The 2027 Santos Women's Tour Down Under will run on the same day and across the same stages as the final three days of racing in the men's event, with the decision to double up prompted by a request to shorten the length of time that the women's World Teams are required to spend in Australia at the start of each season.
The men's WorldTour opener is expected to run from January 19-24 with the three-stage Women's WorldTour race then set to take place on January 22-24. The stages will start around 90 minutes after the men roll out and cover the same distance between the same start and finish lines.
