Tour Down Under

Marcel Kittel loses lead-out to GC ambitions of UniSA-Australia

By Sophie Smith Published 20 January 15

Teams and riders start to arrive in Adelaide for the opening WorldTour event of the 2017 season, making us very jealous with pictures of sunny beaches.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 10 January 17

Peter Sagan decided to wind down from his Tour Down Under stage victory on Friday by helping race workers to pack away the inflatable flamme rouge.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 19 January 18

Simon Gerrans will not be able to defend his Tour Down Under title and will refocus on Ardennes Classics

By Gregor Brown Published 22 December 14

Spratt retains overall lead ahead of Sunday's final stage

By Owen Rogers Published 12 January 19

Sam Bennett admits he was feeling the pressure to get an early win after joining his dream team for 2020.

By Alex Ballinger Published 21 January 20

We've cast our eye back through the archives to remember some of the best and most popular stories from the Tour Down Under in last few years.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 18 January 18

World-class racing continued with stage two of the Tour Down Under 2020.

By Alex Ballinger Published 22 January 20

Peter Sagan has announced that his first race of the 2017 season will be the Tour Down Under, the scene of his debut as a professional rider back in 2010.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 18 November 16

German sprinter to start the 2015 season at the year's first WorldTour race in Australia

By Richard Windsor Published 15 December 14

Australian is set to share Tour de France GC with Bauke Mollema, while Vincenzo Nibali aims for the Giro

By Owen Rogers Published 13 December 19

Richie Porte looks to be in a commanding position heading into the penultimate stage of the Tour Down Under up Willunga Hill, but who can challenge him?

By Henry Robertshaw Published 20 January 17

The overall race lead is now the Tasmanian's to lose

By Jonny Long Published 23 January 20

Australian Mitchelton-Scott squad in hunt for Tour Down Under stage wins rather than high general classification placing

By Nigel Wynn Published 9 January 18

Caleb Ewan wins the sixth and final stage of the Tour Down Under as his Orica-GreenEdge teammate Simon Gerrans wraps up the overall victory

By Sophie Smith Published 24 January 16

FDJ riders Steve Morabito has vowed to race on despite dislocating his shoulder and having to pop it back in on stage two of the Tour Down Under.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 17 January 18

Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan follows up People's Choice Classic victory with first WorldTour race leadership in Tour Down Under

By Sophie Smith Published 19 January 16

The decisive GC day in the Australian stage race

By Jonny Long Published 26 January 20

The Irishman says the finish of stage four being different from what was in the roadbook was partly to blame for his second place

By Jonny Long Published 24 January 20

The British squad just needs a stage win to complete all its objectives at the season opening race

By Sophie Smith Published 23 January 16

Lotto-Soudal's new signing James Shaw is to ride his first WorldTour race at the Tour Down Under next week.

By Chris Marshall-Bell Published 13 January 17

Geraint Thomas talks about riding against former team-mate Richie Porte in the opening WorldTour race of the 2016 season

By Sophie Smith Published 16 January 16

Richie Porte heads up Sky's Tour Down Under squad that includes Brits Geraint Thomas, Luke Rowe, Ian Stannard and Peter Kennaugh

By Nigel Wynn Published 7 January 15

The young Brit was pushed into the role of lead sprinter at the Tour Down Under after Kristoffer Halvorsen crashed out, but says he's not got the results he wanted

By Sophie Smith Published 21 January 18

21-year-old Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan is the favourite for the Tour Down Under's sprint stages as Mark Cavendish, Marcel Kittel and André Greipel start their season elsewhere

By Sophie Smith Published 16 January 16

Tour Down Under 2014, stage six: Simon Gerrans claims 'home' race on Australia Day

By Sophie Smith Published 26 January 14

Further work to cut down dangerous or at-risk trees will also take place next week

By Jonny Long Published 11 January 20