the tacos range in price from 53 Mexican pesos to 82 Mexican pesos - that works out at around £2.50 to £4. 

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