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News "Last year was a pretty pivotal moment for me in my career and showed that I'm more than just a sprinter" says rider from New Zealand fresh from two stage wins at Tour Down Under
News 'That's something she can certainly build on for the future' says Visma DS Van Emden
News 'We're hoping for a lot, but to get a top 10 in a World Tour race for us … it’s a real victory at this point' says DS Clark Sheehan at the start of the day
News 'Not nice, but we can also keep our head up – we did everything for it' said DS Michel Cornelisse after team took second, third and fourth on the final stage and GC
News Defending champion covered every attack to win the stage and title with a powerful sprint against the three teammates
Analysis Top 27 riders all sitting within 24 seconds of leader Ally Wollaston, and with two tough late climbs, Monday's final GC battle is wide open
News The British rider will soon find out if the pay-off from the hard work can keep rolling into a tough stage 3
News 'I struggled through 99% of that race and when I got to the last 10km my teammate basically just told me to pull myself together' says Wollaston after winning her second stage in a row
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'It was the perfect scenario' – Noemi Rüegg overcomes three-pronged attack from UAE Team ADQ to successfully defend Women’s Tour Down Under title
Defending champion covered every attack to win the stage and title with a powerful sprint against the three teammates -
'We'll just hope that the climbing I've been doing over winter is is enough' – Josie Nelson heads into final day of Women's Tour Down Under in second overall after claiming another stage podium spot
The British rider will soon find out if the pay-off from the hard work can keep rolling into a tough stage 3 -
'I suffered a lot today' – Ally Wollaston flicks the switch to take control in ultra-tense stage 2 finale of Women's Tour Down Under
'I struggled through 99% of that race and when I got to the last 10km my teammate basically just told me to pull myself together' says Wollaston after winning her second stage in a row
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'Nervous and chaotic' - Josie Nelson powers through hectic sprint finale for podium finish in opening Tour Down Under stage
First race for several riders with Picnic-PostNL no obstacle for strong collective performance and second place for Nelson -
‘As a sprinter, it's kind of out of your hands’ - Women’s Tour Down Under stage 1 winner Ally Wollaston avoids being trumped by solo break this time
New Zealander takes first leader’s jersey of Women’s WorldTour race after Alessia Vigilia reeled back in -
'First time I will wear bib number one' - Noemi Rüegg faces new territory as defending champion at 2026 Tour Down Under
'I think it's coming down to the last stage, the Corkscrew climb' says EF Education-Oatly rider about new stage 3 route
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'I'm sick of losing' – Hunger remains for Chloé Dygert as she starts new season at Tour Down Under
'I'll never be the same rider as I was before' says two-time elite women's time trial World Champion but chase for top step continues -
Newly-crowned Australian champion Mackenzie Coupland takes confidence boost to Tour Down Under in WorldTour debut
'This jersey is a representation of how strong our team is' says 20-year-old who will show off new green and gold jersey in Adelaide this weekend -
'Here to win' as SD Worx-Protime take on first Tour Down Under with Femke Gerritse leading the way
'Who will stay the most cool? That rider might very well come out on top' says Gerritse
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'It could be a miracle if I make it over' - Turning of the screws set to ignite GC jumble on the climbs of Women's Tour Down Under stage 3
Top 27 riders all sitting within 24 seconds of leader Ally Wollaston, and with two tough late climbs, Monday's final GC battle is wide open -
From 'a bit of a sideshow' to 'proper start to the season' - The changing shape of the Women's Tour Down Under
"Any result here is meaning more and more, but it also makes it a lot harder to get those results" says three-time winner Amanda Spratt -
Ignore the naysayers, the Tour Down Under is proper racing and my favourite way to start the season – Opinion
Us Europeans are too quick to downplay the importance of the Australian summer, maybe we should appreciate it more -
Launching a new road racing season – A guide to Australia's 2026 sun-drenched opening block
A Perth National Championships entree for the locals before world descends for Tour Down Under and Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race -
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