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	713.7 km (443.5 mi)
Winning time	16h 44' 54"
Results
Winner   Jay Vine  (AUS) (UAE Team Emirates XRG)   Second   Mauro Schmid  (SUI) (Team Jayco–AlUla)   Third   Harry Sweeny  (AUS) (EF Education–EasyPost) Mountains   Martin Urianstad  (NOR) (Uno-X Mobility) Youth   Andrea Raccagni Noviero  (ITA) (Soudal–Quick-Step) Sprints   Tobias Lund Andresen  (DEN) (Decathlon CMA CGM)   Team Team Jayco–AlUla
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The 2026 Tour Down Under was a road cycling stage race that was held between 20 and 25 January 2026. It took place in and around Adelaide and South Australia. It was the 26th edition of the Tour Down Under and the first race of the 2026 UCI World Tour.

Despite riding with a broken wrist following a collision with a kangaroo on stage 5, the race was won by Australian rider Jay Vine of UAE Team Emirates XRG for the second time. ^{[1] [2]}

Teams

All eighteen UCI WorldTeams, one UCI ProTeam, and the Australian national team participated 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

Owing to predicted temperatures of 43 °C (109 °F) and an "Extreme" fire warning, stage 4 to Willunga Hill was shortened from its original distance of 176 km (109 mi) to 130.8 km (81.3 mi). ^[3]

Stage characteristics and winners ^{[4] [5]}

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	Jay Vine  (AUS)
3	23 January	Adelaide to Nairne	140.8 km (87.5 mi)		Hilly stage	Sam Welsford  (AUS)
4	24 January	Brighton to Willunga Hill	176 km (109 mi)130.8 km (81.3 mi)		Hilly stage	Ethan Vernon  (GBR)
5	25 January	Stirling to Stirling	169.8 km (105.5 mi)		Hilly stage	Matthew Brennan  (GBR)
Total			713.7 km (443.5 mi)

Stages

Prologue

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

Prologue Result [6] 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 [6] 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 [7] 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 [7] 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 2 Result [8] Rank Rider Team Time 1   Jay Vine  (AUS) UAE Team Emirates XRG 3h 36' 42" 2   Jhonatan Narváez  (ECU) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 0" 3   Mauro Schmid  (SUI) Team Jayco–AlUla + 58" 4   Andreas Kron  (DEN) Uno-X Mobility + 58" 5   Filippo Zana  (ITA) Soudal–Quick-Step + 58" 6   Natnael Tesfatsion  (ERI) Movistar Team + 58" 7   Adam Yates  (GBR) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 58" 8   Matteo Sobrero  (ITA) Lidl–Trek + 58" 9   Harry Sweeny  (AUS) EF Education–EasyPost + 58" 10   Marco Brenner  (GER) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 58"

General classification after Stage 2 [8] Rank Rider Team Time 1   Jay Vine  (AUS) UAE Team Emirates XRG 6h 23' 33" 2   Jhonatan Narváez  (ECU) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 6" 3   Mauro Schmid  (SUI) Team Jayco–AlUla + 1' 05" 4   Harry Sweeny  (AUS) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 12" 5   Marco Brenner  (GER) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 1' 14" 6   Andreas Kron  (DEN) Uno-X Mobility + 1' 16" 7   Michael Leonard  (CAN) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 22" 8   Andrea Raccagni Noviero  (ITA) Soudal–Quick-Step + 1' 22" 9   Adam Yates  (GBR) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 1' 23" 10   Anthon Charmig  (DEN) Uno-X Mobility + 1' 23"

Stage 3

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

Stage 3 Result [9] Rank Rider Team Time 1   Sam Welsford  (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers 3h 26' 43" 2   Tobias Lund Andresen  (DEN) Decathlon CMA CGM + 0" 3   Lewis Bower  (NZL) Groupama–FDJ United + 0" 4   Jake Stewart  (GBR) NSN Cycling Team + 0" 5   Aaron Gate  (NZL) XDS Astana Team + 0" 6   Žak Eržen  (SLO) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0" 7   Finn Fisher-Black  (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 0" 8   Matthew Fox  (AUS) Lotto–Intermarché + 0" 9   Anthon Charmig  (DEN) Uno-X Mobility + 0" 10   Jensen Plowright  (AUS) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 0"

General classification after Stage 3 [9] Rank Rider Team Time 1   Jay Vine  (AUS) UAE Team Emirates XRG 9h 50' 16" 2   Jhonatan Narváez  (ECU) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 6" 3   Mauro Schmid  (SUI) Team Jayco–AlUla + 1' 05" 4   Harry Sweeny  (AUS) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 12" 5   Marco Brenner  (GER) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 1' 14" 6   Andreas Kron  (DEN) Uno-X Mobility + 1' 16" 7   Michael Leonard  (CAN) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 22" 8   Andrea Raccagni Noviero  (ITA) Soudal–Quick-Step + 1' 22" 9   Adam Yates  (GBR) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 1' 23" 10   Anthon Charmig  (DEN) Uno-X Mobility + 1' 23"

