2026 Tour Down Under

For the women's race, see 2026 Women's Tour Down Under.

2026 Tour Down Under

2026 UCI World Tour, race 1 of 36
Race details
Dates	20–25 January 2026
Stages	5 + Prologue
Distance	758.9 km (471.6 mi)
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The 2026 Tour Down Under is a road cycling stage race that will be held between 20 and 25 January 2026. It will take place in and around Adelaide and South Australia. It wil be the 26th edition of the Tour Down Under and the first race of the 2026 UCI World Tour.

Teams

All eighteen UCI WorldTeams, one UCI ProTeam, and the Australian national team will participate in the race.

UCI WorldTeams

• Alpecin–Premier Tech
• Team Bahrain Victorious
• Decathlon–CMA CGM
• EF Education–EasyPost
• Groupama–FDJ United
• Ineos Grenadiers
• Lidl–Trek
• Lotto–Intermarché
• Movistar Team
• NSN Cycling Team
• Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe
• Soudal–Quick-Step
• Team Jayco–AlUla
• Team Picnic–PostNL
• Visma–Lease a Bike
• UAE Team Emirates XRG
• Uno-X Mobility
• XDS Astana Team

UCI ProTeams

• Tudor Pro Cycling Team

National Teams

• ARA Australian Cycling Team

Route

Stage characteristics and winners ^[1]

Stage	Date	Route	Distance	Type		Winner
P	20 January	Adelaide to Adelaide	3.6 km (2.2 mi)		Individual time trial	Samuel Watson  (GBR)
1	21 January	Tanunda to Tanunda	120.6 km (74.9 mi)		Hilly stage	Tobias Lund Andresen  (DEN)
2	22 January	Norwood to Uraidla	148.1 km (92.0 mi)		Hilly stage
3	23 January	Adelaide to Nairne	140.8 km (87.5 mi)		Hilly stage
4	24 January	Brighton to Willunga Hill	176 km (109 mi)		Hilly stage
5	25 January	Stirling to Stirling	169.8 km (105.5 mi)		Hilly stage
Total			758.9 km (471.6 mi)

Stages

Prologue

20 January 2026 — Adelaide to Adelaide, 3.6 km (2 mi) (ITT)

Prologue Result [2] Rank Rider Team Time 1   Samuel Watson  (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers 4' 16" 2   Ethan Vernon  (GBR) NSN Cycling Team + 1" 3   Laurence Pithie  (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 3" 4   Jay Vine  (AUS) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 4" 5   Pierre Gautherat  (FRA) Decathlon–CMA CGM + 5" 6   Mauro Schmid  (SUI) Team Jayco–AlUla + 5" 7   Maikel Zijlaard  (NED) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 5" 8   Tim Torn Teutenberg  (GER) Lidl–Trek + 5" 9   Oliver Bleddyn  (AUS) ARA Australian Cycling Team + 5" 10   Jensen Plowright  (AUS) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 7"

General classification after Prologue [2] Rank Rider Team Time 1   Samuel Watson  (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers 4' 16" 2   Ethan Vernon  (GBR) NSN Cycling Team + 1" 3   Laurence Pithie  (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 3" 4   Jay Vine  (AUS) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 4" 5   Pierre Gautherat  (FRA) Decathlon–CMA CGM + 5" 6   Mauro Schmid  (SUI) Team Jayco–AlUla + 5" 7   Maikel Zijlaard  (NED) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 5" 8   Tim Torn Teutenberg  (GER) Lidl–Trek + 5" 9   Oliver Bleddyn  (AUS) ARA Australian Cycling Team + 5" 10   Jensen Plowright  (AUS) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 7"

Stage 1

21 January 2026 — Tanunda to Tanunda, 120.6 km (75 mi)

Stage 1 Result [3] Rank Rider Team Time 1   Tobias Lund Andresen  (DEN) Decathlon–CMA CGM 2h 42' 41" 2   Matthew Brennan  (GBR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 0" 3   Sam Welsford  (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers + 0" 4   Danny van Poppel  (NED) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 0" 5   Ethan Vernon  (GBR) NSN Cycling Team + 0" 6   Liam Walsh  (AUS) ARA Australian Cycling Team + 0" 7   Lionel Taminiaux  (BEL) Lotto–Intermarché + 0" 8   Casper van Uden  (NED) Team Picnic–PostNL + 0" 9   Tim Torn Teutenberg  (GER) Lidl–Trek + 0" 10   Luke Lamperti  (USA) EF Education–EasyPost + 0"

General classification after Stage 1 [3] Rank Rider Team Time 1   Tobias Lund Andresen  (DEN) Decathlon–CMA CGM 2h 46' 56" 2   Samuel Watson  (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 1" 3   Ethan Vernon  (GBR) NSN Cycling Team + 2" 4   Maikel Zijlaard  (NED) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 4" 5   Laurence Pithie  (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 4" 6   Matthew Brennan  (GBR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 5" 7   Jay Vine  (AUS) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 5" 8   Pierre Gautherat  (FRA) Decathlon–CMA CGM + 6" 9   Mauro Schmid  (SUI) Team Jayco–AlUla + 6" 10   Tim Torn Teutenberg  (GER) Lidl–Trek + 6"

