The Tour Down Under kicks off the 2019 WorldTour calendar on January 15-20, with six stages around Adelaide, South Australia.

WorldTour teams will be there as they look to prepare for the bigger races in the season, with several riders making their season debuts in new teams.

The start list is not yet complete, but some teams are starting to confirm their rosters.

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All WorldTour teams have now officially confirmed their rosters.

Names ready to start include that of former world champion Peter Sagan and sprint rival Elia Viviani. Former GC winner, Richie Porte, is also down to start as is 2018’s winner Daryl Impey.

The women’s race runs from January 10-13 and names are also yet to be confirmed.

Tour Down Under 2019 start list

Mitchelton-Scott (AUS) – confirmed

1. IMPEY Daryl (RSA)
2. DURBRIDGE Luke (AUS)
3. EDMONDSON Alex (AUS)
4. HAMILTON Lucas (AUS)
5. HAYMAN Mathew (AUS)
6. HEPBURN Michael (AUS)
7. MEYER Cameron (AUS)

Bora-Hansgrohe (GER) – confirmed

11. SAGAN Peter (SVK)
12. BODNAR Maciej (POL)
13. GATTO Oscar (ITA)
14. MCCARTHY Jay (AUS)
15. MÜHLBERGER Gregor (AUT)
16. OSS Daniel (ITA)
17. PÖSTLEBERGER Lukas (AUT)

Trek-Segafredo (USA) – confirmed

21. PORTE Richie (AUS)
22. CLARKE Will (AUS)
23. DE KORT Koen (NED)
24. REIJNEN Kiel (USA)
25. MULLEN Ryan (IRL)
26. STETINA Peter (USA)
27. PANTANO Jarlinson (COL)

Lotto Soudal (BEL) – confirmed

31. EWAN Caleb (AUS)
32. BLYTHE Adam (GBR)
33. MARCZYŃSKI Tomasz (POL)
34. HAGEN Carl Fredrik (NOR)
35. HANSEN Adam (AUS)
36. KLUGE Roger (GER)
37. DE GENDT Thomas (BEL)

UAE Team Emirates (UAE) – confirmed

41. BYSTRØM Sven Erik (NOR)
42. SUTHERLAND Rory (AUS)
43. OLIVIERA Ivo (POR)
44. PHILIPSEN Jasper (BEL)
45. POGAČAR Tadej (SLO)
46. POLANC Jan (SLO)
47. ULISSI Diego (ITA)

Dimension Data (RSA) – confirmed

51. VALGREN Michael (DEN)
52. BAK Lars Ytting (DEN)
53. DLAMINI Nic (RSA)
54. GIBBONS Ryan (RSA)
55. O’CONNOR Ben (AUS)
56. DAVIES Scott (GBR)
57. SLAGTER Tom-Jelte (NED)

Bahrain-Merida (BRN)- confirmed

61. POZZOVIVO Domenico (ITAL)
62. BAUHAUS Phil (GER)
63. DENNIS Rohan (AUS)
64. HAUSSLER Heinrich (AUS)
65. PERNSTEINER Hermann (AUT)
66. ARASHIRO Yukiya (JPN)
67. SIEBERG Marcel (GER)

EF Education First (USA) – confirmed

71. WOODS Michael (CAN)
72. DOCKER Mitchell (AUS)
73. MCLAY Daniel (GBR)
74. MORTON Lachlan (AUS)
75. SCULLY Tom (NZL)
76. WHELAN James (AUS)
77. BETTIOL Alberto (ITA)

Team Sunweb (GER) – confirmed

81. BOL Cees (NED)
82. FRÖHLINGER Johannes (GER)
83. HAMILTON Chris (AUS)
84. HINDLEY Jai (AUS)
85. KANTER Max (GER)
86. STORER Michael (AUS)
87. WALSHEID Max (GER)

AG2R La Mondiale (FRA) – confirmed

91. LATOUR Pierre (FRA)
92. BAGDONAS Gediminas (LTU)
93. CHEVRIER Clément (FRA)
94. COSNEFROY Benoît (FRA)
95. DENZ Nico (GER)
96. DUPONT Hubert (FRA)
97. PETERS Nans (FRA)

Astana Pro Team (KAZ) – confirmed

101. BALLERINI Davide (ITA)
102. BOARO Manuele (ITA)
103. DE VREESE Laurens (BEL)
104. FOMINYKH Daniil (KAZ)
105. GIDICH Yevgeniy (KAZ)
106. ZAKHAROV Artyom (KAZ)
107. SÁNCHEZ Luiz León (ESP)

Katusha-Alpecin (SUI) – confirmed

111. DOWSETT Alex (GBR)
112. DEBUSSCHERE Jens (GER)
113. GUERREIRO Ruben (POR)
114. HAAS Nathan (AUS)
115. Marco Haller (AUT)
116. KUZNETSOV Vyacheslav (RUS)
117. STRAKHOB Dmitry (RUS)

Groupama-FDJ (FRA) – confirmed

121. SCOTSON Miles (AUS)
122. HOELGAARD Daniel (NOR)
123. LADAGNOUS Matthieu (FRA)
124. LUDVIGSSON Tobias (SWE)
125. MORABITO Steve (SUI)
126. FRANKINY Kilian (SUI)
127. VINCENT Léo (FRA)

Movistar (ESP) – confirmed

131. FERNÁNDEZ Rubén (ESP)
132. MAS Luís (ESP)
133. CASTRILLO Jaime (ESP)
134. VALLS Rafael (ESP)
135. BARBERO Carlos (ESP)
136. PRADES Eduard (ESP)
137. CARRETERO Héctor (ESP)

Deceuninck – Quick-Step (BEL) – confirmed

141. VIVIANI Elia (ITA)
142. SABATINI Fabio (ITA)
143. Michael Mørkøv (DEN)
144. HONORÉ Mikkel (DEN)
145. DEVENYNS Dries (BEL)
146. KNOX James (GBR)
147. CAVANGA Remi (FRA)

Jumbo-Visma (NED) – confirmed

151. BENNETT George (NZL)
152. GESINK Robert (NED)
153. VAN POPPEL Danny (NED)
154. HOFSTEDE Lennard) (NED)
155. LEEZER Tom (NED)
156. LINDEMAN Bert-Jan (NED)
157. WYNANTS Maarten (BEL)

Team Sky (GBR) – confirmed

161. DOULL Owain (GBR)
162. ELISSONDE Kenny (FRA)
163. HALVORSEN Kristoffer (NOR)
164. KNEES Christian (GER)
165. POELS Wout (NED)
166. ROWE Luke (GBR)
167. VAN BAARLE Dylan (NED)

CCC Team (POL) – confirmed

171. MARECZKO Jakub (ITA)
172. SAJNOK Szymon (POL)
173. VENTOSO Francisco José (ESP)
174. VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan (BEL)
175. BEVIN Patrick (NZL)
176. OWSIAN Łukasz (POL)

UniSA-Australia (AUS)

181. HARPER Chris (AUS)
182. LAE Jason (AUS)
183. SUNDERLAND Dylan (AUS)
184. TOOVEY Ayden (AUS)
185. VAN DER PLOEG Neil (AUS)
186. WHITE Nicholas (AUS)