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Result 2024

• Full results
• Startdate: 2024-01-16
• Enddate: 2024-01-21
• Category: Men Elite
• UCI Tour: UCI Worldtour
• Total distance:

• YATES Simon
• NARVÁEZ Jhonatan
• GANNA Filippo
• WILLIAMS Stephen
• DEL TORO Isaac
• GIRMAY Biniam
• VAN POPPEL Danny
• STRONG Corbin
• PITHIE Laurence
• STORER Michael
• UAE Team Emirates (Ulissi, Hodeg)
• Team Jayco AlUla (Yates, Ewan)
• Bahrain - Victorious (Haig, Bauhaus)
• Soudal Quick-Step (Serry, Alaphilippe)
• Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team (Peters, Bonnamour)
• Intermarché - Wanty (Girmay, Calmejane)
• Israel - Premier Tech (Clarke, Bennett)
• INEOS Grenadiers (Viviani, Swift)
• BORA - hansgrohe (Welsford, van Poppel)
• Team dsm-firmenich PostNL (Liepiņš, Bevin)
• Cofidis (Geschke, Fernández)
• Arkéa - B&B Hotels (McLay, Delaplace)
• Movistar Team (Guerreiro, García Cortina)
• Team Visma | Lease a Bike (Gesink, Bouwman)
• EF Education - EasyPost (Doull, de Bod)
• Alpecin - Deceuninck (Van Tricht, Bayer)
• Astana Qazaqstan Team (Selig, Gruzdev)
• Lidl - Trek (Mollema, Cataldo)
• Groupama - FDJ (Pithie, Molard)
• Australia (Storer, Howson)

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• Johan Jacobs
• Iván García Cortina
• Gonzalo Serrano
• Vinícius Rangel
• Ruben Guerreiro
• Jon Barrenetxea
• Manlio Moro

Live images will be provided by Eurosport. The exact schedule and platforms were to be confirmed when this Guide was first updated -Tuesday 2nd January-.

As usual, the viewing schedule is the most uncomfortable for European fans throughout the season: stages end around 5am CET . This Guide’s routes should be detracted nine-and-a-half hours.

There will be 10-6-4″ at every finish, plus  3-2-1″ at the intermediate sprints.

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For the second consecutive year after the race returned to the international scene post pandemic, the Movistar Team and all WorldTour squads will start their 2024 season at the Tour Down Under.

Featuring no prologue this time around yet bringing the usual criterium preface -in Adelaide, Saturday 13th, three days before the start of the WorldTour’s opening round, Tuesday 16th-, the Aussie event again includes short routes, intense heat and interesting courses , with the weekend’s stages set to gather all attention GC-wise.

There’s three clear sprint opportunities, barring any crashes or echelons, in Tanunda (Tuesday 16th), Campbelltown (Thursday 18th) and Port Elliot (Friday 19th). The first ‘breaking point’ should be stage two on Wednesday 17th, with nearly 3,000m elevation gain and a couple of ascents to Fox Creek Climb (1.6km, 9%) , the final one just eight kilometers from the end.

Saturday 20th will bring the traditional -yet absent in 2023- dual climb of Willunga Hill , 3km at 7.4% with a firdt passage 22km before the uphill finish. It will be a crucial day, but not decisive, as the showdown, Sunday 21st, tackles 2,900m elevationon hilly roads in the interior and the ascents of Mount Lofty, 1.3km at 7,3% with a last passage just 2km form the end.

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Channel 7 has unveiled a star-studded commentary line-up for the highly anticipated 2024 Santos Tour Down Under and Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race — both live and free on Seven and 7plus .

Direct from picturesque South Australia, Seven’s coverage of the Santos Tour Down Under will kick off on Friday, January 12 at 11.30am AEDT, with Seven’s resident cycling expert and Sunrise presenter Mark Beretta , top cycling broadcaster Matthew Keenan and Sunrise reporter and cycling enthusiast James Tobin leading the broadcast.

In a coup for fans, the doyen of cycling commentary and aptly named ‘voice of cycling’ Phil Liggett MBE will return to Seven’s broadcast.

Former cycling champions Scott McGrory , Robbie McEwen , Anna Meares and Gracie Elvin will bring valuable insights to their roles as experts on the commentary panel.

Cycling fans can enjoy a broadcast of a combined 1,116 kilometres of action across nine days of premier racing, including the full women’s race returning as a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Women’s WorldTour event – the top level of road cycling competition – broadcast live and free on Seven and 7plus from Friday, January 12.

Following record-breaking broadcast audiences in 2023, the men’s Stage One will begin on Tuesday, January 16 and returns to the Barossa for an opening stage that starts and finishes in Tanunda.

With a stunning backdrop off Victoria’s Surf Coast, the iconic Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race will return to Seven on Saturday, January 27 for an action-packed weekend of elite cycling action.

