2023 Women's Tour Down Under

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2023 Women's Tour Down Under
2023 UCI Women's World Tour, race 1 of 27
Race details
Dates15–17 January 2023
Stages3
Distance293.6 km (182.4 mi)
Winning time8h 03' 29"
Results
Jersey orange.svg WinnerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Grace Brown  (AUS) (FDJ–Suez)
  SecondFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Amanda Spratt  (AUS) (Trek–Segafredo)
  ThirdFlag of New Zealand.svg  Georgia Williams  (NZL) (Team Jayco–AlUla)
Jersey greendots.svg MountainsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Amanda Spratt  (AUS) (Trek–Segafredo)
Jersey white.svg YouthFlag of New Zealand.svg  Henrietta Christie  (NZL) (Human Powered Health)
Jersey blue.svg SprintsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Grace Brown  (AUS) (FDJ–Suez)
  Team EF Education–Tibco–SVB
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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.

Contents

It was the sixth 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]

Route and stages

List of stages [2]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinnerTeam
115 January Glenelg to Aldinga 110.4 km (68.6 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of Poland.svg  Daria Pikulik  (POL) Human Powered Health
216 January Birdwood to Campbelltown 90 km (55.9 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Alex Manly  (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla
317 January Adelaide to Campbelltown 93.2 km (57.9 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Grace Brown  (AUS) FDJ–Suez
Total293.6 km (182.4 mi)

Teams

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

Classification leadership table

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Jersey orange.svg		Mountains classification
Jersey blackdots.png		Sprint classification
Jersey green.svg		Young rider classification
Jersey white.svg		Team classification
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

Result

Final general classification [7]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Grace Brown  (AUS) FDJ–Suez 8h 03' 29"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Amanda Spratt  (AUS) Trek–Segafredo +10"
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  Georgia Williams  (NZL) EF Education–Tibco–SVB +19"
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ruby Roseman-Gannon  (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla +28"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Krista Doebel-Hickok  (USA) EF Education–Tibco–SVB +29"
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Danielle De Francesco  (AUS) Zaaf Cycling Team +35"
7Flag of New Zealand.svg  Henrietta Christie  (NZL) Human Powered Health +35"
8Flag of New Zealand.svg  Ella Wyllie  (NZL) New Zealand +35"
9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rachel Neylan  (AUS) Australia +35"
10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Abi Smith  (GBR) EF Education–Tibco–SVB +38"

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References

  1. 1 2 Knöfler, Lukas (2023-01-17). "Brown mows down Spratt to win Women's Tour Down Under thriller". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  2. ↑ "2023 Women's Stages". Santos Tour Down Under. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  3. ↑ "2023 Women's Teams". Santos Tour Down Under. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  4. ↑ Giuliani, Simone (2023-01-09). "Women's Tour Down Under 2023 - The Essential Preview". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  5. ↑ Knöfler, Lukas (2023-01-15). "Daria Pikulik wins Women's Tour Down Under stage 1 sprint". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  6. ↑ Knöfler, Lukas (2023-01-16). "Alex Manly wins Women's Tour Down Under stage 2". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  7. ↑ "Santos Tour Down Under 2023 Stage 3 results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
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