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Start lists are subject to change. 

United Arab Emirates

• 1. ALESSANDRO COVI (Italy)
• 2. FINN FISHER-BLACK (New Zealand)
• 3. ALVARO HODEG CHAGUI (Colombia)
• 4. ANTONIO MORGADO TOMAS (Portugal)
• 5. DIEGO ULISSI (Italy)
• 6. MICHAEL VINK (New Zealand)
• 7. ISAAC DEL TORO ROMERO (Mexico)

• 11. Caleb EWAN (Australia)
• 12. Simon YATES (United Kingdom)
• 13. Luke PLAPP (Australia)
• 14. Kelland O'BRIEN (Australia)
• 15. Michael HEPBURN (Australia)
• 16. Chris HARPER (Australia)
• 17. Campbell STEWART (New Zealand)

• 21. Nicolo Buratti (Italy)
• 22. PHIL BAUHAUS (Germany)
• 23. JACK HAIG (Australia)
• 24. FRAN MIHOLJEVIC (Croatia)
• 25. JOHAN PRICE-PEJTERSEN (Denmark)
• 26. CAMERON SCOTT (Australia)
• 27. TORSTEIN TRAEEN (Norway)

• 31. JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE (France)
• 32. JOSEF CERNY (Czech Republic)
• 33. JAMES KNOX (United Kingdom)
• 34. CASPER PEDERSEN (Denmark)
• 35. PIETER SERRY (Belgium)
• 36. ANTOINE HUBY (France)
• 37. GIL GELDERS (Belgium)

• 41. CLEMENT BERTHET (France)
• 42. FRANCK BONNAMOUR (France)
• 43. JAAKKO HÄNNINEN (Finland)
• 44. PAUL LAPEIRA (France)
• 45. VALENTIN PARET PEINTRE (France)
• 46. NANS PETERS (France)
• 47. BASTIEN TRONCHON (France)

• 51. LILIAN CALMEJANE (France)
• 52. BINIAM GIRMAY HAILU (Eritrea)
• 53. MADS MIHKELS (Estonia)
• 54. TOM PAQUOT (Belgium)
• 55. SIMONE PETILLI (Italy)
• 56. DION SMITH (New Zealand)
• 57. GEORG ZIMMERMANN (Germany)

• 61. GEORGE BENNETT (New Zealand)
• 62. GUILLAUME BOIVIN (Canada)
• 63. SIMON CLARKE (Australia)
• 64. DEREK GEE (Canada)
• 65. NICK SCHULTZ (Australia)
• 66. CORBIN STRONG (New Zealand)
• 67. STEPHEN WILLIAMS (United Kingdom)

United Kingdom

• 71. FILIPPO GANNA (Italy)
• 72. LAURENS DE PLUS (Belgium)
• 73. LEO HAYTER (United Kingdom)
• 74. JHONATAN NARVAEZ (Ecuador)
• 75. JOSHUA TARLING (United Kingdom)
• 76. BEN SWIFT (United Kingdom)
• 77. ELIA VIVIANI (Italy)

• 81. SAM WELSFORD (Australia)
• 82. ROGER ADRIA (Spain)
• 83. PATRICK GAMPER (Austria)
• 84. FILIP MACIEJUK (Poland)
• 85. RYAN MULLEN (Ireland)
• 86. DANNY VAN POPPEL (Netherlands)
• 87. BEN ZWIEHOFF (Germany)

Netherlands

• 91. Patrick BEVIN (New Zealand)
• 92. PAVEL BITTNER (Czech Republic)
• 93. PATRICK EDDY (Australia)
• 94. SEAN FLYNN (United Kingdom)
• 95. CHRIS HAMILTON (Australia)
• 96. EMILS LIEPINS (Latvia)
• 97. OSCAR ONLEY (United Kingdom)

• 101. PIET ALLEGAERT (Belgium)
• 102. RUBEN FERNANDEZ (Spain)
• 103. EDDY FINE (France)
• 104. MILAN FRETIN (Belgium)
• 105. OLIVER KNIGHT (United Kingdom)
• 106. SIMON GESCHKE (Germany)
• 107. AXEL MARIAULT (France)

• 111. LOUIS BARRE (France)
• 112. ANTHONY DELAPLACE (France)
• 113. LAURENS HUYS (Belgium)
• 114. KEVIN LEDANOIS (France)
• 115. DANIEL MCLAY (United Kingdom)
• 116. MILES SCOTSON (Australia)
• 117. MICHEL RIES (Luxembourg)