Seven’s coverage will be led by hosts Beretta and Tobin, and will feature the UCI WorldTour Deakin University Elite Women’s Road Race on Saturday, January 27 and the UCI WorldTour Elite Men’s Road Race on Sunday, January 28.

Joining Beretta and Tobin will be Liggett, McEwan and Keenan, as well as Olympic cyclist and seasoned cycling commentator Kate Bates , who will provide expert commentary across the two days.

Seven Network Head of Sport Lewis Martin said: “Seven is set to take the Australian summer of cycling into a new era, reaching new audiences across our digital platforms, and delivering all the exciting competition, exceptional entertainment and world-class talent direct to fans, live and free on Seven and 7plus.

“With an incomparable commentary team, led by international cycling’s most authoritative voice Phil Liggett and hosted by Sunrise’s own Mark Beretta and James Tobin, the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under and Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race will showcase the world’s best road race cycling on the most picturesque backdrops in Victoria and South Australia.

“Elite men’s and women’s cycling paired with stunning views of our own backyard – what more could you want?” he said.

Fans can also tune into the 7plus Cycling Hub for extra highlights – including a daily highlights show throughout the Santos Tour Down Under – and replays from both events, bonus features and Race Routes.

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Tour Down Under broadcast times

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12

Ziptrak Women’s Stage 1 – Hahndorf to Campbelltown

Sydney and Melbourne 11.30am live on 7mate and 7plus

Brisbane 10.30am live on 7mate and 7plus

Adelaide 11.00am live on 7mate and 7plus

Perth 8.30am live on 7mate and 7plus

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13

Health Partners Women’s Stage 2 – Glenelg to Stirling

Men’s Down Under Classic – Adelaide to Willunga Hill

Sydney and Melbourne 7.30pm live on 7plus

Brisbane 6.30pm live on 7plus

Adelaide 7.00pm live on 7plus

Perth 4.30pm live on 7plus

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14

Hyundai Women’s Stage 3

Sydney and Melbourne 11.30am live on 7two and 7plus

Brisbane 10.30am live on 7two and 7plus

Adelaide 11.00am live on Channel 7 and 7plus

Perth 8.30am live on 7two and 7plus

TUESDAY, JANUARY 16

Ziptrak Men’s Stage 1 – Tanuda to Tanuda

Adelaide 11.00am live on 7two and 7plus

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17

efex Men’s Stage 2 – Norwood to Lobethal

THURSDAY, JANUARY 18

Health Partners Men’s Stage 3 – Tea Tree Gully to Campbelltown

Women’s Down Under Criterium

Sydney and Melbourne 7.15pm live on 7plus

Brisbane 6.15pm live on 7plus

Adelaide 6.45pm live on 7plus

Perth 4.15pm live on 7plus

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19

Hahn Men’s Stage 4 – Murray Bridge to Port Elliot

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20

THINK! Road Safety Men’s Stage 5 – Christies Beach to Willunga Hill

SUNDAY, JANUARY 21

Schwalbe Men’s Stage 6 – Unley to Mount Lofty

Perth 8.30am live on 7flix and 7plus

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2024 – Elite Women’s Race

Sydney and Melbourne 12.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus

Brisbane 11.00am live on 7mate and 7plus

Adelaide 11.30am live on 7mate and 7plus

Perth 9.00am live on 7flix and 7plus

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2024 – Elite Men’s Race

Sydney and Melbourne 10.30am live on 7mate and 7plus

Brisbane 9.30am live on 7mate and 7plus

Adelaide 10.00am live on 7mate and 7plus

Perth 7.30am live on 7two and 7plus

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Key Information

Where: Adelaide, South Australia

When: 14 January (Schwalbe Classic men's and women's)

Women's TDU , 15-17 January Men's TDU , 17-22 January

Rank: UCI WorldTour (men's and women's)

Distance: 672 kilometres (men's) 293 kilometres (women's)

Returning to the WorldTour after a two-year absence, the Tour Down Under lifts the curtain on the WorldTour season once more. Multiple big name riders in both the men’s and women’s peloton will be heading to Australia for the stage-race including the recently crowned Australian national road champion Luke Plapp (Ineos Grenadiers) and Grace Brown (FDJ Suez). 

Both the men’s and women’s action will begin with the Schwalbe Classic, an evening criterium on Saturday 14 January. However the criterium will have no say in the overall general classification battle. 

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The men’s race will get underway on Tuesday 17 January with a 5.5 kilometre prologue, whereas the women’s race will begin the day after the criterium on Sunday 15 January with a flat 110.4 kilometre stage between Glenelg and Aldinga. 

Men's Tour Down Under: Stages, 17-22 January

Luke Plapp will be flying the flag for Australia at this years race

The route for the 2023 men's Tour Down Under has something for everyone. There will be plenty of action in the depths of the Adelaide hills as well as other fast and furious sprint stages which should make for an excellent opener to the WorldTour season. Bringing the race back without its famous Willunga Hill climb was always going to be a brave decision, although race director Stuart O'Grady explained when presenting the 2023 route that he believes it was important to bring some "fresh faces" into the Australian stage race. 

