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Tour Down Under 2023

6 stages • 17-01-2023 -> 22-01-2023.

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Matthews, michael, sheffield, magnus, uae team emirates.

River Torrens / Karrawirra Parri (Adelaide) (AUS) -> River Torrens / Karrawirra Parri (Adelaide) (AUS)

17-01-2023 • 5.5 kms

Murray Street (Tanunda) (AUS) -> Murray Street (Tanunda) (AUS)

18-01-2023 • 149.9 kms

Brighton (AUS) -> Victor Harbor (AUS)

19-01-2023 • 154.8 kms

Norwood (AUS) -> Campbelltown (AUS)

20-01-2023 • 116.8 kms

Port Willunga (AUS) -> Willunga Township (AUS)

21-01-2023 • 133.2 kms

Unley (AUS) -> Mount Loffy (AUS)

22-01-2023 • 112.5 kms

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Astana qazaqstan team, soudal - quick step, groupama - fdj, bahrain - victorious, movistar team, jayco alula, ef education - easypost, dsm-firmenich, jumbo - visma, ineos grenadiers, lidl - trek, bora - hansgrohe, arkéa - samsic, intermarché - circus - wanty, alpecin - deceuninck, israel - premier tech, when it began to dispute this race.

The first time was in the year 1999 and this edition is number 23

How many kilometers are covered? And stages?

679 kms are covered in a total of 6 stage/s

What day begins? How long does it last?

It starts on 17-01-2023 in Adelaide and ends on 22-01-2023 in Mt. Loffy

How many teams and cyclists participate?

A total of 139 cyclists and 20 teams . Click on this link to see more

What UCI category does this race have?

UCI World Tour (Various stages) 2.UWT

What company or organizer manages it?

Government of South Australia

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Tour Down Under 2019

AUS • 15-01-2019 -> 20-01-2019

Tour Down Under 2020

AUS • 21-01-2020 -> 26-01-2020

Tour Down Under 2023: Route, stages, and startlist guide

Taking a look at all the stages for both the men's and women's Australian race

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Key Information

Where: Adelaide, South Australia

When: 14 January (Schwalbe Classic men's and women's)

Women's TDU , 15-17 January Men's TDU , 17-22 January

Rank: UCI WorldTour (men's and women's)

Distance: 672 kilometres (men's) 293 kilometres (women's)

Returning to the WorldTour after a two-year absence, the Tour Down Under lifts the curtain on the WorldTour season once more. Multiple big name riders in both the men’s and women’s peloton will be heading to Australia for the stage-race including the recently crowned Australian national road champion Luke Plapp (Ineos Grenadiers) and Grace Brown (FDJ Suez). 

Both the men’s and women’s action will begin with the Schwalbe Classic, an evening criterium on Saturday 14 January. However the criterium will have no say in the overall general classification battle. 

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The men’s race will get underway on Tuesday 17 January with a 5.5 kilometre prologue, whereas the women’s race will begin the day after the criterium on Sunday 15 January with a flat 110.4 kilometre stage between Glenelg and Aldinga. 

Men's Tour Down Under: Stages, 17-22 January

Luke Plapp will be flying the flag for Australia at this years race

The route for the 2023 men's Tour Down Under has something for everyone. There will be plenty of action in the depths of the Adelaide hills as well as other fast and furious sprint stages which should make for an excellent opener to the WorldTour season. Bringing the race back without its famous Willunga Hill climb was always going to be a brave decision, although race director Stuart O'Grady explained when presenting the 2023 route that he believes it was important to bring some "fresh faces" into the Australian stage race. 

"I think it's important to bring some new, fresh places into the Tour Down Under,” O'Grady said. "I was brought in to bring in some new innovations, some new exciting parcours and also didn't want just the same old kind of stages where everybody knows exactly what's going to happen. The new final stage brings in a lot of excitement. It's a short stage, it's aggressive, it's more central to Adelaide, so I'm guessing more and more people will get there.”

Prologue: Adelaide - Adelaide, 5.5 km

The evening prologue on Tuesday 17 January follows a 5.5 kilometre course through the Adelaide Parks and past the Adelaide Oval cricket ground in what promises to be a fast and furious affair. Unusually, the riders will have to use their road race bikes due to logistical issues with bringing all of their equipment over to Australia for the race. It's also the first time a prologue has been incorporated into the race, with race organisers clearly hoping that Rohan Dennis (Jumbo-Visma), home favourite and time trial expert, can pull off the win and the early race lead.

Stage One: Tanunda - Tanunda, 149.9 km, Hilly

The first road stage of the 2023 men's race covers a 149.9 kilometre circuit around the city of Tanunda and and the Barossa wine area. It also features four smaller circuits which involve the Menglers Hill climb, making for a total of 2,050 metres of elevation gain. Menglers Hill isn't so challenging that the best sprinters in the world won't get over it, meaning that the likes of Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) could still be in contention towards the stage finale. 

Otherwise, a rider of the likes of Plapp could look to use the final climb with just 10 kilometres to go as a launch pad for a solo move to the finish. 

