Tour Down Under 2026: Key details
Date |
17-19 January 2026 (women's), 20-25 January 2026 (men's) |
Total distance |
394.6km (women's), 758.9km (men's), |
Number of stages |
Three (women's), six (men's) |
Start location |
Willunga, South Australia (women's), Adelaide, South Australia (men's) |
Finish location |
Stirling, South Australia (men's), Campbelltown, Australia (women's), |
UCI ranking |
Women's WorldTour and WorldTour |
Edition |
10th (women's), 26th (men's) |
Total climbing / elevation gain |
TBC |
Leader's jersey colour |
Ochre |
Last winners |
Noemi Rüegg and Jhonatan Narváez |
TV coverage (UK) |
TNT Sport, Discovery+ |
TV coverage (US) |
NBC Sports, PeacockTV |
The Tour Down Under is the traditional opening event of the UCI WorldTour and Women's WorldTour season. The inaugural men's race was held in 1999, while the women's edition began in 2016. In 2018, the Tour Down Under became the world's first professional cycling event to offer equal prize money to men and women.
The race takes place in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and features a variety of terrain, from flat to steeply uphill. Riders often have to contend with challenging conditions and high temperatures, with the race coming at the height of summer in the southern hemisphere. The men's peloton tackle six stages and the women three.
Women's Tour Down Under 2026: The route
Stage |
Date |
Start location |
Finish location |
Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
One |
17 January 2026 |
Willunga |
Willunga |
137.4km |
Two |
18 January 2026 |
Magill |
Paracombe |
130.7km |
Three |
19 January 2026 |
Norwood |
Campbelltown |
126.5km |
Men's Tour Down Under 2026: The route
Stage |
Date |
Start location |
Finish location |
Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
One |
20 January 2026 |
Adelaide |
Adelaide |
3.6km |
Two |
21 January 2026 |
Tanunda |
Tanunda |
120.6km |
Three |
22 January 2026 |
Norwood |
Uraidla |
148.1km |
Four |
23 January 2026 |
Henley Beach |
Nairne |
140.8km |
Five |
24 January 2026 |
Brighton |
Willunga Hill |
176km |
Six |
25 January 2026 |
Stirling |
Stirling |
169.8km |
Key Info: Route I Start List I How to Watch - TBC
Tour Down Under 2026: The jerseys
Leaders of the four classifications: general classification; sprints; king/queen of the mountains; and best young rider sport a specific jersey.
The overall leader's jersey is ochre/orange, the leader in the sprints competiton wears blue, the king/queen of the mountains wear's a green and white polka-dot number, while the best young rider is in white.
Women's Tour Down Under: recent winners
2025: Noemi Rüegg (EF Education-Oatly)
2024: Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance-Soudal)
2023: Grace Brown (FDJ-Suez)
2020: Ruth Winder (Trek-Segafredo)
2019: Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton–Scott)
2018: Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton–Scott)
2017: Amanda Spratt (Orica–Scott)
2016: Katrin Garfoot (Orica–AIS)
Men's Tour Down Under: recent winners
2025: Jhonatan Narvaéz (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)
2024: Stevie Williams (Israel-Premier Tech)
2023: Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates)
2020: Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo)
2019: Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott)
2018: Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott)
2017: Richie Porte (BMC Racing)
2016: Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge)
2015: Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing)
2014: Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge)
Official race links
Santos Tour Down Under Official website
Santos Tour Down Under Official X feed