"I think it's important to bring some new, fresh places into the Tour Down Under,” O'Grady said. "I was brought in to bring in some new innovations, some new exciting parcours and also didn't want just the same old kind of stages where everybody knows exactly what's going to happen. The new final stage brings in a lot of excitement. It's a short stage, it's aggressive, it's more central to Adelaide, so I'm guessing more and more people will get there.”

Prologue: Adelaide - Adelaide, 5.5 km

The evening prologue on Tuesday 17 January follows a 5.5 kilometre course through the Adelaide Parks and past the Adelaide Oval cricket ground in what promises to be a fast and furious affair. Unusually, the riders will have to use their road race bikes due to logistical issues with bringing all of their equipment over to Australia for the race. It's also the first time a prologue has been incorporated into the race, with race organisers clearly hoping that Rohan Dennis (Jumbo-Visma), home favourite and time trial expert, can pull off the win and the early race lead.

Stage One: Tanunda - Tanunda, 149.9 km, Hilly

The first road stage of the 2023 men's race covers a 149.9 kilometre circuit around the city of Tanunda and and the Barossa wine area. It also features four smaller circuits which involve the Menglers Hill climb, making for a total of 2,050 metres of elevation gain. Menglers Hill isn't so challenging that the best sprinters in the world won't get over it, meaning that the likes of Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) could still be in contention towards the stage finale. 

Otherwise, a rider of the likes of Plapp could look to use the final climb with just 10 kilometres to go as a launch pad for a solo move to the finish. 

Stage Two: Brighton - Victor Harbour, 154.8 km, Hilly

The longest stage of this year's edition, stage two from Brighton to Victor Harbour is all about the coast. Riders will get to enjoy the spectacular coastline for the first portion of the route before things ramp up in the stage climax. 

The final 60 kilometres involve two challenging, categorised ascents although the flat run in could also mean a day for the sprinters once more. In 2020, Giacomo Nizzolo (Israel-Premier Tech) grabbed the victory. Ewan will be another name to watch or a rider like EF Education-EasyPost's Alberto Bettiol. The Italian can more than hold his own on short, punchy climbs and packs a devilish fast finish.

Stage Three: Norwood - Campbell Town, 116.8 km, Hilly

Stage three to Campbelltown is short but will pack a mean punch with three of Adelaide's toughest hills roped into the equation. Norton Summit, Checkers Hill and Corkscrew Road are all on the menu, providing plenty of staging posts for the high profile overall contenders to make their moves. Corkscrew Road features challenging pitches of 6.8% average gradient, with one section ramping up to more than 9%. Perhaps homegrown hero and Giro d'Italia winner Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) will look to test his early season form on the hills of Adelaide.  

Stage Four: Port Willunga - Willunga Township, 133.2 km, Flat

Normally on a stage in and around Willunga, you would expect the infamous Willunga Hill to feature somewhere in the route but this year's race misses out the legendary climb. Stage four gets underway overlooking the beach and ends in Willunga Township after 133 kilometres of mainly rolling, undulating roads. Stage four is definitely a day for the sprinters once more before the race reaches its finale on Mount Lofty the day after. 

Stage Five: Unley - Mount Lofty, 122.5 km, Hilly

Stage five to Mount Lofty will make for a spectacular finish to the 2023 edition of the race. The stage is just 112.5 kilometres long but features five ascents of Mount Lofty, which is almost certainly going to provide drama on the races final day in the heart of the Adelaide Hills. All four ascents of the devilish climb will make for more than 3,000 metres of climbing. The whole climb is 2.6 kilometres long with an average gradient of 7%. At two and then one kilometre to go there are two much more severe, steeper sections which is where the GC favourites will be expected to attack. Many talented climbers feature on the expected start list which should make for a thrilling and aggressive stage five to end the race. 

WOMEN'S TOUR DOWN UNDER: STAGES, 15-17 JANUARY

FDJ-Suez's Grace Brown will be a strong favourite for the women's race

Stage One: Glenelg - Aldinga, 110.4 km, Flat

The opening day of the women's race is a relatively flat affair along the South Australian coastline. 

With just one categorised climb on the menu, the category four Chaffey's climb, it promises to be a fast run into the finish which could provide an opportunity for the likes of Grace Brown (FDJ-Suez) to start as they mean to go on, with an opening day stage victory. 

Stage Two: Birdwood to Uraidla, 90 km, Hilly 

Stage two will be a punchy affair through the Adelaide hills, a reverse of the route taken in stage five of the men's race. The women will ascend the back of the Mount Lofty climb which is certainly set to cause some major splits in the bunch. 

If after day one Brown has taken an early lead in the GC, she will have to be well on her guard to prevent climbing experts like Brodie Chapman (Trek-Segafredo) from wrestling the overall lead from her grasp. 

Stage Three: Adelaide - Campbelltown, 93.2 km, Hilly

The grand finale for this year's women's Tour Down Under will be one for the climbers with more than 1,500 metres of elevation on offer. 

