| 2024 UCI World Tour, race 1 of 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 16–21 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 824.6 km (512.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 13' 34" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Men's Tour Down Under was a road cycling stage race that started on 16 January, and finished on the 21st. It took place in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the 24th edition of the Tour Down Under and the first race of the 2024 UCI World Tour. [1]
All eighteen UCI WorldTeams, one UCI ProTeam, and one national team participated in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
National Teams
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Elevation gain | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 16 January | Tanunda to Tanunda | 144 km (89 mi) | 1,837 m (6,027 ft) [3] |  | Hilly stage |  Sam Welsford (AUS) |
| 2 | 17 January | Norwood to Lobethal | 141.6 km (88.0 mi) | 2,948 m (9,672 ft) [4] | | Hilly stage |  Isaac del Toro (MEX) |
| 3 | 18 January | Tea Tree Gully to Campbelltown | 145.3 km (90.3 mi) | 2,211 m (7,254 ft) [5] |  | Flat stage | Sam Welsford (AUS) |
| 4 | 19 January | Murray Bridge to Port Elliot | 136.2 km (84.6 mi) | 1,055 m (3,461 ft) [6] | | Hilly stage | Sam Welsford (AUS) |
| 5 | 20 January | Christies Beach to Willunga Hill | 129.3 km (80.3 mi) | 1,791 m (5,876 ft) [7] | | Hilly stage |  Oscar Onley (GBR) |
| 6 | 21 January | Unley to Mount Lofty | 128.2 km (79.7 mi) | 2,821 m (9,255 ft) [8] | | Hilly stage | Stephen Williams (GBR) |
| Total | 824.6 km (512.4 mi) | 12,663 m (41,545 ft) | |||||
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| Stage | Winner | General classification | Sprints classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Most competitive rider(s) | Team classification |
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| 1 | Sam Welsford | Sam Welsford | Sam Welsford | Louis Barré | Madis Mihkels | Louis Barré | Intermarché–Wanty |
| 2 | Isaac del Toro | Isaac del Toro | Biniam Girmay | Luke Burns | Isaac del Toro | Luke Burns | |
| 3 | Sam Welsford | Sam Welsford | Tristan Saunders | ||||
| 4 | Sam Welsford | Jackson Medway | |||||
| 5 | Oscar Onley | Stephen Williams | Oscar Onley | Casper Pedersen | UAE Team Emirates | ||
| 6 | Stephen Williams | Isaac del Toro | António Morgado | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | |||
| Final | Stephen Williams | Sam Welsford | Luke Burns | Isaac del Toro | Not awarded | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | |
| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | | Denotes the winner of the sprints classification |
| Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
| Denotes the winner of the combativity award | ||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Williams (GBR) | Israel–Premier Tech | 19h 13' 34" |
| 2 |  Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 9" |
| 3 | Isaac del Toro (MEX) | UAE Team Emirates | + 11" |
| 4 | Oscar Onley (GBR) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | + 20" |
| 5 |  Bart Lemmen (NED) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 23" |
| 6 |  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 33" |
| 7 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 33" |
| 8 | Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 36" |
| 9 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Australia | + 42" |
| 10 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 50" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Sam Welsford (AUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 90 |
| 2 |  Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Intermarché–Wanty | 77 |
| 3 | Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) | Ineos Grenadiers | 70 |
| 4 | Stephen Williams (GBR) | Israel–Premier Tech | 69 |
| 5 | Isaac del Toro (MEX) | UAE Team Emirates | 61 |
| 6 |  Laurence Pithie (NZL) | Groupama–FDJ | 60 |
| 7 |  Max Kanter (GER) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 54 |
| 8 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 52 |
| 9 | Lars Boven (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 44 |
| 10 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 36 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Burns (AUS) | Australia | 49 |
| 2 | Jardi Christiaan van der Lee (NED) | EF Education–EasyPost | 23 |
| 3 |  Gil Gelders (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 20 |
| 4 | Chris Harper (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 12 |
| 5 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 10 |
| 6 |  António Morgado (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | 8 |
| 7 | Tristan Sanders (AUS) | Australia | 8 |
| 8 |  Jacopo Mosca (ITA) | Lidl–Trek | 7 |
| 9 | Louis Barré (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | 6 |
| 10 | Oscar Onley (GBR) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | 6 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Isaac del Toro (MEX) | UAE Team Emirates | 19h 13' 45" |
| 2 | Oscar Onley (GBR) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | + 9" |
| 3 | Bastien Tronchon (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 00" |
| 4 | Laurence Pithie (NZL) | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 01" |
| 5 | Gianmarco Garofoli (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 2' 00" |
| 6 | António Morgado (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 33" |
| 7 | Joshua Tarling (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 5' 32" |
| 8 | Loe van Belle (NED) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 7' 11" |
| 9 |  Mathias Vacek (CZE) | Lidl–Trek | + 8' 14" |
| 10 | Enzo Paleni (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 9' 01" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | 57h 44' 14" |
| 2 |  Israel–Premier Tech | + 4" |
| 3 |  UAE Team Emirates | + 6" |
| 4 | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 16" |
| 5 | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 24" |
| 6 | Intermarché–Wanty | + 1' 42" |
| 7 |  Movistar Team | + 1' 44" |
| 8 | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 1' 54" |
| 9 |  Lidl–Trek | + 2' 10" |
| 10 | Australia | + 2' 39" |
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