Stage Two: Brighton - Victor Harbour, 154.8 km, Hilly

The longest stage of this year's edition, stage two from Brighton to Victor Harbour is all about the coast. Riders will get to enjoy the spectacular coastline for the first portion of the route before things ramp up in the stage climax. 

The final 60 kilometres involve two challenging, categorised ascents although the flat run in could also mean a day for the sprinters once more. In 2020, Giacomo Nizzolo (Israel-Premier Tech) grabbed the victory. Ewan will be another name to watch or a rider like EF Education-EasyPost's Alberto Bettiol. The Italian can more than hold his own on short, punchy climbs and packs a devilish fast finish.

Stage Three: Norwood - Campbell Town, 116.8 km, Hilly

Stage three to Campbelltown is short but will pack a mean punch with three of Adelaide's toughest hills roped into the equation. Norton Summit, Checkers Hill and Corkscrew Road are all on the menu, providing plenty of staging posts for the high profile overall contenders to make their moves. Corkscrew Road features challenging pitches of 6.8% average gradient, with one section ramping up to more than 9%. Perhaps homegrown hero and Giro d'Italia winner Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) will look to test his early season form on the hills of Adelaide.  

Stage Four: Port Willunga - Willunga Township, 133.2 km, Flat

Normally on a stage in and around Willunga, you would expect the infamous Willunga Hill to feature somewhere in the route but this year's race misses out the legendary climb. Stage four gets underway overlooking the beach and ends in Willunga Township after 133 kilometres of mainly rolling, undulating roads. Stage four is definitely a day for the sprinters once more before the race reaches its finale on Mount Lofty the day after. 

Stage Five: Unley - Mount Lofty, 122.5 km, Hilly

Stage five to Mount Lofty will make for a spectacular finish to the 2023 edition of the race. The stage is just 112.5 kilometres long but features five ascents of Mount Lofty, which is almost certainly going to provide drama on the races final day in the heart of the Adelaide Hills. All four ascents of the devilish climb will make for more than 3,000 metres of climbing. The whole climb is 2.6 kilometres long with an average gradient of 7%. At two and then one kilometre to go there are two much more severe, steeper sections which is where the GC favourites will be expected to attack. Many talented climbers feature on the expected start list which should make for a thrilling and aggressive stage five to end the race. 

WOMEN'S TOUR DOWN UNDER: STAGES, 15-17 JANUARY

FDJ-Suez's Grace Brown will be a strong favourite for the women's race

Stage One: Glenelg - Aldinga, 110.4 km, Flat

The opening day of the women's race is a relatively flat affair along the South Australian coastline. 

With just one categorised climb on the menu, the category four Chaffey's climb, it promises to be a fast run into the finish which could provide an opportunity for the likes of Grace Brown (FDJ-Suez) to start as they mean to go on, with an opening day stage victory. 

Stage Two: Birdwood to Uraidla, 90 km, Hilly 

Stage two will be a punchy affair through the Adelaide hills, a reverse of the route taken in stage five of the men's race. The women will ascend the back of the Mount Lofty climb which is certainly set to cause some major splits in the bunch. 

If after day one Brown has taken an early lead in the GC, she will have to be well on her guard to prevent climbing experts like Brodie Chapman (Trek-Segafredo) from wrestling the overall lead from her grasp. 

Stage Three: Adelaide - Campbelltown, 93.2 km, Hilly

The grand finale for this year's women's Tour Down Under will be one for the climbers with more than 1,500 metres of elevation on offer. 

Corkscrew Road - one of the toughest climbs in the Adelaide hills - will play a starring role on the races final day and will more than likely cause some major splits. 

With sections of up to 24.4% gradients, the Corkscrew will provide a menacing test and potentially the perfect setting for the overall leader to launch an attack, and claim a final day stage win to cement their advantage. 

MEN'S START LIST

 Jayco-AIUla

Michael Matthews  (AUS) Simon Yates (GBR) Luke Durbridge (AUS) Lucas Hamilton (AUS) Michael Hepburn (AUS) Chris Harper (AUS) Campbell Stewart (NZA)

AG2R-Citroën

Ben O'Connor (AUS) Alex Baudin (FRA) Dorian Godon (FRA) Paul Lapeira (FRA) Nans Peters (FRA) Michael Schar (SWI) Damian Touze (FRA)

Arkéa-Samsic

Ewen Costiou (FRA) Mathis Le Berre (FRA) Elie Gesbert (FRA) Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) Kevin Ledanois (FRA) Łukasz Owsian (POL) Alessandro Verre (ITA

Astana Qazaqstan

Luis Leon Sanchez (SPA) Manuele Boaro (ITA) Leonardo Basso (ITA) Fabio Felline (ITA) Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) Martin Laas (EST) Gianni Moscon (ITA)

Bahrain-Victorious

Pello Bilbao (SPA) Nikias Arndt (GER) Kamil Gradek (POL) Hermann Pernsteiner (AU) Cameron Scott (AUS) Jasha Sutterlin (GER)

Trek-Segafredo

Tony Gallopin (FRA) Filippo Baroncini (ITA) Marc Brustenga (SPA) Asbjorn Hellemose (DEN) Emils Liepins (LAT) Natnael Tesfazion (ERI) Antonio Tiberi (ITA)

