{"id":422641,"date":"2026-01-19T05:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T05:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/422641\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T05:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T05:28:10","slug":"womens-tour-down-under-stage-3-live-a-final-test-for-the-climbs-in-pursuit-of-the-overall-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/422641\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Tour Down Under stage 3 LIVE: A final test for the climbs in pursuit of the overall title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Refresh <\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T05:26:24.708Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-results\"\/>Results<a id=\"elk-381e63d7-e1b9-4573-9617-c31084b7b507\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"895a33a0-1d63-4043-a3af-d4cd63468d6f\">Results powered by <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">FirstCycling<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T05:20:53.871Z<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wsuJncCUQaVjGgBJwwzPTT.jpg\" alt=\"CAMPBELLTOWN, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 19: Noemi Ruegg of Switzerland and Team EF Education-Oatly celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 10th Santos Women&amp;amp;apos;s Tour Down Under 2026, Stage 3 a 126.5km stage from Norwood to Campbelltown \/ #UCIWWT \/ on January 19, 2026 in Campbelltown, Australia. (Photo by Con Chronis\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wsuJncCUQaVjGgBJwwzPTT.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wsuJncCUQaVjGgBJwwzPTT.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Noemi R\u00fcegg wins final stage and the overall (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:41:48.816Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"a50a38f9-cb2d-4000-8955-ac3b7073b424\">Noemi R\u00fcegg wins stage 3 and the overall for the second year in a row. Mavi Garcia was second and Paula Blasi third on the stage and also in the final general classification.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:25:10.420Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"f486e237-b1eb-4427-a5d5-7f006f7628f7\">Finish line is in sight. Garcia accelerates first, then Blasi goes, but R\u00fcegg comes over and wins the stage and the Women&#8217;s Tour Down Under again!<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:23:50.864Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"544c2b29-28d5-421f-955b-fc0d3da1eb62\">Blasi goes, then Wlodarczyk goes. R\u00fcegg closes it inside of 1km to go.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:22:48.928Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"7e3cf9cc-c318-4e89-8940-836948143e7a\">Wlodarczyk goes on the radio and then attacks, and R\u00fcegg closes it down again.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:21:22.143Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"cdb2c5c1-ed46-4b6d-9311-dd4d2393de38\">UAE keep attacking. First Wlodarczyk, then Blasi but R\u00fcegg is responding to every attack.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:20:43.294Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"7fb8e9ee-abb7-4959-8b63-a098f1e58ac5\">R\u00fcegg is making sure that she&#8217;s always in second place in the 4-rider lead group with 4km to go.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:19:27.354Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"eca16b0c-4f8e-445b-8aa1-e7966c4cbdf3\">Spratt, Van Dam, Benito and Dickson are in a chase group close behind.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:19:01.588Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"8ce71320-4ba6-4562-ac17-0d8b3e710c56\">3 against 1 as Ruegg is with 3 UAE riders Blasi, Garcia and Wlodarczyk as they crest Corkscrew and fly down to the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:17:42.867Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"5b782e30-31eb-46a3-9480-bbe521015144\">Blasi accelerates near the top with Garcia and Ruegg holding on behind her. Wlodarczyk is in fourth wheel.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:17:11.146Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"48b36813-0ed2-4576-8cc8-5aed6c289858\">R\u00fcegg with Garcia and Blasi on her wheel, catches Wlodarczyk, but Blasi counters and attacks.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:16:18.482Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"7b954e72-a19f-418f-bcaf-b0517871b20b\">R\u00fcegg is 15 seconds to Wlodarczyk, and more riders are charging up.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:15:24.672Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"5142fb98-310a-4657-bb26-244485ea336e\">As the chase group splits up, Spratt attacks on the climb.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:14:21.650Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"0f1e7194-ad4c-4957-bfc0-87e2b66d60b1\">Wlodarczyk is rocking and rolling, coming towards the steepest part of the climb. Gap at 28 seconds with 6.8km to go.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:13:16.949Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"8715f387-fae4-4373-8e0b-47d69a86b92e\">Wlodarczyk has 33 seconds on the chasers while Vallieres cracks and sits up.