2017 Tour Down Under start list
The teams and riders for WorldTour opener
The Tour Down Under again kicks off the WorldTour calendar in 2017, with the Australian stage race held over six days between January 17-22, around sunny Adelaide in South Australia.
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All 18 WorldTour teams will be action, with organisers already revealing that world champion Peter Sagan will make his debut in Bora-Hansgrohe colours in Australia. Completing the teams is the UniSA-Australia team that includes Cameron Meyer as team leader. The UniSA-Australia team have ridden each edition of the Australian stage race since 2001 and will be the sole wild card entrant for 2017.
Simon Gerrans won the 2016 Tour Down Under and will be chasing a fifth victory in 2017. He will lead the Orica-Scott team along with Colombia's Esteban Chaves and sprinter Caleb Ewan.
Richie Porte and Rohan Dennis (BMC) will lead the Australian challenge against Orica-Scott, with both capable of winning overall.
Geraint Thomas is expected to lead Team Sky as he again starts his season early, while former teammate Ben Swift will make his debut with the UAE Abu Dhabi team after they finally secured a WorldTour licence.
The Tour Down Under start list will be updated before the day of the race.
Provisional 2017 Tour Down Under start list
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# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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1 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) |
2 | Esteban Chaves (Col) |
3 | Daryl Impey (RSA) |
4 | Roger Kluge (Ger) |
5 | Luke Durbridge (Aus) |
6 | Caleb Ewan (Aus) |
7 | Damien Howson (Aus) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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11 | Peter Sagan (Svk) |
12 | Sam Bennet (Irl) |
13 | Gregor Muhlberger (Aut) |
14 | Rudiger Selig (Ger) |
15 | Michael Kolar (Svk) |
16 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) |
17 | Lukas Postleberger (Aut) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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21 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) |
22 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) |
23 | Richie Porte (Aus) |
24 | Amael Moinard (Fra) |
25 | Francisco Ventoso (Spa) |
26 | Miles Scotson (Aus) |
27 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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31 | Wilco Keldermann (Ned) |
32 | Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) |
33 | Christopher Hamilton (Aus) |
34 | Simon Geschke (Ger) |
35 | Lennard Hofstede (Ned) |
36 | Nikias Arndt (Ger) |
37 | Phil Bauhaus (Ger) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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41 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) |
42 | Sebastian Henao (Col) |
43 | Sergio Henao (Col) |
44 | Owain Doull (GBr) |
45 | Luke Rowe (GBr) |
46 | Ian Stannard (GBr) |
47 | Danny van Poppel (Ned) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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51 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) |
52 | Nathan Haas (Aus) |
53 | Lachlan Morton (Aus) |
54 | Ben O'Connor (Aus) |
55 | Reinardt Van Rensburg (RSA) |
56 | Tyler Farrar (USA) |
57 | Jacques Van Rensburg (RSA) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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61 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) |
62 | Lars Bak (Den) |
63 | James Shaw (GBr) |
64 | Sander Armee (Bel) |
65 | Rafael Valls (Spa) |
66 | Sean De Bie (Bel) |
67 | Adam Hansen (Aus) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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71 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) |
72 | Paddy Bevin (NZl) |
73 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Ned) |
74 | Brendan Canty (Aus) |
75 | Michael Woods (Can) |
76 | Will Clarke (Aus) |
77 | Alex Howes (USA) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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81 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) |
82 | Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) |
83 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) |
84 | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) |
85 | Chun-Kai Feng (Tpe) |
86 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) |
87 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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91 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) |
92 | Julien Berard (Fra) |
93 | Francois Bidard (Fra) |
94 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) |
95 | Clement Chevrier (Fra) |
96 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) |
97 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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101 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) |
102 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) |
103 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) |
104 | Michael Valgren (Den) |
105 | Matti Breschel (Den) |
106 | Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) |
107 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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111 | Tiago Machado (Por) |
112 | Angel Vicioso (Spa) |
113 | Jose Goncalves (Por) |
114 | Maurits Lammertink (Ned) |
115 | Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) |
116 | Sven Bystrom (Nor) |
117 | Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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121 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) |
122 | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) |
123 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) |
124 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) |
125 | Jeremy Maison (Fra) |
126 | Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) |
127 | Anthony Roux (Fra) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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131 | Jasha Sutterlin (Ger) |
132 | Jose Herrada (Spa) |
133 | Jesus Herrada (Spa) |
134 | Carlos Barbero (Spa) |
135 | Gorka Izagirre (Spa) |
136 | Victor de la Parte (Spa) |
137 | Marc Soler (Col) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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141 | Martin Velits (Svk) |
142 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) |
143 | Petr Vakoc (Cze) |
144 | Jack Bauer (NZl) |
145 | Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) |
146 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) |
147 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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151 | Robert Gesink (Ned) |
152 | Koen Bouwman (Ned) |
153 | Paul Martens (Ger) |
154 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) |
155 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) |
156 | Robert Wagner (Ger) |
157 | Alexey Vermeulen (USA) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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161 | Ben Swift (GBr) |
162 | Marco Marcato (Ita) |
163 | Marko Kump (Slo) |
164 | Vegard Laengen (Nor) |
165 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) |
166 | Manuele Mori (Ita) |
167 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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171 | Laurent Didier (Lux) |
172 | Koen De Kort (Ned) |
173 | Edward Theuns (Bel) |
174 | Ruben Guerreiro (Por) |
175 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) |
176 | Peter Stetina (USA) |
177 | Mads Pedersen (Den) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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181 | Cam Meyer (Aus) |
182 | Callum Scotson (Aus) |
183 | Lucas Hamilton (Aus) |
184 | Michael Storer (Aus) |
185 | Jai Hindley (Aus) |
186 | Sam Jenner (Aus) |
187 | Nathan Earle (Aus) |