Tour Down Under

Spratt takes GC lead after beating Winder and Lippert in sprint.

Australian criterium champion takes her fifth win off the season.

Australians will be favorites to win again on home roads, but a mix of terrain and a more international peloton promises for a tight battle.

Bevin expected to fully recover from treatment after an irregular heartbeat in training indicated underlying issue.

Frenchman to end six month period away from racing with first-ever appearance at Tour Down Under.

Durbridge, Gigante take national time trial championships in Victoria Wednesday as organizers continue to monitor wildfires in the region.

Though conditions could change, officials from Tour Down Under, Great Ocean RR confirm their events will be held as scheduled as riders, teams start to arrive

28-year-old Kiwi returns to Australia with unfinished business after riding high then missing out on GC honors in 2019.

The former Paris-Roubaix winner and Olympic track champion was named as new race director of Australia's biggest stage race

These one-week stage races help us through the winter months. They can also provide key indicators of who will be winning big come summer.

The 20-year-old is one race into his WorldTour career and his team believes he has grand tour abilities.

Teams don't bring their coach buses to the Australian WorldTour race, so each squad is given two cars and a van to use.

Racing at the Tour Down Under presents a logistical challenge, but once there things generally run smoothly for the mechanics.

The 2016 Paris-Roubaix champion retires at age 40 at the end of his home race, the Santos Tour Down Under.

Andrew Hood examines what has made this annual event in Australia so successful.

Bevin loses grip on GC to allow Impey to become first rider in race's history to retain title.

Ewan disagrees with UCI jury's decision and claims headbutts were necessary to avoid crash.

Race leader crashes in final 10 kilometers, while headbutts see sprint victor relegated at Tour Down Under stage 5.

Jasper Philipsen is declared the winner of the Tour Down Under's fifth stage after Caleb Ewan is relegated for irregular sprinting.

2018 Tour Down Under winner Daryl Impey tops Patrick Bevin to win stage 4.

The three-time world champion grabs his first victory of 2019 on just his third day of racing.

Peter Sagan sprints to victory in stage 3 of the Santos Tour Down Under.

The Canadian is hoping that EF Education First will select him for its eight-rider Tour de France squad.

The 27-year-old is able to ride for victories on the CCC Team, now that Richie Porte has moved to another outfit.

The New Zealander capitalizes on a crash near the finish to surge ahead and sprint to victory in Wednesday's stage 2.

The Italian grand tour's spot on the season schedule is not ideal for Peter Sagan, who says he'd like to race it at least once.

Elia Viviani sprints through an impossibly narrow gap to win stage 1, catching Max Walscheid in the final meters.

Large crash in final lap takes down key sprint contender Viviani.

Michelton-Scott take one-two on GC and the sprint classification at home race.

GC clash expected to come down to closing-day finale on emblematic Old Willunga Hill after course redesign.

Defending Tour Down Under champion Amanda Spratt retains race lead with only one stage remaining.

Two-time defending Tour Down Under champion Amanda Spratt takes control on Mengler Hill.

The 19-year-old track star shines in Australia, winning the opening sprint with new team Trek-Segafredo.

The Australian race at the start of the season marked Peter Sagan's WorldTour debut in 2010.

We hitch a ride with Katusha sport director Gennady Mikhaylov at the Santos Tour Down Under and witnessed controlled chaos.

The 2018 Tour Down Under finished on Sunday with a circuit race around downtown Adelaide.

Richie Port is leaving the Tour Down Under confident, as he heads toward the European season.

Andre Greipel won the final stage of the 20th edition of the Santos Tour Down Under on Sunday in Adelaide, as Daryl Impey won the overall.

Race organizers announced riders of the Santos Women's Tour will receive additional prize money so to have the same prize purse as the men.

Richie Porte won on Willunga Hill for the fifth consecutive year, but Daryl Impey took the lead in the general classification.

Richie Porte won atop Willunga Hill for the fifth time at the Santos Tour Down Under on Saturday, as Daryl Impey leads the general classification.

Three-time World Champion Peter Sagan captured his maiden Tour Down Under victory on Friday in Uraidla.

As a CPA representative, Adam Hansen is caught in the crossfire between riders who want to race in the extreme heat and those who do not.

