In the last six editions of the Tour Down Under, the race visited Victor Harbor four times, and on every occasion it was sprinters alert. André Greipel powered to glory in 2012 and 2014, Simon Gerrans outsprinted the bunch in 2016, while Caleb Ewan outgunned Peter Sagan and Niccolo Bonifazio in 2017.
Last year’s route was almost a copy of this year’s. The stage also left from Glenelg and the only difference is a small detour in wine region McLaren Vale, which leads the riders over Pennys Hill Road. At 2.8 kilometres an averaging 7.6%, this is the only KOM climb of the day.
The 3rd stage of the Tour Down Under ends on a local circuit of 13 kilometres with hardly any altitude gain. The circuit would have been raced three times, but due to extreme heat the organisation decided to limit it to one round. The circuit is flat as can be.
Two intermediate sprints – at kilometre 61.6 and at kilometres 88.3 – come with 3, 2 and 1 seconds each, while the first three riders on the line takes time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds.
Read also: results/race report 2018 Tour Down Under.
Tour Down Under 2018 stage 3: Route maps, height profiles, and more
Click on the images to zoom
Related articles Favourites - Tour Down Under 20 Overview - Tour Down Under 20 André Greipel wins final stage, Impey takes overall - Tour Down Under 20 Porte wins at Willunga Hill, Impey new leader - Tour Down Under 20 Sagan sprints to stage win and leaders jersey at stage 4 - Tour Down Under 20 Caleb Ewan sprints to victory and leaders jersey - Tour Down Under 20 André Greipel outsprints Caleb Ewan in stage 1 - Tour Down Under 20 Route stage 1: Port Adelaide – Lyndoch - Tour Down Under 20 Route stage 2: Unley - Stirling - Tour Down Under 20 Route stage 4: Norwood - Uraidla - Tour Down Under 20 Route stage 5: McLaren Vale – Willunga Hill - Tour Down Under 20 Route stage 6: Criterium in Adelaide - Tour Down Under 20 More articles Tour de France 2019 Route stage 16: Nîmes – Nîmes
Tour de France 2019 Favourites stage 16: Sprint fest in Roman city
Tour de France 2019 KOM classification stage 16
Tour de France 2019: Withdrawals
Tour de France 2019: Simon Yates wins at Prat d'Albis, Alaphilippe still leader
Tour de France 2019 Route stage 17: Pont du Gard - Gap
Tour de France 2019 Favourites stage 17: Breakaway boys with downhill skills
Tour de France 2019 Route stage 18: Embrun - Valloire
Tour de France 2019 Favourites stage 18: Fly down the Galibier
Tour de France 2019 Route stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Tignes
Tour de France 2019 Favourites stage 19: Attacks on all fronts
Tour de France 2019 Route stage 20: Albertville - Val Thorens
Tour de France 2019 Favourites stage 20: GC battle on mega-long last climb
Tour de France 2019 Route stage 21: Rambouillet - Paris
Tour de France 2019 Favourites stage 21: Elysium sprint of the heroic
Tour de France 2019 KOM classification stage 17
Tour de France 2019 KOM classification stage 18
Tour de France 2019 KOM classification stage 19
Tour de France 2019 KOM classification stage 20
Tour de France 2019 KOM classification stage 21
Tour de France 2019: The Route
Tour de France 2019: Riders
Tour of Britain 2019: The Route
Tour of Britain: Winners and records
Tour de France 2019 Route stage 15: Limoux - Prat d'Albis
Tour de France: Winners and records
Vuelta 2019: The Route
Vuelta 2019: Riders
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 1: Las Salinas de Torrevieja - Torrevieja
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 2: Benidorm - Calpe
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 3: Ibi – Alicante
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 4: Cullera – El Puig
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 5: L’Eliana – Javalambre
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 6: Mora de Rubielos - Ares del Maestrat
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 7: Onda – Mas de la Costa
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 8: Valls – Igualada
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 9: Andorra la Vella – Cortals d’Encamp
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 10: Jurançon - Pau (ITT)
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 11: Saint Palais - Urdax
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 12: Circuito Navarra - Bilbao
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 13: Bilbao - Los Machucos
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 15: Tineo - Santuario del Acebo
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 16: Pravia - Alto de La Cubilla
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 18: Colmenar Viejo – Becerril de la Sierra
Vuelta 2019 Route stage 21: Fuenlabrada - Madrid
Vuelta a España: Winners and records
Clásica de San Sebastián: Recent Winners
BinckBank Tour: Winners and records
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec: Winners and records
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal: Winners and records
World Cycling Championships: Winners and records
History of the Tour of Lombardy
Tour of Lombardy: Winners and records
Tour of Flanders 2019: Alberto Bettiol solos to glory
Tour of Flanders 2019 - women: Bastianelli bests Van Vleuten and Ludwig in three-up sprint
Cycling Calendar 2019
Tour of Valencia 2019: Groenewegen wins last stage, Izagirre overall winner
Win a free cycling jersey!
Tour Down Under 2014 Route stage 1: Nuriootpa - Angaston
Race Results Service
Glenelg and Victor Harbor at Google maps
Instagram @tourdownunder
Tour Down Under Tweets