Bryan Coquard (FRA) Francois Bidard (FRA) Davide Cimolai (ITA) Wesley Kreder (NED) Victor Lafay (FRA) Alexis Renard (FRA) Harrison Wood (FRA)

Soudal Quick-Step

Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) Josef Cerny (CZA) Dries Devenyns (BEL) James Knox (GBR) Mauro Schmid (SWI) Jannik Steimle (GER) Martin Svrcek (CZA)

Alpecin-Deceuninck

Kaden Groves (AUS) Jenson Plowright (AUS) Robert Stannard (AUS) Samuel Gayze (NZA) Senne Leysen (BEL) Oscar Riesebeek (NED) Michael Gogl (AUS)

Groupama-FDJ

Michael Storer (AUS) Miles Scotson (AUS) Lorenzo Germani (ITA) Reuben Thompson (NZA) Laurence Pithie (NZA) Paul Penhoet (FRA) Rudy Molard (FRA)

Ineos Grenadiers

Geraint Thomas (GBR) Ethan Hayter (GBR) Kim Heiduk (GER) Luke Plapp (AUS) Magnus Sheffield (USA) Ben Swift (GBR)

Intermarche-Circus-Wanty

Sven Erik Bystøom (NOR) Julius Johansen (DEN) Hugo Page (FRA) Gerben Thijssen (BEL) Taco van der Hoorn (NED) Boy Van Poppel (NED) Dion Smith (NZA)

Jumbo-Visma

Rohan Dennis (AUS) Robert Gesink (NED) Lennard Hofstede (NED) Timo Roosen (NED) Milan Vader (NED) Timo van Dijke (NED) Jos van Emden (NED)

Gorka Izaguirre (SPA) Imanol Erviti (SPA) Johan Jacobs (SWI) Oscar Rodriguez (SPA) Ivan Romeo (SPA) Sergio Samitier (SPA) Luis Guillermo Mas (SPA)

Chris Hamilton (AUS) Matt Dinham (AUS) Patrick Bevin (NZA) Romain Combaud (FRA) Tim Naberman (NED) Marius Mayrhofer (GER) Martijn Tusveld (NED)

UAE Team Emirates

Jay Vine (AUS) George Bennett (NZA) Marc Hirschi (SWI) Sjoerd Bax (NED) Alessandro Covi (ITA) Michael Vink (NZA) Finn Fisher-Black (NZA)

EF Education-EasyPost Alberto Bettiol (ITA) Mikkel Honoré (DEN) Jens Keukeleire (BEL) Sean Quinn (USA) Jonas Rutsch (GER) Thomas Scully (NZA) Lukasz Wisniowski (POL)

Bora-Hansgrohe

Jai Hindley (AUS) Marco Haller (AUS) Shane Archbold (NZA) Luis-Joe Luhrs (GER) Jordi Meeus (BEL) Max Schachmann (GER) Giovanni Aleotti (ITA)

Israel Premier-Tech

Chris Froome (GBR) Daryl Impey (RZA) Simon Clarke (AUS) Corbin Strong (NZA) Taj Jones (AUS) Sebastian Berwick (AUS) Derek Gee (CAN)

Australian National Team

Caleb Ewan (AUS) Jarrad Drizners (AUS) Graeme Frislie (AUS) Connor Leahy (AUS) Zac Marriage (AUS) James Moriarty (AUS) Liam Walsh (AUS)

WOMEN'S START LIST

Jayco- AIUla Ruby Roseman-Gannon (AUS) Alex Manly (AUS) Amber Pate (AUS) Georgia Baker (AUS) Georgia Howe (AUS) Jessica Allen (AUS)

Amanda Spratt (AUS) Lauretta Hanson (AUS) Brodie Chapman (AUS) Tayler Wiles (USA) Lisa Klein (GER) Ilaria Sanguineti (ITA)

Grace Brown (AUS) Loes Adegeest (NED) Clara Copponi (FRA) Eugenie Duval (FRA) Victorie Guilman (FRA) Gladys Verhulst (FRA)

Human Powered Health

Lily Williams (USA) Daria Pikulik (POL) Antri Christoforou (GRE) Kaia Schmid (USA) Henrietta Christie (NZA) Nina Buijsman (NED)

Israel Premier Tech Roland

Caroline Baur (SWI) Silvia Magri (ITA) Mia Griffin (IRE) Thi That N'Guyen (VIE) Claire Steels (GBR) Elena Pirrone (ITA)

EF Education-Tibco-SVB

Lauren Stephens (USA) Emma Langley (USA) Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Abigail Smith (GBR) Georgia Williams (NZA)

COOP-Hitec Products

Mari Mohr (NOR) Josie Nelson (GBR) Tiril Jorgenson (NOR) Sylvia Swinkels (NED) Kerry Jonker (RZA) Georgia Danford (NZA)

ZAAF Cycling

Danielle De Francesco (AUS) Elizabeth Stannard (AUS) Nikola Noskova (CZA) Michaela Drummond (NZA) Debora Silvestri (ITA) Maggie Coles-Lyster (CAN)

