Tour Down Under 2025

WILLUNGA HILL AUSTRALIA JANUARY 25 Jhonatan Narvaez of Ecuador and UAE Team Emirates Xrg celebrates at podium as Orange Santos Leaders Jersey winner during the 25th Santos Tour Down Under 2025 Stage 5 a 1457km stage from McLaren Vale to Willunga Hill 371m UCIWT on January 25 2025 in Willunga Hill Australia Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
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Men's Tour Down Under 2025 overview

Date

January 21-26, 2025

Distance

830.6km

Start location

Prospect

Finish location

Adelaide

Category

WorldTour

2025 Tour Down Under Results

Stage 6: Jhonatan Narvaez wins Tour Down Under  / As it happened

Equadorian Jhonatan Narvaez (UAE Team Emirates XRG) secured his first-ever WorldTour overall title on the final day of racing at Tour Down Under, crossing the finish of stage 6 safely with the ochre leader's jersey on his back in Adelaide. He improved from second overall last year. Sam Welsford (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) won the sprint on the final stage, earning his third stage victory of the week.

Stage 5:  Jhonatan Narvaez wins atop Willunga and secures leader's jersey / As it happened

Jhonatan Narváez (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) sprinted to the stage 5 win atop Willunga Hill on Saturday and with it put on the overall leader's jersey with one day to go. Oscar Onley (Team Picnic PostNL) finished second and Finn Fisher-Black (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) took third, leaving Luke Plapp (Jayco-AlUla) in fourth from the four-rider confrontation atop the signature climb.

Stage 4: Bryan Coquard holds off Phil Bauhaus to take the win / As it happened

Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) held off a late charge by Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) and Jhonathan Narvaez (UAE Team Emirates XRG) in a chaotic sprint to win stage 4 of the Tour Down Under in Victor Harbor. 

Race leader Javier Romo (Movistar) finished safely in the group and retained the lead in the general classification ahead of the decisive stage 5 which features Willunga Hill.

Stage 3: Javier Romo wins stage 3 with late race solo attack / As it happened

Javier Romo (Movistar) launched an attack on the descent of Knotts Hill with 6km to go to win stage 3 of the Tour Down Under in Uraidla. He sustained a gap with the bold acceleration to hold off the reduced peloton by five seconds, the group led by Jhonathan Narvaez (UAE Team Emirates XRG) in second place and of Finn Fisher-Black (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) in third.

It was the first UCI victory for Romo, and he also claimed the ochre leader's jersey with eight seconds on Narvaez. 

Stage 2: Sam Welsford survives early crash to win in Tanunda / As it happened

A battered and bruised Sam Welsford (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) received a perfect lead out from his teammates to take his second win in so many days at the 2025 Tour Down Under, increasing his lead in the overall classification.

Welsford retained the ochre leader’s jersey with Arne Marit (Intermarché-Wanty) in second place and Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease A Bike) in third. Both are tied at 14 seconds back.

Stage 1: Sam Welsford sprints to victory in chaotic finish / As it happened

Sam Welsford of Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe claimed victory on stage 1 of the Tour Down Under after launching his sprint early and holding off his rivals in a chaotic finale. He also claimed the first ochre leader’s jersey of the six-day race.

2025 Men's Tour Down Under start list

Find the men's 2025 Tour Down Under start list here.

2025 Men's Tour Down Under stages

  • Stage 1: Prospect - Gumeracha, 150.7km
  • Stage 2: Tanunda - Tanunda, 128.8km
  • Stage 3: Norwood - Uraidla, 147.5km
  • Stage 4: Glenelg - Victor Harbor, 157.2km
  • Stage 5: McLaren Vale - Willunga Hill, 145.7km
  • Stage 6: Adelaide - Adelaide, 90km

2025 Men's Tour Down Under schedule

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Date

Stage

Start time (ACDT)

Finish time (ACDT)

January 21, 2025

Stage 1

11:10

15:26

January 22, 2025

Stage 2

11:10

14:23

January 23, 2025

Stage 3

11:10

15:30

January 24, 2025

Stage 4

11:10

15:21

January 25, 2025

Stage 5

11:10

14:53

January 26, 2025

Stage 6

13:30

15:30

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