2023 UCI Women's World Tour, race 1 of 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dates | 15–17 January 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 293.6 km (182.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 8h 03' 29" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Santos Women's Tour Down Under was a women's cycle stage race held in and around Adelaide, South Australia from 15 to 17 January 2023.
It was the ninth edition of Women's Tour Down Under, after the 2021 and 2022 editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race was the first event of the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour, with it joining the World Tour calendar for the first time. It was won by Australian rider Grace Brown of FDJ-Suez. [1]
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | Team | |
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1 | 15 January | Glenelg to Aldinga | 110.4 km (68.6 mi) | Flat stage | Daria Pikulik (POL) | Human Powered Health | |
2 | 16 January | Birdwood to Campbelltown | 90 km (55.9 mi) | Hilly stage | Alex Manly (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | |
3 | 17 January | Adelaide to Campbelltown | 93.2 km (57.9 mi) | Hilly stage | Grace Brown (AUS) | FDJ–Suez | |
Total | 293.6 km (182.4 mi) |
Thirteen teams took part in the event, including six UCI Women's WorldTeams, and four teams from Australia & New Zealand. [3] [4]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
National Teams
Stage | Winner | General classification | Mountains classification | Sprint classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
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1 [5] | Daria Pikulik | Daria Pikulik | Gladys Verhulst | Daria Pikulik | Ally Wollaston | Trek–Segafredo |
2 [6] | Alex Manly | Alex Manly | Amanda Spratt | Alex Manly | Henrietta Christie | Human Powered Health |
3 [1] | Grace Brown | Grace Brown | Amanda Spratt | Grace Brown | Henrietta Christie | EF Education–Tibco–SVB |
Final | Grace Brown | Amanda Spratt | Grace Brown | Henrietta Christie | EF Education–Tibco–SVB |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Grace Brown (AUS) | FDJ–Suez | 8h 03' 29" |
2 | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Trek–Segafredo | +10" |
3 | Georgia Williams (NZL) | EF Education–Tibco–SVB | +19" |
4 | Ruby Roseman-Gannon (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | +28" |
5 | Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) | EF Education–Tibco–SVB | +29" |
6 | Danielle De Francesco (AUS) | Zaaf Cycling Team | +35" |
7 | Henrietta Christie (NZL) | Human Powered Health | +35" |
8 | Ella Wyllie (NZL) | New Zealand | +35" |
9 | Rachel Neylan (AUS) | Australia | +35" |
10 | Abi Smith (GBR) | EF Education–Tibco–SVB | +38" |
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