Tour Down Under 2025: Route & start list of the Tour Down Under
The most important aspects of the men's race in brief
- Date: 21 to 26 January 2025
- Distance: ~820 kilometres
- Start: Prospect, Target: Adelaide
- Profile: 6 stages: 4 hilly stages, 1 flat stage, 1 mountain finish
- UCI category: World Tour
- Premiere: 1999 (25th edition)
- Last year's winner: Stephen Williams
- Record winner: Simon Gerrans (four times)
- Summary: How the Tour Down Under 2025 went
The Tour Down Under (officially: Santos Tour Down Under) is a stage race through South Australia and is held around the Australian city of Adelaide. Not only does the Down Under Classic 2025 take place there before the tour, but the final 6th stage also leads through the metropolis of millions. The stage race celebrates its 25th edition in 2025, after the first race was held in 1999. Stephen Williams won the stage race last year.
The stages of the Tour Down Under 2025
The Tour Down Under 2025 comprises a total of six stages. Apart from the final 6th stage through Adelaide and sections of the 4th stage that lead along the coast, there are hardly any flat sections. Time and again, the riders have to tackle short and steep ramps typical of the classics. Apart from Willunga Hill, which is indispensable for the tour, there are hardly any long and tough climbs in the race finale. Riders who want to compete for overall victory therefore not only need the typical mountain legs for cyclists, but also an affinity for the classics.
Stage 1 | Tuesday, 21 January | Prospect - Gumeracha | 150.7 kilometres - 2386 vertical metres
The sprinters are likely to strike on stage 1 of the Tour Down Under 2024. Although there are a total of three mountain classifications that the peloton will have to climb, the peloton is likely to catch up with a potential breakaway group on the last ten, mostly downhill kilometres at the latest.
Stage 2 | Wednesday, 22 January | Tanunda - Tanunda | 128.8 kilometres - 1598 vertical metres
Menglers Hill has to be ridden a total of three times on stage 2 of the Tour Down Under 2025. With an average gradient of almost 7 per cent over a distance of 2.7 kilometres, it is likely to be too demanding for most of the sprinters. Although there is still some time to catch up with the peloton after the final crossing.
Stage 3 | Thursday, 23 January | Norwood - Uraidla | 147.5 kilometres - 3236 vertical metres
With over 3000 metres of climbing, stage 3 of the Tour Down Under 2025 is one of the most challenging days for the peloton. Immediately after the start, the first ten kilometres climb 500 metres. Knotts Hill, which has to be crossed twice, is also very tough with ramps of up to 22 per cent. Classics riders must have their mountain legs packed on this stage if they want to continue to have a say in the overall victory after the stage. The stage requires a mix of classic skills and qualities on the mountain.
Stage 4 | Friday, 24 January | Glenelg - Victor Harbor | 157.2 kilometres - 2443 vertical metres
Stage 4 is the day on which the peloton has to cover the most kilometres of the race. Some sections lead along the Australian coast. But not only that, there are also two mountain classifications: Parawa Hill and Nettle Hill. As on stage 2, two scenarios are possible: a breakaway victory, but also sprinters with a strong classic pedigree could have a say in the decision.
Stage 5 | Saturday, 25 January | McLaren Vale - Willunga Hill | 145.7 kilometres - 2038 vertical metres
Stage 5 of the Tour Down Under 2024 is also the queen stage. The most famous climb of the tour is tackled twice. Around 25 kilometres before the finish, Willunga Hill will usher in the finale of the stage before the race ends on this climb in the form of a mountaintop finish. Whoever can pull away on Willunga Hill will probably also win the stage race.
Stage 6 | Sunday, 26 January | Adelaide - Adelaide | 90 kilometres - 768 vertical metres
The Tour Down Under 2025 will most likely end with a bunch sprint in Adelaide on stage 6. The peloton will have to complete a 4.5 kilometre long and flat circuit a total of 20 times. There will probably be a sprint royale on the King William Road after just 90 kilometres.
Tour Down Under 2025: TV broadcast & live stream
There is no live broadcast of the Tour Down Under on German television. However, there is a live stream, available for a fee on Discovery+. All stages will be shown on the streaming platform. The broadcast starts at 01:30 am in the night (CET), transmission end between 05:30 a.m. and 06:30 a.m..
