Stage 2 takes on a new look in 2005, starting at Salisbury's beautiful new civic square and town centre and finishing back in the Barossa town of Tanunda - a race favourite from years past.
Laubman & Pank King of the Mountain fans should head to the 64km mark at Smith Hill, just outside Kersbrook, for this never-before-featured challenge. Smith Hill is no easy task and looks set to become a sister slog to the famous Checker Hill near Gumeracha in the Adelaide Hills.
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