2026 Tour Down Under


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.
WWW tourdownunder.com.au

Teams

All eighteen UCI WorldTeams, one UCI ProTeam, and the Australian national team participated in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
National Teams

Route

Owing to predicted temperatures of and an "Extreme" fire warning, stage 4 to Willunga Hill was shortened from its original distance of to.

Stages

Prologue

;20 January 2026 — Adelaide to Adelaide,

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,