Corkscrew Road - one of the toughest climbs in the Adelaide hills - will play a starring role on the races final day and will more than likely cause some major splits. 

With sections of up to 24.4% gradients, the Corkscrew will provide a menacing test and potentially the perfect setting for the overall leader to launch an attack, and claim a final day stage win to cement their advantage. 

MEN'S START LIST

 Jayco-AIUla

Michael Matthews  (AUS) Simon Yates (GBR) Luke Durbridge (AUS) Lucas Hamilton (AUS) Michael Hepburn (AUS) Chris Harper (AUS) Campbell Stewart (NZA)

AG2R-Citroën

Ben O'Connor (AUS) Alex Baudin (FRA) Dorian Godon (FRA) Paul Lapeira (FRA) Nans Peters (FRA) Michael Schar (SWI) Damian Touze (FRA)

Arkéa-Samsic

Ewen Costiou (FRA) Mathis Le Berre (FRA) Elie Gesbert (FRA) Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) Kevin Ledanois (FRA) Łukasz Owsian (POL) Alessandro Verre (ITA

Astana Qazaqstan

Luis Leon Sanchez (SPA) Manuele Boaro (ITA) Leonardo Basso (ITA) Fabio Felline (ITA) Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) Martin Laas (EST) Gianni Moscon (ITA)

Bahrain-Victorious

Pello Bilbao (SPA) Nikias Arndt (GER) Kamil Gradek (POL) Hermann Pernsteiner (AU) Cameron Scott (AUS) Jasha Sutterlin (GER)

Trek-Segafredo

Tony Gallopin (FRA) Filippo Baroncini (ITA) Marc Brustenga (SPA) Asbjorn Hellemose (DEN) Emils Liepins (LAT) Natnael Tesfazion (ERI) Antonio Tiberi (ITA)

Bryan Coquard (FRA) Francois Bidard (FRA) Davide Cimolai (ITA) Wesley Kreder (NED) Victor Lafay (FRA) Alexis Renard (FRA) Harrison Wood (FRA)

Soudal Quick-Step

Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) Josef Cerny (CZA) Dries Devenyns (BEL) James Knox (GBR) Mauro Schmid (SWI) Jannik Steimle (GER) Martin Svrcek (CZA)

Alpecin-Deceuninck

Kaden Groves (AUS) Jenson Plowright (AUS) Robert Stannard (AUS) Samuel Gayze (NZA) Senne Leysen (BEL) Oscar Riesebeek (NED) Michael Gogl (AUS)

Groupama-FDJ

Michael Storer (AUS) Miles Scotson (AUS) Lorenzo Germani (ITA) Reuben Thompson (NZA) Laurence Pithie (NZA) Paul Penhoet (FRA) Rudy Molard (FRA)

Ineos Grenadiers

Geraint Thomas (GBR) Ethan Hayter (GBR) Kim Heiduk (GER) Luke Plapp (AUS) Magnus Sheffield (USA) Ben Swift (GBR)

Intermarche-Circus-Wanty

Sven Erik Bystøom (NOR) Julius Johansen (DEN) Hugo Page (FRA) Gerben Thijssen (BEL) Taco van der Hoorn (NED) Boy Van Poppel (NED) Dion Smith (NZA)

Jumbo-Visma

Rohan Dennis (AUS) Robert Gesink (NED) Lennard Hofstede (NED) Timo Roosen (NED) Milan Vader (NED) Timo van Dijke (NED) Jos van Emden (NED)

Gorka Izaguirre (SPA) Imanol Erviti (SPA) Johan Jacobs (SWI) Oscar Rodriguez (SPA) Ivan Romeo (SPA) Sergio Samitier (SPA) Luis Guillermo Mas (SPA)

Chris Hamilton (AUS) Matt Dinham (AUS) Patrick Bevin (NZA) Romain Combaud (FRA) Tim Naberman (NED) Marius Mayrhofer (GER) Martijn Tusveld (NED)

UAE Team Emirates

Jay Vine (AUS) George Bennett (NZA) Marc Hirschi (SWI) Sjoerd Bax (NED) Alessandro Covi (ITA) Michael Vink (NZA) Finn Fisher-Black (NZA)

EF Education-EasyPost Alberto Bettiol (ITA) Mikkel Honoré (DEN) Jens Keukeleire (BEL) Sean Quinn (USA) Jonas Rutsch (GER) Thomas Scully (NZA) Lukasz Wisniowski (POL)

Bora-Hansgrohe

Jai Hindley (AUS) Marco Haller (AUS) Shane Archbold (NZA) Luis-Joe Luhrs (GER) Jordi Meeus (BEL) Max Schachmann (GER) Giovanni Aleotti (ITA)

Israel Premier-Tech

Chris Froome (GBR) Daryl Impey (RZA) Simon Clarke (AUS) Corbin Strong (NZA) Taj Jones (AUS) Sebastian Berwick (AUS) Derek Gee (CAN)

