The 2023 Men's Tour Down Under was a road cycling stage race that took place between 17 and 22 January 2023 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the 23rd edition of the Tour Down Under and the first race of the 2023 UCI World Tour.[1]
Teams
All eighteen UCI WorldTeams participated, with up to seven riders in each team.
UCI WorldTeams
- AG2R Citroën Team
- Alpecin–Deceuninck
- Arkéa–Samsic
- Astana Qazaqstan Team
- Bora–Hansgrohe
- Cofidis
- EF Education–EasyPost
- Groupama–FDJ
- Ineos Grenadiers
- Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
- Movistar Team
- Soudal–Quick-Step
- Team Bahrain Victorious
- Team DSM
- Team Jayco–AlUla
- Team Jumbo–Visma
- Trek–Segafredo
- UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
National Teams
Route
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 17 January | Adelaide | 5.5 km (3 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Alberto Bettiol (ITA)
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| 1 | 18 January | Tanunda to Tanunda | 149.9 km (93 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Phil Bauhaus (GER)
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| 2 | 19 January | Brighton to Victor Harbor | 154.8 km (96.2 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Rohan Dennis (AUS)
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| 3 | 20 January | Norwood to Campbelltown | 116.8 km (72.6 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  Pello Bilbao (ESP)
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| 4 | 21 January | Port Willunga to Willunga Township | 133.2 km (82.8 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Bryan Coquard (FRA)
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| 5 | 22 January | Unley to Mount Lofty | 112.5 km (69.9 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Simon Yates (GBR)
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| Total | 672.7 km (418.0 mi) | |||||
Stages
Prologue
Stage 1
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Stage 2
- 19 January 2023 — Brighton to Victor Harbor, 154.8 km (96.2 mi)[8]
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Stage 3
- 20 January 2023 — Norwood to Campbelltown, 116.8 km (72.6 mi)[10]
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Stage 4
- 21 January 2023 — Port Willunga to Willunga Township, 133.2 km (82.8 mi)[12]
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Stage 5
- 22 January 2023 — Unley to Mount Lofty, 112.5 km (69.9 mi)[14]
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Classification leadership table
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Mountains classification
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Sprints classification
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Young rider classification
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Most competitive rider(s)
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Team classification |
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| P | Alberto Bettiol | Alberto Bettiol | Not awarded | Not awarded | Magnus Sheffield | Not awarded | Alpecin–Deceuninck |
| 1 | Phil Bauhaus | Luke Plapp | Phil Bauhaus | Nans Peters | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | ||
| 2 | Rohan Dennis | Rohan Dennis | Jay Vine | Caleb Ewan | Manuele Boaro | Alpecin–Deceuninck | |
| 3 | Pello Bilbao | Jay Vine | Michael Matthews | Mikkel Frølich Honoré | UAE Team Emirates | ||
| 4 | Bryan Coquard | Mikkel Frølich Honoré | Daryl Impey | ||||
| 5 | Simon Yates | Mattia Cattaneo | |||||
| Final | Jay Vine | Mikkel Frølich Honoré | Michael Matthews | Magnus Sheffield | Not awarded | UAE Team Emirates | |
Classification standings
| Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | 
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Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the winner of the sprints classification |
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
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Denotes the winner of the combativity award | ||
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Jay Vine (AUS)
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UAE Team Emirates | 16h 07' 41" |
| 2 | Simon Yates (GBR)
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Team Jayco–AlUla | + 11" |
| 3 | Pello Bilbao (ESP)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | + 27" |
| 4 |  Magnus Sheffield (USA)
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Ineos Grenadiers | + 57" |
| 5 |  Mauro Schmid (SUI)
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Soudal–Quick-Step | + 58" |
| 6 | Ben O'Connor (AUS)
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AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 04" |
| 7 |  Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR)
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Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 1' 06" |
| 8 | Antonio Tiberi (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 07" |
| 9 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP)
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Movistar Team | + 1' 13" |
| 10 | Bryan Coquard (FRA)
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Cofidis | + 1' 13" |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN)
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EF Education–EasyPost | 21 |
| 2 | Jay Vine (AUS)
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UAE Team Emirates | 20 |
| 3 | Simon Yates (GBR)
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Team Jayco–AlUla | 18 |
| 4 | Fabio Felline (ITA)
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Astana Qazaqstan Team | 11 |
