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Tour Down Under20 January 2026 | South Australia | WorldTour
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‘I was the best from the rest’ - Bauhaus makes most of unlucky situation
By Sophie Smith published
News German sprinter takes second at Tour Down Under opener, relying on Jack Haig to help lead him out after his team took multiple hits

‘The new Sam, he’s a powerhouse’: Van Poppel compares Welsford to Kittel, Greipel
By Sophie Smith published
News Bora-Hansgrohe says goodbye to Sam Bennett welcomes Sam Welsford at Tour Down Under with winning start

'I was on my limit’ - Recovering Ewan runs out of steam on Tour Down Under stage 1
By Sophie Smith published
News Sprinter sick in the run-up to home race, where he is he working with his new Jayco-AlUla lead-out train for first time

Biniam Girmay takes new approach to Classics with Tour Down Under debut
By James Moultrie published
News Eritrean to target stages across the six days of racing as he starts 2024 campaign

‘Every single stage and the GC’ - Plapp points to big Tour Down Under target list for Jayco-Alula
By Simone Giuliani published
News GC leader Simon Yates comes to Australia 'more relaxed' given wealth of options

‘It’s an important year for me’ – Julian Alaphilippe makes early start at Tour Down Under
By Simone Giuliani published
News Two-time world champion looks to put difficulties behind him in contract year

Sarah Gigante to take on Richie Porte, chases new Willunga climb record in time trial event
By Stephen Farrand published
News The Queen of Willunga is looking to 'dethrone' the King of Willunga on Saturday

Men's Tour Down Under – Can Jayco-AlUla continue their run of early 2024 success?
By Simone Giuliani published
Preview Alaphilippe, Haig and others aren’t going to make it easy for Australian WorldTour team in Adelaide
Top News on the Race
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Sam Welsford eyes Tour de France berth after trio of stage wins in Tour Down Under
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe sprinter puts his hands up for first maillot jaune -
'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 -
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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‘A good start to the season but I wanted more’ – Step back for Oscar Onley on Tour Down Under’s Willunga Hil
Picnic Post NL rider takes second on stage 5 and moves up to fourth overall, 15 seconds back from race leader Jhonatan Narváez -
'In this race, I think this gap is a lot' – Narváez ready to cancel the sting of second place at Tour Down Under
A nine seconds gap before final stage means Ecuadorian champion is set to claim overall victory in first race with UAE Team Emirates-XRG -
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe deliver Tour Down Under podium for Finn Fisher-Black
Team's plan comes to fruition on stage 5 to Willunga Hill but another crash costs points leader Welsford
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'We had big plans and didn't pull it off, but we tried' - Jayco-AlUla go all in at Tour Down Under
Plapp patient after missing crosswind split but not able to top Narvaez atop Willunga Hill -
Lidl-Trek back 18-year-old Albert Philipsen for key Tour Down Under stage to Willunga Hill
Young Dane shows inexperience in hectic stage 4 but remains the best young rider in seventh overall -
Tour Down Under GC battle remains poised on knife-edge before key Willunga stage
Javier Romo holds fragile four-second lead on 2024 runner-up Jhonatan Narvaez
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