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Tour Down Under 2024: Exciting Start to the 2024 Cycling Series with 140 Riders and Nine Key Riders to Watch

The Tour Down Under, the first race of the 2024 series, is set to kick off and will feature riders aiming for early-season success through stage wins, general classification, or simply building racing fitness. The race consists of an hour-long criterium followed by six tricky stages, culminating in uphill finishes. Notably, all 18 of the WorldTour teams will be present, offering a chance for riders to make their mark.

The Tour Down Under signifies the beginning of the WorldTour and presents an opportunity for riders to establish their early-season form and set the tone for the rest of the year, making it a crucial event in the cycling calendar.

• Luke Plapp, winner of the Australian road race and time trial national titles, is expected to showcase his form at the race.
• Filippo Ganna's versatility and potential to excel on selective sprint stages makes him a rider to watch.
• The Tour Down Under will feature a mix of experienced riders like Julian Alaphilippe and promising talents such as Corbin Strong, setting the stage for an exciting competition.
• Riders from various teams, including the home team Jayco AlUla and Bahrain Victorious, will aim to make an impact in the race.

Following the Tour Down Under, riders' performance in the race is likely to influence their trajectory for the rest of the 2024 series, shaping their careers and team strategies.

The Tour Down Under presents a pivotal opportunity for riders to make their mark, showcasing their form and setting the stage for the rest of the season, with the potential to make lasting impacts on their careers and teams' strategies.

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Isaac del Toro wins stage 2 of the Santos Tour Down Under

Isaac del Toro ( UAE Team Emirates ) won stage 2 of the Tour Down Under with a perfectly timed last-minute attack, finishing solo just ahead of Corbin Strong ( Israel-Premier Tech ) and Stephen Williams (Israel-Premier Tech).

On the hilliest day of the Tour Down Under so far, the expected fireworks never fully materialised as a two-man breakaway went from the gun and calmed the action until the final time of asking up the short and sharp Fox Creek Climb, which came with only 8km left to race after the top.

On the climb, it was Luke Plapp (Jayco-AlUla) who attacked first and held his effort to the top, dropping the full peloton except for Jhonatan Narváez (Ineos Grenadiers), who proved to be a thorn in the Australian champion's side, allowing the race to come back together.

The counter-attack came from Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) and Bastien Tronchon (Decathlon-AG2R) with around 4km to go and it looked promising. However, with the peloton closing in on the attackers, and the finish line only a kilometre away, Isaac del Toro exploded from the peloton and stole a march on everyone, taking an extraordinary win in his first WorldTour race.

"This is crazy. It’s so emotional," Del Toro said right after the finish. "Last year was crazy, but this one… I don’t know what to say. It’s so much."

Read more: Isaac del Toro: Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana inspired me to follow my dream

A young star emerges from the fray in Lobethal

Stage 2 of the Santos Tour Down Under, by the numbers, was the hilliest of the week with just under 3,000 metres of climbing throughout the 141km profile.

With the amount of climbing on the stage, and with a 10km climb out of the gate up Norton Summit, a fight for the breakaway seemed likely. However, once the flag dropped after the 5km neutral start, the fight never materialised as Luke Burns (Australia) and Jardi Christiaan van der Lee (EF Education-EasyPost) quickly attacked, got a gap and began to forge a lead big enough to put the pair ahead of the race for the majority of the day.

On the top of Norton Summit there was a skirmish between the two escapees for the KoM points with Van der Lee snagging the maximum total ahead of Burns. Over the top of the climb, the gap kept ballooning. At its largest, it hit 6:40 with 125km remaining, before Jayco-AlUla eventually came to the front to stop it from expanding any further.

With the race rhythm set, the next intrigue came at the intermediate sprint. Up front, the two riders rolled across the line with Van der Lee taking the full points and seconds ahead of Burns. Behind in the peloton, however, it was Del Toro who managed to come out on top of the scrap for the last remaining bonus second.

