The stages of the Tour Down Under 2024
The Tour Down Under men's race takes place from 16 to 21 January and comprises a total of six relatively short stages - none of which are over 150 kilometres long. The route takes the riders through the state of South Australia around the city of Adelaide. A criterium will also take place there a few days beforehand: the Down Under Classic. However, this does not count towards the overall classification of the tour.
Down Under Classic (Saturday, 13 January): Adelaide - Adelaide (4 x 1.35 kilometres)
Although the Down Under Classic does not count towards the subsequent tour and there are no points in the UCI World Tour, it still promises action. The reason for this is that it is run as a criterium. The riders complete four laps of the 1.35 kilometre course. Points are awarded after each lap, so the first rider to cross the finish line at the end is not necessarily the day's winner. The course leads through the city centre of Adelaide.
Stage 1 (Tuesday, 16 January): Tanunda - Tanunda (144 kilometres - 1837 vertical metres)
The first stage of the Tour Down Under features a circuit that is ridden a total of three times. With Menglers Hill, a 4th category climb, a hill is crossed four times. The elevation profile is likely to favour the classics riders in a breakaway group. If sprinters with good speed and uphill ability are at the start, they could also be aiming for victory with fresh legs after the winter break.
Stage 2 (Wednesday, 17 January): Norwood - Lobethal (141.6 kilometres - 2948 vertical metres)
The 2nd stage is a tough one. Almost 3000 metres in altitude have to be covered and three second-category climbs have to be tackled. Immediately after the start, the route climbs to Ashton - the maximum gradient there is almost 18%. After around 60 and 100 kilometres, the Fox Creek Climb is then climbed twice, with an average gradient of 8.8%. There are hardly any other flat sections either, so the peloton is likely to have problems controlling the breakaway group. Classics riders with a strong mountain pedigree could also cheer on this stage, but the classification riders could also try something. However, there is unlikely to be too much movement in the overall classification at this stage.
Stage 3 (Thursday, 18 January): Tea Tree Gully - Campbelltown (145.3 kilometres - 2211 vertical metres)
Due to two classified climbs at the start of the race, a breakaway group is also likely to try its luck on the third day of the Tour Down Under. As there are many small climbs afterwards, but the overall route is downhill, it remains to be seen whether the peloton can control the leading group. A breakaway victory as well as a victory for sprinters with a strong mountain pedigree is therefore possible.
Stage 4 (Friday, 19 January): Murray Bridge - Port Elliot (136.2 kilometres - 1055 vertical metres)
With only 136.2 kilometres and just over 1000 metres of elevation gain, stage 4 should be fairly quiet. The terrain is largely flat for almost 80 kilometres. This is followed by a category 3 climb, where breakaway riders could try their luck. As the profile for the peloton is mainly downhill and flat 20 kilometres before the finish, a bunch sprint is definitely on the cards.
Stage 5 (Saturday, 20 January): Christies Beach - Willunga Hill (129.3 kilometres - 1791 vertical metres)
The first preliminary decisions in the battle for the overall classification will probably be made on stage 5. Willunga Hill is one of the most famous climbs of the tour and will also ensure that many a rider will be able to bury their dreams of overall victory in this edition. The 1st category climb has to be conquered twice: Once after 106 kilometres, and then after 129 kilometres the race ends with a summit finish on Willunga Hill. The climb has an average gradient of 7.4% and stretches over 3 kilometres. The winner of the 5th stage will probably also be the top favourite to win the race overall, and a classification rider will therefore probably be crowned the winner of the day.
Stage 6 (Sunday, 21 January): Unley - Mount Lofty (128.2 kilometres - 2821 vertical metres)
At just 128.2 kilometres, the final stage may be the shortest of the tour, but it will not be a roll-out for the riders. The last 65 kilometres are particularly tough: Mount Lofty has to be climbed a total of three times - a 1st category climb. The third ascent of the mountain is also the finish. Attacks are to be expected from the classification riders, so the winner of the previous day will have the task of fending them off. The battle for the overall classification will remain exciting until the last day.
Tour Down Under 2024: TV broadcast and live stream
After the end of GCN+ the question arises for cycling fans as to where cycling races can be seen in 2024. There are no plans to broadcast the 2024 Tour Down Under live on German television. However, Discovery+ (via a paid subscription) will offer a live stream of all stages of the women's and men's races. If you want to watch the event live, you have to get up early. The broadcast is scheduled to start at 01:30 on all days and finish between 05:00 and 06:00.