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:12:27.326Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"6b593ecb-e203-4895-a862-c4d02ea1b1e1\">Wlodarczyk has no water bottles on her bike as she climbs the cat.1 Corkscrew.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:11:05.383Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"6b625afc-4761-448e-8188-ebb27ad09215\">Still EF chasing, first Alice Towers, then Vallieres with 2km to the top of the Corkscrew.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:09:56.687Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"61429d2a-a2cd-4cf4-a1ac-d2a26f8cb5e0\">Wlodarczyk continues to press on with 8km to go, as Movistar is making its way to the front of the chase group.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:07:11.521Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"39d2ca9d-6196-4657-8eac-b6b96eb4dccf\">The Chase group, led by Lidl and EF caught Van Dam and Garcia.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:06:23.282Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"b2bde6af-f049-4c55-a1f1-3468e788322a\">Wlodarczyk&#8217;s gap is increasing, now at 23 seconds with 11km to go, and one more ascent of the Corkscrew to come before a final dash to the line.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:05:04.098Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"798584a5-9700-4eae-98bc-aa860c1d575f\">Van Dam is looking over her shoulder now but Garcia will continue to sit on with Wlodarczyk off the front.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:04:13.742Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"c4032a87-0325-4740-9406-181fb270d2e2\">With 13km to go. Wlodarczyk has 12 seconds on Van Dam and Garcia. Group 2 and group 3 are joining together and they are about 40 seconds back.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:02:00.032Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"45ab3cc2-177f-4aa0-855b-73a3a770fa9d\">Correction on the intermediate sprint results. Van Dam crossed the line first ahead of Wlodarczyk. Garcia was third. This would explain the UAE attacks to drop the Canadian.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T04:01:05.084Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"654bd3bb-9f7d-4ee6-90ac-198787e73f95\">Wlodarczyk now has a small gap while Garcia sits on Van Dam who is working to close the gap.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:59:51.849Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"a8912912-a04f-4015-aa9e-da473efdac9b\">More attacks in the lead trio. This time it&#8217;s Garcia. Van Dam quickly covers but it briefly gapped Wlodarczyk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Cat and mouse tactics with 15.4km to go.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:58:53.867Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"6ea09ac2-fbfc-423c-b5c3-cec3c1ad1caf\">Vallieres is still leading the chase group followed by Ruegg, Blasi and the others.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:58:11.553Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"d7ea1d02-7d26-42b2-9d50-7841edb14ffb\">Garcia had some words with Van Dam with 17km to go, and Wlodarczyk attacks. Van Dam closes it down.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:57:08.490Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"a33802ac-ca3b-4892-ab62-530e54c9e578\">Lead trio goes through the corner which is 500 metres to go before the finish line,and they get a feel for the finish line as they sprint for the intermediate sprint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Wlodarczyk crossed first ahead of Van Dam and Garcia. Wlodarczyk is now tied for time with Van Dam.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:54:54.881Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"8bf9a9d7-bf45-477d-ba58-f7bef632788a\">Neve Bradbury and white jersey Czapla and Baril are in the third group on the road.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:53:06.823Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"6e5482b7-af73-442c-ad17-80a4591851a0\">UAE duo of Garcia and Wlodarczyk are trying to get Van Dam to work.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:52:18.823Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"6cba2bc9-d725-4ab8-b821-232bec46a432\">Chasers include Benito, Vallieres, Harvey, Ruegg, Blasi, Dickson and Spratt.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:51:22.984Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"03739c91-d20b-4d02-a7b3-6f47307bb5f7\">And now the riders take on a technical five-kilometre descent. World champion Vallieres is leading the chase.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:50:38.655Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"5e427d59-87aa-413d-828c-ee692ee63a22\">Wlodarczyk leads over the top, followed by Garcia and Van Dam. Small gap of 11 seconds to the chasers with Spratt, R\u00fcegg.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:49:25.146Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"68b630d0-5704-4367-b889-827ccd0f2b85\">Harvey who was the breakaway has managed to stay with the R\u00fcegg and Vallieres group.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:48:18.072Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"7267fa36-9f92-4f74-90ec-92cf3119fcfa\">Vallieres dropped back to help her teammate R\u00fcegg as Garcia, Wlodarczyk and Van Dam push on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The Canadian is sitting on the wheels of the UAE duo.