ARA Skip Capital

Sophie Edwards (AUS) Chloe Moran (AUS) Isabelle Carnes (AUS) Alex Martin-Wallace (AUS) Georgia Whitehouse (AUS) Rachael Wales (AUS)

Emily Watts (AUS) Gina Ricardo (AUS) Jessica Pratt (AUS) Keely Bennett (AUS) Lillee Pollock (AUS) Mia Hayden (AUS)

Nicole Frain (AUS) Rachel Neylan (AUS) Josie Talbot (AUS) Anya Louw (AUS) Haylee Fuller (AUS) Alli Anderson (AUS)

New Zealand National Team

Ally Wollaston (NZA) Bryony Botha (NZA) Ella Wyllie (NZA) Prudence Fowler (NZA) Rylee McMullen (NZA) Annamarie Lipp (NZA)

St Michel - Mavic

Roxane Fournier (FRA) Coralie Demay (FRA) Simone Boilard (CAN) Dilyxine Miermont (FRA) Sandrine Bideau (FRA) Camille Fahy (FRA)

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Tour Down Under 2023: Yates wins on Mount Lofty, Vine wraps up GC win

Results 4th stage 2023 Tour Down Under

1. Simon Yates (gbr) 2. Jay Vine (aus) s.t. 3. Ben o’Connor (aus) + 0.02 4. Antonio Tiberi (ita) + 0.03 5. Sven Erik Bystrøm (nor) + 0.06 6. Jai Hindley Aus) s.t. 7. Pello Bilbao (spa) s.t. 8. Giovanni Aleotti (ita) s.t. 9. Magnus sheffield (usa) s.t. 10. Mauro Schmid (swi) s.t.

Final GC 2023 Tour Down Under 1. Jay Vine (aus) 2. Simon Yates (gbr) + 0.11 3. Pello Bilbao (spa) + 0.27 4. Magnus Sheffield (usa) + 0.57 5. Mauro Schmid (swi) + 0.58 6. Ben O’Connor (aus) + 1.04 7. Sven Erik Bystrøm (nor) + 1.06 8. Antonio Tiberi (ita) + 1.07 9. Gorka Izagirre (Spa + 1.13 10. Bryan Coquard (fra) s.t.

Race report Hepburn, Lapeira, Brustenga, Bidard, Lafay, Gaze, Swift, Roosen, Jacobs, Hamilton, Dinham, Haller and Le Berre are the breakaway riders, but their lead never exceed 1 minute and they are caught inside the last 30 kilometres. Several attacks follow before it all comes back together on the small climb from Algate to Stirling in the finale lap.

When Yates launches an attack on the climb to the line Vine sticks to his wheel. As does O’Connor. The three distance what’s left of the field to 10 seconds.

O’Connor leads out the sprint and is overhauled by the other two. Vine winds it up, but Yates pips him on the line for the stage win. Vine won’t mind as he seals the GC win.

Another interesting read: route 5th stage 2023 Tour Down Under.

Tour Down Under 2023 stage 5: route, profile, more

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• Date: 18 January 2023
• Start time: 11:33 (02:03 CET)
• Avg. speed winner: 41.336 km/h
• Classification: 2.UWT
• Race category: ME - Men Elite
• Distance: 149.9 km
• Points scale: 2.WT.Stage
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• ProfileScore: 44
• Vertical meters: 1715
• Departure: Tanunda
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The Santos Tour Down Under is the first stop for the world's best cycling teams and riders, and is the opening event of the UCI WorldTour

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.

This 10-day event brings both male and female UCI WorldTour professional cycling teams to race on the streets of Adelaide and regional South Australia each January.

Up for grabs are important UCI points and the Santos Ochre Leader’s Jersey .

In 2006, the Santos Tour Down Under introduced the iconic Ochre Leader’s Jersey . The colour Ochre is unique to the Santos Tour Down Under, featured because of its strong association with Australian culture and history. 

In 2008 the Santos Tour Down Under became the first race outside of Europe to receive prestigious UCI WorldTour status to guarantee the world's best elite teams would make their way to Adelaide. 

In 2011, the event included the Rendition Homes - Santos Womens Cup, a series of women's street criterium races, marking the first time female professional cyclists participated in the event. Australian Chloe Hosking was the inaugural overall winner of the event. The woman's criterium cup grew to 3 races from 2012 with success for Australian and international riders during the competitions hosting. 

The Santos Tour Down Under women’s race began in 2016 and maintained its initial UCI 2.2 status until 2018, when it became the first cycling event in the world to offer women the same prize money as men with its upgraded UCI 2.1 status. In 2023, the women's race was elevated to UCI WorldTour status.

Some of the very best in road cycling have competed at the Santos Tour Down Under during its history. Tour de France winners Oscar Pereiro, Andy Schleck, Alberto Contador and Carlos Sastre have all raced in Adelaide, alongside Aussie legends Simon Gerrans, Stuart O’Grady, Robbie McEwen, Cadel Evans, Richie Porte and Allan Davis.

Not just a bike race

The Santos Tour Down Under is home to the largest Festival of Cycling in the southern hemisphere, with a range of associated events, mass-participation rides for kids and adults, street parties and live music combining to create a massive party atmosphere across South Australia.

