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Tour Down Under Prologue

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Mon 26th January 2026 12:00am Local
Tue 20th January 2026 12:00am UTC

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League
UCI World Tour

Season
2026

Round
1

Status
FT

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Description

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.

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Result List

01	Samuel Watson	Ineos Grenadiers	4' 16"
02	Ethan Vernon	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 1"
03	Laurence Pithie	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 3"
04	Jay Vine	UAE Team Emirates XRG	+ 4"
05	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	+ 5"
06	Mauro Schmid	Team Jayco–AlUla	+ 5"
07	Maikel Zijlaard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	+ 5"
08	Tim Torn Teutenberg	Lidl–Trek	+ 5"
09	Oliver Bleddyn	ARA Skip Capital	+ 5"
10	Jensen Plowright	Alpecin–Premier Tech	+ 7"

Result Description

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"

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