Australian National Team

Caleb Ewan (AUS) Jarrad Drizners (AUS) Graeme Frislie (AUS) Connor Leahy (AUS) Zac Marriage (AUS) James Moriarty (AUS) Liam Walsh (AUS)

WOMEN'S START LIST

Jayco- AIUla Ruby Roseman-Gannon (AUS) Alex Manly (AUS) Amber Pate (AUS) Georgia Baker (AUS) Georgia Howe (AUS) Jessica Allen (AUS)

Amanda Spratt (AUS) Lauretta Hanson (AUS) Brodie Chapman (AUS) Tayler Wiles (USA) Lisa Klein (GER) Ilaria Sanguineti (ITA)

Grace Brown (AUS) Loes Adegeest (NED) Clara Copponi (FRA) Eugenie Duval (FRA) Victorie Guilman (FRA) Gladys Verhulst (FRA)

Human Powered Health

Lily Williams (USA) Daria Pikulik (POL) Antri Christoforou (GRE) Kaia Schmid (USA) Henrietta Christie (NZA) Nina Buijsman (NED)

Israel Premier Tech Roland

Caroline Baur (SWI) Silvia Magri (ITA) Mia Griffin (IRE) Thi That N'Guyen (VIE) Claire Steels (GBR) Elena Pirrone (ITA)

EF Education-Tibco-SVB

Lauren Stephens (USA) Emma Langley (USA) Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Abigail Smith (GBR) Georgia Williams (NZA)

COOP-Hitec Products

Mari Mohr (NOR) Josie Nelson (GBR) Tiril Jorgenson (NOR) Sylvia Swinkels (NED) Kerry Jonker (RZA) Georgia Danford (NZA)

ZAAF Cycling

Danielle De Francesco (AUS) Elizabeth Stannard (AUS) Nikola Noskova (CZA) Michaela Drummond (NZA) Debora Silvestri (ITA) Maggie Coles-Lyster (CAN)

ARA Skip Capital

Sophie Edwards (AUS) Chloe Moran (AUS) Isabelle Carnes (AUS) Alex Martin-Wallace (AUS) Georgia Whitehouse (AUS) Rachael Wales (AUS)

Emily Watts (AUS) Gina Ricardo (AUS) Jessica Pratt (AUS) Keely Bennett (AUS) Lillee Pollock (AUS) Mia Hayden (AUS)

Nicole Frain (AUS) Rachel Neylan (AUS) Josie Talbot (AUS) Anya Louw (AUS) Haylee Fuller (AUS) Alli Anderson (AUS)

New Zealand National Team

Ally Wollaston (NZA) Bryony Botha (NZA) Ella Wyllie (NZA) Prudence Fowler (NZA) Rylee McMullen (NZA) Annamarie Lipp (NZA)

St Michel - Mavic

Roxane Fournier (FRA) Coralie Demay (FRA) Simone Boilard (CAN) Dilyxine Miermont (FRA) Sandrine Bideau (FRA) Camille Fahy (FRA)

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Tom has been writing for Cycling Weekly since 2022 and his news stories, rider interviews and features appear both online and in the magazine. 

Since joining the team, he has reported from some of professional cycling's biggest races and events including the Tour de France and the World Championships in Glasgow. He has also covered races elsewhere across the world. 

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The men’s cycling World Tour kicks off in Australia on January 16, 2024 with the Tour Down Under. First run in 1999 it gained World Tour status in 2008 to guarantee it attracts a field stacked with talent to do battle on the sun-parched roads of South Australia.

Held in the state capital Adelaide at the peak of the Australian summer, the race's six stages feature a mix of terrain but it's likely to be the final two that decide the outcome. The summit finishes of Willunga Hill on Stage 5 and Mount Lofty on Stage 6 will be key to deciding who gets to keep the leader's Ochra Jersey. Although both climbs have been used before this is the first time they have been used in the same edition of the race. 

With last year’s winner Jay Vine opting not to defend his title there will be a new name on the trophy this year and the favourites are likely to come from the home team, Jayco-AlUla. With former Vuelta winner Simon Yates and new signing and 2023 Australian Champ Luke Plapp, they will be the force to beat. 

They will also be the team to beat on the race’s opening four flatter stages with their other new signing, another Australian, Caleb Ewen going for the win in the sprints. 

Other big names to look out for are the twin Time trial specialists from Ineos, Filippo Ganna and Josh Tarling. The mercurial Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe, Kiwi, Finn Fisher-Black and the Aussies Sam Welsford and Matt Dinham.

The race, as expected came down to the final climb of Mount Lofty but with so many riders so close the winner was far from decided. The stage started with the largest break of the week being allowed to escape with seven riders going up the road but they were never given much rope with their lead capped at around 3 minutes. Behind the teams of the leader Stephen Williams (Israel-Premier Tech), and yesterday’s stage winner Oscar Onley controlled the peloton , shepherding their leaders to the big finale. 

