Tour Down Under 2026 Route stage 1: Tanunda - Tanunda

The riders tackle four clockwise loops through Tanunda. First a big one, followed by three smaller ones. Menglers Hill, with its 3.9% gradient, adds the only ascent of the day. It is part of the smaller loop, so Menglers Hill is tackled three times.

Tanunda is sprinters’ territory. The last three winners in the wine town are Sam Welsford (2025, 2024), Phil Bauhaus (2023), and Sam Bennet (2020).

The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds, while the intermediate sprints come with 3, 2 and 1 seconds.

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Stage 1 of the Tour Down Under starts at 11:10 and the race is expected to finish around 14:03 – both local times (ACDT, UTC +10:30).

Tour Down Under 2026 stage 1: route, profile, more

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