Stage 4

24 January 2026 — Brighton to Willunga Hill, 130.8 km (81.3 mi)

Stage 4 Result [10] Rank Rider Team Time 1   Ethan Vernon  (GBR) NSN Cycling Team 2h 56' 30" 2   Tobias Lund Andresen  (DEN) Decathlon CMA CGM + 0" 3   Laurence Pithie  (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 0" 4   Brady Gilmore  (AUS) NSN Cycling Team + 0" 5   Aaron Gate  (NZL) XDS Astana Team + 0" 6   Edoardo Zambanini  (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0" 7   Samuel Watson  (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 0" 8   Anthon Charmig  (DEN) Uno-X Mobility + 0" 9   Andrea Raccagni Noviero  (ITA) Soudal–Quick-Step + 0" 10   Pierre Gautherat  (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM + 0"

General classification after Stage 4 [10] Rank Rider Team Time 1   Jay Vine  (AUS) UAE Team Emirates XRG 12h 46' 46" 2   Mauro Schmid  (SUI) Team Jayco–AlUla + 1' 03" 3   Harry Sweeny  (AUS) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 12" 4   Marco Brenner  (GER) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 1' 14" 5   Andreas Kron  (DEN) Uno-X Mobility + 1' 16" 6   Andrea Raccagni Noviero  (ITA) Soudal–Quick-Step + 1' 19" 7   Michael Leonard  (CAN) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 22" 8   Anthon Charmig  (DEN) Uno-X Mobility + 1' 23" 9   Filippo Zana  (ITA) Soudal–Quick-Step + 1' 23" 10   Matteo Sobrero  (ITA) Lidl–Trek + 1' 27"

Stage 5

The fifth and final stage was disrupted by a crash in the peloton caused by a kangaroo hopping into the road, affecting many riders, including eventual overall winner Jay Vine. ^[11] It was later revealed that Vine had broken his wrist in the crash. ^[2]

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

Stage 5 Result [12] Rank Rider Team Time 1   Matthew Brennan  (GBR) Visma–Lease a Bike 3h 58' 08" 2   Finn Fisher-Black  (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 0" 3   Tobias Lund Andresen  (DEN) Decathlon CMA CGM + 0" 4   Brady Gilmore  (AUS) NSN Cycling Team + 0" 5   Simone Velasco  (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 0" 6   Patrick Eddy  (AUS) ARA Australian Cycling Team + 0" 7   Samuel Watson  (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 0" 8   Edoardo Zambanini  (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0" 9   Natnael Tesfatsion  (ERI) Movistar Team + 0" 10   Andrea Bagioli  (ITA) Lidl–Trek + 0"

General classification after Stage 5 [12] Rank Rider Team Time 1   Jay Vine  (AUS) UAE Team Emirates XRG 16h 44' 54" 2   Mauro Schmid  (SUI) Team Jayco–AlUla + 1' 03" 3   Harry Sweeny  (AUS) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 12" 4   Marco Brenner  (GER) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 1' 14" 5   Andreas Kron  (DEN) Uno-X Mobility + 1' 16" 6   Andrea Raccagni Noviero  (ITA) Soudal–Quick-Step + 1' 19" 7   Anthon Charmig  (DEN) Uno-X Mobility + 1' 23" 8   Filippo Zana  (ITA) Soudal–Quick-Step + 1' 23" 9   Matteo Sobrero  (ITA) Lidl–Trek + 1' 27" 10   Ben O'Connor  (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla + 1' 28"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Sprints classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Most competitive rider(s)	Team classification
P	Samuel Watson	Samuel Watson	Not awarded	Not awarded	Michael Leonard	Not awarded	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe
1	Tobias Lund Andresen	Tobias Lund Andresen	Tobias Lund Andresen	Martin Urianstad	Matthew Brennan	Martin Urianstad
2	Jay Vine	Jay Vine			Michael Leonard	Pepijn Reinderink	UAE Team Emirates XRG
3	Sam Welsford					Enzo Paleni
4	Ethan Vernon				Andrea Raccagni Noviero	Matthew Greenwood
5	Matthew Brennan					Pascal Eenkhoorn	Team Jayco–AlUla
Final		Jay Vine	Tobias Lund Andresen	Martin Urianstad	Andrea Raccagni Noviero	Not awarded	Team Jayco–AlUla

Classification standings

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

General classification

Final general classification (1–10) ^[12]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jay Vine  (AUS)	UAE Team Emirates XRG	16h 44' 54"
2	Mauro Schmid  (SUI)	Team Jayco–AlUla	+ 1' 03"
3	Harry Sweeny  (AUS)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 1' 12"
4	Marco Brenner  (GER)	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	+ 1' 14"
5	Andreas Kron  (DEN)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 1' 16"
6	Andrea Raccagni Noviero  (ITA)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 1' 19"
7	Anthon Charmig  (DEN)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 1' 23"
8	Filippo Zana  (ITA)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 1' 23"
9	Matteo Sobrero  (ITA)	Lidl–Trek	+ 1' 27"
10	Ben O'Connor  (AUS)	Team Jayco–AlUla	+ 1' 28"

