Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates–XRG) secured his second career victory at the Santos Tour Down Under, adding to his first title in 2023. The Australian took control of the race on stage 2, launching a powerful acceleration alongside defending champion Jhonatan Narváez that no one else could follow, with the pair finishing first and second on the stage.
After losing two teammates, including Narváez, to crashes on the shortened stage 4, Vine also hit the deck on the final day when kangaroos jumped into the peloton. He then had to cope with the loss of two more domestiques, as Mikkel Berg crashed and Sebastian Molano was spent after pulling for much of the stage.
