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Having raced just once in the last 12 months, Sarah Gigante storms back to claim victory in the Women's Tour Down Under, in what is a remarkable comeback. The 23-year-old overcame injury, illness, and shaky form to break her rivals up Willunga Hill. Is this a one off, or the start or something big? The Men's race begins on Tuesday, with young Aussie Luke Plapp ready to challenge the seasoned elites. Can he outshine his more experienced rivals and seize the Tour? It's a big time for Aussie cycling. 

Featured: Matt Keenan, cycling commentator, Channel 7.

Hear our chat with Alex de Minaur as he gets his Australian Open campaign underway, here.

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Dave Rome is back on hosting duties with Matt de Neef and Gracie Elvin to chat about stages 2 and 3 of the women's Tour Down Under. Both days delivered potentially unsurprising but incredibly exciting victories, with some teams having to shift focus while others held firm to the plan. 

In its second year as a WorldTour event the Tour Down Under delivered a race worth watching, but will they add stages in the future? And what can we take away from TDU into the rest of the season?

Dave Rome takes Abby's place leading the podcast on the ground in Adelaide to talk about the first stage of the women's Tour Down Under. Our favourite tech expert is joined by former professional Gracie Elvin and Escape Collective's managing editor Matt de Neef. 

The team discusses the event's growing prestige, why the Europeans are showing up to win, how the Aussies can compete, and how the new team kits look in person. 

South Australia is host to another year of a world-class cycling tournament. The Santos Tour Down Under is Australia’s greatest cycling event and 2024 will mark 25 years since it first started in 1999. Along the journey of starting as a national treasure to becoming an elite event on the global stage, the surrounding celebrations and events have expanded to become among the most important tourist dates in South Australia’s calendar. Two elite female cyclists join Matt, Anna, and Tim to discuss the advent of cycling as a sport. Assistant Race Directors Carlee Taylor and Annette Edmondson the rise of women’s cycling, as well as the many incredible events that bring a festival atmosphere on a tour around our incredible regions.

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Gday and Welcome to Episode 2 of Either Side of Nhill

With Kristy in Melbourne and Ben in Adelaide,  Nhill is our unofficial halfway mark, not sure if that is correct however in our family it’s halfway.

We talk about all the great stuff going on in our hometowns and of course focus on the fabulous town of Nhill and the Wimmera, which has so many hidden treasures which we are having so much fun discovering.

In our second episode, it’s Summer in the City. We talk about our Christmas and New Year celebrations, the Australian Open, the Adelaide International, Adelaide’s Festival of Cycling and Ben is getting excited about the Fringe coming in February.

We talk about our favourite street art including the incredible mural of Ash Barty and Dylan Allcott at Dendy Park Tennis Club.

Ben’s favourite street artist is Elizabeth Close, an indigenous artist who has some amazing public pieces around Adelaide and the regions of South Australia.

We are both big fans of sausage rolls, and after Kristy’s 12-month sausage roll hiatus, she is ready to get back on the wagon. Hear our favourite picks and see if you can do better!

Our newly minted ‘Man on the Ground’ in Nhill, Matthew Koop (Koopie) gives us his top 4 picks for sausage rolls in Nhill, just another reason why we will definitely be going there soon to record an episode or two.

Enjoy the fun and head to our Instagram page @eithersideofnhill3418 to let us know your favourite things to do in summer, your favourite sausage roll or coffee spot, or share some photos of Nhill, we would love to see them!

 Here are some links and names for some of the great places, people and events we discuss in episode 2:

Instagram: 

Molly Dene Bakehouse @mollydene 

The Little Tuckshop @zanes_coffee 

Minlaton Bakery @minlatonbakery

Waikerie Bakery @ waikeriebakery

Square 44 Café @square44cafe

Elizabeth Close @elizabethclosearts

Paink @paink_artist

Australian Open https://ausopen.com/

Adelaide International https://adelaideinternational.com.au/

Adelaide Fringe https://adelaidefringe.com.au/

Nhill Cinema https://www.hindmarsh.vic.gov.au/nhill-cinema

Koopies Top 4 Sausage Rolls for Nhill:

Me Le’s Vietnamese Street Food 

Wimmera Bakery

The Nhill Dine Inn

Lowana 

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