By the time the leaders got to the next point of note on the course, the first time up the Fox Creek climb (1.6km, 8.8%) at 79km to go, the gap had been whittled down further to 3:21, led by Michael Hepburn (Jayco-AlUla). At the top of the climb, it was Burns who got the better of Van Der Lee.

With the finish coming after three circuits around the Lobethal area, it was a repeat of both the sprint point and the climb over the next 35km before the final would begin in earnest. On the second time of asking at the sprint, it was again Van der Lee ahead of Burns, but back in the peloton, it was Caleb Ewan (Jayco-AlUla) who pipped Del Toro at the line. At the top of the Fox Creek Climb for the second time, it was Burns again who took the full KoM points, locking up the jersey for tomorrow’s stage ahead of Van der Lee.

Through the bell, the gap was down under two minutes as a couple of sets of fresh legs made their way to the front. With 28km to go, the gap began to close in earnest as Leo Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) came to the front and cut the gap down to just a handful of seconds before the breakaway was brought back into the fold with 20km left to ride.

It was over to the GC teams at that point as the race got set for the final climb of the day on the Fox Creek Climb, with Soudal Quick-Step, Visma-Lease a Bike and Ineos Grenadiers joining the omnipresent Jayco-AlUla jerseys at the front.

On the climb the final time it was Luke Plapp (Jayco-AlUla) who was the first rider to launch an attack as Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Quick-Step) was quick to match the Australian champ at first before he swung off. Jhonatan Narváez (Ineos Grenadiers), in the end, was the only rider who could stay with Plapp over the top, perhaps hinting at the battles to come on the weekend when the climbs of Willunga Hill and Mount Lofty will decide the overall.

The collaboration at the front of the race proved to be short-lived, however, with the attacking duo brought to heel shortly after the summit when Plapp refused to work with the fast-finishing Narváez.

The next move to go came from Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) and Bastien Tronchon (Decathlon-AG2R) and the pair were able to quickly build a short gap with only 4km left to race. While the gap looked promising, the peloton was close enough to close in by the finish, with a sprint looking imminent.

Nevertheless, into the final kilometre, Del Toro came flying by the leading duo and powered away from everyone to take the stage win and the race lead in only his second day of WorldTour racing.

Tour Down Under - Stage 2

• Dates 17 Jan
• Race Length 141 kms
• Start Norwood
• Finish Lobethal
• Race Category Elite Men

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• Nationality United Arab Emirates
• Founded 2017
• Team Principal Mauro Gianetti
• UCI Code UAD
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• Height 1.8m

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Tour Down Under 2023: Route, stages, and startlist guide

Taking a look at all the stages for both the men's and women's Australian race

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Where: Adelaide, South Australia

When: 14 January (Schwalbe Classic men's and women's)

Women's TDU , 15-17 January Men's TDU , 17-22 January

Rank: UCI WorldTour (men's and women's)

Distance: 672 kilometres (men's) 293 kilometres (women's)

Returning to the WorldTour after a two-year absence, the Tour Down Under lifts the curtain on the WorldTour season once more. Multiple big name riders in both the men’s and women’s peloton will be heading to Australia for the stage-race including the recently crowned Australian national road champion Luke Plapp (Ineos Grenadiers) and Grace Brown (FDJ Suez). 

Both the men’s and women’s action will begin with the Schwalbe Classic, an evening criterium on Saturday 14 January. However the criterium will have no say in the overall general classification battle. 

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The men’s race will get underway on Tuesday 17 January with a 5.5 kilometre prologue, whereas the women’s race will begin the day after the criterium on Sunday 15 January with a flat 110.4 kilometre stage between Glenelg and Aldinga. 

Men's Tour Down Under: Stages, 17-22 January

Luke Plapp will be flying the flag for Australia at this years race

The route for the 2023 men's Tour Down Under has something for everyone. There will be plenty of action in the depths of the Adelaide hills as well as other fast and furious sprint stages which should make for an excellent opener to the WorldTour season. Bringing the race back without its famous Willunga Hill climb was always going to be a brave decision, although race director Stuart O'Grady explained when presenting the 2023 route that he believes it was important to bring some "fresh faces" into the Australian stage race. 