The Santos Tour Down Under invites the whole state to the party by taking the race through South Australian regions. The race typically starts within the exciting Adelaide city street circuits, with the following stages predominantly being held in regional South Australia.

The Santos Tour Down Under provides a significant contribution to the state's tourism industry and showcases the attractions of South Australia to the world through global television coverage.

The Santos Tour Down Under is owned and managed by Events South Australia, a division of the South Australian Tourism Commission, on behalf of the South Australian Government.

The UCI is the world governing body for cycling and was founded in Paris in 1900, and its headquarters are located at the UCI’s World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland. 

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Race Director: Stuart O'Grady

Stuart O'Grady OAM is a former South Australian road and track cyclist who rode professionally between 1995 and 2013.

O'Grady is a two time World Champion, competed in six Olympic Games (winning 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals), raced in the Tour de France 17 times and wore the Yellow Jersey for a total of 9 days in 1998 and 2001, and he was the first Australian to win the the Paris Roubaix in 2007.

O'Grady was the very first winner of the Santos Tour Down Under in 1999 and became race director in 2021.

Assistant Race Director: Annette Edmondson

Born and bred in South Australia, Annette Edmondson is a former track and road cyclist. In her 17 years of racing she has amassed an Olympic bronze medal, two Commonwealth Games gold medals, three Track World Championship victories and 16 elite national titles.

Edmondson has competed in the Santos Tour Down Under 3 times racing for Team Wiggle High5 where she took the stage 2 win in 2016. 

In 2023 she will join the Santos Tour Down under team as Assistant Race Director. 

Assistant Race Director: Carlee Taylor

Carlee Taylor is a devoted South Australian cyclist who first took up cycling in 2007 after previously competing in  triathlons.

Carlee competed at the highest level in Europe before retiring from professional cycling in 2018 where her final race was on home soil at the Santos Women's Tour Down Under. She now rides for Australian National Road Series Team, InForm TMX MAKE.

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A new generation of American riders is coming of age, and they show every indication of having a breakthrough year as the Spring Classics get under way. What’s driving the excitement? Consider this: Quinn Simmons (Trek-Segafredo) opened the year with a win on Stage 3 of the Vuelta a San Juan in Argentina. Nielson Powless (EF Education–EasyPost) followed with an overall victory in the five-day Etoile de Bessèges – Tour du Gard stage race. Soon after, Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) claimed the first General Classification victory of his career in a UCI World Tour stage race, winning the 2023 Tour of Oman. Ready to follow them and other homegrown cyclists competing at the top level of the sport? Here’s who to watch and how to watch them.

How to Watch

All the standout American cyclists below will feature in upcoming races that you can watch live on GCN+ . And with the Spring Classics upon us, now is the time to ensure you catch it all with an annual GCN+ subscription (and save over 50% on the cost of 12 monthly subscriptions). And the fun doesn’t end with the Spring Classics. With no off-season, GCN+ brings you the biggest races from the road, cyclocross, and track seasons all year round.

American Men to Watch in the UCI World Tour

Matteo Jorgenson

Now in his fourth season with the Movistar team, the 23-year-old from Boise, Idaho, has developed into a General Classification threat for weeklong stage races. In longer Grand Tours, he has proven his prowess for long breakaways. Although he didn’t claim a stage victory in the 2022 Tour de France, he helped three breakaways successfully finish ahead of the peloton. This year, he opened his account with a stage win and overall victory at the 2023 Tour of Oman, and is embarking on a Spring Classics campaign followed by the Tour de France.

Watch Jorgenson on GCN+ : E3 Saxo Classic, March 24  

Nielson Powless

At 26 years old, EF Education-Easypost rider Nielson Powless is coming into what are generally perceived as the most productive years of a professional cyclist’s career. He’s off to a strong start with two wins already in 2023, the first a solo win at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Marseille, and then his General Classification victory in the Etoile de Bessèges. Following his participation in the Paris-Nice stage race in early March, he will start his Spring Classics campaign with Milan-San Remo on March 18. Look for him to be a big factor in EF Education-Easypost’s Grand Tour strategy for 2023 and beyond.

Watch Powless on GCN+ : Milan-San Remo, March 18  

Quinn Simmons

Durango, Colorado, native Quinn Simmons started his fourth season with Trek-Segafredo with a stage win at the Vuelta a San Juan in Argentina. Despite winning the mountains classification jerseys at the 2022 Tour de Suisse and Tirreno-Adriatico, the 21-year-old is considered an aggressive all-around rider, a true ‘rouleur,’ who excels on punchy climbs, in breakaways, and opportunist finishes. Simmons is a rider to watch in the Spring Classics, including Strade Bianche, where he finished 7th in 2022. 

Watch Simmons on GCN+ : E3 Saxo Classic, March 24  

Brandon McNulty

An up-and-coming talent on a team of superstars, 24-year-old Brandon McNulty has been learning what it takes to win cycling’s biggest races as a domestique for two-time Tour de France Champion Tadej Pogačar. UAE Team Emirates, already one of the strongest teams in the UCI World Tour, brought on Jay Vine and Adam Yates for 2023, which opens up opportunities for McNulty to grow into new support and leadership roles within the team. The Phoenix, Arizona, native could well become a superstar in his own right. 