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:47:17.484Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"1cd30b8a-be20-4c60-bbb6-e04ea385c677\">Garcia, Vallieres, Van Dam and Wlodarczyk are pushing forwards as R\u00fcegg loos to be in trouble.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:46:17.414Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"425d0a1a-7c6b-49af-8713-a3323195e9a9\">Inside of 25km to go, the break of Schrempf and Harvey is caught.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">UAE trio led by Garcia is driving the pace.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:45:18.442Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"64aa59ef-bd8f-4620-9345-4dfe325a5e3f\">Race leader Wollaston is dropped as riders are being shelled at the back of the peloton under pressure on the climb.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:43:26.185Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"23ea471d-8e19-44e8-b842-5d09ce078b34\">The average gradient for the 2.4km Corkscrew climb is 9.7%, kicking up to a brutal 16.2% in places.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Ouch.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:41:53.833Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"2cbbee88-0ccf-448c-ab66-24ae25a00b58\">2.5k to go to the top of the Corkscrew. Break has 1:06 as the battle for position continues. Defending champion R\u00fcegg is well placed behind her teammates.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:39:56.909Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"4220162d-0b28-4b3e-82f7-cf38ef97adc1\">Lidl at the front with Amanda Spratt in second wheel. Spratt did promise an attack today before the start.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:36:52.435Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-30km-to-go\"\/>30km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"46931b21-86d5-4843-a4f5-2a1fabec7e2f\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The break of Carina Schrempf and Mikayla Harvey has a 1:49 lead on the peloton with less than 5km to the bottom of the Corkscrew climb.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:35:40.013Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"65a2b662-9644-4a1a-bc05-966805b334d1\">EF, Lidl are massing on one side of the road, Liv is coming up the middle and Canyon is on the other side of the road. Everyone wants the front.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:29:59.999Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"a2187ecc-06aa-4e1b-90c3-7f8673723fab\">Jostling for position at the front of the peloton as they race towards the first time up Corkscrew.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:25:35.743Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"40af9a29-2a52-4cbc-919c-33000807af0e\">Different teams, such as Canyon, SD Worx and Picnic, coming to the front of the peloton with the gap to the 2-rider break at 2:20 with 37km to go.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:19:03.338Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"bf8c98ae-bb5e-412b-ae6e-e218dbbfc2e6\">Dygert had a near miss, taking a very wide turn at the front on the descent, but she holds it up.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:17:43.806Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"80001180-6dfd-4ae5-98f8-14393fbb2ec4\">Peloton is stretching out on the descent, with gaps appearing with riders of different technical skills as they speed down the road.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:14:51.096Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"bfcd7500-0e27-465e-9fe0-6044cbe37003\">Break is flying down a descent at 91.3kmph. Schrempf makes it look easy.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:11:56.782Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"61a627aa-15a4-4a78-89c9-ebd74b14fb99\">Peloton is keeping the 2-rider break on a tight leash now. The gap is 2:40 with 47km to go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The Corkscrew is coming!<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T03:01:45.147Z<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today\u2019s side quest &#8211; soigneur \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa pic.twitter.com\/4yD2Qu1OQD<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2013080022001828239\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:58:20.315Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"4ca24df5-a86f-4f06-83c1-f548efc33614\">Lloyd, who was third in the intermediate sprint, has abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:52:46.305Z<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RVu9x8BEsiyaazKy8GcLqh.jpg\" alt=\"CAMPBELLTOWN, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 19: Alena Ivanchenko of Russia and UAE Team ADQ leads the peloton during the 10th Santos Women&amp;amp;apos;s Tour Down Under 2026, Stage 3 a 126.5km stage from Norwood to Campbelltown \/ #UCIWWT \/ on January 19, 2026 in Campbelltown, Australia. (Photo by Con Chronis\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RVu9x8BEsiyaazKy8GcLqh.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RVu9x8BEsiyaazKy8GcLqh.