The Queen stage at Willunga on Saturday featured a hilltop finish for the first time and this proved a spectacular success.

Australian Simon Gerrans and Spaniard Alejandro Valverde were tied for the overall lead after Willunga and Gerrans won his second tour title a day later on countback.

Now, race director Mike Turtur is awaiting expressions of interest from local councils to see if he can introduce another new element.

Turtur would not go into details, saying that would give away which councils he needs to be involved for the plan to work, only to say it would not involve another hilltop stage finish.

``If this other thing comes off, I think it has the same level of change as Old Willunga, with different elements,'' he said.

``If we're able to do what we're proposing, it splits it right down the centre in terms of sprinters and all-rounders.

``At the moment, we have an imbalance in favour of sprinters.

``Talking with the teams . . . they think what we've done this year (the hilltop finish) has really evened it up in terms of that issue, with sprinters versus all-rounders.''

Turtur said last week's Santos Tour was the best race in its 14-year history.