Willunga Hill has been removed from stage 4 of the Santos Tour Down Under, due to the 'Extreme' fire danger rating for the area and forecast maximum temperatures of 43°C.
The second-last stage of the six-day race was set to play out over 176km with 2,492m of elevation gain across the course which included three ascents of the race staple, Willunga Hill. It now will start from Brighton an hour earlier at 10:10am local time and follow the same route to the Willunga township but the climb will be removed. That will reduce the stage to 131km.