Tour Down Under 2024: The starting list for the men
- 1 Alessandro Covi
- 2 Finn Fisher-Black
- 3 Alvaro Hodeg
- 4 Antonio Morgado
- 5 Diego Ulissi
- 6 Michael Vink
- 7 Isaac del Toro
Team Jayco-AlUla
- 11 Caleb Ewan
- 12 Simon Yates
- 13 Luke Plapp
- 14 Kelland O'Brien
- 15 Michael Hepburn
- 16 Chris Harper
- 17 Campbell Stewart
Bahrain-Victorious
- 21 Nicolo Buratti
- 22 Phil Bauhaus
- 23 Jack Haig
- 24 Fran Miholjevic
- 25 Johan Price-Pejtersen
- 26 Cameron Scott
- 27 Torstein Traeen
Soudal - Quick Step
- 31 Julian Alaphilippe
- 32 Josef Cerny
- 33 James Knox
- 34 Casper Pedersen
- 35 Pieter Serry
- 36 Antoine Huby
- 37 Gil Gelders
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
- 41 Clement Berthet
- 42 Franck Bonnamour
- 43 Jaakko Hänninen
- 44 Paul Lapeira
- 45 Valentin Paret-Peintre
- 46 Nans Peters
- 47 Bastien Tronchon
- 51 Lilian Calmejane
- 52 Biniam Girmay
- 53 Madis Mihkels
- 54 Tom Paquot
- 55 Simone Petilli
- 56 Dion Smith
- 57 Georg Zimmermann
Israel-Premier Tech
- 61 George Bennett
- 62 Guillaume Boivin
- 63 Simon Clarke
- 64 Derek Gee
- 65 Nick Schultz
- 66 Corbin Strong
- 67 Stephen Williams
Ineos Grenadiers
- 71 Filippo Ganna
- 72 Laurens De Plus
- 73 Leo Hayter
- 74 Jhonatan Narvaez
- 75 Joshua Tarling
- 76 Ben Swift
- 77 Elia Viviani
- 81 Sam Welsford
- 82 Roger Adria
- 83 Patrick Gamper
- 84 Filip Maciejuk
- 85 Ryan Mullen
- 86 Danny van Poppel
- 87 Ben Zwiehoff
Team dsm-firmenich PostNL
- 91 Patrick Bevin
- 92 Pavel Bittner
- 93 Patrick Eddy
- 94 Sean Flynn
- 95 Chris Hamilton
- 96 Emils Liepins
- 97 Oscar Onley
Cofidis
- 101 Piet Allegaert
- 102 Ruben Fernandez
- 103 Eddy Fine
- 104 Milan Fretin
- 105 Oliver Knight
- 106 Simon Geschke
- 107 Axel Mariault
Arkea-B&B Hotels
- 111 Louis Barre
- 112 Anthony Delaplace
- 113 Laurens Huys
- 114 Kevin Ledanois
- 115 Daniel McLay
- 116 Miles Scotson
- 117 Michel Ries
Movistar
- 121 Jon Barrenetxea
- 122 Ivan Garcia Cortina
- 123 Ruben Guerreiro
- 124 Johan Jacobs
- 125 Manlio Moro
- 126 Vinicius Rangel
- 127 Gonzalo Serrano
Visma | Lease a Bike
- 131 Koen Bouwman
- 132 Robert Gesink
- 133 Lennard Hofstede
- 134 Johannes Staune-Mittet
- 135 Milan Vader
- 136 Leo van Belle
- 137 Mick van Dijke
EF Education EasyPost
- 141 Harry Sweeny
- 142 Stefan de Bod
- 143 Owain Doull
- 144 Jack Rootkin-Gray
- 145 Jonas Rutsch
- 146 Archie Ryan
- 147 Jardi Christiaan van der Lee
Alpecin-Deceuninck
- 151 Maurice Ballerstedt
- 152 Lars Boven
- 153 Juri Hollmann
- 154 Tobias Bayer
- 155 Jason Osborne
- 156 Luca Vergallito
- 157 Stan van Tricht
- 161 Samuele Battistella
- 162 Gianmarco Garfoli
- 163 Michele Gazzoli
- 164 Dmitriy Gruzdev
- 165 Max Kanter
- 166 Rüdiger Selig
- 167 Christian Scaroni
Lidl Trek
- 171 Dario Cataldo
- 172 Juan Pedro Lopez
- 173 Bauke Mollema
- 174 Jacopo Mosca
- 175 Quinn Simmons
- 176 Natnael Tesfatsion
- 177 Mathias Vacek
Groupama-FDJ
- 181 Clement Davy
- 183 Fabian Lienhard
- 184 Enzo Paleni
- 185 Laurence Pithie
- 186 Rudy Molard
- 187 Reuben Thompson
Australian national team
- 191 Michael Storer
- 192 Damien Howson
- 193 Declan Trezise
- 194 Tristen Saunders
- 195 Luke Burns
- 196 Jackson Medway
- 197 Liam Walsh
The stages of the Women's Tour Down Under 2024
The Women's Tour Down Under takes place from 12 to 14 January and comprises a total of three stages. Similar to the men's race, the route takes the riders through the state of South Australia and into its capital Adelaide. A few days after the start of the Women's Tour Down Under, a criterium takes place: the Down Under Criterium. However, this does not count towards the overall classification of the tour.
