2023 Women's Tour Down Under

The 2023 Santos Women's Tour Down Under was a women's cycle stage race held in and around Adelaide, South Australia from 15 to 17 January 2023.

2023 Women's Tour Down Under
2023 UCI Women's World Tour, race 1 of 27
Race details
Dates15–17 January 2023
Stages3
Distance293.6 km (182.4 mi)
Winning time8h 03' 29"
Results
Winner  Grace Brown (AUS) (FDJ–Suez)
  Second  Amanda Spratt (AUS) (Trek–Segafredo)
  Third  Georgia Williams (NZL) (Team Jayco–AlUla)

Mountains  Amanda Spratt (AUS) (Trek–Segafredo)
Youth  Henrietta Christie (NZL) (Human Powered Health)
Sprints  Grace Brown (AUS) (FDJ–Suez)
  Team EF Education–Tibco–SVB
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It was the ninth edition of Women's Tour Down Under, after the 2021 and 2022 editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race was the first event of the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour, with it joining the World Tour calendar for the first time. It was won by Australian rider Grace Brown of FDJ-Suez.[1]

Route and stages

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List of stages[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner Team
1 15 January Glenelg to Aldinga 110.4 km (68.6 mi)   Flat stage   Daria Pikulik (POL) Human Powered Health
2 16 January Birdwood to Campbelltown 90 km (55.9 mi)   Hilly stage   Alex Manly (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla
3 17 January Adelaide to Campbelltown 93.2 km (57.9 mi)   Hilly stage   Grace Brown (AUS) FDJ–Suez
Total 293.6 km (182.4 mi)

Teams

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Thirteen teams took part in the event, including six UCI Women's WorldTeams, and four teams from Australia & New Zealand.[3][4]

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

National Teams

Classification leadership table

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Stage Winner General classification
 
Mountains classification
 
Sprint classification
 
Young rider classification
 
Team classification
1[5] Daria Pikulik Daria Pikulik Gladys Verhulst Daria Pikulik Ally Wollaston Trek–Segafredo
2[6] Alex Manly Alex Manly Amanda Spratt Alex Manly Henrietta Christie Human Powered Health
3[1] Grace Brown Grace Brown Amanda Spratt Grace Brown Henrietta Christie EF Education–Tibco–SVB
Final Grace Brown Amanda Spratt Grace Brown Henrietta Christie EF Education–Tibco–SVB

Result

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Final general classification[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Grace Brown (AUS) FDJ–Suez 8h 03' 29"
2   Amanda Spratt (AUS) Trek–Segafredo +10"
3   Georgia Williams (NZL) EF Education–Tibco–SVB +19"
4   Ruby Roseman-Gannon (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla +28"
5   Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) EF Education–Tibco–SVB +29"
6   Danielle De Francesco (AUS) Zaaf Cycling Team +35"
7   Henrietta Christie (NZL) Human Powered Health +35"
8   Ella Wyllie (NZL) New Zealand +35"
9   Rachel Neylan (AUS) Australia +35"
10   Abi Smith (GBR) EF Education–Tibco–SVB +38"

References

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  1. ^ a b Knöfler, Lukas (2023-01-17). "Brown mows down Spratt to win Women's Tour Down Under thriller". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  2. ^ "2023 Women's Stages". Santos Tour Down Under. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  3. ^ "2023 Women's Teams". Santos Tour Down Under. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  4. ^ Giuliani, Simone (2023-01-09). "Women's Tour Down Under 2023 - The Essential Preview". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  5. ^ Knöfler, Lukas (2023-01-15). "Daria Pikulik wins Women's Tour Down Under stage 1 sprint". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  6. ^ Knöfler, Lukas (2023-01-16). "Alex Manly wins Women's Tour Down Under stage 2". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  7. ^ "Santos Tour Down Under 2023 Stage 3 results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
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