The first two ascents of the steady climb wore the legs down of both break and peloton then hitting the base for the final time the heat was well and truly on. The break managed to survive until 3 kilometres to go then it was the early race leader Isaac Del Torro who took up the pace and ripped the front apart. Taking a group of 4 with him including the leader Williams this was the decisive move. Del Torro opened up the sprint but it was Williams who triumphed taking both the stage win and the overall race win. 

Below, is our guide to where to watch the 2024 Tour Down Under – including any FREE streams.  

Stages of the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under

Start list for the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under

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One of the best things about the Santos Tour Down Under is that it's completely FREE to watch in many around the world. For example:

Australia – 7Plus

Spain – RTVE  

France - L'Equipe

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If you're keen to watch the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under but you're away from home and the coverage is geo-blocked, then you could always use a VPN to access it (assuming you're not breaching any broadcaster T&Cs, of course). You may be surprised by how simple it is to do.

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Once you have it, all you need to do is turn on your VPN, select a server location back in your country, and then go to the broadcaster's website/app and watch as if you were back at home.

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With the demise of GCN+ (as reported in Cycling News ), live coverage of the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under will be broadcast on Eurosport and Discovery+. However the broadcast timings are quite brutal with the stages starting 00:40 am each day. 

A standard subscription to Discovery+ will set you back £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year. That is more than GCN+ but the package includes all cycling coverage as well as sports including snooker, tennis, motorsports, the Paris Olympic Games, and more.

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How to watch the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under: live stream cycling FREE in Australia

Cycling fans in Australia can watch every stage of the Santos Tour Down Under for FREE via the 7Plus streaming service. 

Outside Australia? Don't worry if you're out of the country and want to catch that free live stream – just grab a VPN and you can watch the race as if you were back at home on your laptop, mobile or other TV streaming device. 

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2024 Tour Down Under stages

Stages of the 2024 tour down under.

Stage 1, Tuesday Jan 16, Tanunda to Tanunda - 144km. 

Stage 2, Wednesday Jan 17, Norwood to Lobethal - 141.6km. 

Stage 3, Thursday Jan 18, Tea Tree Gully to Campbelltown - 145.3km. 

Stage 4, Friday Jan19, Murray Bridge to Port Elliot - 136.2km. 

Stage 5, Saturday Jan 20, Christies Beach to Willunga Hill - 129.3km. 

Stage 6, Sunday Jan 21, Unley to Mount Lofty - 128.2km. 

All stages start at 11.10 (ACDT)

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Santos Tour Down Under 2024 riders