"I think it's important to bring some new, fresh places into the Tour Down Under,” O'Grady said. "I was brought in to bring in some new innovations, some new exciting parcours and also didn't want just the same old kind of stages where everybody knows exactly what's going to happen. The new final stage brings in a lot of excitement. It's a short stage, it's aggressive, it's more central to Adelaide, so I'm guessing more and more people will get there.”

Prologue: Adelaide - Adelaide, 5.5 km

The evening prologue on Tuesday 17 January follows a 5.5 kilometre course through the Adelaide Parks and past the Adelaide Oval cricket ground in what promises to be a fast and furious affair. Unusually, the riders will have to use their road race bikes due to logistical issues with bringing all of their equipment over to Australia for the race. It's also the first time a prologue has been incorporated into the race, with race organisers clearly hoping that Rohan Dennis (Jumbo-Visma), home favourite and time trial expert, can pull off the win and the early race lead.

Stage One: Tanunda - Tanunda, 149.9 km, Hilly

The first road stage of the 2023 men's race covers a 149.9 kilometre circuit around the city of Tanunda and and the Barossa wine area. It also features four smaller circuits which involve the Menglers Hill climb, making for a total of 2,050 metres of elevation gain. Menglers Hill isn't so challenging that the best sprinters in the world won't get over it, meaning that the likes of Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) could still be in contention towards the stage finale. 

Otherwise, a rider of the likes of Plapp could look to use the final climb with just 10 kilometres to go as a launch pad for a solo move to the finish. 

Stage Two: Brighton - Victor Harbour, 154.8 km, Hilly

The longest stage of this year's edition, stage two from Brighton to Victor Harbour is all about the coast. Riders will get to enjoy the spectacular coastline for the first portion of the route before things ramp up in the stage climax. 

The final 60 kilometres involve two challenging, categorised ascents although the flat run in could also mean a day for the sprinters once more. In 2020, Giacomo Nizzolo (Israel-Premier Tech) grabbed the victory. Ewan will be another name to watch or a rider like EF Education-EasyPost's Alberto Bettiol. The Italian can more than hold his own on short, punchy climbs and packs a devilish fast finish.

Stage Three: Norwood - Campbell Town, 116.8 km, Hilly

Stage three to Campbelltown is short but will pack a mean punch with three of Adelaide's toughest hills roped into the equation. Norton Summit, Checkers Hill and Corkscrew Road are all on the menu, providing plenty of staging posts for the high profile overall contenders to make their moves. Corkscrew Road features challenging pitches of 6.8% average gradient, with one section ramping up to more than 9%. Perhaps homegrown hero and Giro d'Italia winner Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) will look to test his early season form on the hills of Adelaide.  

Stage Four: Port Willunga - Willunga Township, 133.2 km, Flat

Normally on a stage in and around Willunga, you would expect the infamous Willunga Hill to feature somewhere in the route but this year's race misses out the legendary climb. Stage four gets underway overlooking the beach and ends in Willunga Township after 133 kilometres of mainly rolling, undulating roads. Stage four is definitely a day for the sprinters once more before the race reaches its finale on Mount Lofty the day after. 

Stage Five: Unley - Mount Lofty, 122.5 km, Hilly

Stage five to Mount Lofty will make for a spectacular finish to the 2023 edition of the race. The stage is just 112.5 kilometres long but features five ascents of Mount Lofty, which is almost certainly going to provide drama on the races final day in the heart of the Adelaide Hills. All four ascents of the devilish climb will make for more than 3,000 metres of climbing. The whole climb is 2.6 kilometres long with an average gradient of 7%. At two and then one kilometre to go there are two much more severe, steeper sections which is where the GC favourites will be expected to attack. Many talented climbers feature on the expected start list which should make for a thrilling and aggressive stage five to end the race. 