Sprints classification

Final sprints classification (1–10) ^[12]

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Tobias Lund Andresen  (DEN)	Decathlon CMA CGM	94
2	Matthew Brennan  (GBR)	Visma–Lease a Bike	59
3	Sam Welsford  (AUS)	Ineos Grenadiers	52
4	Finn Fisher-Black  (NZL)	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	41
5	Ethan Vernon  (GBR)	NSN Cycling Team	37
6	Brady Gilmore  (AUS)	NSN Cycling Team	32
7	Aaron Gate  (NZL)	XDS Astana Team	29
8	Anthon Charmig  (DEN)	Uno-X Mobility	22
9	Samuel Watson  (GBR)	Ineos Grenadiers	22
10	Lewis Bower  (NZL)	Groupama–FDJ United	22

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) ^[12]

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Martin Urianstad  (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	44
2	Pepijn Reinderink  (NED)	Soudal–Quick-Step	24
3	Luke Plapp  (AUS)	Team Jayco–AlUla	23
4	Matthew Greenwood  (AUS)	ARA Australian Cycling Team	16
5	Enzo Paleni  (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ United	14
6	Robert Stannard  (AUS)	Team Bahrain Victorious	13
7	Pascal Eenkhoorn  (NED)	Soudal–Quick-Step	11
8	Jay Vine  (AUS)	UAE Team Emirates XRG	10
9	Baptiste Veistroffer  (FRA)	Lotto–Intermarché	9
10	Santiago Buitrago  (COL)	Team Bahrain Victorious	7

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) ^[12]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Andrea Raccagni Noviero  (ITA)	Soudal–Quick-Step	16h 46' 13"
2	Michael Leonard  (CAN)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 2' 14"
3	Oliver Peace  (GBR)	Team Picnic–PostNL	+ 4' 39"
4	Luke Tuckwell  (AUS)	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 7' 45"
5	Pavel Novák  (CZE)	Movistar Team	+ 9' 05"
6	Matthew Brennan  (GBR)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 10' 07"
7	Oscar Chamberlain  (AUS)	Decathlon CMA CGM	+ 11' 09"
8	Pietro Mattio  (ITA)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 15' 50"
9	Hamish McKenzie  (AUS)	Team Jayco–AlUla	+ 17' 27"
10	Storm Ingebrigtsen  (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 19' 10"

Teams classification

Final team classification (1–10) ^[12]

Rank	Team	Time
1	Team Jayco–AlUla	50h 19' 11"
2	Movistar Team	+ 12"
3	Lidl–Trek	+ 29"
4	UAE Team Emirates XRG	+ 54"
5	ARA Australian Cycling Team	+ 1' 10"
6	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 1' 20"
7	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 2' 11"
8	Uno-X Mobility	+ 3' 43"
9	XDS Astana Team	+ 3' 46"
10	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 4' 04"

References

1. "Jay Vine recovers from kangaroo crash to win Tour Down Under for second time". The Guardian. 2026-01-25. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2026-01-26.
2. Davidson, Tom (2026-01-27). "Jay Vine broke wrist in mid-race kangaroo collision, still won Tour Down Under". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
3. Giuliani, Simone (2026-01-23). "Willunga Hill removed, stage 4 shortened as Tour Down Under hit by extreme fire danger rating and scorching temperatures". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
4. Weislo, Laura (2025-12-15). "Tour Down Under 2026 route". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
5. "Your Guide To The 2026 Santos Tour Down Under Men's Stages". Santos Tour Down Under. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
6. Bonville-Ginn, Tim (20 January 2026). "Tour Down Under: Samuel Watson edges out Ethan Vernon for prologue victory". CyclingNews. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
7. 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.
8. Bonville-Ginn, Tim (22 January 2026). "Tour Down Under: Jay Vine and Jhonatan Narváez go 1-2 after powerful attack on Corkscrew climb on stage 2". CyclingNews. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
9. Bonville-Ginn, Tim (23 January 2026). "Tour Down Under: Sam Welsford sprints to seventh Tour Down Under victory and first for Ineos Grenadiers in chaotic stage 3 finale". CyclingNews. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
10. Bonville-Ginn, Tim (24 January 2026). "Tour Down Under: Ethan Vernon wins wind-buffeted shortened stage 4 as second overall Jhonatan Narváez crashes out". CyclingNews. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
11. Warwick, Matt (25 January 2026). "Vine wins Tour Down Under despite kangaroo crash". BBC Sport . Retrieved 27 January 2026.
12. Bonville-Ginn, Tim (25 January 2026). "Tour Down Under: Jay Vine overcomes crash to claim overall win as Matthew Brennan sprints to stage victory". CyclingNews. Retrieved 25 January 2026.

External links

• Official website