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Ally Wollaston (FDJ United-Suez) wins stage 2, ahead of defending champion Noemi R\u00fcegg (EF Education-Oatley) and Josie Nelson (Picnic-PostNL) (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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Josie Nelson was third on the stage.<\/p>\n
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R\u00fcegg opens up her sprint but Wollaston comes around to take the win, two out of two for the Kiwi.<\/p>\n
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Vallieres is leading out the reduced peloton<\/p>\n
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EF is chasing hard from the peloton, reeling in Kopecky and the rest of the break.<\/p>\n
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Kopecky is the first one to lose touch.<\/p>\n
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Dygert sits up and Van Dam attacks with 1.4km to go. Dygert is responding.<\/p>\n
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Dygert takes the front again as the gap is now 8 seconds with 2.2km to go.<\/p>\n
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Van Dam attacks again as the others started to look at each other, and the gap went down to 13 seconds.<\/p>\n
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4km to go. The quintet has 19 seconds. Adegeest is the highest-placed rider in the move.<\/p>\n
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Van Dam accelerates at the front, forcing Adegeest to close a small gap.<\/p>\n
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Break, led by Benito, is going 91.3kmph on the descent with 5km to go.<\/p>\n
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With 6km to go, the 5-rider break has 17 seconds on the reduced peloton.<\/p>\n
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Before the race, Dygert said that she was “sick of losing”<\/a>. The American is going all in, setting the pace in the break.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T04:05:21.958Z<\/p>\n Van Dam takes over the pacemaking in the break briefly as Dygert goes back to apply pressure with 7.7km to go. They have 12 seconds on the reduced peloton.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T04:03:34.379Z<\/p>\n Alice Towers attacks the front to try and bridge across to the move which includes Dygert, Kopecky, Adegeest, Van Dam and Benito.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T04:02:17.219Z<\/p>\n Kopecky and Van Dam join the chase with 10km to go.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T04:01:53.242Z<\/p>\n Dygert is being chased by Mireia Benito and Adegeest. Alarm bells are ringing!<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T04:01:11.298Z<\/p>\n Group gets back together, leading to another attack. Chlo\u00e9 Dygert joins the move and takes the front with 11km to go.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:59:28.130Z<\/p>\n Vallieres’ attack cause a gap in the peloton, as Blasi goes around to cross the line first to get more QOM points.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:58:08.999Z<\/p>\n World champion Vallieres attacks and Blasi gets on her wheel.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:55:54.618Z<\/p>\n The reduced peloton sees 2 km to go for QOM#4 and the start of the bell lap.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:54:09.256Z<\/p>\n The answer is: Czapla attacks again, and Lauretta Hanson leads the chase to catch her.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:52:35.624Z<\/p>\n Talbot is reeled back in with 16km to go. Who will attack next?<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:51:24.587Z<\/p>\n Peloton is flying down a descent, going 80kmph as Talbot has a 13-second lead.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:50:31.327Z<\/p>\n Wollaston is at the back of the peloton chatting with teammate Marie LeNet, the French national champion.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:48:34.670Z<\/p>\n Kraak and Maud Oudeman lead the chase to Talbot who has a small gap with 20km to go.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:47:00.919Z<\/p>\n Attacks continue. Margaux Vigi\u00e9, then Talbot take a flyer.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:46:06.977Z<\/p>\n Cromwell gives it another go. An Adelaide local, Cromwell is racing on home roads.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:45:34.118Z<\/p>\n Czapla counters but FDJ shuts down the move with 22.5km to go.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:44:37.624Z<\/p>\n Cromwell goes on the attack and is quickly reeled back.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:43:47.881Z<\/p>\n Wollaston is at the back of the bunch as they race through the feedzone.<\/p>\n Koster, tried to brake but was second across the QOM line ahead of her teammate Vigilia.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:42:24.225Z<\/p>\n Blasi just nips across the line to get QOM points as the peloton was spread across the road.