WOMEN'S TOUR DOWN UNDER: STAGES, 15-17 JANUARY

FDJ-Suez's Grace Brown will be a strong favourite for the women's race

Stage One: Glenelg - Aldinga, 110.4 km, Flat

The opening day of the women's race is a relatively flat affair along the South Australian coastline. 

With just one categorised climb on the menu, the category four Chaffey's climb, it promises to be a fast run into the finish which could provide an opportunity for the likes of Grace Brown (FDJ-Suez) to start as they mean to go on, with an opening day stage victory. 

Stage Two: Birdwood to Uraidla, 90 km, Hilly 

Stage two will be a punchy affair through the Adelaide hills, a reverse of the route taken in stage five of the men's race. The women will ascend the back of the Mount Lofty climb which is certainly set to cause some major splits in the bunch. 

If after day one Brown has taken an early lead in the GC, she will have to be well on her guard to prevent climbing experts like Brodie Chapman (Trek-Segafredo) from wrestling the overall lead from her grasp. 

Stage Three: Adelaide - Campbelltown, 93.2 km, Hilly

The grand finale for this year's women's Tour Down Under will be one for the climbers with more than 1,500 metres of elevation on offer. 

Corkscrew Road - one of the toughest climbs in the Adelaide hills - will play a starring role on the races final day and will more than likely cause some major splits. 

With sections of up to 24.4% gradients, the Corkscrew will provide a menacing test and potentially the perfect setting for the overall leader to launch an attack, and claim a final day stage win to cement their advantage. 

MEN'S START LIST

 Jayco-AIUla

Michael Matthews  (AUS) Simon Yates (GBR) Luke Durbridge (AUS) Lucas Hamilton (AUS) Michael Hepburn (AUS) Chris Harper (AUS) Campbell Stewart (NZA)

AG2R-Citroën

Ben O'Connor (AUS) Alex Baudin (FRA) Dorian Godon (FRA) Paul Lapeira (FRA) Nans Peters (FRA) Michael Schar (SWI) Damian Touze (FRA)

Arkéa-Samsic

Ewen Costiou (FRA) Mathis Le Berre (FRA) Elie Gesbert (FRA) Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) Kevin Ledanois (FRA) Łukasz Owsian (POL) Alessandro Verre (ITA

Astana Qazaqstan

Luis Leon Sanchez (SPA) Manuele Boaro (ITA) Leonardo Basso (ITA) Fabio Felline (ITA) Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) Martin Laas (EST) Gianni Moscon (ITA)

Bahrain-Victorious

Pello Bilbao (SPA) Nikias Arndt (GER) Kamil Gradek (POL) Hermann Pernsteiner (AU) Cameron Scott (AUS) Jasha Sutterlin (GER)

Trek-Segafredo

Tony Gallopin (FRA) Filippo Baroncini (ITA) Marc Brustenga (SPA) Asbjorn Hellemose (DEN) Emils Liepins (LAT) Natnael Tesfazion (ERI) Antonio Tiberi (ITA)

Bryan Coquard (FRA) Francois Bidard (FRA) Davide Cimolai (ITA) Wesley Kreder (NED) Victor Lafay (FRA) Alexis Renard (FRA) Harrison Wood (FRA)

Soudal Quick-Step

Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) Josef Cerny (CZA) Dries Devenyns (BEL) James Knox (GBR) Mauro Schmid (SWI) Jannik Steimle (GER) Martin Svrcek (CZA)

Alpecin-Deceuninck

Kaden Groves (AUS) Jenson Plowright (AUS) Robert Stannard (AUS) Samuel Gayze (NZA) Senne Leysen (BEL) Oscar Riesebeek (NED) Michael Gogl (AUS)

Groupama-FDJ

Michael Storer (AUS) Miles Scotson (AUS) Lorenzo Germani (ITA) Reuben Thompson (NZA) Laurence Pithie (NZA) Paul Penhoet (FRA) Rudy Molard (FRA)

Ineos Grenadiers

Geraint Thomas (GBR) Ethan Hayter (GBR) Kim Heiduk (GER) Luke Plapp (AUS) Magnus Sheffield (USA) Ben Swift (GBR)

