Watch Santos Tour Down Under live streams
| Dates: January 16 - January 21 |
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2024 Santos Tour Down Under race Preview
The men’s cycling World Tour kicks off in Australia on January 16, 2024 with the Tour Down Under. First run in 1999 it gained World Tour status in 2008 to guarantee it attracts a field stacked with talent to do battle on the sun-parched roads of South Australia.
Held in the state capital Adelaide at the peak of the Australian summer, the race's six stages feature a mix of terrain but it's likely to be the final two that decide the outcome. The summit finishes of Willunga Hill on Stage 5 and Mount Lofty on Stage 6 will be key to deciding who gets to keep the leader's Ochra Jersey. Although both climbs have been used before this is the first time they have been used in the same edition of the race.
With last year’s winner Jay Vine opting not to defend his title there will be a new name on the trophy this year and the favourites are likely to come from the home team, Jayco-AlUla. With former Vuelta winner Simon Yates and new signing and 2023 Australian Champ Luke Plapp, they will be the force to beat.
They will also be the team to beat on the race’s opening four flatter stages with their other new signing, another Australian, Caleb Ewen going for the win in the sprints.
Other big names to look out for are the twin Time trial specialists from Ineos, Filippo Ganna and Josh Tarling. The mercurial Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe, Kiwi, Finn Fisher-Black and the Aussies Sam Welsford and Matt Dinham.
The race, as expected came down to the final climb of Mount Lofty but with so many riders so close the winner was far from decided. The stage started with the largest break of the week being allowed to escape with seven riders going up the road but they were never given much rope with their lead capped at around 3 minutes. Behind the teams of the leader Stephen Williams (Israel-Premier Tech), and yesterday’s stage winner Oscar Onley controlled the peloton, shepherding their leaders to the big finale.
The first two ascents of the steady climb wore the legs down of both break and peloton then hitting the base for the final time the heat was well and truly on. The break managed to survive until 3 kilometres to go then it was the early race leader Isaac Del Torro who took up the pace and ripped the front apart. Taking a group of 4 with him including the leader Williams this was the decisive move. Del Torro opened up the sprint but it was Williams who triumphed taking both the stage win and the overall race win.
Below, is our guide to where to watch the 2024 Tour Down Under – including any FREE streams.
Stages of the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under
Start list for the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under
How to watch for FREE online
How to watch a FREE Santos Tour Down Under live stream
One of the best things about the Santos Tour Down Under is that it's completely FREE to watch in many around the world. For example:
Australia – 7Plus
Spain – RTVE
France - L'Equipe
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How to watch the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under from outside your country
If you're keen to watch the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under but you're away from home and the coverage is geo-blocked, then you could always use a VPN to access it (assuming you're not breaching any broadcaster T&Cs, of course). You may be surprised by how simple it is to do.
Use a VPN to watch Tour Down Under live streams from anywhere.
Using a VPN is as easy as one-two-three...
1. Download and install a VPN - as we say, our top choice is ExpressVPN.
2. Connect to the appropriate server location - open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select the appropriate location.
3. Go to the broadcaster's live stream - so if you're from Australia, just head to 7plus and watch the cycling as if you were back at home!
How to watch a Santos Tour Down Under live stream in the UK
With the demise of GCN+ (as reported in Cycling News), live coverage of the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under will be broadcast on Eurosport and Discovery+. However the broadcast timings are quite brutal with the stages starting 00:40 am each day.
A standard subscription to Discovery+ will set you back £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year. That is more than GCN+ but the package includes all cycling coverage as well as sports including snooker, tennis, motorsports, the Paris Olympic Games, and more.
If you're currently traveling overseas, don't worry, as you can use ExpressVPN to watch from abroad.
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2024 Tour Down Under stages
Stages of the 2024 Tour Down Under
Stage 1, Tuesday Jan 16, Tanunda to Tanunda - 144km.
Stage 2, Wednesday Jan 17, Norwood to Lobethal - 141.6km.
Stage 3, Thursday Jan 18, Tea Tree Gully to Campbelltown - 145.3km.
Stage 4, Friday Jan19, Murray Bridge to Port Elliot - 136.2km.
Stage 5, Saturday Jan 20, Christies Beach to Willunga Hill - 129.3km.
Stage 6, Sunday Jan 21, Unley to Mount Lofty - 128.2km.