Watch McNulty on GCN+ : E3 Saxo Classic, March 24 

A critical climbing domestique for 2022 Tour de France Champion Jonas Vingegaard, Sepp Kuss is building his season with Jumbo-Visma with a clear goal: be at his best for the 2023 Tour de France. Unlike several of his compatriots, the Colorado-raised Kuss will forgo the Spring Classics in favor of using the Volta a Catalunya, Tour of Romandie, and Tour de Suisse stage races as pre-Tour tune up events.

Watch Kuss on GCN+ : Volta a Catalunya (March 20-26), Tour of Romandie (April 25-30) 

American Women to Watch in the UCI World Tour

The U.S. men aren’t the only ones to watch. America’s female cyclists are also set to have a banner season. Check some of the standout riders below, and catch the best of women’s races on GCN+ . Some classics coming up: the Trofeo Binda (March 19), Brugge De Panne (March 23), Paris-Roubaix Femmes Avec Zwift (April 8), Flèche Wallonne Femmes (April 19), and Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes (April 23).

Veronica Ewers

The top-ranked American rider in the UCI Women’s World Tour standings (as of March 1, 2023), Veronica Ewers rose to prominence during her first full season as a professional cyclist in 2022. She announced herself as a force to be reckoned with through a top 10 finish in the inaugural Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift, podium finishes in the Giro dell’Emilia and Tre Valli Varesine Women, and a 5th place overall in the Tour de Romandie. Ewers, from Moscow, Idaho, rides for EF Education-Tibco-SVB.

Watch Ewers on GCN+ : Flèche Wallonne Femmes (April 19), Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes (April 23)

Krista Doebel-Hicock

In 2022, EF Education-TIBCO-SVB’s Krista Doebel-Hicock dominated the Tour Fèminin International des Pyrénées. The Californian won the team time trial with her teammates, plus two individual stages, and the general, points, and mountains classifications. She started her 2023 season by finishing 5th place in the General Classification at the Santos Tour Down Under.

Watch Doebel-Hicock on GCN+: Flèche Wallonne Femmes (April 19), Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes (April 23)

Coryn Labecki

One of the fastest sprinters in the Women’s World Tour peloton, Coryn Labecki is a rider to watch in the Spring Classics and stages races in 2023. The Team Jumbo-Visma Women rider suffered a season-ending broken collarbone in the Simac Ladies Tour in September. But after a strong winter of training, the Garden Grove, California, native opened her 2023 campaign with a 3rd place finish in Stage 1 of Setmana Ciclista-Volta Comunitat Valenciana Fèmines.

Chloe Dygert

Following two years beset by injuries, illness, surgeries, rehabilitation, and setbacks, 10-time World Champion and two-time Olympic medalist Chloe Dygert is healthy and poised for a return to the top of the sport. In 2022, the Canyon//SRAM Racing rider underwent successful scar revision surgery to repair damage from a horrific crash at the 2020 Time Trial World Championships. At the end of the year, she also had a catheter ablation procedure to treat supraventricular tachycardia. The Indiana native intends to race a mixed program of road and track competitions in 2023, with goals centered on winning at the World Championships and qualifying for the 2024 US Olympic Team.

Watch America’s Best Cyclists on GCN+

With the Spring Classics upon us, now is the time to ensure you catch unmissable racing in 2023 with an annual GCN+ subscription, which will save you over 50% on the cost of 12 monthly subscriptions. 

The Races: With a wide breadth of live and uninterrupted race coverage throughout the year, including one-day classics, grand tours, and major stage races, cycling fans can be there for every pedal stroke. Tune in and track the progress of the top teams and a host of North American riders competing at the top level in Europe. And with no off-season, GCN+ brings you the biggest races from the road, cyclocross, and track seasons all year round.

The Highlights: GCN+ also features highlights from all live races—and many more competitions—that are available on demand all season long, so you can catch up on your own time, at home or on the go, across all your screens and devices. GCN+ even shows highlights of nearly every race in the U.S., as well as others like Paris-Roubaix, so even if you can’t watch it live on GCN+ you can catch up with it later. There’s even a weekly digest of unmissable moments on the exclusive World of Cycling show. 

The Extras: Beyond racing, GCN+ subscribers have access to an exclusive collection of original cycling documentaries, with more than 150 films already available and new releases every week.

GCN+ is a subscription service for diehard racing fans. With access to live races, highlights programs, and expert analysis, it really is a one-stop shop for all things pro racing. As well as this, get a catalog of engaging and insightful documentaries highlighting some of the best stories from our sport. 

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These Are the American Pro Cyclists We’re Most Excited to Watch This Season

Is it just us, or does it smell like team spirit?

For the first time in a long time, there is a crop of young American cyclists making noise in both the men’s and women’s WorldTour pelotons.

And whether they’re seasoned veterans like Sepp Kuss or Krista Doebel-Hicock, or aggressive upstarts like Matteo Jorgenson and Veronica Ewers, it’s thrilling to tune in to a Grand Tour or a one-day-race and see the United States once again being represented amongst the world’s fastest bike racers.