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:40:48.275Z The reduced peloton is all together as they tackle the finish climb for the second time this stage.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:38:37.417Z<\/p>\n Peloton is back together on the climb of QOM #3 which will mark the start of the second lap of the finishing circuit. The 2.9km Paracombe Climb has an average gradient of 2.2%.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:35:46.903Z<\/p>\n Czapla looks over her shoulder as UAE works to close the small gap.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:34:54.380Z<\/p>\n Attacks continue at the front. First Talbot and then best young rider Justyna Czapla with 29km to go.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:34:04.384Z<\/p>\n So far, race leader Ally Wollaston has been well protected by her FDJ United-Suez squad<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:33:11.358Z<\/p>\n Ruby Roseman-Gannon and Amanda Spratt go on the attack but can’t escape.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:30:55.067Z<\/p>\n Going down in yesterday’s crash, a bandaged up Soraya Paladin (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) abandoned while in the feedzone.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:27:10.813Z<\/p>\n Peloton is all together with 34km to go. FDJ is on the right side of the road, protecting Wollaston with Lidl staying close to the front too.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:26:01.590Z<\/p>\n UAE goes again with QOM leader Blasi.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:21:26.490Z<\/p>\n Another attack by Dominika Wlodarczyk was quickly closed down. The aggression continues, as they approach the finish line to start the first lap. And they get a chance to see the approach to the line.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:19:01.631Z<\/p>\n Scratch that. Blasi attacks after her teammates tried to escape but were not able to get away.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:18:22.747Z<\/p>\n The duo seem to sit up and Mikayla Harvey goes to the front briefly.Lull in the peloton.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:17:20.513Z<\/p>\n Kraak is covering a solo attack by Mavi Garcia, as the peloton is chasing with 39km to go.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:14:52.010Z<\/p>\n Peloton still together as they head towards the three finishing circuits. Pressure on an uncategorized climb causes a split in the field.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:05:33.253Z<\/p>\n Next attack from Paula Ostiz is quickly marked.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:04:06.220Z<\/p>\n More attacks. This time is Talbot yet again trying her luck.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:03:40.117Z<\/p>\n Race leader Wollaston raises her hand, calling for her team car.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:02:44.033Z<\/p>\n Tiffany Cromwell tries to escape but is reeled back. Next counter by EF’s Alice Towers. She looks back and sees that she couldn’t get away to sits up.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:01:16.806Z<\/p>\n Aintila is reeled in, and attacks immediately fly off the front.<\/p>\n Wollaston was second across the line once again, ahead of defending champion Ruegg.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T03:00:39.793Z<\/p>\n Aintila crosses the line first to get the 3 points and the 3-second time bonus.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:58:35.268Z<\/p>\n Aintila has 20 seconds with 1km to go to the intermediate sprint in Kersbrook.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:55:59.368Z<\/p>\n Peloton is closing in to Aintila with 2.7km to go to the second intermediate sprint and the all-important time bonus seconds.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:54:32.012Z<\/p>\n The climb and the following descent, have ignited the peloton. The gap is now down to 28 seconds.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:53:54.460Z<\/p>\n Blasi once again crosses the QOM line in second place ahead of Realini. Blasi increased her lead in the classification.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:52:55.407Z<\/p>\n Lidl taking control in the peloton as Aintila crosses the QOM line with a gap of 1:09. The gap tumbled on the climb.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:49:55.218Z<\/p>\n Human Powered Health is also coming forward. The team has not shown any interest in QOM points. Are they going to attack after the climb? We’ll know soon.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:48:41.319Z<\/p>\n Uno-X, Lidl-Trek and UAE are massing at the front, getting ready for the upcoming QOM battle.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:46:23.080Z<\/p>\n Aintila sees 1.7km to go to the top of QOM #2, cat. 2 Norsworthy Climb on Hill Road at Kersbrook, new to the race, which reaches a maximum incline of 10 per cent.