Three-time World Champion Peter Sagan powered to victory on the fourth stage of the 2018 Santos Tour Down Under in Uraidla on Friday.

Soaring temperatures caused race organizers to shorten stage three of the Santos Tour Down Under, as Elia Viviani took the victory.

Elia Viviani captured the third stage of the 2018 Santos Tour Down Under on Thursday in Victor Harbor over Phil Bauhaus and Caleb Ewan.

The third stage of the 2018 Santos Tour Down Under from Glenelg to Victor Harbor was shortened by 26 kilometers due to extreme heat.

Caleb Ewan sprinted to the win on stage two of the 2018 Santos Tour Down Under on Wednesday in Stirling.

The 31-year-old Canadian finished seventh at the Vuelta a Espana last year and is taking aim at a strong finish in the Giro for 2018.

Daniel Moreno will be a key support rider for the team's leader Rigoberto Uran throughout the year, especially at the Tour de France.

Caleb Ewan won stage two of the 2018 Santos Tour Down under on Wednesday in Stirling over his teammate Daryl Impey and Jay McCarthy.

Greipel wins the Tour Down Under opener on a sunny stage 1 to Lyndoch, Australia

Andre Greipel won the opening stage of the 2018 Santos Tour Down Under over Peter Sagan and Caleb Ewan on Tuesday in Lyndoch.

Belgian Borg Lambrecht, 20, will miss what would have been his first professional race because of the snafu.

Richie Porte is the defending champion at the Santos Tour Down Under and he will face stiff competition this week from his fellow Aussies.

Neo-pro Michael Storer (Team Sunweb) will make his WorldTour debut at the Tour Down Under just days after emergency appendicitis surgery.

World Champion Peter Sagan was victorious in the People's Choice Classic on Sunday in Adelaide, Australia over Andre Greipel and Caleb Ewan.

Peter Sagan will not defend his Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne title in 2018 in order to spend more time with his son before the season fully ramps up.

Three-time World Champion Peter Sagan headlines the stars in attendance at the opening 2018 WorldTour race, the Tour Down Under.

From summertime weather to relatively easy racing, the Tour Down Under has become a favorite for many pros starting their season.

Total dominance from the Australians as Caleb Ewan sprints to fourth stage win and Richie Porte claims overall victory.

Australia's Richie Porte won his first Tour Down Under Sunday.

Australian Richie Porte (BMC Racing) claims his third straight Willunga Hill stage win and all but clinches his first TDU victory.

Richie Porte won the iconic Willunga Hill stage of the Tour Down Under.

Photographer Veeral Patel is embedded with the Trek – Segafredo team, documenting its first WorldTour race of 2017.

The Tour Down Under's Bupa stage offered an exciting pursuit on the final descent, but the break was caught, and the sprinters won again.

The 22-year-old sprinter won three of the first four stages at the Tour Down Under, but his real test will come on European roads.

Caleb Ewan won his third stage of the Tour Down Under, maneuvering through a disorganized sprint to cross the line first in Campbelltown.

The sprinters have their day in stage 3, and a late-race crash causes some nervous moments in the run to Victor Harbor.

Caleb Ewan won his second stage in the Santos Tour Down Under Thursday, out-sprinting world champion Peter Sagan in stage 3.

The Tour Down Under's first uphill finish sees fireworks as Richie Porte out-climbs rivals and claims the overall lead.

We discuss TDU's decision to ditch podium girls, whether early season racing matters, and then talk to Bob Mionske about cycling and the law.

Michael Woods is back at the Santos Tour Down Under one year after he made his WorldTour debut at the race.

The long-running tradition in cycling is no longer part of the annual race in Australia.

Richie Porte attacks on the final climb to Paracombe, wins stage 2, and takes a solid lead in the overall at Tour Down Under.

A few women's teams have been putting out quality recap videos from the Tour Down Under.

Organizers shorten a hot stage 1 at Tour Down Under. Sprinters have their chance to shine in a fast gallop to claim the first leader's jersey.

The Orica – Scott rider took the race lead after the opening stage and never relinquished it.

Tuesday's Tour Down Under opening stage was shortened by 26km because of temperatures that exceeded 100 degrees.

Caleb Ewan wins stage 1 of the Santos Tour Down Under, like he did in 2016, and claimed the race's first leader's jersey.