All stages start at 11.10 (ACDT)
Santos Tour Down Under 2024 riders
Santos Tour Down Under rider list
UAE TEAM EMIRATES
ALESSANDRO COVI (Italy)
FINN FISHER-BLACK (New Zealand)
ALVARO HODEG CHAGUI (Colombia)
ANTONIO MORGADO TOMAS (Portugal)
DIEGO ULISSI (Italy)
MICHAEL VINK (New Zealand)
ISAAC DEL TORO ROMERO (Mexico)
TEAM JAYCO ALULA
Caleb EWAN (Australia)
Simon YATES (United Kingdom)
Luke PLAPP (Australia)
Kelland O’BRIEN (Australia)
Michael HEPBURN (Australia)
Chris HARPER (Australia)
Campbell STEWART (New Zealand)
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
NIKIAS ARNDT (Germany)
PHIL BAUHAUS (Germany)
JACK HAIG (Australia)
FRAN MIHOLJEVIC (Croatia)
JOHAN PRICE-PEJTERSEN (Denmark)
CAMERON SCOTT (Australia)
TORSTEIN TRAEEN (Norway)
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP
JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE (France)
JOSEF CERNY (Czech Republic)
JAMES KNOX (United Kingdom)
CASPER PEDERSEN (Denmark)
PIETER SERRY (Belgium)
ANTOINE HUBY (France)
GIL GELDERS (Belgium)
DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM
CLEMENT BERTHET (France)
FRANCK BONNAMOUR (France)
JAAKKO HÄNNINEN (Finland)
PAUL LAPEIRA (France)
VALENTIN PARET PEINTRE (France)
NANS PETERS (France)
BASTIEN TRONCHON (France)
INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY
LILIAN CALMEJANE (France)
BINIAM GIRMAY HAILU (Eritrea)
MADS MIHKELS (Estonia)
TOM PAQUOT (Belgium)
SIMONE PETILLI (Italy)
DION SMITH (New Zealand)
GEORG ZIMMERMANN (Germany)
ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH
GEORGE BENNETT (New Zealand)
GUILLAUME BOIVIN (Canada)
SIMON CLARKE (Australia)
DEREK GEE (Canada)
NICK SCHULTZ (Australia)
CORBIN STRONG (New Zealand)
STEPHEN WILLIAMS (United Kingdom)
INEOS GRENADIERS
FILIPPO GANNA (Italy)
LAURENS DE PLUS (Belgium)
LEO HAYTER (United Kingdom)
JHONATAN NARVAEZ (Ecuador)
JOSHUA TARLING (United Kingdom)
BEN SWIFT (United Kingdom)
ELIA VIVIANI (Italy)
BORA - HANSGROHE
SAM WELSFORD (Australia)
ROGER ADRIA (Spain)
PATRICK GAMPER (Austria)
FILIP MACIEJUK (Poland)
RYAN MULLEN (Ireland)
DANNY VAN POPPEL (Netherlands)
BEN ZWIEHOFF (Germany)
TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL
MATT DINHAM (Australia)
PAVEL BITTNER (Czech Republic)
PATRICK EDDY (Australia)
CHRIS HAMILTON (Australia)
SEAN FLYNN (United Kingdom)
EMILS LIEPINS (Latvia)
OSCAR ONLEY (United Kingdom)
COFIDIS
PIET ALLEGAERT (Belgium)
RUBEN FERNANDEZ (Spain)
EDDY FINE (France)
MILAN FRETIN (Belgium)
OLIVER KNIGHT (United Kingdom)
SIMON GESCHKE (Germany)
AXEL MARIAULT (France)
ARKEA-B&B HOTELS
LOUIS BARRE (France)
ANTHONY DELAPLACE (France)
LAURENS HUYS (Belgium)
KEVIN LEDANOIS (France)
DANIEL MCLAY (United Kingdom)
MILES SCOTSON (Australia)
ALESSANDRO VERRE (Italy)
MOVISTAR TEAM
JON BARRENETXEA (Spain)
IVAN GARCIA-CORTINA (Spain)
RUBEN GUERREIRO (Portugal)
JOHAN NIKLAS JACOBS (Switzerland)
MANLIO MORO (Spain)
VINICIUS RANGEL COSTA (Brazil)
GONZALO SERRANO (Spain)
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE
KOEN BOUWMAN (Netherlands)
ROBERT GESINK (Netherlands)
LENNARD HOFSTEDE (Netherlands)
JOHANNES STAUNE-MITTET (Norway)
MILAN VADER (Netherlands)
LOE VAN BELLE (Netherlands)
MICK VAN DIJKE (Netherlands)
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST
HARRY SWEENEY (Australia)
STEFAN DE BOD (South Africa)
OWAIN DOULL (United Kingdom)
JACK ROOTKIN-GRAY (United Kingdom)
JONAS RUTSCH (Germany)
ARCHIE RYAN (Ireland)
JARDI CHRISTIAAN VAN DER LEE (Netherlands)
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
MAURICE BALLERSTEDT (Germany)
LARS BOVEN (Netherlands)
JURI HOLLMAN (Germany)
TOBIAS BAYER (Austria)
JASON OSBORNE (Germany)
LUCA VERGALLITO (Italy)
STAN VAN TRICHT (Belgium)
ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM
SAMUELE BATTISTELLA (Italy)
GIANMARCO GARFOLI (Italy)
MICHELE GAZZOLI (Italy)
DMITRIY GRUZDEV (Kazakhstan)
MAX KANTER (Germany)
RUDIGER SELIG (Germany)
CHRISTIAN SCARONI (Italy)
LIDL-TREK
DARIO CATALDO (Italy)
JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ PEREZ (Spain)
BAUKE MOLLEMA (Netherlands)
JACOPO MOSCA (Italy)
QUINN SIMMONS (United States)
NATNAEL TESFAZION (Eritrea)
MATTHIAS VACEK (Czech Republic)
GROUPAMA-FDJ
CLEMENT DAVY (France)
IGNATUS KONOVALOVAS (Lithuania)
FABIAN LIENHARD (Switzerland)
ENZO PALENI (France)
LAURENCE PITHIE (New Zealand)
RUDY MOLARD (France)
REUBEN THOMPSON (New Zealand)
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
MICHAEL STORER (Australia)
DAMIEN HOWSON (Australia)
DECLAN TREZISE (Australia)
TRISTEN SAUNDERS (Australia)
LUKE BURNS (Australia)
JACKSON MEDWAY (Australia)
LIAM WALSH (Australia)
