Tour Down Under 2023
Latest News from the Race
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‘We can’t make other teams race’ – Jayco-Alula come up short on Willunga
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Vine wins Tour Down Under, Yates takes final stage
Tour Down Under stage 5 - How it happened
Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates) secured the overall title at the Santos Tour Down Under after a final day of racing along a 112.5km route from Unley to Mount Lofty.
Vine did not win the stage, but he sealed his overall victory upon the conclusion 11 seconds ahead of runner-up overall Simon Yates (Jayco AlUla) and 27 seconds on third-placed overall Pello Bilbao (Bahrain-Victorious).
Yates took the stage honours on the last day of racing, finishing atop Mount Lofty just ahead of Vine, as the pair proved to be the strongest climbers on the decisive ascent. Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroën Team) finished just two seconds back but moved up the overall standings to sixth place.
Magnus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers) finished fourth overall, and Mauro Schmid (Soudal-QuickStep) in fifth overall.
- Stage 5: Yates takes final stage / How it happened
- Stage 4: Coquard survives the echelons to win stage 4 / How it happened
- Stage 3: Pello Bilbao wins stage 3 / How it happened
- Stage 2: Rohan Dennis wins stage 2 / How it happened
- Stage 1: Phil Bauhaus holds off Caleb Ewan to win stage 1 / How it happened
- Prologue: Alberto Bettiol wins a wet prologue / How it happened
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Tour Down Under 2023 Start List
Men's Tour Down Under 2023 race overview
When is the men’s Tour Down Under? There will be an opening taste of racing with the Schwalbe Classic, a one-hour and one-lap criterium on Saturday January 14, but it's not until the prologue on Tuesday January 17 that the WorldTour stage race begins. After that it moves onto five stages on the roads of South Australia, culminating with a climb heavy stage on January 22.
How long is the men’s Tour Down Under? Across the prologue and five stages surrounding Adelaide the riders will cover 673km.
Where does the Tour Down Under start? The prologue is on the Adelaide Riverbank while the road stages begin in Tanunda.
Where does the Tour Down Under finish? The race finishes in the Adelaide hills on the summit of Mount Lofty.
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Men’s Tour Down Under 2023 information
- Men’s Tour Down Under 2023 - Route reveal
- Men’s Tour Down Under 2023 - Past winners
- Men’s Tour Down Under 2023 - Hub
The 2023 Tour Down Under once again opens the WorldTour, delivering its 23rd edition after returning from the COVID-19 cancellations of 2021 and 2022. The stage race omits a previous staple, the decisive Willunga Hill stage, but adds new features to the mix, from a 5.5 kilometre prologue and a new summit finish in the Adelaide HIlls featuring the popular local climb of Mount Lofty.
The festivities begin with a criterium on Saturday, January 14 before the WorldTour stage race commences with a 5.5km prologue along Adelaide's Riverbank on January 17.
The first of the road stages takes riders across 149.9km, out and back to Tanunda in the Barossa region of South Australia and while the stage isn't without its undulations, this is a day that is expected to be one for the sprinters.
Date: January 17-22, 2023
Location: South Australia
Category: UCI WorldTour
The racing then heads to to the coast, with the longest stage of the race, at 154.8km, starting in Brighton and then descending into Victor Harbor for the finish. After that it is a climb heavy 116.8km from Norwood to Campbelltown, with the route taking in Norton Summit, Checkers Hill and Corkscrew Road.
Stage 4 will move to Willunga, but there is no sign of the iconic climb this year as it is Port Willunga and the beach which takes centre stage in the 133.2km stage this year. The coastal start and finish line in the township of Willunga should provide another opportunity for the fast men of the peloton, before the race moves back into the climbers territory for the finale.
Stage 5 heads for the Adelaide Hills, with riders setting off from Unley and onto Devil's Elbow, which spells the end of race neutral and the beginning of four passes of a 25km loop which Mount Lofty is the centrepiece of. The peak which delivers views across the Adelaide city skyline also is where the winner of both the stage and tour will be crowned.
The 2023 UCI WorldTour gets underway with the Tour Down Under and Cyclingnews will be bringing you previews, news, features and tech from the professional peloton in Australia leading up to, during and after the race. Here we also share how to live stream the Tour Down Under, no matter your location, with ExpressVPN.
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Tour Down Under 202314 January 2023 - 22 January 2023 | South Australia | WorldTour
- Tour Down Under men’s race 2023 - The Essential Preview
- Tour Down Under past winners
- Tour Down Under 2023 route
Latest Content on the Race
Heavily modified road bikes take over Tour Down Under prologue
By Josh Croxton published
Tech Ban on time trial bikes leads to heavily optimised road bikes for 5.5km stage
Aero tucks and marginal gains to make a difference in Tour Down Under prologue
By Stephen Farrand published
News Rule clarification from UCI allows aero tuck position on road bikes
Podium goals and a prologue edge for Rohan Dennis at Tour Down Under
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I'm hoping what I've done work wise will be good enough to be on the podium' Australian Jumbo-Visma rider tells Cyclingnews
Tour Down Under prologue time trial to reveal overall contenders
By Stephen Farrand published
News Dennis, Matthews, Bilbao and Vine are the riders to watch in 5.5km road bike time trial in Adelaide
Richie Porte returns to the Tour Down Under retired and happy
By Stephen Farrand published
News 'It’s nice to be able to come to a bike race and enjoy it without the pressure to win it,' Tasmanian tells Cyclingnews
No thoughts of retirement for Chris Froome as he kicks off 2023 at Tour Down Under
By Stephen Farrand published
News Four-time Tour de France winner adds Tour du Rwanda to early race programme
Luis León Sánchez: at my age you're worse at some things but better at others
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Feature Oldest active Tour Down Under winner back for Australian debut in 20th pro season
A new season, new team and straight to the podium, but in 2023 Kaden Groves wants more
By Simone Giuliani published
News Australian rider takes third at Tour Down Under curtain raiser in first race with Alpecin-Deceuninck
Top News on the Race
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A winning debut at Tour Down Under for Jay Vine – ‘That was really proper good fun’
Australian wins home WorldTour race with 'not getting greedy' approach -
Simon Yates gives Jayco Alula something to celebrate at Tour Down Under
Australian teams fights back to win on Mount Lofty and finish second overall after Matthews’ GC disappointment -
'Anything is possible' as Simon Yates looks to crack Jay Vine and win Tour Down Under
'We didn’t come here to get second or third’ says Jayco-AlUla DS Mat Hayman ahead of final stage
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Jay Vine just one day away from Tour Down Under victory
“I’m not thinking I’ve won until I see the finish line” says UAE Team Emirates rider -
Jay Vine leads Tour Down Under but 'there’s a lot of road between here and Sunday evening’
Australian slips on ochre in debut at WorldTour race, heads into final two stages with 15-second gap to nearest rival -
Gianni Moscon suffers broken collarbone in Tour Down Under crash
Italian suffers spring setback a year on from an early season blighted by illness
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Alberto Bettiol apologises for Tour Down Under bidon throw
Italian fined and docked 50 UCI ranking points for stage 2 anger -
Michael Matthews and Magnus Sheffield make up after Tour Down Under clash
'It’s not how far you fall, it’s how fast you get back up' says Matthews -
Rohan Dennis' Tour Down Under dreams disappear after he uses his ‘one bullet’ on bike change chase
'The head wanted to go but the legs just said nup, we’re done' Australian says
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