Intermarche-Circus-Wanty

Sven Erik Bystøom (NOR) Julius Johansen (DEN) Hugo Page (FRA) Gerben Thijssen (BEL) Taco van der Hoorn (NED) Boy Van Poppel (NED) Dion Smith (NZA)

Jumbo-Visma

Rohan Dennis (AUS) Robert Gesink (NED) Lennard Hofstede (NED) Timo Roosen (NED) Milan Vader (NED) Timo van Dijke (NED) Jos van Emden (NED)

Gorka Izaguirre (SPA) Imanol Erviti (SPA) Johan Jacobs (SWI) Oscar Rodriguez (SPA) Ivan Romeo (SPA) Sergio Samitier (SPA) Luis Guillermo Mas (SPA)

Chris Hamilton (AUS) Matt Dinham (AUS) Patrick Bevin (NZA) Romain Combaud (FRA) Tim Naberman (NED) Marius Mayrhofer (GER) Martijn Tusveld (NED)

UAE Team Emirates

Jay Vine (AUS) George Bennett (NZA) Marc Hirschi (SWI) Sjoerd Bax (NED) Alessandro Covi (ITA) Michael Vink (NZA) Finn Fisher-Black (NZA)

EF Education-EasyPost Alberto Bettiol (ITA) Mikkel Honoré (DEN) Jens Keukeleire (BEL) Sean Quinn (USA) Jonas Rutsch (GER) Thomas Scully (NZA) Lukasz Wisniowski (POL)

Bora-Hansgrohe

Jai Hindley (AUS) Marco Haller (AUS) Shane Archbold (NZA) Luis-Joe Luhrs (GER) Jordi Meeus (BEL) Max Schachmann (GER) Giovanni Aleotti (ITA)

Israel Premier-Tech

Chris Froome (GBR) Daryl Impey (RZA) Simon Clarke (AUS) Corbin Strong (NZA) Taj Jones (AUS) Sebastian Berwick (AUS) Derek Gee (CAN)

Australian National Team

Caleb Ewan (AUS) Jarrad Drizners (AUS) Graeme Frislie (AUS) Connor Leahy (AUS) Zac Marriage (AUS) James Moriarty (AUS) Liam Walsh (AUS)

WOMEN'S START LIST

Jayco- AIUla Ruby Roseman-Gannon (AUS) Alex Manly (AUS) Amber Pate (AUS) Georgia Baker (AUS) Georgia Howe (AUS) Jessica Allen (AUS)

Amanda Spratt (AUS) Lauretta Hanson (AUS) Brodie Chapman (AUS) Tayler Wiles (USA) Lisa Klein (GER) Ilaria Sanguineti (ITA)

Grace Brown (AUS) Loes Adegeest (NED) Clara Copponi (FRA) Eugenie Duval (FRA) Victorie Guilman (FRA) Gladys Verhulst (FRA)

Human Powered Health

Lily Williams (USA) Daria Pikulik (POL) Antri Christoforou (GRE) Kaia Schmid (USA) Henrietta Christie (NZA) Nina Buijsman (NED)

Israel Premier Tech Roland

Caroline Baur (SWI) Silvia Magri (ITA) Mia Griffin (IRE) Thi That N'Guyen (VIE) Claire Steels (GBR) Elena Pirrone (ITA)

EF Education-Tibco-SVB

Lauren Stephens (USA) Emma Langley (USA) Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Abigail Smith (GBR) Georgia Williams (NZA)

COOP-Hitec Products

Mari Mohr (NOR) Josie Nelson (GBR) Tiril Jorgenson (NOR) Sylvia Swinkels (NED) Kerry Jonker (RZA) Georgia Danford (NZA)

ZAAF Cycling

Danielle De Francesco (AUS) Elizabeth Stannard (AUS) Nikola Noskova (CZA) Michaela Drummond (NZA) Debora Silvestri (ITA) Maggie Coles-Lyster (CAN)

