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From 'a bit of a sideshow' to 'proper start to the season' - The changing shape of the Women's Tour Down Under

"Any result here is meaning more and more, but it also makes it a lot harder to get those results" says three-time winner Amanda Spratt

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Wollaston wins first Tour stage, crash hits Australians

New Zealand sprinter Ally Wollaston has won the first stage of the Tour Down Under, after a late crash ruined the hopes of the Australian Liv AlUla Jayco team.

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Women's Tour Down Under: Ally Wollaston sprints to stage 1 win after solo break is reeled in before the line

Josie Nelson second and Femke Gerriste third in Willunga

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'First time I will wear bib number one' - Noemi Rüegg faces new territory as defending champion at 2026 Tour Down Under

'I think it's coming down to the last stage, the Corkscrew climb' says EF Education-Oatly rider about new stage 3 route

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Toughest races yet, Women's WorldTour strength and more: Five things to look out for at the Tour Down Under 2026

The Women's WorldTour race begins on 17 January, with the men's WorldTour event following on 20 January

Cycling Weekly

As Adelaide rolls out the welcome mat to cycling world for Tour Down Under, I feel ashamed

Australia’s WorldTour race on my local roads fills me with pride, but as the years go on it feels like hosting international friends in a house that is visibly on fire

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'I'm afraid that the level goes down' – Could the latest Women's WorldTour rule changes pile the pressure onto riders and ultimately harm the sport?

Team managers say regulation reforms, including more mandatory race participation, have increased pressure on riders and teams and will bring smaller pelotons in top level races

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'Seismic shift': women boast stronger Down Under field

The women's Tour Down Under field is stronger than the men's start list, with the reigning road world champion competing in the women's race for the first time.

AAP

'I am home': ENVE and Alexey Vermeulen sign landmark career-long contract

One of gravel’s most consistent performers locks in a career-long partnership with ENVE as the discipline continues to professionalise

Cycling Weekly

How to watch Tour Down Under 2026 – Live streams, broadcasters and schedule for the first WorldTour races of the season

The top-tier racing season has kicked off in Australia and here's how you can watch it all

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Jayco AlUla urged to stick tight after Perth disaster

The manager of Australian WorldTour team Jayco AlUla is urging their riders to rally at the Tour Down Under after they botched the road nationals finish.

AAP

Jonas Vingegaard's 150mm SRAM cranks now available to the public

With 150mm cranks now available, are we now experimenting at the lower limit?

Cycling Weekly

‘Turning pro cycling into F1 or MOTOGP won't improve things for anyone’ – here's what you told us about pro cycling’s funding problem

Cycling Weekly

'I couldn't get myself up off the ground – it was scary': British rider who broke neck in crash ready for comeback year

Seb Grindley missed half of his first season at Lidl-Trek Future Racing with a fractured vertebra

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Absence of Willunga Hill creates wide-open 2026 Women's Tour Down Under – Analysing the contenders

Defending Champion Noemi Rüegg faces toughest field yet at three-day Women's WorldTour opener

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'No one is bigger than the team' – Soudal-QuickStep bring back Niki Terpstra and Tim Declercq to build new post-Evenepoel chapter

New sports directors and coaches part of the next chapter as Belgian team takes aim at the Classics and sprints with Tim Merlier and Paul Magnier

Cycling Weekly

Should the UCI ban WorldTour bikes from the public? Why this could save pro cycling in the long run

Pro cycling is funded by selling extremely expensive products to ordinary riders — but as those products move out of reach, is the model eating itself?

Cycling News

'You can always find a few more watts to give it everything to the line' - Outnumbered Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto snag pair of Australian National Championships podiums

Bradbury claimed third place, while Dixon scored a career-best second in the under-23 race

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Two new Chinese bike computer brands have entered the WorldTour for 2026

Magene and iGPSPORT both appear to significantly undercut the likes of Wahoo and Garmin when it comes to pricing

Cycling Weekly

'That one's for you, mate' – Australian rider dedicates national title to WorldTour team boss who 'gave me the flick'

Former Picnic PostNL rider Patrick Eddy, now of Team Brennan, pulled off a dramatic victory

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Eddy shines, Jayco AlUla left rueing men's road race

While Patrick Eddy deserved to win the men's elite road race at the Australian championships, Jayco AlUla's tactics late in the race raised eyebrows.

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'I think I've found myself again' – Patrick Eddy bounces back from WorldTour contract non-renewal to emotional Australian title

23-year-old says he 'started to forget what it was like to win a bike race' after quiet start to pro career

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Patrick Eddy beats Luke Plapp to elite men's Australian road race title after Jayco AlUla's strength in numbers fails in dramatic final kilometre

Plapp second and Oscar Chamberlain rounds out the podium in final race of the 2026 Australian Road National Championships

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First-year pro Mackenzie Coupland wins Australia's elite women's road race title with late solo move

Ruby Roseman-Gannon second, Neve Bradbury third as Coupland also claims U23 title in combined race at Westbridge Funds Road National Championships in Perth

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'There could be a massive drop-off' - Jay Vine warns of dramatically narrowing pathways to professionalism for Australian and New Zealanders

Australian paints gloomy picture for mid-to-long term future for riders from Down Under – with soaring costs providing another layer to the obstacles – but says there may be solutions

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