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:44:27.503Z Wilma Aintila is in a solo break with a gap of 1:29 to the peloton led by Amber Kraark.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:42:48.748Z<\/p>\n The course rolls up and down the whole way on stage 2 from Magill to Paracombe.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:35:39.784Z<\/p>\n Australian Brodie Chapman (UAE Team ADQ) has abandoned the race.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:30:13.449Z<\/p>\n Coming close to the halfway point on the 130km stage, the riders are feeling the heat. Aintila’s gap is now 1:11 as they face the undulating terrain on their way to the three finishing circuits in Paracombe.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:23:25.824Z<\/p>\n Stage 1 was the first opportunity to see the 2026 jerseys for the Women\u2019s WorldTour teams in a race. Any of them stand out?<\/p>\n Check them out here: A first look at the 2026 pro jerseys from the Tour Down Under.<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:18:25.197Z<\/p>\n Aintila seemed to slip a gear but quickly got going again, keeping her gap at 1:27 with 77km to go.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:17:07.357Z<\/p>\n Let’s hear what Jess Allen, Liv AlUla Jayco DS had to say to Cyclingnews this morning about the withdrawal of Georgia Baker:<\/p>\n “It definitely is a pity with Georgia, and also with Amber this week out as well, so it’s not what you want in any tour, and particularly not our home tour, but we’ve got four really strong girls. They showed how strong they are last week at the Nationals. They’ve had great preparation for this race, and although we’re a bit lower in numbers, we still have a strong fighting spirit and are keen to give it our best these next couple of days. And I think the terrain in these two days suits us a lot better as well than yesterday.”<\/p>\n Baker crashed in the final kilometres of stage 1.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:12:02.535Z<\/p>\n Kraak is keeping the gap around the 1:30 mark to the solo rider up the road, Aintila.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:06:47.213Z<\/p>\n Amber Kraak is back at the front of the peloton, controlling the pace once again for race leader Wollaston. She did the majority of the work yesterday too.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:04:36.181Z<\/p>\n Wollaston now drops back to her team car to get an ice sock from DS Lars Boom.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:01:56.409Z<\/p>\n Wollaston crosses the line in second place to get 2 points and a 2-second time bonus, holding off Sarah Van Dam who was third.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:00:44.526Z<\/p>\n Battle for the bonus seconds. Wollaston, Baril, and more fighting for position,<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T02:00:16.530Z<\/p>\n Aintila takes 3 points and the 3-second time bonus seconds with a gap of 1:39 to the field at first intermediate sprint.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:59:28.520Z<\/p>\n World champion Magedeline Vallieres takes the front to lead out her teammate and defending champion Noemi R\u00fcegg<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:58:02.520Z<\/p>\n Pink colors of EF lining up at the front one one side of the road with FDJ on the other side. Battle for time bonus seconds coming up inside of 2 km to the sprint.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:52:51.927Z<\/p>\n 5km to the first intermediate sprint. Points and time bonus seconds are up for grabs for the first three riders to cross the line in Lobethal<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:49:02.071Z<\/p>\n Aintila, a 21-year-old rider from Finland, now has a 1-minute gap as the peloton is spread across the road with 94km to go.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:47:07.151Z<\/p>\n Temperatures are now hitting 34 Celcius, and expected to rise. Marion Brunel was at her Visma team car getting an ice sock and bottles for her teammates.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:44:09.797Z<\/p>\n Aintila (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) has 20 seconds on the field which seems quite happy to let her suffer off the front.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:43:10.933Z<\/p>\n Wilma Aintila attacks. The peloton doesn’t react so she quickly calls on the radio. One guesses that she’s asking if she should continue solo with 97km to go.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:41:12.477Z<\/p>\n Peloton is going through the first feedzone of stage 2. Riders are dumping water on themselves on a hot day of racing.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:37:07.737Z Peloton takes a breather after a flurry of attacks in the first 30km of racing<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:34:49.909Z<\/p>\n Fenix’s Perkins counters as soon as they are caught. More riders react.