MotoGP to rev up motorcycle culture and pilgrimages to City of Churches
- The arrival of the Tour Down Under to Adelaide in 1999 inspired a significant uptick in Lycra-wearing cyclists in and around Adelaide, a trend that continued well into the late 2010s.
- But with MotoGP landing in the City of Churches from 2027, and a Superbike World Championship round in Tailem Bend from 2028, it poses the question: Will this result in thousands of high-performance sport bikes whizzing around our roads?
- Noah Orozgani works in sales at family business Moto Adelaide and says retailers believe the MotoGP is a major coup for the state.
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- The arrival of the Tour Down Under to Adelaide in 1999 inspired a significant uptick in Lycra-wearing cyclists in and around Adelaide, a trend that continued well into the late 2010s.
- But with MotoGP landing in the City of Churches from 2027, and a Superbike World Championship round in Tailem Bend from 2028, it poses the question: Will this result in thousands of high-performance sport bikes whizzing around our roads?
- Noah Orozgani works in sales at family business Moto Adelaide and says retailers believe the MotoGP is a major coup for the state.
Sources: ABC Australia