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>The chase is on! (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:48:58.128Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-60km-to-go\"\/>60km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"ba9dd8a4-8306-4503-9c00-940f791f535f\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Break of Carina Schrempf and Mikayla Harvey have 3:39 to the peloton with a rider each from Lidl, EF and UAE leading the chase. Schrempf&#8217;s teammates are sitting behind the chase trio, trying to disrupt.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:45:12.072Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"809aa82e-6ae6-4a92-bdc6-5957007c6e52\">The acceleration nibble one minute from the gap, now down to 3:53 inside of 63 km to go.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:44:17.766Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"19db75de-7c22-45fc-8af7-630e50270be1\">Movistar&#8217;s Carys Lloyd is going for the time bonus second, denying the point for Wollaston.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:42:37.485Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"6ac8b98e-74ae-4de5-a9e3-412c7af6d00d\">Wollaston is moving up to get ready for the upcoming sprint to take that final point and Kraak takes over the front.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:40:57.944Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"3910842f-8330-4970-aa15-7b6fe9bd82e2\">Once again, the break rolls through the intermediate sprint led by Harvey this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Fenix DS is telling both riders in the break about tactics for the upcoming kilometres.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:38:07.089Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"afb19d5e-2311-4d4b-9b6c-e33e5b937c36\">1.5km to go to the second intermediate sprint. Break of Schrempf and Harvey still have 5:02 on the peloton.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:33:54.299Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"efbeb1f6-4c26-4f7c-bd06-34011302700f\">Harvey missed her bottle in the feedzone so she grabs bottles from the neutral car. Schrempf is pouring bottles onto her head. Both riders have ice socks for another wam day.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:31:31.097Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"ce7e79eb-15d7-483f-9267-9889e57e0df5\">The peloton is getting serious about closing the over five-minute gap, with UAE, EF and Lidl each putting in a rider in the chase rotation at the front.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:26:15.753Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"236a5a36-cf59-4975-9298-99b363a8b949\">UAE and EF chatting, thumbs up, and they are organizing a rotation to try and bring the gap down.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:25:20.577Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"fdd2512c-75bb-4a71-980d-fd7cd4de48e2\">Still no real reaction from the peloton to close the gap, though UAE is now massing at the front on the right side of the road while Fenix was on the other side, trying to disrupt any attacks or chase.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:23:41.178Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"1d49197e-988f-4096-8238-e68e18045b70\">Make it over five minutes now for the duo up the road with 77km to go.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:21:06.697Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"1144967a-ffc9-4cc4-baf5-e6d531c554f4\">Gap has ballooned to 4:05 as no team has taken control of the peloton. Everyone seems to be looking at EF.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:14:58.817Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"36c35e1e-bb48-435d-9941-41a97b3f20ab\">Schrempf and Harvey are working well together, taking turns at the front. They now have 2:45 on the field with 82km to go.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:10:57.386Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"88c6db7e-1aa4-49d7-b1bc-3da02d929068\">First sighting of kangaroos!<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:10:07.560Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"50b35b1b-412d-4026-bf7a-f2890e7f6432\">Break now has a 2:15 gap<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UQha2afJS9SxiEcJXKkmMf.jpg\" alt=\"CAMPBELLTOWN, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 19: (L-R) Mikayla Harvey of New Zealand and Team SD Worx - Protime and Carina Schrempf of Austria and Team Fenix-Premier Tech compete in the breakaway during the 10th Santos Women&amp;amp;apos;s Tour Down Under 2026, Stage 3 a 126.5km stage from Norwood to Campbelltown \/ #UCIWWT \/ on January 19, 2026 in Campbelltown, Australia. (Photo by Con Chronis\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UQha2afJS9SxiEcJXKkmMf.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UQha2afJS9SxiEcJXKkmMf.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Mikayla Harvey (SD Worx-Protime) and Carina Schrempf (Fenix-Premier Tech) (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:07:34.827Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"14d07af5-6bc7-4e1a-95dd-a563be3c6108\">AG Insurance is upping the pace in the pack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">With the gap at 1:58, Harvey is now the virtual leader on the road<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:04:15.534Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"8426401f-6157-4da4-a5e8-78d519cc82de\">Attacks nullified in the peloton while Schrempf and Harvey have a 1:44 lead with 89km to go.