Movistar’s Javier Romo’s maiden WorldTour victory surprised the favourites at the Santos Tour Down Under at the Uraidla finish line on Thursday. After a series of non-stop attacks and counter attacks in the final 10km of the stage the 26-year-old Spaniard went solo. He held off the advancing bunch and went on to power to
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Sam Welsford reinforced his dominance in Tanunda today with a gutsy victory at Stage 2 of the 2025 Santos Tour Down Under, making it back-to-back stage wins in the Barossa. The triumph saw Welsford retain the Ochre Leader’s Jersey which he will don again in Thursday’s potentially decisive efex Stage 3 from Norwood to Uraidla. Having conquered Tanunda in
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The Santos Tour Down Under kicked off its 25th-anniversary celebrations in spectacular style, with Sam Welsford delivering a perfectly executed sprint victory to claim Ziptrak Stage 1. Riding for Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, the road & track allrounder showcased his class and timing as he surged past Great Britain’s Matthew Brennan (Team Visma-Lease A Bike) and Groupama-FDJ’s
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Switzerland’s Noemi Rüegg clinched the 2025 Santos Tour Down Under General Classification in a thrilling finish at Stage 3 from Stirling to Stirling. After her standout Stage 2 win, Rüegg displayed strategic brilliance and determination to successfully defend the Ochre Jersey and secure the top prize. She becomes the first Swiss woman to win the
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A few short weeks ago she was training in Swiss sub-zero temperatures… today she won her first WorldTour stage under hot South Australian sunshine. Noemi Ruegg made history at the Santos Tour Down Under, claiming victory in the Health Partners Stage 2 from Unley to Willunga. The 23-year-old Swiss road champion became the first woman
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Dutchwomen Daniek Hengeveld delivered a stunning solo performance to claim her first UCI Women’s WorldTour victory in the Ziptrak Women’s Stage 1 of the Women’s TDU from Brighton to Aldinga Beach on Friday. The 22-year-old ambitiously made her break around 50km from the finish. The chase was strong – particularly between 10 and 5km to
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By Nat Bromhead for Ride On Magazine The 25th Santos Tour Down Under (TDU) kicks off on Friday January 17 as the first WorldTour event of the year, and Race Director Stuy O’Grady is excited to oversee his third year at the helm. “We are thrilled to get the 25th TDU underway,” said O’Grady, co-chairing
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Ride On Magazine, Bicycle Network’s much-loved publication, is making a comeback. Relaunching in early 2025, Ride On will return as a quarterly print edition and e-zine. Ride On began in the mid-1970s when it started as Pedal Power Victoria, a 20-page newsletter. It evolved into an 84-page national glossy and became Australia’s most
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Orange, in New South Wales’ Central West region, is going mad for cycling. Local enthusiast and advocate David Waddell takes us on a tour of what’s on offer. Heaving myself out of the saddle to climb the last 50m stretch of the Pinnacle on a midday ride with mates I couldn’t help but reflect how
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Equivalent to a mountain stage of the Tour de France, the annual Peaks Challenge is a 235km ride with 4000+ metres of climbing and a 13-hour deadline. Australia’s most revered annual cycling challenge, the 2025 event is on Sunday 9 March. Starting and finishing at Falls Creek and set across three of the Victorian high country’s most famous climbs, you’ll tackle
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