2024 Women's Tour Down Under
Race details
Dates12–14 January 2024
Stages3
Distance384 km (238.6 mi)

The 2024 Santos Women's Tour Down Under is a women's cycle stage race held in and around Adelaide, South Australia from 12 to 14 January 2024.[1]

It will be the tenth edition of Women's Tour Down Under. The race is the first event of the 2024 UCI Women's World Tour, being the second year it is in the World Tour.

Route and stages

List of stages[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner Team
1[3] 12 January Hahndorf to Campbelltown 93.9 km (58.3 mi) Hilly stage  Ally Wollaston (NZL) AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step
2[4] 13 January Glenelg to Stirling 104.2 km (64.7 mi) Hilly stage
3[5] 14 January Adelaide to Willunga Hill 93.4 km (58.0 mi) Hilly stage
Total 291.5 km (181.1 mi)

Teams

Sixteen teams will take part in the event, including nine UCI Women's WorldTeams, six Women's continental teams and one national team.[6][7]

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

National Teams

Stages

Stage 1

12 January 2024 — Hahndorf to Campbelltown, 93.9 km (58.3 mi)[3]

The stage features two intermediate sprint points and two Queen of the Mountains (QOM) points also.

Ahead of the first stage a minute silence was done to honor Melissa Hoskins who recently passed away.[8] The first intermediate sprint was 12km into the race Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Liv AlUla Jayco out sprinted teammate Georgia Baker to take the points and bonus seconds. Then a breakaway of four riders went up the road; Matilda Raynolds (Team Bridgelane), Katia Ragusa (Human Powered Health), India Grangier (Team Coop - Repsol) and Kate Richardson (Lifeplus Wahoo). The four worked together with Ragusa winning both the QOM sprints to win the jersey for next stage.[9] Ragusa also won the second intermediate sprint. The peloton caught the break with 9km to go and setup for the sprint.[10] The Liv AlUla Jayco team led the bunch through the final kilometers trying to set Baker up to win. Roseman-Gannon led Baker into the final 300 metres when Ally Wollaston jumped out from behind Baker to win the stage.[11]

Result of Stage 1[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ally Wollaston (NZL) AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step 2h 32' 37"
2  Georgia Baker (AUS) Liv AlUla Jayco + 0"
3  Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA) UAE Team ADQ + 0"
4  Kristýna Burlová (CZE) Lifeplus Wahoo + 0"
5  Gladys Verhulst (FRA) FDJ–Suez + 0"
6  Francesca Barale (ITA) Team dsm-firmenich PostNL + 0"
7  Roxane Fournier (FRA) St. Michel–Auber93 + 0"
8  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ–Suez + 0"
9  Soraya Paladin (ITA) Canyon–SRAM + 0"
10  Amanda Spratt (AUS) Lidl–Trek + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ally Wollaston (NZL) AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step 2h 32' 27"
2  Georgia Baker (AUS) Liv AlUla Jayco + 2"
3  Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA) UAE Team ADQ + 6"
4  Ruby Roseman-Gannon (AUS) Liv AlUla Jayco + 7"
5  Katia Ragusa (ITA) Human Powered Health + 7"
6  India Grangier (FRA) Team Coop - Repsol + 8"
7  Dominika Włodarczyk (POL) UAE Team ADQ + 9"
8  Matilda Raynolds (AUS) Bridgelane WE + 9"
9  Kristýna Burlová (CZE) Lifeplus Wahoo + 10"
10  Gladys Verhulst (FRA) FDJ–Suez + 10"

Stage 2

13 January 2024 — Glenelg to Stirling, 104.2 km (64.7 mi)[4]

The stage features two intermediate sprint points and two QOM points also.

Stage 3

14 January 2024 — Adelaide to Willunga Hill, 93.4 km (58.0 mi)[5]


The stage features two intermediate sprint points and two category 1 climbs where QOM points can be earned.

Classification leadership table

Stage Winner General classification
[14]		 Mountains classification
 Sprint classification
 Young rider classification
 Team classification
1 [13] Ally Wollaston Ally Wollaston Katia Ragusa Ally Wollaston Kristýna Burlová Lifeplus Wahoo
2
3
Final

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Tour Down Under 2024". cyclingnews.com. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Guide to the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under Womens Stages". tourdownunder.com.au. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Ziptrak® Women's Stage 1: Hahndorf to Campbelltown | Santos Tour Down Under". tourdownunder.com.au. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Health Partners Women's Stage 2: Glenelg to Stirling | Santos Tour Down Under". tourdownunder.com.au. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Hyundai Women's Stage 3: Adelaide to Willunga Hill | Santos Tour Down Under". tourdownunder.com.au. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Women's Santos Tour Down Under 2024 latest news, top stories and stage results". Global Cycling Network. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "2024 Women's Teams | Santos Tour Down Under". tourdownunder.com.au. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Tears for Melissa Hoskins from former teammates ahead of Women's Tour Down Under race". ABC News. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Santos Tour Down Under 2024 Stage 1 results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Lamoureux, Lyne (12 January 2024). "Ally Wollaston fastest in Campbelltown - Live coverage". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Tour Down Under: Ally Wollaston wins stage 1 with a commanding sprint victory". Global Cycling Network. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  12. 1 2 Hood, Andrew (12 January 2024). "Tour Down Under: Ally Wollaston Blazes to Victory". Velo. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  13. 1 2 3 Challis, Dan (12 January 2024). "Women's Tour Down Under: Ally Wollaston sprints to stage 1 victory". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Jerseys and Classifications | Santos Tour Down Under". tourdownunder.com.au. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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