ARA Skip Capital

Sophie Edwards (AUS) Chloe Moran (AUS) Isabelle Carnes (AUS) Alex Martin-Wallace (AUS) Georgia Whitehouse (AUS) Rachael Wales (AUS)

Emily Watts (AUS) Gina Ricardo (AUS) Jessica Pratt (AUS) Keely Bennett (AUS) Lillee Pollock (AUS) Mia Hayden (AUS)

Nicole Frain (AUS) Rachel Neylan (AUS) Josie Talbot (AUS) Anya Louw (AUS) Haylee Fuller (AUS) Alli Anderson (AUS)

New Zealand National Team

Ally Wollaston (NZA) Bryony Botha (NZA) Ella Wyllie (NZA) Prudence Fowler (NZA) Rylee McMullen (NZA) Annamarie Lipp (NZA)

St Michel - Mavic

Roxane Fournier (FRA) Coralie Demay (FRA) Simone Boilard (CAN) Dilyxine Miermont (FRA) Sandrine Bideau (FRA) Camille Fahy (FRA)

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Full Start List Announced for 2024 Santos Tour Down Under

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The Santos Tour Down Under has released the official start list for the 24 th  edition of Australia’s greatest cycling race.

With the major event kicking off this coming weekend, former Santos Tour Down Under champions  Amanda Spratt ,  Grace Brown,  and  Ruth Edwards  (nee Winder) will headline the largest women’s peloton in race history, comprising of 16 teams, including nine at UCI Women’s WorldTour level.

Chloe Dygert,  the current time trial world champion, who has won seven gold medals at the UCI track cycling world championships and Olympic silver medallist will make her debut at the TDU, alongside the world number seven, Dutch rider  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig.

Former stage winner and local Adelaide rider  Alexandra Manly  will also be one to watch in the 96-rider field. 

Two-time world champion  Julian Alaphilippe  will headline the men’s race, alongside fellow European’s – two-time time trial world champion  Fillipo Ganna  and nine-time Grand Tour stage winner  Elia Viviani.

Biniam Girmay , the first African rider to win a stage at the Giro d’Italia in 2022 will make his debut at the TDU alongside former Tour de France stage winner  Bauke Mollema.

Team Jayco – AlUla will chase its first overall victory since 2019, led by up-and-coming superstar – and freshly-minted triple national champion – Luke Plapp,  supported by popular Australian sprinter  Caleb Ewan  and last year’s runner up  Simon Yates. 

Santos Tour Down Under Race Director Stuart O’Grady OAM was excited by the strength of the peloton in both the men’s and women’s race.

“We’ve got some of the greatest sprinters of all time in Caleb Ewan and Elia Viviani, and I am particularly excited to see what Julian Alaphilippe does in Adelaide. He is one of the most electrifying riders in the peloton and I know he will want to leave his mark on the Santos Tour Down Under.

“The women’s peloton also features a record number of teams and international riders, which supports our goal for continued growth in this space.”

The elite women’s field will take to the start line in only 13 days, kickstarting the Santos Tour Down Under with nine days of elite racing and festival activity in Adelaide and regional South Australia. 

To see the full lists see here: tourdownunder.com.au/race/teams-and-riders

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THE STAGES ARE SET

It all starts here: the best cyclists in the world make their way to the Santos Tour Down Under for the first race of the UCI WorldTour season.

Women's Race Results

See the race results for the 2024 women's race.

Men's Race Results

See the race results for the 2024 men's race.

View Men's Stages

The men will need to give absolutely everything out there on the road in what will be the toughest final weekend in Santos Tour Down Under history. Competition is going to be furious as riders battle it out to secure their place.

View Women's Stages

The 2024 women's stages will be held over the first weekend of the Santos Tour Down Under. There's some beautiful start locations like Hahndorf, Glenelg and the final stage will be Adelaide to Willunga Hill which is a first for the women's race.

Women's Teams List

See which women's WorldTour teams and riders are racing at the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under.