• 121. JON BARRENETXEA (Spain)
• 122. IVAN GARCIA-CORTINA (Spain)
• 123. RUBEN GUERREIRO (Portugal)
• 124. JOHAN NIKLAS JACOBS (Switzerland)
• 125. MANLIO MORO (Italy)
• 126. VINICIUS RANGEL COSTA (Brazil)
• 127. GONZALO SERRANO (Spain)

• 131. KOEN BOUWMAN (Netherlands)
• 132. ROBERT GESINK (Netherlands)
• 133. BART LEMMEN (Netherlands)
• 134. JOHANNES STAUNE-MITTET (Norway)
• 135. MILAN VADER (Netherlands)
• 136. LOE VAN BELLE (Netherlands)
• 137. MICK VAN DIJKE (Netherlands)

United States

• 141. Harrison Sweeny (Australia)
• 142. STEFAN DE BOD (South Africa)
• 143. OWAIN DOULL (United Kingdom)
• 144. JACK ROOTKIN-GRAY (United Kingdom)
• 145. JONAS RUTSCH (Germany)
• 146. ARCHIE RYAN (Ireland)
• 147. JARDI CHRISTIAAN VAN DER LEE (Netherlands)

• 151. MAURICE BALLERSTEDT (Germany)
• 152. LARS BOVEN (Netherlands)
• 153. JURI HOLLMAN (Germany)
• 154. TOBIAS BAYER (Austria)
• 155. JASON OSBORNE (Germany)
• 156. LUCA VERGALLITO (Italy)
• 157. STAN VAN TRICHT (Belgium)

• 161. SAMUELE BATTISTELLA (Italy)
• 162. GIANMARCO GARFOLI (Italy)
• 163. MICHELE GAZZOLI (Italy)
• 164. DMITRIY GRUZDEV (Kazakhstan)
• 165. MAX KANTER (Germany)
• 166. RUDIGER SELIG (Germany)
• 167. CHRISTIAN SCARONI (Italy)

• 171. DARIO CATALDO (Italy)
• 172. JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ PEREZ (Spain)
• 173. BAUKE MOLLEMA (Netherlands)
• 174. JACOPO MOSCA (Italy)
• 175. QUINN SIMMONS (United States)
• 176. NATNAEL TESFAZION (Eritrea)
• 177. MATTHIAS VACEK (Czech Republic)

• 181. CLEMENT DAVY (France)
• 183. FABIAN LIENHARD (Switzerland)
• 184. ENZO PALENI (France)
• 185. LAURENCE PITHIE (New Zealand)
• 186. RUDY MOLARD (France)
• 187. REUBEN THOMPSON (New Zealand)

• 191. MICHAEL STORER (Australia)
• 192. DAMIEN HOWSON (Australia)
• 193. DECLAN TREZISE (Australia)
• 194. TRISTAN SAUNDERS (Australia)
• 195. LUKE BURNS (Australia)
• 196. JACKSON MEDWAY (Australia)
• 197. LIAM WALSH (Australia)

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PREVIEW | Tour Down Under 2023 Prologue - INEOS big favourites for tricky time-trial

The race organizers have brought the race back and with a completely different face. This is a Tour Down Under unlike any other in recent years, with a new set of stages. To begin with immediately, the riders have a 5.5-kilometer prologue in Adelaide which will set the first differences and make for an exciting day of racing.

The route will be just north of the center of the Aussie city. It's a fast prologue, it features a few corners but none will truly be tight. It isn't exactly perfect for the purists because of that, however we shouldn't see any major surprises.

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Start Times -Time Trial Tour Down Under 2023 Prologue

Prediction prologue Tour Down Under

*** E.Hayter, Sheffield ** Plapp, Dennis, Matthews * Schachmann, Bettiol, Bilbao, Vine, Bevin, Durbridge

Pick: Ethan Hayter

The Weather

PREVIEW | Tour Down Under 2023 - World Tour returns to racing in Australia with star-studded field

Over 30 degrees in temperature despite being late in the afternoon. Away from the city center the heat won't be as strong but when a race will be decided by so little everything counts. There will be meaningfully strong wind from the south, mostly making for a tail-crosswind start and head-crosswind finish, meaning pacing will be even more crucial.

The Favourites

The riders won't have their traditional time-trial bikes here in Adelaide, but will instead race the prologue with their road bikes. This will chance things in relation to a normal time-trial where the riders who've worked hard to dial their positions, and the teams who've worked the most on their bikes, will not have the same advantage.

