A record crowd of 138,000 people flocked to Adelaide's Rymill Park to welcome back to the peloton, seven time Tour de France champion, Lance Armstrong, in the Cancer Council Classic, a prelude to the 2009 Tour Down Under. The 30 lap criterium, which covered a total distance of 51 kilometres, was won by Australian Robbie McEwen - his first win for his new team Katusha.