He Tour Downas usual in the cycling calendar, This Tuesday the curtain on the World Tour calendar opens on the 25th editionwhich will consist of 6 stages and there will be presence of Movistar and Spanish riders such as Marc Soler, Juanpe López or the debutant Pablo Torres.
Without the great figures of the platoonthe Tour Down Under will provide incentives at the start of the cycling course. British Stephen Williams will defend the title won in 2024, winner of the Fleche Wallonne last season.
He the next team is UAE, where is the place Jay Vine, winner in 2023will be the leader of the ranks. Marc Soler will contribute his experience and his chances of winning a stage, and Pablo Torres, 19, from Madrid, will start a professional career that is expected to be fruitful. The sensations he left behind with second place in the Tour del Porvenir 2024 pushed Torres to the Pogacar team.
Movistar will continue with a team where 20-year-old Colombian Diego Pescador and Eritrean Natnael Tesfatsion will make their debutsand completed by Carlos Canal, Manlio Moro, Gregor Mulhberger, Mathias Norsgaard and Javier Romo.
There will be more Spanish riders at the start of Prospect, as Cofidis showed Jesús Herrada and Ion Izagirrethe Archaea a Cristian Rodríguezthe Lidl a Juanpe Lopez and EF Education Markel Beloki.
Equipment to consider is the Ineos, with the experience of the Polish Kwiatkowski and the Welshman Geraint ThomasVisma with Van Baarle and Astana with Bettiol and Sergio Higuita.
The race will consist of 6 episodes and will be launched in Prospect to finish in Gumeracha after 150.7 km. The sixth and final day will conclude in Adelaide, on a 4.5 kilometer circuit where they will need to do a total of 20 laps.
The queen and decisive stage will be the fifth with the end at Willunga hill. The peloton will face a double climb in the last 17 km of the race, 3.3 km at 7.4 percent average gradient. However, the second phase includes a triple ascent in the Cota de Menglers, a first from 2.8 to 6.6 percent.
DOWN UNDER TOUR
Stages
First stage – Prospect-Gumeracha – 150.7 km
2nd stage – Tanunda-Tanunda – 128.8 km
3rd stage – Norwood-Uraidla – 147.5 km
4th stage – Glenelg-Victor Harbor – 157.2 kms
Stage 5 – McLaren Vale-Willunga Hill – 145.7 kms
6th stage – 26 Adelaide-Adelaide – 90 km
DOWN UNDER TOUR
Latest winners
2024 – Stephen Williams (GBR)
2023 – Jay Vine (AUS)
2022 – Cancelled
2021 – Cancelled
2020 – Richie Porte (AUS).
Source: La Verdad

I’m Robert Maynard, and I am a passionate journalist with experience in sports writing. For the last few years, I have been writing for Today Times Live. My main focus has been on sports-related stories and features. With my strong background in journalism and extensive knowledge of the industry, I am able to provide readers with well-crafted pieces that are both informative and engaging.