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:03:09.194Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"707c60c7-ac32-4022-acce-77360edfe7fc\">Paula Ortiz attacks and Wollaston jumps on her wheel.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:02:25.758Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"6d721631-e1a8-419f-947d-f6d001bcea83\">Movistar accelerates first but Wollaston crosses the line for third place in the intermediate sprint, taking the one second bonus and the 1point.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:01:12.195Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"ab994d03-b91e-4a91-9b58-13c250ec1084\">Movistar vs FDJ for the one-second bonus and 1 point.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T02:00:37.652Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"eff874d0-242b-45c5-a637-c3b87c4defa9\">The two riders in the break roll through the sprint line with Schrempf crossing the line first. <\/p>\n<p>Behind Movistar is jostling for position. Their leader Baril jumped for the bonus seconds in the sprints on stage 1<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:58:57.404Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"3aa87e74-c489-4ccb-97ca-0c37ea9f0208\">Schrempf and Harvey have 1:43 on the peloton led by FDJ United-Suez with Wollaston sitting third wheel with 1.3km to go to first intermediate sprint.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:57:45.435Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"0b20faff-71df-471e-ab80-ab20bf1bcbc3\">Fenix-Premier Tech team car, heavy on the horn, is trying to get past the peloton to make it up to Schrempf in the break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Teams only have one car in the race to support their riders.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:56:05.533Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"34675195-25d8-4fc5-aaf8-aa830462a097\">Ella Wylie stops and gently puts her bike on the side of the road. Unknow if it is mechanical at this point.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:53:49.258Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"f3623107-cd68-4c29-9e7c-caf14d1d2706\">The two riders in the break are not seen as real GC threats. Harvey is 1:19 down and Schrempf is 1:58 back.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:52:05.004Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"687dbb41-3b1e-46c8-80c4-c396260ed0da\">Peloton is taking a breather, spread across the road as they pass the Big Rocking Horse<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:50:12.974Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"83407db5-baa1-44c2-86cc-6e89d8394b2c\">Mikayla Harvey joins Carina Schrempf in the break with 98.7km to go. The duo has 50 seconds on the field.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:48:46.665Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"f318ceca-30b0-4ba6-810f-6f5fa2b0c0da\">More attacks from the peloton. causing another split.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:48:15.007Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"67f59a26-f585-496e-9919-d98c19317984\">Reijnhout, is on the radio, and sits up from the chase while Harvey continues on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Reijnhout is a danger in GC, sitting 24 seconds down<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:45:50.237Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"cf9c7366-dd50-4a08-9455-334b2000ef8c\">Rosita Reijnhout and Mikayla Harvey are chasing solo rider Schrempf hard, trying to close the 51 second gap.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:44:45.340Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"2e97a255-cbf4-4f92-8484-579284f6a753\">Both riders &#8211; Harvey and Reijnhout &#8211; were at the back of the field when they attacked with 103km to gom causing a response in the peloton.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:43:32.108Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"6d32e926-c283-4a21-9eb1-3a78b0dbbc1b\">Major attack by SD Worx and Visma rider!<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:43:13.291Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"72d2732a-02f8-4163-ace1-c498ea887239\">Peloton all together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Lauren Dickson stops for assistance from her mechanic. Fauve Bastiaenssen also stopped. Maybe a small crash<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:41:44.450Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"d527f1d4-4e13-4643-81d9-8343bef185a5\">Coupland looks behind her to see the damage. Peloton is chasing with some earnest, and Koster goes again covered by the Australian champion.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:40:36.318Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"62422658-49f6-44c4-8869-863e7aaff874\">Wait!<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Another attack by Koster followed by Coupland. Reaction from more riders in the field, splits happening behind.