Men's Teams List

See which men's WorldTour teams and riders are racing at the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under.

Watch the men's and women's Santos Tour Down Under race LIVE on the Seven Network. Check where you can watch all the cycling action in your state here.

Ziptrak® Men's Stage 1: Tanunda to Tanunda

efex Men's Stage 2: Norwood - Lobethal

Health Partners Men's Stage 3: Tea Tree Gully - Campbelltown

Hahn Men's Stage 4: Murray Bridge - Port Elliot

THINK! Road Safety Men's Stage 5: Christies Beach - Willunga Hill

Schwalbe Men's Stage 6: Unley - Mount Lofty

Down Under Classic

Ziptrak Women's Stage 1: Hahndorf - Campbelltown

Health Partners Women's Stage 2: Glenelg - Stirling

Hyundai Women's Stage 3: Adelaide - Willunga Hill

Women's Down Under Criterium

Your guide to the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under Womens Stages

New year, new energy. The women's race is first on the UCI international cycling calendar. That means fresh team line-ups, redesigned kit and the latest bikes – but also some new-season jitters.

Riders will be eager to impress as they take to the road, with sport directors and experienced cyclists tasked with patrolling the nervous energy.

Your guide to the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under Men's Stages

Australia’s greatest cycling race is back to launch the international cycling season – and you’re invited to share every epic moment.

They celebrate South Australia at its best, taking the peloton from world-famous wine country to the dazzling Port Willunga beach and the summit of Mount Lofty.

Race History

The Santos Tour Down Under is Australia's greatest cycling race, with a rich history as the highest-regarded and most popular bike race in the southern hemisphere.

The event was first staged in 1999 with local rider Stuart O’Grady taking the win. Since then, numerous internationally renowned cyclists have joined  the Honour Roll . The event has grown year-on-year to become the biggest cycling race in the southern hemisphere.

Santos Leaders Jersey

Ziptrak sprint jersey, efex king/queen of the mountain jersey, zwift young rider jersey.

The Santos Ochre Jersey is awarded to the rider with the fastest cumulative time at the end of each stage - the leader of the 'general classification - and the overall winner at the end of the race.

Ochre is the colour of the iconic South Australian outback, and is unique among the general classification jerseys in the UCI WorldTour.

This jersey is awarded at the end of each stage, and the race, to the rider with the most number of points in the sprint classification.

Sprint points are awarded at pre-defined checkpoints on stages, including the finish. Sprint checkpoints located along the route are referred to as intermediate sprints, and carry fewer points than those associated with the finish. The first three riders receive points towards the classification.

The efex King/Queen of the Mountain jersey is awarded at the end of each stage, and the race, to the rider who leads the cumulative Mountains Classification.

efex King/Queen of the Mountains points are awarded at pre-determined summits along each stage. This jersey traditionally has a polka dot pattern, which started in the Tour de France in 1975 and has been adopted by other races around the world. The efex King/Queen of the Mountain jersey has blue polka dots.

The Zwift Young Rider's jersey is awarded at the end of each stage, and the race, to the rider under 23 years of age with the best cumulative time in the race. The Youth Classification leader and winner traditionally wears a white-coloured jersey in world cycling, and the Santos Tour Down Under also maintains this tradition.

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Tour Down Under: Winners and records

Recent winners Tour Down Under

2024: Stephen Williams (gbr) 2023: Jay Vine (aus) 2022: cancelled 2021: cancelled 2020: Richie Porte (aus) 2019: Daryl Impey (rsa) 2018: Daryl Impey (rsa) 2017: Richie Porte (aus) 2016: Simon Gerrans (aus) 2015: Rohan Dennis (aus)

Tour Down Under records

Richie Porte, Daryl Impey, André Greipel, Stuart O’Grady did win the Tour Down Under twice, but Simon Gerrans holds the record. The retired Australian is a four time victor in his home race. Impey is the only back-to-back winner.

André Greipel is the most successful stage hunter in the Tour Down Under. The German – also retired – took 18 stage victories.