As we head toward the season’s final spring Classics and its first Grand Tour, here are the men and women representing America in this year’s UCI WorldTour pelotons.

Nielson Powless

Throughout this entire spring, there has been a ton of excitement around EF Education-Easypost racer Nielson Powless. The 26-year-old already has two wins this season—GC victories in Etoile de Bessèges and the Grand Prix Marseille—along with third place at Tour des Alpes-Maritimes, third at Dwars door Vlaanderen, fifth at the Tour of Flanders, sixth overall in Paris-Nice, and seventh overall in Milan-San Remo.

Considering as much, many eyes are trained on Powless—who, as a member of the Oneida Indian Nation became the first Native American to compete in the Tour de France—hoping he’ll make some noise in the coming Grand Tours.

Matteo Jorgenson

There was a bunch of excitement last year around the 23-year-old Jorgeson, with several American pundits predicting he would win at least a stage in the Tour de France. Of course, that didn’t happen. However, Jorgenson—who grew up in Walnut Creek, California—did solidify himself as a breakaway specialist in the 2022 Tour, putting his team Movistar at the center of the broadcast for hours on end, and finishing ahead of the peloton on three separate stages.

He’s already notched a few wins this year, with a stage victory leading to an overall GC win in February’s Tour of Oman. He also took the points classification and the young rider jersey in that race. Jorgenson has continued his strong spring, finishing fourth in the E3 Saxo Classic thirty-three seconds behind only Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel, and Tadej Pogačar. He also finished eighth at Paris-Nice and ninth at the Tour of Flanders.

Brandon McNulty

It can’t be easy being on a team with a rider many already consider to be one of the greatest ever. But for 24-year-old Phoenix native Brandon McNulty, there may be no greater learning curve than working as a domestique for Tadej Pogačar on UAE Team Emirates.

A talented time trialist, McNulty is finding his own time to shine as well, winning the young rider classification in this year’s Tour of the Basque Country, where he finished eighth overall.

At 28-years-old, Sepp Kuss is the seasoned veteran amongst America’s elite cyclists. Known as one of the world’s most talented climbers, Kuss’s team Jumbo-Visma leaned on the Durango, Colorado product to help get their eventual GC winner Jonas Vingegaard up several grades in last year’s Tour.

And while Kuss finished fifth overall in February’s UAE Tour, his focus this spring has been more on training than it has on racing, prepping to work towards Jumbo’s hopeful defense of Vingegaard’s yellow jersey. We’ll get a look at his form in the coming weeks during the Giro.

Of course, American women are making their presence felt in the women’s peloton this season, too. And with some major races on the horizon, they’re poised to have perhaps their best season ever.

Veronica Ewers

Within one season of becoming a UCI Women’s WorldTour professional, 28-year-old Veronica Ewers has gone from a rookie to the highest-ranked American rider in the peloton.

Last season saw the Moscow, Idaho native notch a win at the Clasica Femenina Navarra, a second place in the Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs, a fifth in the Tour de Romandie, an eighth in the Women’s Tour, and a ninth in the Tour de France Femmes. And though she finished thirty-third in the Amstel Gold Race, the EF Education-Tibco-SVB rider is considered a threat in the Grand Tours to come.

Megan Jastrab

Just 21-years-old, Apple Valley, California’s Megan Jastrab is one of the biggest hopes for American women in the future of the WorldTour stage. After winning Junior World Championships in both the road race and a pair of track categories (Madison and Omnium), Jastrab signed with Dutch racing outfit Team DSM.

Jastrab spent the following two years learning the ins and outs of racing in the WorldTour peloton and her 2023 is off to a promising start. She finished Paris-Roubaix—a feat unto itself—the Tour of Flanders, and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. But her best results were a second-place finish in Gent-Wevelgem and a fourth in Brugge-De Panne.

Ayesha McGowan

At 36-years-old, you might assume Atlanta’s Aeysha McGowan has more experience than any of her American counterparts. However, her route to professional racing was more circuitous than most. She didn’t start racing until her mid-twenties, when she entered the first women’s field of the fabled Red Hook Crit. She raced domestically for a few years after that, signing with Liv Racing.

In 2021, she made her WorldTour debut racing in the Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l’Ardèche. And while she hasn’t enjoyed many successes on the bike in regards to wins, podiums, or classifications, she does hold the most important distinction of anyone on this list: McGowan is the first Black American woman to race bikes professionally.

Coryn Labecki

Garden Grove, California’s Coryn Labecki is coming back from injury, hoping to rebound with a strong season for her Jumbo-Visma team this year.

Though her 2023 campaign has been off to a bit of a rocky start, with DNFs in Amstel Gold, Gent-Wevelgem, and Strade Bianche, the 30-year-old Labecki is always a threat anytime a sprint finish is part of the equation.

Krista Doebel-Hickok

Though she’s been a highly regarded professional since 2015, EF Education-Tibco-SVB racer Krista Doebel-Hicock burst onto the scene last season with an absolutely dominant performance in the Tour Fèmenin International des Pyrénées.

