Get ready for the toughest stages yet. Kicking off with a prologue through Adelaide’s heart and peaking with three brutal ascents of Willunga Hill, this 758.9km race will push riders to their limits. With longer stages, fierce climbs, and unforgiving terrain, the 2026 stages promise non-stop action, strategy, and spectacle. Dive into the details of every 2026 Santos Tour Down Under men's stage.
The 2026 Santos Tour Down Under Women’s Race is set to make history — with the strongest peloton ever, the longest route on record, and every UCI Women’s WorldTour team on the start line. That’s 394.6km of elite racing across iconic climbs like Corkscrew Road (twice!), the Adelaide Hills, and a thrilling new start in Magill. Dive into the details of every 2026 Santos Tour Down Under women's stage.
The Santos Tour Down Under is Australia's greatest cycling race, with a rich history as the highest-regarded and most popular bike race in the southern hemisphere.
The event was first staged in 1999 with local rider Stuart O’Grady taking the win. Since then, numerous internationally renowned cyclists have joined the Honour Roll. The event has grown year-on-year to become the biggest cycling race in the southern hemisphere.
The Santos Ochre Jersey is awarded to the rider with the fastest cumulative time at the end of each stage - the leader of the 'general classification - and the overall winner at the end of the race.
Ochre is the colour of the iconic South Australian outback, and is unique among the general classification jerseys in the UCI WorldTour.
The Santos Tour Down Under is part of the UCI World Tour