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:39:41.902Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-105km-to-go\"\/>105km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"bee8c65c-3787-46fb-8bb2-f31e3307a643\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Carina Schrempf of Fenix-Premier Tech has 50 seconds on the peloton. Another solo breakaway.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:36:48.916Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"5c22d7fe-401b-487e-9be5-3f65b0febe58\">Schrempf&#8217;s teammates are at the front of the peloton, seemingly disrupting any attempt to chase.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:35:20.214Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"41498a0b-e6df-49db-b711-f7f53cb20580\">Schrempf is not looking back and keeps pushing on her pedals. She does have a gap. Will we have another solo break for the third day?<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:33:58.836Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"4598378e-b9d3-4bab-80e9-f5dd48769113\">Second major attack of the day by Austrian Carina Schrempf of Fenix-Premier Tech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">She caught the peloton by surprise.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:31:57.785Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"98066c61-e05c-452f-9d28-41b6f8dbee95\">Peloton still together with 110km to go.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:28:32.876Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"7a741d14-3d31-4021-83ce-105f55888192\">UAE Team ADQ may have lost a gastro hit Brodie Chapman yesterday, but even without her, they still have a most formidable line-up for the final stage and are well positioned with the powerful Mavi Garcia, Dominika Wlodarczyk and Paula Blasi all sitting in the group of riders 24 seconds back from race leader Wollaston.<\/p>\n<p>DS Michel Cornelisse explained that the team didn\u2019t come with a sprinter, so the focus for them has always been stage 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStage three is, for us, the best stage,\u201d he told Cyclingnews before the start of stage 3. \u201cWe have a few good climbers, and the first two stages were also okay for us. We did not lose time &#8211; that was the biggest danger. And today it&#8217;s going to happen and will decide who is going to win the Tour Down Under.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:27:45.537Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"e6d44ecb-4462-4611-aec7-b7e8ce0d0143\">Race leader Wollaston moves to the front to set the pace. As more riders take over on the descent.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:24:51.660Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"2f3c3a44-caf4-4168-a911-93550922f267\">Attack by Anouska Koster, and more riders follow but nothing gets away.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:24:02.633Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"65f18330-ba6d-4799-b4ee-a56f02b3f0da\">Small move has been reeled back in as some riders at the back are struggling to hold on.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:22:52.892Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"804ce9f9-259b-4e51-be02-2c898e8870d6\">The attack caused a split at the front with a small group trying to escape. Having missed the move, Visma is leading the chase in the field.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:21:55.389Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"04c51f06-8dcf-42ce-9031-fee158f15607\">Blasi easily picks up more points and attacks immediately come at they crest the climb led by Fenix-Premier Tech.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:21:16.078Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"98aad652-1e1b-45e0-92ea-c5bff30863e6\">200 metres to the top of the climb. Blasi is at the front behind her teammate while rival Koster is in the middle. Realini is boxed in.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:18:25.430Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"4991d1ec-dcca-4c06-a90f-0f4e6092143f\">Peloton is still together as they approach the first QOM of the day. Mountain classification leader Blasi is at the front.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:16:54.176Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"32067fb9-df9e-4d36-9b0a-fb2cea27cab1\">The EF Education-Oatly teammates, world champion Magdeleine Vallieres and defending champion Noemi R\u00fcegg, shared their thoughts on the Seven broadcast at the start in Norwood.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if the rainbow jersey brought more space and respect in the peloton, Vallieres replied, \u201cI think we&#8217;re getting &#8211; with the team &#8211; a lot of respect, but also because of Noemi winning last year, I think we&#8217;re a team for contenders for the win. So yeah, I think people are respecting us more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>R\u00fcegg, who sits third overall, added, \u201cI think the GC is still quite open, but we are going to try everything to go for the win in the GC. And I think we have a super strong team to do this. I have a lot of trust in the girls, and yeah, I&#8217;m excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:07:53.621Z<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HxC22Qfzi6bH6sxqpGP2y8.jpg\" alt=\"NORWOOD, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 19: Carlotta Cipressi of Italy and Team Human Powered Health prior to the 10th Santos Women&amp;amp;apos;s Tour Down Under 2026, Stage 3 a 126.5km stage from Norwood to Campbelltown \/ #UCIWWT \/ on January 19, 2026 in Norwood, Australia. (Photo by Con Chronis\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HxC22Qfzi6bH6sxqpGP2y8.