Stage 1 (Friday, 12 January): Hahndorf - Campbelltown (93.9 kilometres - 1483 vertical metres)
Although there are two 4th category climbs and several smaller ramps on the 1st stage of the Women's Tour Down Under, the last 30 kilometres are almost exclusively downhill. A bunch sprint is likely on this stage.
Stage 2 (Saturday, 13 January): Glenelg - Stirling (104.2 kilometres - 2079 vertical metres)
Stage 2 could be something for the breakaway riders. Shortly after the start there is a 1st category climb, the second section of the race is then characterised by many smaller climbs and the Stirling Climb (2nd category) is crossed three times. If the breakaway riders run out of steam, classification riders could also attack for the stage win.
Stage 3 (Sunday, 14 January): Adelaide - Willunga Hill (93.4 kilometres - 1478 vertical metres)
The final stage is also the queen stage. Although the race runs on flat terrain for long stretches, the last few kilometres are a real challenge: with an average gradient of 7.4%, the route climbs up Willunga Hill, where the race ends with a mountain finish. The winner of the stage will probably also be the overall winner of the Women's Tour Down Under.
Down Under Criterium (Thursday, 18 January): Adelaide - Adelaide (3 x 1.2 kilometres)
As with the men's race, there will also be a women's criterium. This will take place after the stage race and will cover a tough three laps of 1.2 kilometres each.
Womens's Tour Down Under 2024: The start list
FDJ-Suez
- 1 Grace Brown
- 2 Nina Buijsman
- 3 Coralie Demay
- 4 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig
- 5 Evita Muzic
- 6 Gladys Verhulst-Wild
Lidl Trek
- 11 Amanda Spratt
- 12 Brodie Chapman
- 13 Lauretta Hanson
- 14 Ilaria Sanguinetti
- 15 Elynor Bäckstedt
- 16 Felicity Wilson-Haffenden
Liv AlUla Jayco
- 21 Alexandra Manly
- 22 Amber godfather
- 23 Ella Wylie
- 24 Georgia Baker
- 25 Georgie Howe
- 26 Ruby Roseman-Gannon
Human Powered Health
- 31 Audrey Cordon-Ragot
- 32 Ruth Edwards
- 33 Lily Williams
- 34 Henrietta Christie
- 35 Katia Ragusa
- 36 Krista Doebel Hickock
Canyon//SRAM Racing
- 41 Neve Bradbury
- 42 Tiffany Cromwell
- 43 Alex Morrice
- 44 Soraya Paladin
- 45 Alice Towers
Visma | Lease a Bike
- 51 Linda Riedmann
- 52 Maud Oudeman
- 53 Rosita Reijnhout
- 54 Nienke Veenhoven
- 55 Mijntje Geurts
- 56 Lieke Nooijen
UAE Team ADQ
- 61 Safia Al Sayegh
- 62 Sofia Bertizzolo
- 63 Eugenia Bujak
- 64 Anastasia Carbonari
- 65 Mikayla Harvey
- 66 Dominika Wlodarczyk
AG Insurance - Soudal Team
- 71 Sarah Gigante
- 72 Kimberley Le Court de Billot
- 73 Anya Louw
- 74 Gaia Masetti
- 75 Julie van de Velde
- 76 Ally Wollaston
Team dsm-firmenich PostNL
- 81 Maeve Plouffe
- 82 Francesca Barale
- 83 Eleonora Ciabocco
- 84 Abi Smith
- 85 Franziska Koch
- 86 Nienke Vinke
Team Coop-Repsol
- 91 Camilla Bye
- 92 Stine Dale
- 93 India Grangier
- 94 Stina Kagevi
- 95 Mari Mohr
Team Bridgelane
- 101 Amanda Poulsen
- 102 Haylee Fuller
- 103 Matilda Raynolds
- 104 Talia Appleton
- 105 Gina Ricardo
- 106 Lillee Pollock
Macaw | Skip Capital
- 111 Sophie Edwards
- 112 Sophie Marr
- 113 Keira Will
- 114 Lucie Fityus
- 115 Alli Anderson
- 116 Ella Simpson
Australian national team
- 121 Sarah Roy
- 123 Nicole Frain
- 124 Lizzie Stannard
- 125 Darcie Richards
- 126 Emily Watts
St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93
- 131 Alison Avoine
- 132 Marion Bunel
- 133 Roxane Fournier
- 134 Victorie Guilman
- 135 Dilyxine Miermont
- 136 Elyne Roussel
Lifeplus Wahoo
- 141 Heidi Franz
- 142 Kaja Rysz
- 143 Karin Söderqvist
- 144 Alicia Gonzalez
- 145 Kate Richardson
- 146 Kristyna Burlova
Tashkent City Women
- 151 Olga Zabelinskaya
- 152 Yanina Kuskova
- 153 Madina Kakhorova
- 154 Margarita Misyurina
- 155 Sofiya Karimova
- 156 Nafosat Kozieva