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UAE TEAM EMIRATES ALESSANDRO COVI (Italy) FINN FISHER-BLACK (New Zealand) ALVARO HODEG CHAGUI (Colombia) ANTONIO MORGADO TOMAS (Portugal) DIEGO ULISSI (Italy) MICHAEL VINK (New Zealand) ISAAC DEL TORO ROMERO (Mexico) TEAM JAYCO ALULA Caleb EWAN (Australia) Simon YATES (United Kingdom) Luke PLAPP (Australia) Kelland O’BRIEN (Australia) Michael HEPBURN (Australia) Chris HARPER (Australia) Campbell STEWART (New Zealand) BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS NIKIAS ARNDT (Germany) PHIL BAUHAUS (Germany) JACK HAIG (Australia) FRAN MIHOLJEVIC (Croatia) JOHAN PRICE-PEJTERSEN (Denmark) CAMERON SCOTT (Australia) TORSTEIN TRAEEN (Norway) SOUDAL QUICK-STEP JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE (France) JOSEF CERNY (Czech Republic) JAMES KNOX (United Kingdom) CASPER PEDERSEN (Denmark) PIETER SERRY (Belgium) ANTOINE HUBY (France) GIL GELDERS (Belgium) DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM CLEMENT BERTHET (France) FRANCK BONNAMOUR (France) JAAKKO HÄNNINEN (Finland) PAUL LAPEIRA (France) VALENTIN PARET PEINTRE (France) NANS PETERS (France) BASTIEN TRONCHON (France) INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY LILIAN CALMEJANE (France) BINIAM GIRMAY HAILU (Eritrea) MADS MIHKELS (Estonia) TOM PAQUOT (Belgium) SIMONE PETILLI (Italy) DION SMITH (New Zealand) GEORG ZIMMERMANN (Germany) ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH GEORGE BENNETT (New Zealand) GUILLAUME BOIVIN (Canada) SIMON CLARKE (Australia) DEREK GEE (Canada) NICK SCHULTZ (Australia) CORBIN STRONG (New Zealand) STEPHEN WILLIAMS (United Kingdom) INEOS GRENADIERS FILIPPO GANNA (Italy) LAURENS DE PLUS (Belgium) LEO HAYTER (United Kingdom) JHONATAN NARVAEZ (Ecuador) JOSHUA TARLING (United Kingdom) BEN SWIFT (United Kingdom) ELIA VIVIANI (Italy) BORA - HANSGROHE SAM WELSFORD (Australia) ROGER ADRIA (Spain) PATRICK GAMPER (Austria) FILIP MACIEJUK (Poland) RYAN MULLEN (Ireland) DANNY VAN POPPEL (Netherlands) BEN ZWIEHOFF (Germany) TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL MATT DINHAM (Australia) PAVEL BITTNER (Czech Republic) PATRICK EDDY (Australia) CHRIS HAMILTON (Australia) SEAN FLYNN (United Kingdom) EMILS LIEPINS (Latvia) OSCAR ONLEY (United Kingdom) COFIDIS PIET ALLEGAERT (Belgium) RUBEN FERNANDEZ (Spain) EDDY FINE (France) MILAN FRETIN (Belgium) OLIVER KNIGHT (United Kingdom) SIMON GESCHKE (Germany) AXEL MARIAULT (France) ARKEA-B&B HOTELS LOUIS BARRE (France) ANTHONY DELAPLACE (France) LAURENS HUYS (Belgium) KEVIN LEDANOIS (France) DANIEL MCLAY (United Kingdom) MILES SCOTSON (Australia) ALESSANDRO VERRE (Italy) MOVISTAR TEAM JON BARRENETXEA (Spain) IVAN GARCIA-CORTINA (Spain) RUBEN GUERREIRO (Portugal) JOHAN NIKLAS JACOBS (Switzerland) MANLIO MORO (Spain) VINICIUS RANGEL COSTA (Brazil) GONZALO SERRANO (Spain) TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE KOEN BOUWMAN (Netherlands) ROBERT GESINK (Netherlands) LENNARD HOFSTEDE (Netherlands) JOHANNES STAUNE-MITTET (Norway) MILAN VADER (Netherlands) LOE VAN BELLE (Netherlands) MICK VAN DIJKE (Netherlands) EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST HARRY SWEENEY (Australia) STEFAN DE BOD (South Africa) OWAIN DOULL (United Kingdom) JACK ROOTKIN-GRAY (United Kingdom) JONAS RUTSCH (Germany) ARCHIE RYAN (Ireland) JARDI CHRISTIAAN VAN DER LEE (Netherlands) ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK MAURICE BALLERSTEDT (Germany) LARS BOVEN (Netherlands) JURI HOLLMAN (Germany) TOBIAS BAYER (Austria) JASON OSBORNE (Germany) LUCA VERGALLITO (Italy) STAN VAN TRICHT (Belgium) ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM SAMUELE BATTISTELLA (Italy) GIANMARCO GARFOLI (Italy) MICHELE GAZZOLI (Italy) DMITRIY GRUZDEV (Kazakhstan) MAX KANTER (Germany) RUDIGER SELIG (Germany) CHRISTIAN SCARONI (Italy) LIDL-TREK DARIO CATALDO (Italy) JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ PEREZ (Spain) BAUKE MOLLEMA (Netherlands) JACOPO MOSCA (Italy) QUINN SIMMONS (United States) NATNAEL TESFAZION (Eritrea) MATTHIAS VACEK (Czech Republic) GROUPAMA-FDJ CLEMENT DAVY (France) IGNATUS KONOVALOVAS (Lithuania) FABIAN LIENHARD (Switzerland) ENZO PALENI (France) LAURENCE PITHIE (New Zealand) RUDY MOLARD (France) REUBEN THOMPSON (New Zealand) AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM MICHAEL STORER (Australia) DAMIEN HOWSON (Australia) DECLAN TREZISE (Australia) TRISTEN SAUNDERS (Australia) LUKE BURNS (Australia) JACKSON MEDWAY (Australia) LIAM WALSH (Australia)

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So long, London — hello, Dublin!

U2 gave Taylor Swift a warm welcome upon her arrival in Ireland by sending her flowers and a card ahead of her Eras Tour shows in Dublin.

The “All Too Well” singer, 34, posted a photo of a beautiful bouquet of yellow and pink roses and a note signed by the Irish band to her Instagram Story on Friday.

“Dear Taylor, welcome back to our hometown…Leave some of it standing?!!!!” read the letter from Bono, 64, The Edge, 62, Adam Clayton, 64, and Larry Mullen Jr., 62.

The musicians referred to themselves as Swift’s “Irish fan club” before signing their names.

The pop star didn’t hold back from sharing her excitement over the sweet message while thanking the rockers for their kind welcome.

“Already feeling that Irish hospitality!!” Swift captioned the post. “@U2, thanks for always being the classiest & coolest.”

The “With Or Without You” artists returned the appreciation by re-posting Swift’s photo to their own Instagram Story.

The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenage students at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin.

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Bono has been open about his love for Swift’s music and admitted to being a “Swiftie” during an appearance with the singer on the “Graham Norton Show” in 2022.

When Nortan asked if Bono and Swift had ever worked together, Swift replied, “Not yet. We’re gonna talk about it later.”

