Team LottoNl-Jumbo are presented at the Tour Down Under (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
George Bennett (Team LottoNl-Jumbo) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Etixx QuickStep line up for the Tour Down Under (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Petr Vakoč (Etixx-QuickStep) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
BMC Racing include Richie Porte and Rohan Dennis (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Giant Alpecin (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Team Sky line up with Geraint Thomas (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Lotto Soudal hit the stage (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
AG2R La Mondiale (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Astana take to the stage (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Rein Taaramäe (Katusha) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Katusha show off their new kit at the Tour Down Under (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
FDJ presented at the 2016 Tour Down Under (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Movistar arrive at the Tour Down Under with a strong line up (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Cameron Meyer (Dimension Data) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Steele von Hoff waves to the crowds (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Simon Geschke (Giant Alpecin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Julian Arredondo (Trek Segafredo) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Etixx-QuickStep) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Ji Cheng (Giant Alpecin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (Dimension Data) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Petr Vakoč (Etixx QuickStep) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Nathan Haas (Dimension Data) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Richie Porte's fans were out in force (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The UniSA-Australia team (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Drapac are hunting stages in the Tour Down Under (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Dimension Data will make their 2016 WorldTour debut at the Tour Down Under (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Nathan Haas makes it on stage (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Lampre Merida are presented (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The show kicks off at the Tour Down Under (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
IAM Cycling at the Tour Down Under (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
They’ve pulled on their new 2016 kits, posed in photos in which they are hugging baby kangaroos and koala bears but in the next few days the smiles and formalities will end with the start of the Tour Down Under.
On Saturday evening the teams and riders gathered for the teams’ presentation in Adelaide just as the sun set. It was a chance for the riders to familiarize themselves with the Australian crowds and the set-up at the race.
Sunday will be the first encounter on the roads of Adelaide with the peloton taking part in the Down Under Classic, a 51-kilometer circuit race, while the main race kicks off on Tuesday with stage 1.
You can follow live coverage through the race on Cyclingnews, while also enjoying out stage race highlights at the end of each day.
