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Three DSM-Firmenich PostNL riders crash on final day of Spanish training camp
Australia's Chris Hamilton fractures collarbone putting Tour Down Under ambitions at risk -
'He'd always smoke me' - Pithie and Fisher-Black reunite at Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe after growing up racing each other
New Zealand pair to start 2025 campaigns at Tour Down Under before turning to respective Classics and stage-racing focus -
Tour Down Under return for Australian champions Ruby Roseman-Gannon and Luke Plapp
Three time GC winner Amanda Spratt and three-time stage winner Sam Welsford also among Australian riders embracing chance to race in front of home crowds
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| Date | January 18-26, 2025 |
| Distance | 830.6km |
| Start location | Prospect |
| Finish location | Adelaide |
| Category | WorldTour |
| Previous edition winner | Stephen Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) |
Men's Tour Down Under information
2025 Men's Tour Down Under stages
2025 Men's Tour Down Under schedule
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| Date | Stage | Start time (ACDT) | Finish time (ACDT) |
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| 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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‘Dressing the wounds, screaming in the shower’ – Plapp tests recovery from Tour Down Under crash
Australian champion lines up heavily bandaged at Surf Coast Classic, testing waters before Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race -
Elia Viviani vying for Giro d'Italia selection and track Olympic glory in 2024
Italian fears Ineos trade teammate could be biggest obstacle to track gold -
‘We put it all on the line’ - Sting of second for Ineos with Narvaez at Tour Down Under
Ecuadorian comes in behind race winner Stephen Williams in dash to line at top of Mount Lofty, also taking second overall
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‘He’s a bloody champion’ - Confidence key to Williams’ Tour Down Under triumph
Israel-Premier Tech puncheur won stage six to secure the overall race win and is now focusing on the Ardennes Classics -
Battle of the Brits: Just one final showdown remains in tight Tour Down Under shakeout
Australian race always expected to be tight but two riders enter final stage with no gap and line in close proximity -
‘Willunga always won in last 800m’ - Patience pays off for Israel-Premier Tech at Tour Down Under
Stephen Williams leads after penultimate stage, sports director Sam Bewley confident squad can finish the job at Mount Lofty
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‘Tomorrow actually suits him better than Willunga’ - Ochre chase for Onley on final Tour Down Under stage
British rider nets first win of career on stage 5 of Australian WorldTour race but misses out on top spot, for now at least -
Brodie Chapman and Tasman Nankervis win first edition of RADL GRVL in South Australia
Intense battles to the line in new gravel race running alongside Tour Down Under -
‘You can’t deny it’: Sam Welsford proves he is fastest sprinter at Tour Down Under
Days into a new contract and new campaign the Australian has already won almost as many times as he did in all of 2023
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