Tour Down Under 2025: Start list with all teams and riders
Israel - Premier Tech
- 1 Stephen Williams
- 2 George Bennett
- 3 Simon Clarke
- 4 Pier-Andre Cote
- 5 Nick Schultz
- 6 Corbin Strong
- 7 Michael Woods
Team Jayco AlUla
- 11 Luke Plapp
- 12 Luke Durbridge
- 13 Chris Harper
- 14 Michael Hepburn
- 15 Kelland O'Brien
- 16 Mauro Schmid
- 17 Campbell Stewart
Bahrain - Victorious
- 21 Phil Bauhaus
- 22 Nikias Arndt
- 23 Roman Ermakov
- 24 Afonso Eulalio
- 25 Mathijs Paasschens
- 26 Daniel Skerl
- 27 Robert Stannard
UAE Team Emirates - XRG
- 31 Jay Vine
- 32 Rune Herregodts
- 33 Julius Johansen
- 34 Jhonatan Narvaez
- 35 Rui Oliveira
- 36 Marc Soler
- 37 Pablo Torres
Soudal Quick-Step
- 41 Pascal Eenkhoorn
- 42 Pieter Serry
- 43 Andrea Raccagni Noviero
- 44 Casper Pedersen
- 45 Antoine Huby
- 46 James Knox
- 47 Junior Lecerf
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
- 51 Paul Lapeira
- 52 Geoffrey Bouchard
- 53 Dorian Godon
- 54 Noa Isidore
- 55 Jordan Labrosse
- 56 Bastien Tronchon
- 57 Andrea Vendrame
Intermarche - Wanty
- 61 Francesco Busatto
- 62 Dries De Pooter
- 63 Arne Marit
- 64 Tom Paquot
- 65 Dion Smith
- 66 Taco van der Hoorn
- 67 Georg Zimmermann
INEOS Grenadiers
- 71 Lucas Hamilton
- 72 Michal Kwiatkowski
- 73 Magnus Sheffield
- 74 Ben Swift
- 75 Connor Swift
- 76 Geraint Thomas
- 77 Samuel Watson
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
- 81 Sam Welsford
- 82 Finn Fisher-Black
- 83 Filip Maciejuk
- 84 Ryan Mullen
- 85 Laurence Pithie
- 86 Danny van Poppel
- 87 Ben Zwiehoff
Team Picnic PostNL
- 91 Tobias Lund Andresen
- 92 Julius van den Berg
- 93 Patrick Eddy
- 94 Alex Edmondson
- 95 Gijs Leemreize
- 96 Oscar Onley
- 97 Bjoern Koerdt
Cofidis
- 101 Bryan Coquard
- 102 Jesus Herrada
- 103 Ion Izagirre
- 104 Nolann Mahoudo
- 105 Jan Maas
- 106 Paul Ourselin
- 107 Alexis Renard
Arkea - B&B Hotels
- 111 Cristian Rodriguez
- 112 Giosue Epis
- 113 Donavan Grondin
- 114 Louis Rouland
- 115 Miles Scotson
- 116 Martin Tjötta
- 117 Alessandro Verre
Movistar
- 121 Carlos Canal
- 122 Manlio Moro
- 123 Gregor Mühlberger
- 124 Mathias Norsgaard
- 125 Diego Pescador
- 126 Natnael Tesfatsion
- 127 Javier Romo
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
- 131 Dylan van Baarle
- 132 Loe van Belle
- 133 Matthew Brennan
- 134 Thomas Gloag
- 135 Tijmen Graat
- 136 Menno Huising
- 137 Julien Vermote
EF Education - EasyPost
- 141 Esteban Chaves
- 142 Yuhi Todome
- 143 Lukas Nerurkar
- 144 Jardi Christiaan van der Lee
- 145 Markel Beloki
- 146 Max Walker
- 147 Alastair Mackellar
Alpecin - Deceuninck
- 151 Tobias Bayer
- 152 Lars Boven
- 153 Ramses Debruyne
- 154 Simon Dehairs
- 155 Gal Glivar
- 156 Henri Uhlig
- 157 Fabio van den Bossche
XDS Astana Team
- 161 Alberto Bettiol
- 162 Nicola Conci
- 163 Aaron Gate
- 164 Harold Martin Lopez
- 165 Henok Mulubrhan
- 166 Ide Schelling
- 167 Sergio Higuita
Lidl - Trek
- 171 Tim Torn Teutenberg
- 172 Juan Pedro Lopez
- 173 Bauke Mollema
- 174 Jacopo Mosca
- 175 Albert Withen Philipsen
- 176 Patrick Konrad
- 177 Andrea Bagioli
Groupama - FDJ
- 181 Lewis Askey
- 182 Sven Erik Byström
- 183 Clement Davy
- 184 Eddy Le Huitouze
- 185 Quentin Pacher
- 186 Remy Rochas
- 187 Matthew Walls
Australian national team
- 191 Damien Howson
- 192 Cameron Scott
- 193 Zac Marriage
- 194 Fergus Browning
- 195 Rudy Porter
- 196 Oliver Bleddyn
- 197 Liam Walsh
The most important aspects of the women's race in brief
- Date: 17 to 19 January 2025
- Distance: ~320 kilometres
- Start: Brighton, Target: Stirling
- Profile: 3 stages: 2 hilly stages, 1 mountain finish
- UCI category: Women's World Tour
- Last year's winner: Sarah Gigante
- Record winner: Amanda Spratt (three times)
The Women's Tour Down Under took place for the ninth time in 2025 and was part of the UCI Women's World Tour for the third time in a row. The record winner of the race is Australian Amanda Spratt, who won the tour three times between 2017 and 2019. Last year, her compatriot Sarah Gigante secured overall victory on Willunga Hill, while this year Swiss rider Noemi Rüegg came out on top.
The stages of the Women's Tour Down Under 2025
Last year, the tour was decided on the final 3rd stage on Willunga Hill. In the Women's Tour Down Under 2025, the legendary climb was already on the 2nd stage in the form of a mountain finish. The queen stage was framed by two hilly and challenging stages.
Stage 1 | Friday, 17 January | Brighton - Aldinga Beach | 101.9 kilometres - 1465 vertical metres
The opening stage of the Women's Tour Down Under 2025 ran from Brighton to Aldinga Beach. The stage was actually predestined for a sprint, but Dutch rider Daniek Hengeveld prevailed as a soloist.
Stage 2 | Saturday, 18 January | Unley - Willunga Hill | 115.0 kilometres - 1981 vertical metres
Stage 2 of the Women's Tour Down Under 2025 was the queen's stage. The Willunga Hill had to be climbed twice. The rider who climbed the hill the fastest, with an average gradient of 7.4 per cent, would also win the tour: Noemi Rüegg.
Stage 3 | Sunday, 19 January | Stirling - Stirling | 105.9 kilometres - 2142 vertical metres
The final 3rd stage included the most metres in altitude of the tour and contained hardly any flat sections. In the uphill finish, there was a sprint by a small group, which Chloe Dygert won, while Noemi Rüegg defended the overall lead and secured the stage win.
