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.
Teams All eighteen UCI WorldTeams, one UCI ProTeam, and the Australian national team participated in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
National Teams
ARA Australian Cycling Team
Route Owing to predicted temperatures of and an "Extreme" fire warning, stage 4 to Willunga Hill was shortened from its original distance of to . +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner P 20 January Adelaide to Adelaide Individual time trial 1 21 January Tanunda to Tanunda Hilly stage 2 22 January Norwood to Uraidla Hilly stage 3 23 January Adelaide to Nairne Hilly stage 4 24 January Brighton to Willunga Hill Hilly stage 5 25 January Stirling to Stirling Hilly stage Total
Stages Prologue 20 January 2026 — Adelaide to Adelaide, (ITT)
Stage 1 21 January 2026 — Tanunda to Tanunda,
Stage 2 22 January 2026 — Norwood to Uraidla,
Stage 3 23 January 2026 — Adelaide to Nairne,
Stage 4 24 January 2026 — Brighton to Willunga Hill,
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. It was later revealed that Vine had broken his wrist in the crash.
25 January 2026 — Stirling to Stirling,
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 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 3 Sam Welsford Enzo Paleni 4 Ethan Vernon Andrea Raccagni Noviero Matthew Greenwood 5 Matthew Brennan Pascal Eenkhoorn Final Jay Vine Tobias Lund Andresen Andrea Raccagni Noviero Not awarded
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) Rank Rider Team Time 1 16h 44' 54" 2 + 1' 03" 3 + 1' 12" 4 + 1' 14" 5 + 1' 16" 6 + 1' 19" 7 + 1' 23" 8 + 1' 23" 9 + 1' 27" 10 + 1' 28"
Sprints classification + Final sprints classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 94 2 59 3 52 4 41 5 37 6 32 7 29 8 22 9 22 10 22
Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 44 2 24 3 23 4 ARA Australian Cycling Team 16 5 14 6 13 7 11 8 10 9 9 10 7
Young rider classification + Final young rider classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 16h 46' 13" 2 + 2' 14" 3 + 4' 39" 4 + 7' 45" 5 + 9' 05" 6 + 10' 07" 7 + 11' 09" 8 + 15' 50" 9 + 17' 27" 10 + 19' 10"
Teams classification + Final team classification (1–10) Rank Team Time 1 50h 19' 11" 2 + 12" 3 + 29" 4 + 54" 5 ARA Australian Cycling Team + 1' 10" 6 + 1' 20" 7 + 2' 11" 8 + 3' 43" 9 + 3' 46" 10 + 4' 04"
References
External links