Stage 2

22 January 2026 — Norwood to Uraidla, 148.1 km (92.0 mi)

Stage 3

23 January 2026 — Adelaide to Nairne, 140.8 km (87.5 mi)

Stage 4

24 January 2026 — Brighton to Willunga Hill, 176 km (109.4 mi)

Stage 5

25 January 2026 — Stirling to Stirling, 169.8 km (105.5 mi)

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Sprints classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Most competitive rider(s)	Team classification
1	Samuel Watson	Samuel Watson	Not awarded	Not awarded	Michael Leonard	Not awarded	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe
2	Tobias Lund Andresen	Tobias Lund Andresen	Tobias Lund Andresen	Martin Urianstad	Matthew Brennan	Martin Urianstad
3
4
5
6
Final

Classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the leader of the general classification		Denotes the leader of the sprints classification
	Denotes the leader of the mountains classification		Denotes the leader of the young rider classification
	Denotes the winner of the combativity award

General classification

General classification after Stage 1 (1–10) ^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tobias Lund Andresen  (DEN)	Decathlon–CMA CGM	2h 46' 56"
2	Samuel Watson  (GBR)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 1"
3	Ethan Vernon  (GBR)	NSN Cycling Team	+ 2"
4	Maikel Zijlaard  (NED)	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	+ 4"
5	Laurence Pithie  (NZL)	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 4"
6	Matthew Brennan  (GBR)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 5"
7	Jay Vine  (AUS)	UAE Team Emirates XRG	+ 5"
8	Pierre Gautherat  (FRA)	Decathlon–CMA CGM	+ 6"
9	Mauro Schmid  (SUI)	Team Jayco–AlUla	+ 6"
10	Tim Torn Teutenberg  (GER)	Lidl–Trek	+ 6"

Sprints classification

Sprints classification after stage 1 (1–10) ^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Tobias Lund Andresen  (DEN)	Decathlon–CMA CGM	30
2	Matthew Brennan  (GBR)	Visma–Lease a Bike	25
3	Sam Welsford  (AUS)	Ineos Grenadiers	22
4	Danny van Poppel  (NED)	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	19
5	Ethan Vernon  (GBR)	NSN Cycling Team	17
6	Liam Walsh  (AUS)	ARA Australian Cycling Team	15
7	Lionel Taminiaux  (BEL)	Lotto–Intermarché	13
8	Casper van Uden  (NED)	Team Picnic–PostNL	11
9	Tim Torn Teutenberg  (GER)	Lidl–Trek	9
10	Luke Lamperti  (USA)	EF Education–EasyPost	7

Mountains classification

Mountains classification after stage 1 (1–4) ^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Martin Urianstad  (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	15
2	Enzo Paleni  (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ United	8
3	Guillaume Martin  (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ United	5
4	Jack Haig  (AUS)	Ineos Grenadiers	2

Young rider classification

Young rider classification after Stage 1 (1–10) ^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Matthew Brennan  (GBR)	Visma–Lease a Bike	2h 47' 01"
2	Michael Leonard  (CAN)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 4"
3	Andrea Raccagni Noviero  (ITA)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 4"
4	Antoine L'Hote  (FRA)	Decathlon–CMA CGM	+ 5"
5	Oscar Chamberlain  (AUS)	Decathlon–CMA CGM	+ 6"
6	Luke Tuckwell  (AUS)	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 7"
7	Sente Sentjens  (BEL)	Alpecin–Premier Tech	+ 8"
8	Žak Eržen  (SLO)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 9"
9	Storm Ingebrigtsen  (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 13"
10	Lucas Stevenson  (AUS)	ARA Australian Cycling Team	+ 15"

Teams classification

Team classification after Stage 1 (1–10) ^[3]

Rank	Team	Time
1	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	8h 21' 12"
2	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 0"
3	UAE Team Emirates XRG	+ 1"
4	Team Jayco–AlUla	+ 1"
5	Decathlon–CMA CGM	+ 2"
6	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	+ 3"
7	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 4"
8	Uno-X Mobility	+ 7"
9	ARA Australian Cycling Team	+ 7"
10	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 10"

References

1. "Your Guide To The 2026 Santos Tour Down Under Men's Stages". Santos Tour Down Under. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
2. Bonville-Ginn, Tim (20 January 2026). "Tour Down Under: Samuel Watson edges out Ethan Vernon for prologue victory". CyclingNews. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
3. Bonville-Ginn, Tim (21 January 2026). "Tour Down Under: Tobias Lund Andresen holds off speeding Matthew Brennan to win tight stage 1 sprint". CyclingNews. Retrieved 21 January 2026.

External links

• Official website