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'Creative': Tour Down Under boss expects different race

The men and women will race on the same days and on the same courses at the Tour Down Under, meaning significant changes to the race route.

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Willunga Hill with a twist and a Stirling finale for double race days of 2027 Tour Down Under

'By having two races out on the roads at the same time, we had to get creative with our course design' says race director Stuart O'Grady

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Saunas, endurance blocks and racing track: How sprinter Ethan Vernon trains every week

Fresh from a stage win at the Tour Down Under, the sprinter explains how he prepared for the scorching season-opener

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'To have men's and women's stage racing on the same day and over the same course is an exciting new frontier' – Tour Down Under makes landmark change for 2027

WorldTour opener to become first top-tier stage race to hold men's and women's races concurrently

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'It made news worldwide' - Jay Vine still dealing with pain after infamous kangaroo crash but back in action at Volta a Catalunya

Wrist pain management still required but Tour Down Under GC winner says he has 'come a long way' as he races in support of Almeida and McNulty

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Who is stuck on the sidelines with the Tour de France underway? – Pro cycling injury list 2026

From Wout van Aert to Urška Žigart we take a look at the WorldTour, Women's WorldTour and ProTeam riders currently out of racing while recovering from injuries

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'A bit bittersweet' – Josie Nelson concludes Australian season opening with second place at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

British racer takes runner-up spot behind Ally Wollaston, having started her season with the same result at the Tour Down Under

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$Tour Down Under champ sidelined by fractured wrist$

Tour Down Under champ sidelined by fractured wrist

Tour Down Under champion Jay Vine won the event with a fractured wrist suffered in a crash with kangaroos, his team has revealed.

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$Jay Vine won Tour Down Under with a 'significant' fracture, team reveals as he undergoes surgery$

Jay Vine won Tour Down Under with a 'significant' fracture, team reveals as he undergoes surgery

Australian out of racing after breaking his wrist on stage 5 crash

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$Teams confirm fractures for two riders injured in kangaroo crash in Tour Down Under$

Teams confirm fractures for two riders injured in kangaroo crash in Tour Down Under

UAE Team Emirates-XRG domestique Mikkel Bjerg suffers fracture in hand, shoulder, Menno Huising breaks collarbone

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Ripped-up scripts, menacing kangaroos and performances as hot as the temperatures – Seven things to take away from the Tour Down Under

Final appearance at the WorldTour opener for Spratt, a second victory for Vine, a growing women's event, and more to learn from the start of the Australian summer

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Brits in form, climate crisis impact, and the curious case of the white bib shorts: Five things we learned from the Tour Down Under

Kangaroos and extreme heat took centre stage in Australia

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Tour Down Under 'Shock:' Kangaroos 'Threw Themselves' Onto Cyclists—Riders Escaped Injury

Kangaroos hopped onto the race course at the Tour Down Under, injuring cyclists but allowing Australian Jay Vine to recover and win in a dramatic, wildlife-filled race.

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'It was just pinballing inside the group there' - kangaroos cause chaos at the Tour Down Under

Race leader Jay Vine was one of the riders knocked from his bike

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Vine might bypass nationals because of rival tactics

Two-time Tour Down Under winner Jay Vine remains non-plussed at the tactics of the Jayco AlUla team at the Australian road cycling championships.

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Rogue kangaroos hop into cyclists mid-race causing chaos at Tour Down Under

Two rogue kangaroos caused chaos at the Tour Down Under after jumping into cyclists mid-race.

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'He's done a lot of his results by himself with brute force, but this was a team effort' – Jayco AlUla take positives from Tour Down Under second-place finish for Mauro Schmid

Swiss champion was the best of the rest overall behind UAE Team Emirates-XRG's Jay Vine

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Kangaroos, crashes and a depleted team, but still Jay Vine claims Tour Down Under with biggest winning margin since 2004

'It was out of your control what happened … but I'm also incredibly proud of how we stepped up' says Australian UAE Team Emirates rider after second win at WorldTour opener

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Kangaroos jump into peloton on final stage of Tour Down Under, race leader Jay Vine caught up in crash and had to chase back

Ochre jersey works his way back into field after bike change as group sits up

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Pogacar's manager talks up Tour Down Under return

Cycling super agent Alex Carera is confident that Tour de France great Tadej Pogacar will one day race at the Tour Down Under again.

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'Moneyball, game theory': crash chaos dents Vine's Tour

Tour Down Under race leader Jay Vine lost two teammates, including defending champion Jhonatan Narvaez, to crashes in the shortened fourth stage.

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Jhonatan Narváez fractures several thoracic vertebrae in stage 4 crash at Tour Down Under, having been forced to abandon from second place

UAE Team Emirates-XRG defending champion falls in early stages of shortened stage

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Willunga Hill removed, stage 4 shortened as Tour Down Under hit by extreme fire danger rating and scorching temperatures

Stage distance reduced to 131km as temperatures of 43°C forecast for Saturday

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Tour Down Under: Sam Welsford sprints to seventh Tour Down Under victory and first for Ineos Grenadiers in chaotic stage 3 finale

Tobias Lund Andresen second and Lewis Bower third in chaotic finish as Jay Vine retains race lead

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Vine is fine with dominating ride on Corkscrew

Australian cyclist Jay Vine and fellow UAE Team Emirates rider Jhonatan Narvaez have a stranglehold on the Tour Down Under.

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