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Tim Bonville-Ginn

Women's Tour Down Under: Noemi Rüegg outsprints UAE Team ADQ rivals to win stage 3 and claim overall for second year in a row

CAMPBELLTOWN, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 19: Noemi Ruegg of Switzerland and Team EF Education-Oatly celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 10th Santos Women's Tour Down Under 2026, Stage 3 a 126.5km stage from Norwood to Campbelltown / #UCIWWT / on January 19, 2026 in Campbelltown, Australia. (Photo by Con Chronis/Getty Images).

It was all about the double header of the brutal Corkscrew climb with a very aggressive final 20km coming down to four riders to sprint for the win in Campbelltown, with the defending champion, Noemi Rüegg (EF Education-Oatly) beating three UAE Team ADQ riders to win stage three and overall of the Women’s Tour Down Under 2026.

For all the world after the first time up the climb, it looked like it would be between Mavi Garcia, Dominika Włodarczyk (both UAE Team ADQ) and Sarah Van Dam (Visma-Lease a Bike) but the UAE Team ADQ riders ganged up on Van Dam, and Włodarczyk went clear.

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