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HxC22Qfzi6bH6sxqpGP2y8.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Carlotta Cipressi and her Human Powered Health teammates at the start of stage 3 (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p id=\"f8294087-7254-40d0-adb9-6b58944486cf\">Human Powered Health hasn\u2019t had an easy run at the Tour Down Under this year, as, through a combination of illness and injury, the squad is now down to three riders &#8211; Marit Raaijmakers, Carlotta Cipressi and Nina Buijsman, who has just switched over from FDJ-SUEZ. Despite the small team remaining Buijsman is still solidly positioned heading into the final stage, tenth overall at 24 seconds in arrears, after finishing eighth on a challenging stage 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt speaks volumes on Nina to be able to be riding so well with only two supports, so we&#8217;re looking at it in the positive sense of, for the rest of the season, being in a really strong position,\u201d Human Powered Health sports director Clark Sheehan told Cyclingnews before the start of stage 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd yesterday, seeing the riders come in, they were pretty spent and exhausted, but Nina still had life in her \u2026 so really, who knows what the race in the future holds, but I feel pretty optimistic. We&#8217;re hoping for a lot, but to get a top 10 in the World Tour race for us \u2026 it\u2019s a real victory at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:06:22.262Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"1a63db8f-87cd-4cf7-9fb2-8cc26bf826ec\">Color-blocking at the front as teams are organizing, lining up behind their teammates.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:04:33.485Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"765d63c1-ca2c-4197-bfd0-6eb9dc1366c7\">Peloton is 6km away from the first challenge of the day, the cat. 2 climb up Kangaroo Creek Reservoir near Castambul, which extends over 2.2 kilometres and has an average gradient of 5%. Its steepest section, though, clocks in at 13.3%.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T01:01:23.513Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"e1da7e1e-99a4-4a40-947d-af2f9d063bc1\">Coupland is back in the peloton and flag drop by race director Stuart O\u2019Grady!<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T00:56:33.712Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"9c367d5e-6f29-4299-9caf-4ba65b793e7b\">After talking to her DS in the Liv Alula Jayco car, Coupland stopped by the side of the road to get a new race radio from DS Jess Allen.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T00:55:37.487Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"a6af9085-6752-46b6-9477-dadbc92b1f18\">A touch of wheels in the peloton by Australian champion Machenzie Coupland, looking backwards as she raised her hand.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T00:47:26.132Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"3c211a01-3c4b-4cf9-82e1-38046fa84000\">Crashes on stage 1 and heat on stage 2 took a toll on the peloton, which is now down to 74 riders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2 teams &#8211; Human Powered Health, and ARA Australian National team &#8211; are down to three riders each.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T00:44:40.445Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"a6af7f89-0b2f-474d-8978-7fe604618462\">Riders are fairly relaxed on the neutral rollout.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T00:42:39.712Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"a30a5630-5076-427e-b6ad-bff132801bd7\">R\u00fcegg also leads the points classification with 17 points on Nelson, and 19 points on R\u00fcegg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Paula Blasi (UAE Team ADQ) leads the mountain classification, with a 15-point lead on Alessia Vigilia (Uno-X Mobility), and 16 points on Gaia Realini (Lidl-Trek). Three QOM sprint on the menu in the final stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">In another battle that will heat up today, Justyna Czapla (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) leads the best young rider classification, tied on time with Rosita Reijnhout (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Paula Ostiz (Movistar).<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T00:41:54.018Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"8781efd4-c330-42d1-ae1d-89a525d42942\">Riders are rolling out of Norwood for a long neutral section out of the city which means that the first climb for this closing stage comes just 10 kilometres into racing proper.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T00:40:18.141Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"f195316f-28c3-4574-a2d5-ec0fe99d45b8\">Nelson will soon find out if the pay-off from the hard work can keep rolling into a tough stage 3.