Tour Down Under 2025: Key details
| Date | 21 January - 26 January 2025 (men's). 17 January - 19 January 2025 (women's) |
| Total distance | 819.9km (men's), 322.8km (women's) |
| Number of stages | Six (men's), three (women's) |
| Start location | Prospect, Australia (men's), Brighton, Australia (women's) |
| Finish location | Adelaide, Australia (men's), Stirling, Australia (women's) |
| UCI ranking | WorldTour |
| Edition | 25th (men's), 8th (women's) |
| Total climbing / elevation gain | TBC |
| Leader's jersey colour | Ochre |
| Last winner | Stevie Williams (GB) (men's), Sarah Gigante (Aus) (women's) |
| TV coverage (UK) | Eurosport, Discovery+ |
| TV coverage (US) | NBC Sports, PeacockTV |
The Tour Down Under 2025 is traditionally the opening event of the UCI WorldTour and women's WorldTour season. The inaugural race was held in 1999, with this year marking its 25th anniversary, while the women's edition began in 2016. In 2018, the Tour Down Under became the world's first professional cycling event to offer equal prize money to men and women.
The race takes place in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and features a variety of terrain, from flat to steeply uphill. Riders often have to contend with challenging conditions and high temperatures, with the race coming at the height of summer in the southern hemisphere. The men's peloton tackle six stages and the women three, totalling 819.9km and 322.8km respectively this year, with both editions tackling the famous Willunga Hill climb.
Tour Down Under 2025: The route
| Stage | Date | Start location | Finish location | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | 21 January 2024 | Prospect | Gumeracha | 150.7km |
| Two | 22 January 2024 | Tanunda | Tanunda | 128.8km |
| Three | 23 January 2024 | Norwood | Uraidla | 147.5km |
| Four | 24 January 2024 | Glenelg | Victor Harbor | 157.2km |
| Five | 25 January 2024 | McLaren Vale | Willunga Hill | 145.7km |
| Six | 26 January 2024 | Adelaide | Adelaide | 90km |
Women's Tour Down Under 2025: The route
| Stage | Date | Start location | Finish location | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | 17 January 2024 | Brighton | Aldinga | 101.9km |
| Two | 18 January 2024 | Unley | Willunga Hill | 115km |
| Three | 19 January 2024 | Stirling | Stirling | 105.9km |
Key Info: Route I Start List I How to Watch - TBC
Tour Down Under 2025: The jerseys
Leaders of the four classifications - the General Classification, Sprint Classification, Mountains Classification and best Young Rider - sport a specific jersey. The GC, or overall leader's, jersey is ochre; the Sprint leader wears blue; the King/ Queen of the Mountains wears a polka dot jersey and the best Young Rider, the leading rider aged under 23, wears white. The riders wearing each of these jerseys at the end of the final stage are crowned the overall winners of each classification.
Tour Down Under: Recent winners
2024: Stevie Williams (Israel-PremierTech)
2023: Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates)
2022: No race due to Covid-19 pandemic
2021: No race due to Covid-19 pandemic
2020: Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo)
2019: Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott)
2018: Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott)
2017: Richie Porte (BMC Racing)
2016: Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge)
2015: Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing)
2014: Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge)
2013: Tom-Jelte Slagter (Blanco Pro Cycling)
2012: Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge)
2011: Cameron Meyer (Garmin-Cervelo)
2010: André Greipel (HTC-Columbia)
2009: Allan Davis (Quick Step)
2008: André Greipel (Team High Road)
2007: Martin Elmiger (AG2R Prévoyance)
2006: Simon Gerrans (AG2R Prévoyance)
2005: Luis Leon Sanchez (Liberty Seguros-Wurth)
2004: Patrick Jonker (UniSA-Australia)
2003: Mikel Astarloza (AG2R Prévoyance)
2002: Michael Rogers (Australian Institute for Sport)
2001: Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole)
2000: Giles Maignan (AG2R Prévoyance)
Women's Tour Down Under: Recent winners
2024: Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance-Soudal)
2023: Grace Brown (FDJ-Suez)
2022: No race held due to Covid-19 pandemic
2021: No race held due to Covid-19 pandemic
2020: Ruth Winder (Trek-Segafredo)
2019: Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton–Scott)
2018: Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton–Scott)
2017: Amanda Spratt (Orica–Scott)
2016: Katrin Garfoot (Orica–AIS)
Official race links
Santos Tour Down Under Official website
Santos Tour Down Under Official Twitter feed
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