2002 Tour Down Under

The 2002 Tour Down Under was the fourth edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 15 to 20 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. This edition was won by Michael Rogers, who rode for Team AIS.

2002 Tour Down Under

Race details
Dates	15–20 January 2002
Stages	6
Winning time	16h 59' 44"
Results
Winner  Michael Rogers (AUS) (Team AIS)   Second  Alexander Bocharov (RUS) (AG2R Prévoyance)   Third  Patrick Jonker (AUS) (Team UniSA) Points  Robbie McEwen (AUS) (Lotto–Adecco) Mountains  Cadel Evans (AUS) (Mapei–Quick-Step) Youth  Dave McPartland (AUS) (United Water)   Team Mapei–Quick-Step
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Route

The route of the 2002 Tour Down Under is centred around the city of Adelaide in South Australia. There were six mass-start road stages and no time trials.

Stage schedule^[1]

Stage	Date	Route	Distance	Type		Winner
1	15 January	Glenelg	47 km (29 mi)		Flat stage	Robbie McEwen (AUS)
2	16 January	Hahndorf to Strathalbyn	150 km (93 mi)			Michael Rogers (AUS)
3	17 January	Willunga	149 km (93 mi)			Robbie McEwen (AUS)
4	18 January	Unley to Victor Harbor	141 km (88 mi)			Robbie McEwen (AUS)
5	19 January	Gawler to Tanunda	156 km (97 mi)			Cadel Evans (AUS)
6	20 January	Adelaide	90 km (56 mi)		Flat stage	Robbie McEwen (AUS)

Stages

Stage 1

15 January 2002 – Glenelg – Glenelg, 47 km ^[2]

Stage and General Classification after Stage 1

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Robbie McEwen (AUS)	Lotto–Adecco
2	Corey Sweet (AUS)	Team UniSA	s.t.
3	Jans Koerts (NED)	Domo-Farm Frites	s.t.
4	Max van Heeswijk (NED)	Domo-Farm Frites	s.t.
5	Glenn D'Hollander (NED)	Lotto–Adecco	s.t.
6	Julian Dean (NZL)	CSC–Tiscali	s.t.
7	Henk Vogels (AUS)	Team AIS	s.t.
8	Alexander Bocharov (RUS)	AG2R Prévoyance	s.t.
9	Fabio Sacchi (ITA)	Saeco–Longoni Sport	s.t.
10	Frédéric Guesdon (FRA)	Française des Jeux	s.t.