Instead it will be a more unpredictable day of racing, where form and pure power will matter the most. 5.5 kilometers is enough to see those who have the best legs stand apart. The specialists include Ethan Hayter , Magnus Sheffield , Rohan Dennis and Luke Plapp who will be the main favourites to take it on the day.

Chris Froome: "I don't have any plans to stop any time soon"

INEOS Grenadiers have the upper hand when it comes to taking the opening ochre jersey, having Geraint Thomas aswell as a possibility - although his form is unlikely to be as good. Like him however other stage-racers or puncheurs who should fight for GC have the chance to be in the mix such as Simon Yates , Max Schachmann , Alberto Bettiol , Patrick Bevin , Antonio Tiberi , Jay Vine and Pello Bilbao .

On the other hand some of the fast men may also be within a shot of a result. After all the course will be relatively short and there are some that stand apart from the typical pure sprinter. Michael Matthews is definitely an option. Jannik Steimle , Miles Scotson , Michael Hepburn , Luke Durbridge and Jos van Emden also fit the picture as time-trialists.

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• 1 COVI Alessandro
• 2 FISHER-BLACK Finn
• 3 HODEG Álvaro José
• 4 MORGADO António *
• 5 ULISSI Diego
• 6 VINK Michael
• 7 DEL TORO Isaac *

• 11 EWAN Caleb
• 12 YATES Simon
• 13 PLAPP Luke (DNS #4)
• 14 O'BRIEN Kelland
• 15 HEPBURN Michael
• 16 HARPER Chris
• 17 STEWART Campbell

• 21 BURATTI Nicolò
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• 24 MIHOLJEVIĆ Fran *
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• 26 SCOTT Cameron (DNS #4)
• 27 TRÆEN Torstein (DNS #5)

• 31 ALAPHILIPPE Julian
• 32 ČERNÝ Josef
• 33 KNOX James
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• 36 HUBY Antoine
• 37 GELDERS Gil *

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• 43 HÄNNINEN Jaakko
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• 46 PETERS Nans
• 47 TRONCHON Bastien *

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• 57 ZIMMERMANN Georg

• 61 BENNETT George
• 62 BOIVIN Guillaume
• 63 CLARKE Simon
• 64 GEE Derek
• 65 SCHULTZ Nick
• 66 STRONG Corbin (DNF #5)
• 67 WILLIAMS Stephen

• 71 GANNA Filippo
• 72 DE PLUS Laurens
• 73 HAYTER Leo
• 74 NARVÁEZ Jhonatan
• 75 TARLING Joshua *
• 76 SWIFT Ben
• 77 VIVIANI Elia

• 81 WELSFORD Sam
• 82 ADRIÀ Roger
• 83 GAMPER Patrick
• 84 MACIEJUK Filip
• 85 MULLEN Ryan
• 86 VAN POPPEL Danny
• 87 ZWIEHOFF Ben

• 91 BEVIN Patrick
• 92 BITTNER Pavel *
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• 97 ONLEY Oscar *

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• 124 JACOBS Johan
• 125 MORO Manlio *
• 126 RANGEL Vinícius
• 127 SERRANO Gonzalo

• 131 BOUWMAN Koen
• 132 GESINK Robert
• 133 LEMMEN Bart
• 134 STAUNE-MITTET Johannes *
• 135 VADER Milan
• 136 VAN BELLE Loe *
• 137 VAN DIJKE Mick

• 141 SWEENY Harry
• 142 DE BOD Stefan
• 143 DOULL Owain
• 144 ROOTKIN-GRAY Jack *
• 145 RUTSCH Jonas
• 146 RYAN Archie
• 147 VAN DER LEE Jardi Christiaan

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3ᵉ étape Tour Down Under : Sam Welsford double la mise

Déjà vainqueur de la 1ʳᵉ étape, Sam Welsford (Bora-Hansgrohe) s’est de nouveau imposé à l’issue de la 3ᵉ étape du Tour Down Under.

18 janvier 2024

Mis à jour le 18 janvier 2024

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Sam Welsford (Bora-Hangrohe) a remporté la 3ᵉ étape du Tour Down Under ce jeudi. Déjà vainqueur de la 1ʳᵉ étape , l’Australien a de nouveau fait parler sa pointe de vitesse pour s’imposer au sprint. Parfaitement lancé par Danny van Poppel, il devance Elia Viviani (Ineos Grenadiers) et Daniel McLay (ARKEA-B&B HOTELS). Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates) conserve la tête du classement général. À 10 kilomètres de l’arrivée de cette 3ᵉ étape, Luke Plapp (Jayco-AlUla) est tombé avec quatre coureurs de l’équipe Astana Qazaqstan. Maillot déchiré, le champion d’Australie a coupé la ligne à près de 10 minutes du vainqueur du jour.