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/well-just-hope-that-the-climbing-ive-been-doing-over-winter-is-is-enough-josie-nelson-heads-into-final-day-of-womens-tour-down-under-in-second-overall-after-claiming-another-stage-podium-spot\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/well-just-hope-that-the-climbing-ive-been-doing-over-winter-is-is-enough-josie-nelson-heads-into-final-day-of-womens-tour-down-under-in-second-overall-after-claiming-another-stage-podium-spot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;We&#8217;ll just hope that the climbing I&#8217;ve been doing over winter is is enough&#8217; \u2013 Josie Nelson heads into final day of Women&#8217;s Tour Down Under in second overall after claiming another stage podium spot.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T00:39:39.097Z<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GYYwXtDqeSNeCvFhZKDZN7.jpg\" alt=\"NORWOOD, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 19: Ally Wollaston of New Zealand and Team FDJ United - SUEZ - Orange Santos Leader&amp;amp;apos;s Jersey prior to the 10th Santos Women&amp;amp;apos;s Tour Down Under 2026, Stage 3 a 126.5km stage from Norwood to Campbelltown \/ #UCIWWT \/ on January 19, 2026 in Norwood, Australia. (Photo by Con Chronis\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GYYwXtDqeSNeCvFhZKDZN7.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GYYwXtDqeSNeCvFhZKDZN7.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ally Wollaston (FDJ United-SUEZ) at the start in Norwood (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p id=\"174567ad-9e64-483f-b51e-ad0e140a99ab\">Double stage winner Ally Wollaston (FDJ United-SUEZ) tops the general classification with a 14-second advantage to second-placed Josie Nelson (Picnic PostNL) and 17 seconds on defending champion Noemi R\u00fcegg (EF Education-Oatly).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The top 27 riders all sitting within 24 seconds of leader Wollaston, and with two tough late climbs, Monday&#8217;s final GC battle is wide open. It should be a cracker!<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more: <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/it-could-be-a-miracle-if-i-make-it-over-turning-of-the-screws-set-to-ignite-gc-jumble-on-the-climbs-of-womens-tour-down-under-stage-3\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/it-could-be-a-miracle-if-i-make-it-over-turning-of-the-screws-set-to-ignite-gc-jumble-on-the-climbs-of-womens-tour-down-under-stage-3\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;It could be a miracle if I make it over&#8217; &#8211; Turning of the screws set to ignite GC jumble on the climbs of Women&#8217;s Tour Down Under stage 3.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T00:31:29.269Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"197e827f-3423-4a52-a8bc-a40f3b15ac07\">Our Australian editor at the start in Norwood reports that it&#8217;s slightly less cooking start today but anticipation is high, sure there are some teams that will try and smash it in the climbs. Word is that there is also some potential for crosswind action.<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-19T00:29:58.932Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"240950af-eb14-4f89-bbef-4df15f2aafac\">Stage 3 of the Women&#8217;s Tour Down Under is set to start in about 10 minutes. On tap is a testing 126.5km stage from Norwood to Campbelltown, which will finally bring the climbers to the fore. Two ascents of the punishing Corkscrew Road await \u2013 representing 434 metres of vertical. And it\u2019s not only the uphill effort that will challenge the peloton, but also five-kilometre descents of Montacute Road towards Campbelltown that will test riders&#8217; skill and nerves.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what race director Stuart O\u2019Grady said about stage 3: \u201cThis is the first time we\u2019ve started the women\u2019s race in Norwood, so are expecting big crowds and a fantastic atmosphere before the riders embark on a stunning race route highlighting the beauty of the Adelaide Hills. An all-out final showdown on the Corkscrew Road climb may deliver our 2026 winner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2026-01-14T20:31:14.441Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"41aeaf5e-c757-42ee-9d1a-f4ce36c71470\">Welcome to Cyclingnews&#8217; live coverage of stage 3 &#8211; the Queen stage &#8211; of the Women&#8217;s Tour Down Under, and the first dual assault on Corkscrew Road in the race\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Please follow our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\">community guidelines<\/a>.&#8221;&gt;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-lg\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-sm\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.<\/p>\n<p>Logout<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Refresh 2026-01-19T05:26:24.708Z Results Results powered by FirstCycling 2026-01-19T05:20:53.871Z Noemi R\u00fcegg wins final stage and the overall (Image credit:&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":422642,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-422641","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=422641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/422642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=422641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=422641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}