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The Latest Breaking News from Tour Down Under

Former winners and rising talents headline Tour Down Under start lists for 2026 WorldTour opener

Defending champions Jhonatan Narváez and Noemi Ruëgg among those looking for early success in Australia

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Ben O'Connor and Silke Smulders to lead Jayco AlUla as first Tour Down Under team line-ups revealed

Startlists beginning to take shape for WorldTour openers in January, with big stars among the rosters, and Caleb Ewan as a special guest

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Tour Down Under 2026 route

A prologue starts the 758.9-kilometre race with Willunga Hill and a tough finale in Stirling

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Women's Tour Down Under 2026 route

Three stages over 394.6km includes longest stage to Willunga, double Corkscrew ascents

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World champion Magdeleine Vallieres confirmed to start 2026 campaign at Tour Down Under

EF Education-Oatly racer to be joined by reigning champion Noemi Rüegg at January season opener

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Reigning world champion to race women's Tour Down Under

Canadian Magdeleine Vallieres will make history next month as the first reigning women's road cycling world champion to compete at the Tour Down Under.

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O'Connor first rider confirmed for Tour Down Under

Jayco AlUla's Ben O'Connor is the first confirmed starter for the Tour Down Under, with the announcement coming only weeks after the team nearly folded.

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'I want to be ready and switched on' – Ben O'Connor to start WorldTour season at home in 2026 with Tour Down Under

The Australian winner of four Grand Tour stages opens up the rider announcements for 2026 season opener

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More climbs, time trial feature in beefed-up Tour

Adelaide's Tour Down Under next January will feature tougher courses, the return of the prologue time trial for the men and added climbing.

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2026 Tour Down Under to run from January 17 with all 15 Women's WorldTour teams while men's prologue makes a return

Women's WorldTour race from January 17-19 and six-day men's WorldTour event starts on January 20

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Long-running Tour Down Under sponsor Santos in XRG-led consortium’s sights – What could that mean for the South Australian event?

January's commitment to three more years as title sponsor appears to provide a level of security in near term despite takeover proposal

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WorldTour relegation race takes shape after Tour Down Under, Cadel Evans Road Race

XDS Astana making headway but miss objectives in season opener

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Who will capitalise on Challambra Crescent? - Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race contenders

Circuits into Geelong waterfront prove key for aggressive riders in men’s and women’s races

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Five conclusions from the 2025 Tour Down Under

All the key takeaways from the 2025 women's and men's Tour Down Under

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The evolution of the Tour Down Under: From training race to charged WorldTour battles

Celebrating one era and carving out the next at Australia’s men's and women's WorldTour opener

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A matter of seconds - is the Tour Down Under hard enough for the WorldTour?

Heat and the early season slot limit the potential for tough days in the Australian race, but we speak to teams to see if a harder race would challenge the WorldTour's best and attract more talent

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Tour Down Under scores despite absence of top stars

Tour Down Under race director Stuart O'Grady can point to many successes this year, while not being able to attract road cycling's very best riders.

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‘Perfect start with the team’ - Finn Fisher-Black hits Tour Down Under podium target, reaches for more

Three times a charm for rider from New Zealand on charge in stage 6

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Welsford wins final Tour stage, Narvaez secures title

Australian Sam Welsford has won the last stage of the Tour Down Under, while Jhonatan Narvaez is the first cyclist from Ecuador to win overall.

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Jhonatan Narvaez wins Tour Down Under

Sam Welsford sprints to stage 6 victory in Adelaide

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'It hasn't cost me' - Luke Plapp raced with injured wrist in Tour Down Under

Jayco-AlUla rider says he crashed in training on Mount Buffalo in December and re-aggravated old injury

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As it happened: Ecuadorian rider wins overall Tour Down Under

Don't miss all the action from the fun, flat, fast finale in Adelaide where the overall champion will be crowned

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Copponi bosses cycling rivals to win women's classic

French sprinter Clara Copponi has won the sprint finish to take out the women's classic, a new race at the Tour Down Under.

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Lidl-Trek's Juan Pedro Lopez ejected from Tour Down Under for sticky bottle

Team accepts decision after Spaniard takes a tow from neutral assistance moto

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