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:33:49.836Z<\/p>\n 7 riders now in the break attempt but Visma is closing it down,<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:33:21.884Z<\/p>\n Reaction by Adegeest who is chasing solo and connect with the duo bringing more riders with her.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:32:32.665Z<\/p>\n Carina Schrempf and Flora Perkins at the 2 Fenix riders trying to surprise the peloton.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:32:05.676Z<\/p>\n Fenix duo goes on the attack. Visma and Movistar react immediately.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:30:44.765Z<\/p>\n FDJ has taken up the front of the peloton monitoring the action for race leader Wollaston.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:30:03.193Z<\/p>\n Many riders are going to their team cars to get some bottles as the race calms down.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:28:38.086Z<\/p>\n After a little break in attacks, Talbot makes a move at the front, which is quickly covered. Nothing has been allowed to escape.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:25:03.648Z<\/p>\n Another attack by Gerritse. Immediate reaction by FDJ United-Suez, as second group on the road reconnects with peloton.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:23:03.487Z<\/p>\n Blasi now leads the QOM classification with 12 points, 2 more than overnight leader Vigilia. Realini is in third with 8 points. <\/p>\n 4 more QOMs to come in stage 2.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:17:58.710Z<\/p>\n Team cars are going by the second group of around 11 riders on the road. They are down by over 1 minute with 113km to go.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:15:11.652Z<\/p>\n Vigilia is in trouble at the back of the peloton. Behind her is a second group on the road.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:13:55.436Z<\/p>\n SD Worx’ Femke Gerritse counters with a solo attack. Looks behind her to see if anyone else will go with her.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:12:53.547Z<\/p>\n Attacks continue as an SD Worx rider closes the gap. Back together<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:12:12.669Z<\/p>\n Coupland was joined by Loes Adegeest, Lauren Dickson and one more rider. Visma is leading the chase.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:10:40.117Z<\/p>\n Coupland is not giving up, she is joined by a few more riders.= as they start to pull away.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:09:45.246Z<\/p>\n Attack by Australian champion Mackenzie Coupland.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:09:13.127Z<\/p>\n Splits in the bunch at least two distinct groups.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:07:42.399Z<\/p>\n Blasi speeds down the descent, joined by Bradbury and more riders. Field is stretched out as they fly down.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:06:27.037Z<\/p>\n Realini attacks on the steepest part of the climb, Blasi counters and accelerates to get maximum points.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:05:38.845Z<\/p>\n Vigilia makes the first move with 600 metres to. Realini gets on her wheel with Blasi also following.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:04:38.562Z<\/p>\n Vigilia is sitting on her teammate’s Koster’s wheel. Next to Koster is Realini and Blasi’s team UAE Team ADQ is also lining up at the front with 1km to top.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:03:28.301Z<\/p>\n Realini accelerates once again. She is itching to get those QOM points.<\/p>\n Vigilia has 10 points, topping the QOM classification, Paula Blasi has 5 points and Realini has 3 points.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:01:35.808Z<\/p>\n Tiffany Cromwell is falling off the pace. with 2.6km to the top of the climb.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:00:59.784Z<\/p>\n Visma counters once again, and the pace accelerates as Koster closes the gap.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T01:00:07.677Z<\/p>\n Josie Talbot attacks for Liv AlUla Jayco. Move is quickly closed down.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:56:13.896Z<\/p>\n Vigilia’s teammate Anouska Koster is controlling the pace at the front as the pack sees 5km to top of QOM. Koster was very active yesterday, trying to disrupt the chase.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:54:34.775Z<\/p>\n Alessia Vigilia (Uno-X Mobility) took the first QOM jersey after spending almost the whole stage off the front being caught in the final 300 meters.‘If the race was a kilometre shorter that would have been better’ – After nearly 100km solo Alessia Vigilia caught in sight of line at Women’s Tour Down Under<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:53:23.223Z<\/p>\n Pack spread across the road. Big teams represented at the front.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:51:02.031Z<\/p>\n All back together. And now it Fenix-Premier Tech’s Lotte Claes accelerating at the front.