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Bronte Hewett reports:
Local towns such as Balaklava, Port Wakefield, Blyth and Lochiel could get a dose of Tour Down Under cycling fever next year, with District Council of The Copper Coast (DCCC) vying for a leg of the race.
Council has expressed interest in hosting a leg from Moonta, Wallaroo or Port Hughes to either Clare or Port Wakefield, with the exact route yet to be decided.
But any decision to hold the race from Yorke Peninsula to Clare would mean a boost for the region and its towns.
DCCC CEO, Peter Dinning, said there has been a lot of local interest so far, but planning still is in the early stages.
“We haven’t heard anything at this stage. All we have done is expressed an interest in being involved in the event in 2011,” Mr Dinning said.
“We will be looking at having some essence of coast in it,” Mr Dinning said.
There are two options being considered for the leg, which both incorporate towns in the Wakefield Regional Council area.
Option one would see the race go through Lochiel, Blyth and into Clare.
The second option takes in Lochiel, Blyth, Balaklava and into Port ...
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