Swift is set to take the stage at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Paramore will be opening for the “Anti-Hero” vocalist.

From there, Swift will travel to Amsterdam and Zürich before making her way to Italy for a few performances in Milan.

It’s unclear if her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, will be present at her Dublin shows.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end attended all three of Swift’s concerts  in London last week, where other celebrities in the audience included Tom Cruise , Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Hugh Grant, “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig, Salma Hayek and Foo Fighters’ member Pat Smear .

Swift surprised the audience by bringing the “New Heights” podcast host on stage during her last show at Wembley Stadium.

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"Happy To See The Progress Of Indian Cricket Under Rohit Sharma": Sourav Ganguly

Former indian skipper sourav ganguly on friday said rohit sharma's leadership qualities played a big hand in india's unbeaten run in the ongoing t20 world cup..

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Friday said Rohit Sharma's leadership qualities played a big hand in India's unbeaten run in the ongoing T20 World Cup, and urged the team to play with freedom in the final against South Africa to end a 11-year wait for an ICC trophy. India will face the Proteas in the title clash at Bridgetown, Barbados, and will be eyeing their first global trophy since winning the Champions Trophy in 2013. "I'm very happy for Rohit Sharma. Life comes full circle. Six months ago he was not even the captain of Mumbai Indians and the same man is now leading India to a World Cup final, unbeaten," Ganguly said after being roped in as the brand ambassador of Veedol.

The former BCCI president revealed that Rohit was reluctant to take up the captaincy role after Virat Kohli vacated the hot seat.

"He has played two World Cup finals where he has gone into the final unbeaten. That speaks of his captaincy and leadership quality and I'm not surprised because he became captain when I was the BCCI president and when Virat didn't want to captain India anymore.

"It took a lot of time to make him captain because he was not ready to captain. It took a lot of pushing from all of us to make him captain and I'm very happy to see the progress of Indian cricket under him." Ganguly said winning IPL titles could sometimes be more challenging because of the duration of the tournament.

"Rohit has the record of winning five IPL titles, which is a huge achievement. Winning an IPL sometimes is more difficult. Don't misquote me, I'm not saying IPL is better than international cricket.

"But you have to win 16-17 (12-13) matches to win an IPL; here you need to win 8-9 matches to win a World Cup. The honour is more in winning the World Cup, and I hope Rohit does it tomorrow." "I don't think he can lose two World Cup finals in seven (six) months. He will probably jump into the Barbados ocean if he loses two finals under his captaincy in seven months. He has led from the front, batted brilliantly, and I hope it continues tomorrow. Hope India finishes on the right side, and they should play with freedom.

"They have been the best side of the competition. I wish them luck, I wish they win. Hope they have a little bit of luck tomorrow because that is required to win big tournaments," Ganguly added.

Since their Champions Trophy victory, India have reached the final of the 2014 T20 World Cup, 2023 50-over World Cup and the WTC final twice without winning any of them.

"I look at it differently. At least we are getting to the finals, we can only win once we get to the final," he said.

"The positive thing is India is not getting eliminated. Secondly, they are dominating. You saw the World Cup in India seven months ago; they were the best side in the competition, although they lost to Australia in the final.

"They were a better side than Australia right through the tournament; they just had one bad day," he pointed out.

Ganguly said it's a huge moment for South African cricket to enter their maiden World Cup final, 32 years after their return to international cricket.

"It's a huge moment for South African cricket. Imagine a team that came back to international cricket in 1992, and it took them 32 years to play in a World Cup final. So, it's going to be a big day for both teams," he said.

Star batter Virat Kohli is having a modest run in this World Cup while coming in as an opener, but Ganguly felt he should not drop down to No. 3.

"Virat should continue to open. He just had a World Cup of 700 runs seven months ago. He is human. Sometimes, he will also fail, and you have to accept it.

"People like Kohli, (Sachin) Tendulkar, (Rahul) Dravid, they are institutions for Indian cricket. Three-four matches don't make them weaker players. Don't rule him out in the final tomorrow," added Ganguly.

India a dominant force by its performance

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has been critical of the ICC, accusing it of favoring India with a spin-friendly venue in the World Cup semifinal at Guyana.

Vaughan also accused broadcasters of giving India a favorable time slot of 8pm IST in all their matches.

Dismissing such claims, Ganguly said: "Michael Vaughan is a very dear friend of mine. I don't know how ICC helps India win cricket matches by keeping the broadcast at 8 pm IST in the evening. I don't know how broadcasting wins you cricket matches. You still have to play in the middle and win." "Secondly, I don't know why Guyana is thought to be a venue for winning when they have gone around and won everywhere." Ganguly underlined his point by saying that India's consistent on-field performance makes it a dominant force.

"Yes, India are a dominant force in world cricket, by its performance, by its broadcast, and by the money it brings to the table.

"You know if you own 80 percent of a company's shares, you will get more dividends and profits than others. It's the rule of life. India are the same," he said.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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