| 5 | Kim Heiduk (GER)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 10 |
| 6 | Johan Jacobs (SUI)
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Movistar Team | 10 |
| 7 | Luke Plapp (AUS)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 10 |
| 8 | Alessandro Covi (ITA)
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UAE Team Emirates | 8 |
| 9 | Matthew Dinham (AUS)
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Team DSM | 8 |
| 10 |  Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ)
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Astana Qazaqstan Team | 7 |
Sprints classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Michael Matthews (AUS)
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Team Jayco–AlUla | 61 |
| 2 | Simon Yates (GBR)
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Team Jayco–AlUla | 57 |
| 3 | Jay Vine (AUS)
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UAE Team Emirates | 57 |
| 4 | Caleb Ewan (AUS)
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UniSA–Australia | 47 |
| 5 | Paul Penhoët (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 43 |
| 6 | Hugo Page (FRA)
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Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | 40 |
| 7 | Bryan Coquard (FRA)
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Cofidis | 37 |
| 8 |  Corbin Strong (NZL)
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Israel–Premier Tech | 34 |
| 9 | Rohan Dennis (AUS)
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Team Jumbo–Visma | 30 |
| 10 | Phil Bauhaus (GER)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | 30 |
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Magnus Sheffield (USA)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 16h 08' 38" |
| 2 | Antonio Tiberi (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 10" |
| 3 | Hugo Page (FRA)
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Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 54" |
| 4 | Reuben Thompson (NZL)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 32" |
| 5 | Alex Baudin (FRA)
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AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 54" |
| 6 | Paul Penhoët (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 3' 24" |
| 7 | Iván Romeo (ESP)
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Movistar Team | + 6' 55" |
| 8 | Leo Hayter (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | + 10' 14" |
| 9 | Alessandro Verre (ITA)
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Arkéa–Samsic | + 18' 59" |
| 10 | Finn Fisher-Black (NZL)
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UAE Team Emirates | + 24' 25" |
Teams classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  UAE Team Emirates
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48h 25' 34" |
| 2 | Trek–Segafredo
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+ 1' 24" |
| 3 | Groupama–FDJ
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+ 1' 41" |
| 4 | AG2R Citroën Team
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+ 3' 09" |
| 5 |  Soudal–Quick-Step
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+ 5' 02" |
| 6 | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
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+ 5' 30" |
| 7 |  Israel–Premier Tech
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+ 6' 27" |
| 8 | Ineos Grenadiers
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+ 7' 06" |
| 9 | Bora–Hansgrohe
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+ 8' 21" |
| 10 |  Team Bahrain Victorious
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+ 8' 58" |
References
- ^ "UCI World Tour Races". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "2023 STAGES". Santos Tour Down Under. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "efex Prologue". Santos Tour Down Under. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Malach, Pat (17 January 2023). "Bennett takes Tour Down Under opening stage". CyclingNews. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Stage 1 Result". ProCyclingStats. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Ziptrak Men's Stage 1: Tanunda to Tanunda". Santos Tour Down Under. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Malach, Pat (18 January 2023). "Bennett takes Tour Down Under opening stage". CyclingNews. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Oakley Men's Stage 2: Brighton - Victor Harbor". Santos Tour Down Under. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Farrand, Stephen (19 January 2023). "Rohan Dennis wins stage 2 of the Tour Down Under". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Hahn Men's Stage 3: Norwood to Campbelltown". Santos Tour Down Under. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Giuliani, Simone; Beard, Clara (20 January 2023). "Pello Bilbao wins Tour Down Under stage 3". CyclingNews. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "THINK! Road Safety Men's Stage 4: Port Willunga - Willunga Township". Santos Tour Down Under. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Woodpower, Zep (21 January 2023). "Coquard survives the echelons to win Tour Down Under stage 4". CyclingNews. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Schwalbe Men's Stage 5: Unley - Mount Lofty". Santos Tour Down Under. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Woodpower, Zep (22 January 2023). "Vine wins Tour Down Under, Yates takes final stage". CyclingNews. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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