It was there that the 33-year-old native of Marina del Ray, California captured the general classification, the mountains classification, and the points classification, along with two individual stages and the team time trial. Her best result this season came with a fifth-place showing in the GC competition in January’s Santos Tour Down Under.

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Coquard survives the echelons to win Tour Down Under stage 4

Frenchman wins first WorldTour victory in 10-year career, Vine keeps leader's jersey

Bryan Coquard (Team Cofidis) upset the favourites to win stage four of the Tour Down Under in Willunga, starting his sprint early and holding off the rest of the front group that formed in the crosswinds. Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates) retained his leader’s ochre jersey ahead of Sunday's finale around Mount Lofty. 

Coquard finished several metres ahead of stage 1 winner Alberto Bettiol (EF Education First-EasyPost) with Hugo Page (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) in third place at the conclusion of the wind swept stage. The 49th win of Coquard’s career was his first at WorldTour level and first for France at the Tour Down Under since Stéphane Bergès way back in 2000.

“I wait ten years for this win. I am very proud and happy for this win,” Coquard said after crossing the line. 

“I win a lot of lot of races but never at the WorldTour. I am very, very happy.” 

Coquard hit out early on the long drag in Willunga, timing his run to perfection, raising his hands to head in disbelief and celebration. 

Vine, who looked assured throughout the stage, will start the final stage of the race 15 second ahead of Pello Bilbao (Bahrain-Victorious) and Simon Yates (Jayco-Alula). 

Asked about the stage, Vine stated “It was pretty stressful” but he is “looking forward to Lofty.” 

Sunday'’s fifth and final stage, from Unley to Mount Lofty is a new finish for the race. Should Vine retain his lead at the conclusion of the 112km stage, he will become the ninth Australian winner of the race.

How it unfolded

The 130-rider strong peloton rolled out of the picturesque beachside town of Port Willunga with Vine, the 19th Australian to wear the leaders jersey at the Tour Down Under.

With the threat of crosswinds, it was a tense but controlled start to proceedings on the familiar roads to the Tour Down Under, albeit on a stage suited to the sprinters rather than the traditional Old Willunga Hill finish. 

Rolling through the vineyards of McLaren Vale on roads that the peloton would traverse in reverse later in the day, the peloton wasn’t letting any early breakaways get away. 

With the early lap taking the peloton south, east, north, east, north - the ever changing directions of the course exposed the bunch to winds from almost all directions. 

On his third attempt of the day, Jonas Rutsch (EF Education-EasyPost) forced the first breakaway with former two-time winner Daryl Impey (Israel-Premier Tech) for company. 30km into the stage, the duo’s lead over the peloton was quickly out to 1:30 minutes. The UAE Team Emirates lead peloton was content with the composition of the break and happy to let the lead out over three minutes. 

The gap continued to grow steadily out to almost four minutes as Rutsch claimed the KoM honours at Lower Willunga Hill on the first of three crossings over the finish line. 

The action though was taking place in the peloton as Jayco-Alula strung a surprise to string out the bunch with 75km to race, catching out sprinters and GC aspirants. 

As the echelons formed, with groups spread out on the long roads throughout the vineyards, a crash in the bunch brought down a number of riders. 

Heading back east to the beach, the high pace on the approach to the first sprint point in Aldinga Beach, trimmed Impey and Rutsch’s lead down to under a minute. The third group on the road, including stage two winner Rohan Dennis a further minute behind. 

There was no contest at the sprint point with Impey rolling over in first. Michael Matthews swept up the bonus second in third place and further increased his lead in the points classification. 

In Aldinga, after the peloton crossed the startline by the Star of Greece in the opposite direction to the stage start, they caught the two leaders. Ag2R-Citroen and Israel-Premier Tech assisted Jayco-Alula at the head of the peloton which was keen to press its advantage over the chasers. The echelons were back on the long straight roads of McLaren Vale. 

At the second KOM and penultimate crossing of the finish line, the two groups were just about back together again. 

Honore, celebrating his 26th birthday today, sneaked over the line first to secure the points and move into the KOM lead. On the long straight road back towards the beach, the echelons formed again with Ineos Grenadiers doing the damage on the front, denting the hopes of the chase group to regroup with 30km left in the stage. 

The sprint teams continued to rotate duties at the front of the bunch. The intermediate sprint was hotly contested by Hugo Page, Kramil Gradek and Yates finishing third and so moving on equal time with Pello Bilbao (Bahrain-Victorious) thanks to the one bonus second. Yates is second overall due to his better hundredths of a seconds in the prologue time trial. 

As the peloton completed the second lap through Aldinga and Tatchilla enroute to the Willunga finish line with 10km left to race, the second group was 35 seconds in arrears. They got close but never close enough. 

On the final run into the finish line, EF Education-EasyPost, UAE Team Emirates and Israel-Premier Tech massed in numbers at the front of the bunch. 

Inside the flamme rouge, Vine was sitting safely third wheel as the sprint trains lined it out into the left-hand corner and onto the uphill drag to the line. 

Cofidis timed its work perfectly for Coquard, with Alexis Renard dropping him off into prime position. 

The Frenchman caught his rivals by surprise and never looked back, to secure a historic victory.

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