Tour Down Under

Tour Down Under

Tour Down Under 2024, who will reach the top step of the podium. 2023, Stage 6, UAE Emirates
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Tour Down Under 2024: Key details

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Date16 January - 21 January 2024 (men's). 12 January - 14 January 2024 (women's)
Total distance825km (men's), 291.5km (women's)
Number of stagesSix (men's), three (women's)
Start locationTanunda, Australia (men's), Hahndorf (women's)
Finish locationMount Lofty, Australia (men's), Willunga Hill (women's)
UCI rankingWorldTour
Edition24th (men's), 8th (women's)
Total climbing / elevation gainTBC
Leader's jersey colourOchre
Last winnerJay Vine (Aus) (men's), Grace Brown (Aus) (women's)
TV coverage (UK)Eurosport, Discovery+
TV coverage (US)NBC Sports, PeacockTV

The Tour Down Under 2024 is traditionally the opening event of the UCI WorldTour and women's WorldTour season. The inaugural race was in 1999, and the women's in 2016, to strengthen Australia's sporting calendar. 

Six stages for the men and three for the women feature various parcours from flat to hilly. In 2018, the race became the first professional cycling event in the world to offer equal prize money to men and women. 

Tour Down Under 2024: The route (men's)

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StageDateStart locationFinish locationDistance
One16 January 2024TanundaTanunda144km
Two17 January 2024NorwoodLobethal141.6km
Three18 January 2024Tea Tree GullyCampbell Town145.3km
Four19 January 2024Murray BridgePort Elliot136.2km
Five20 January 2024Christies BridgeWillunga Hill129.3km
Six21 January 2024UnleyMount LofteyRow 5 - Cell 4

Tour Down Under 2024: The route (women's)

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StageDateStart locationFinish locationDistance
One12 January 2024HahndorfCampbell Town93km
Two13 January 2024GlenelgStirling104.2km
Three14 January 2024Adelaide CBDWillunga93.4km

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Tour Down Under 2024: The jerseys

Leaders of the four classifications: General Classification, Sprint, Queen of the Mountain and Young Rider's, gets to wear a jersey to highlight the achievement. The GC, or overall leader's, jersey is ochre, the Sprint blue, Queen of the Mountain polka dot and Young Rider's white. The rider wearing each of these jerseys at the end of the final stage is crowned the overall winner of each classification.

Tour Down Under: Recent winners 

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

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)

2015: Valentina Scandolara (Orica–AIS)

2014: Loes Gunnewijk (Orica–AIS)

2013: Kimberley Wells (Specialized–Securitor)

2012: Judith Arndt  (GreenEDGE–AIS)

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