𝑳𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂 𝒕𝒖́ 𝒍𝒐𝒔 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒛𝒐𝒔, 𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒂 𝒎𝒊́ 𝒎𝒆 𝒂 𝒍𝒂 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒂 🙌 ⚡ Sam Welsford repite triunfo en la 3ª etapa tras otro gran lanzamiento de Danny van Poppel. #TourDownUnder pic.twitter.com/4oMl7uGbez — Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) January 18, 2024

La réaction de Sam Welsford :

« C’est assez fou. Gagner une étape, c’est déjà bien, mais en remporter une autre, c’est quelque chose de très spécial. Les gars ont tout donné toute la journée et m’ont tenu à l’abri du vent. C’est réconfortant qu’ils aient cru en moi et en ce moment, je surfe sur une vague de succès. Les virages dans les derniers kilomètres étaient assez serrés et délicats et nous avons dû rouler très prudemment pour éviter les ennuis. Nous avons fait preuve de la patience nécessaire dans la course jusqu’à l’arrivée, ce qui « C’était crucial à des vitesses aussi élevées. Les gars m’ont finalement mis dans une position parfaite et grâce à eux, j’ai pu franchir la ligne d’arrivée en premier pour la deuxième fois au Tour Down Under. Gagner devant ce public local, c’est simplement fantastique ».

Crédit : Tour Down Under

Le classement de la 3ᵉ étape du Tour Down Under

• Sam Welsford
• Elia Viviani
• Daniel McLay

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Tour Down Under

Jay Vine remporte le Tour Down Under 2023

Le parcours et les favoris du Tour Down Under 2024

1ʳᵉ étape Tour Down Under : Sam Welsford lance parfaitement sa saison

2ᵉ étape Tour Down Under : Del Toro fait le coup du kilomètre

Commotion cérébrale pour Rudy Molard

4ᵉ étape Tour Down Under : Sam Welsford récidive

Tour Down Under : Oscar Onley s’impose au sommet de Willunga Hill

Stephen Williams remporte le Tour Down Under

Première victoire en World Tour pour Bryan Coquard ! Le coureur de la Cofidis a remporté, au sprint, la 4ème étape du Tour Down...

Pelle Bilbao (Bahrain-Victorious) a remporté la troisième étape du Tour Down Under. Il devance Simon Yates et Jay Vine.

Rohan Dennis (Jumbo-Visma) a remporté la deuxième étape du Tour Down Under. Il devance Jay Vine et Mauro Schmid.

L'Italien Alberto Bettiol (EF Education-EasyPost) a réussi un joli coup tactique en remportant le prologue du Tour Down Under (WorldTour).

Pour la première course de la saison 2023, les coureurs se sont donnés rendez-vous en Australie, à l'occasion du Santos Tour Down Under 2023. 

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South Australia ready for the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under

Australia’s greatest cycling race, the santos tour down under, gets underway on friday with organisers and south australian businesses gearing up for 10 days of elite racing and festivities..

The benefit of this world class major event is being felt across wider metropolitan Adelaide, with hotel forward bookings indicating there are already more than 65,000 rooms booked over the 10 days of the Santos Tour Down Under.

While the finishing touches are being put on the City of Adelaide Tour Village in Victoria Square/Tartanyangga, a massive logistical exercise is also underway at Hilton Adelaide, a Tour Down Under sponsor since 1999.

Teams from around the world have descended on Adelaide, filling the Hilton Adelaide and seeing staff working around the clock to accommodate the elite athletes and their support crews. The 15 Hilton hotel chefs prepare three meals each day, serving in excess of 15000 meals across the event.

The women’s race is the first race of the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) WorldTour season, with the Women’s Ziptrak Stage 1 beginning at Hahndorf on Friday at 11.10am.

The race will honour Olympic cycling champion, Melissa Hoskins, who tragically died on December 30 with a minute’s silence ahead of the stage start.

Taking in 93km of the picturesque Adelaide Hills, the women will race through Echunga, Balhannah, Woodside and Lobethal with the finish line in Campbelltown.

As always, Adelaide has rolled out the welcome mat to the visiting international and local cyclists and the thousands of fans who line the stage routes.

The Santos Tour Down Under also offers a wide range of associated events, including participation rides for children and adults, street parties and free activity and entry to the City of Adelaide Tour Village.