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:49:27.063Z<\/p>\n Reijnhout keeps checking over her shoulder as the field is closing in on her. She has a few seconds to the pack.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:48:00.108Z<\/p>\n Another attack by Visma. Reijnhout tries again,<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:46:50.026Z<\/p>\n No one was able to escape yet. Peloton back together.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:45:57.303Z<\/p>\n Gaia Realini closed the move down. She showed she was interested in the KOM yesterday.<\/p>\n Another Visma counters.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:45:14.517Z First attack by Visma-Lease a Bike’s Rosita Reijnhout with 130km to go<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:44:09.135Z<\/p>\n The first challenge comes early with the first of five QOMs today, a cat 2 climb, coming just 10 kilometres after the flag drops as the riders make their way up Norton Summit Road with an average gradient of 4% and max of 12.5%. A perfect launching point for attacks.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:43:03.422Z<\/p>\n Go time!<\/p>\n Flag drop by race director Stuart O\u2019Grady and we’re out of the neutral zone and racing has started.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:42:37.196Z<\/p>\n Georgia Baker was covered in mud with a heavily bandaged knee and limping as she got off the bike after crossing the line yesterday. Liv AlUla Jayco announced before today\u2019 stage that she would not take the start to focus on her recovery. The Australian Women\u2019s WorldTour team is down to 4 riders, after Amber Pate did not start due to a training ride crash.<\/p>\n \u274c MEDICAL UPDATE\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa #TourDownUnder pic.twitter.com\/THKOXw353lJanuary 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:42:00.574Z<\/p>\n The heavy crash in the closing kilometres yesterday had an impact. Rebecca Koerner (Uno-X Mobility) crossed the finish line outside the time limit. Katia Ragusa did not finish the stage, and Human Powered Health shared this update via social media<\/p>\n Update: Initial examinations showed Katia did not sustain any broken bones as a result of crashing on stage 1 of @tourdownunderKatia stayed in hospital overnight but is in good spirits and will have further checks today.Join us in sharing your well wishes for her recovery \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83e\ude79\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/5WX3SozDSJJanuary 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:40:45.944Z<\/p>\n The peloton, down to 84 riders, is rolling through a very short 0.9 neutral section on its way to the official start.<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:36:14.064Z<\/p>\n Stage 2 of the Women’s Tour Down Under is set to start in just under 5 minutes. Starting in a new host city of Magill, the 130.7km stage2 has very little flat terrain. The course rolls up and down the whole way, ending in the Adelaide Hills for three kickers near the end of the stage in Paracombe.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what race director Stuart O\u2019Grady said about stage 2: \u201cThis is a fantastic stage focused on showcasing all the Adelaide Hills has to offer. It features an aggressive Paracombe circuit which has a rich history in South Australian cycling, and the finish is a difficult uphill run, so there will be lots of opportunities for attacks and entertaining racing.\u201d<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:34:44.298Z<\/p>\n It’s going to be a hot one!<\/p>\n \n Anya Louw (AG Insurance-Soudal) sporting an ice vest to sign in (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:30:27.797Z<\/p>\n Second on stage 1 and on GC called the opening stage \u2018Nervous and chaotic’ – Josie Nelson powers through hectic sprint finale for podium finish in opening Tour Down Under stage.<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:28:21.579Z<\/p>\n Stage 1 winner Ally Wollaston (FDJ United-Suez) tops the general classification with a slim 4-second lead on Josie Nelson (Picnic-PostNL) and 5 seconds on Olivia Baril (Movistar). Last year\u2019s overall winner Noemi R\u00fcegg (EF Education-Oatly) sits fourth overall, a further one second down. There are 52 riders down 10 seconds or less on GC.<\/p>\n Read what Wollaston had to say about her stage 1 victory – \u2018As a sprinter, it’s kind of out of your hands\u2019 – Women\u2019s Tour Down Under stage 1 winner Ally Wollaston avoids being trumped by solo break this time. <\/a><\/p>\n 2026-01-18T00:26:30.027Z<\/p>\n Riders are getting ready for a hot day, with ice vests aplenty and shade at a premium, given temperatures are already sitting around 30 degrees Celsius even now.<\/p>\n 2026-01-14T19:49:34.195Z<\/p>\n Welcome to Cyclingnews’ live coverage of stage 2 of the Women’s Tour Down Under.<\/p>\n
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