The men’s curtain-raising ride, the Down Under Classic will have the City of Adelaide Tour Village as a backdrop, starting on Wakefield Street at 7.10pm on Saturday 13 January.

All eyes will be on Tanunda on Tuesday 16 January for the Men’s Ziptrak Stage 1 race.

New features in 2024 include RADL GRVL, a pilot gravel race organised by Valtteri Bottas, Formula 1 Driver and his partner Tiffany Cromwell, professional Adelaide cyclist.

Murray Bridge will host the start of the Hahn Stage 4, highlighting the Murray River and the region’s ongoing flood recovery, and Port Elliot will host its first ever finish on Stage 4.

Last year the race was shown in 190 international territories and reached 2.7 million Australians.

Attributable to Zoe Bettison

We are excited to welcome athletes, cycling fans and spectators to the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under.

Major events like this put South Australia in the international spotlight and showcase our beautiful state to the world while boosting South Australian businesses.

Last year this world-class event injected $66.5 million into South Australia’s economy and created 776 full-time equivalent jobs.

South Australia’s events calendar highlights the State Government’s commitment to drive visitation and support the visitor economy. We’ve begun the year with record-breaking international tennis and now we are excited to host this world-class cycling event before AFL Gather Round, LIV Golf, Tasting Australia and more still to come.

I would also like to take this opportunity to join the cycling community in mourning the loss of Melissa Hoskins and extend my thoughts and sincere condolences to her family. Melissa’s contribution to the sport was immense.

Attributable to David Wain, General Manager Hilton Adelaide

Hilton Adelaide is absolutely thrilled to once again be a key partner of the Santos Tour Down Under.

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'A lot to play for' as Ineos Grenadiers start Hayter's Tour Down Under pursuit

Sheffield in second, Hayter and Plapp both within 20 seconds of leader Bettiol

The opening prologue of the Santos Tour Down Under was far from a straightforward affair, with rain adding another layer of difficulty to the already technical 5.5km course, but Ineos Grenadiers emerged with a podium placing and two more riders within the top 25. Importantly, amongst them was the squad's GC hope, Ethan Hayter .

The 24-year-old who won last year's Tour de Pologne and the Tour de Romandie prologue in Lausanne was the last of the Ineos Grenadiers riders to set off. Conditions had become wet after the start, giving the ultimate winner Alberto Bettiol a considerable advantage over many of his rivals.

Hayter was the last of the Ineos Grenadiers riders on the course, setting off in drizzly conditions to finish in 21st.

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However, he said, "there's still five days of racing left so a lot to play for. It was drizzly when I sat on the chairs at the start and it was sort of damp for everybody. To be honest I had this crash in Mallorca a couple of weeks ago and I didn't take any risks at all."

Even then, Hayter was just 19 seconds back from Bettiol and ahead of many of his potential rivals.

"I think it is not a bad start, Magnus was second, and me and Plappy were up there," Hayter said.

Magnus Sheffield had to cope with the damp conditions, and although the rain may have stopped as the searing heat of earlier in the day gave way to overcast conditions, there was an early warning shot to remind him to be wary.

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"Even before going off the ramp my rear wheel slipped but I knew I just had to keep my eyes open and look at the corners throughout the race," Sheffield told Cyclingnews . "I was really just trying to see through the corners – how they looked and find the dry spots.

"Mostly I found the entry of the corners were quite wet but the exits were still drying up just as I was going out on the course, but I knew I wanted to stay upright because it's a long week but I also really wanted to go for the win."

Staying upright, was of course, also a big consideration for the rest of the squad as they raced along the riverside in Adelaide's central business district.

"I'm as happy as you can be in these conditions," Luke Plapp told Cyclingnews , still breathing heavily with sweat and rain running down his face after finishing 24th at 20 seconds." The technical aspects definitely aren't my strongest points and in the wet, you've got to be a bit careful. But look I'm happy as I can be. It's up there in these conditions."

But being "up there' however is not Plapp's first consideration at the race.

"At the end of the day we are here to win the race for Ethan," Plapp said. "He is definitely our man and on paper, he is going to go the best. We are all in as a team for the common goal and that is to win GC obviously.

"I'd love to do well myself and if I could have an individual result as well that would be amazing but Ethan is one of my best mates and I'd love nothing more than to see him win here in Australia."

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Simone is a degree-qualified journalist that has accumulated decades of wide-ranging experience while working across a variety of leading media organisations. She joined Cyclingnews as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at Ella CyclingTips and as a correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg . Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 2015 her career focus also shifted to the sport.

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