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2025 Santos Tour Down Under
(World Tour), Australia

25th edition: January 17 - January 26, 2025
Men's Stage 1, January 21

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Tuesday, January 21: Stage 1, Prospect - Gumeracha, 150.7 km

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Sam Welsford wins stage one.

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Weather at the finish city of Gumeracha at 12:10 PM, local time: 83F, partly cloudy, with the wind from the southwest at 8 mph. No rain is forecast.

The race: Manlio Moro (Movistar) & Miles Scotson (Arkea-B&B Hotels) did not start.

Here's the report from stage winner and new GC leader Sam Welsford's Team Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe.

Sam Welsford delivered a spectacular performance on the first stage of the 2025 Tour Down Under, powering to victory in the sprint finish in Gumeracha and taking the ochre leader’s jersey.

The Australian sprinter’s win came after a strong lead-out by his teammate Danny van Poppel, who kept the pace high throughout the final kilometres. Despite Welsford launching his sprint a little earlier than intended, his strong kick carried him across the line first. It was a perfect start to the season for Welsford, who already claimed victories at the National Criterium Championships and the Villawood Classic. The rest of the squad played a pivotal role throughout the stage, controlling the break and setting Welsford up for a strong sprint finish, a testament to the cohesive spirit of the team in Adelaide. They'll be looking to build on this early success in the upcoming stages in South Australia.

Stage 1 gets started

Sam Welsford:
It was hard to control the pace at the front, but the guys did an incredible job and I'm really pleased that I was able to repay their efforts with this win. It was a really hard sprint to the finish line. In every corner someone wanted to get on the inside and we had to give everything to stay up front. I think I could have actually stayed on Danny's wheel a bit longer, as he still had more left when I made my move. I was fortunate to have had just enough of a lead in the end to fend off Brennan in the end. After winning three sprint stages here last year, we definitely have something to prove this year. Nobody gave us any gifts today, but with the guys, especially Filip, riding at the front of the field for most of the day, we always had the race well under control. I'm very happy to have taken the first win of this year's WorldTour season - it's a fantastic feeling to start the year like this.

Complete results:

Stage 1 photos

150.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.759 km/hr

1 Sam Welsford Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe 3hr 26min 38sec
2 Matthew Brennan Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
3 Matthew Walls Groupama-FDJ s.t.
4 Tim Torn Teutenberg Lidl-Trek s.t.
5 Ben Swift INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
6 Simon Dehairs Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
7 Corbin Strong Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
8 Rui Oliveira UAE Team Emirates XRG s.t.
9 Phil Bauhaus Bahrain Victorious s.t.
10 Jacopo Mosca Lidl-Trek s.t.
11 Tobias Lund Andresen Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
12 Henri Uhlig Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
13 Aaron Gate XDS Astana Team s.t.
14 Cameron Scott ARA Australian Cycling Team s.t.
15 Arne Marit Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
16 Bryan Coquard Cofidis s.t.
17 Carlos Canal Movistar s.t.
18 Andrea Vendrame Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
19 Danny van Poppel Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
20 Andrea Raccagni Noviero Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
21 Natnael Tesfazion Movistar s.t.
22 Campbell Stewart Team Jayco-AlUla s.t.
23 Stephen Williams Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
24 Lars Boven Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
25 Donavan Grondin Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
26 Casper Pedersen Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
27 Lewis Askey Groupama-FDJ s.t.
28 Paul Lapeira Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
29 Dion Smith Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
30 Esteban Chaves EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
31 Max Walker EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
32 Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard Movistar s.t.
33 Magnus Sheffield INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
34 Alessandro Verre Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
35 Lucas Hamilton INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
36 Jay Vine UAE Team Emirates XRG s.t.
37 Pablo Torres UAE Team Emirates XRG s.t.
38 Lukas Nerurkar EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
39 Patrick Konrad Lidl-Trek s.t.
40 Andrea Bagioli Lidl-Trek s.t.
41 Chris Harper Team Jayco-AlUla s.t.
42 Michael Woods Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
43 Diego Pescador Movistar s.t.
44 Albert Withen Philipsen Lidl-Trek s.t.
45 Clément Davy Groupama-FDJ s.t.
46 Sam Watson INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
47 Eddy Le Huitouze Groupama-FDJ s.t.
48 Michal Kwiatkowski INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
49 Rudy Porter ARA Australian Cycling Team s.t.
50 Bastien Tronchon Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
51 Georg Zimmermann Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
52 Connor Swift INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
53 Noa Isidore Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
54 Pier-André Côté Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
55 Menno Huising Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
56 Dries De Pooter Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
57 Laurence Pithie Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
58 Patrick Eddy Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
59 Pascal Eenkhoorn Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
60 Nolann Mahoudo Cofidis s.t.
61 Alexis Renard Cofidis s.t.
62 Nicola Conci XDS Astana Team s.t.
63 Sergio Higuita XDS Astana Team s.t.
64 Tijmen Graat Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
65 Cristian Rodriguez Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
66 Ion Izagirre Cofidis s.t.
67 Rémy Rochas Groupama-FDJ s.t.
68 Loe van Belle Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
69 Jhonatan Narvaez UAE Team Emirates XRG s.t.
70 Gal Glivar Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
71 Jordan Labrosse Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
72 Damien Howson ARA Australian Cycling Team s.t.
73 Zac Marriage ARA Australian Cycling Team s.t.
74 Francesco Busatto Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
75 George Bennett Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
76 Finn Fisher-Black Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
77 Martin López XDS Astana Team s.t.
78 Fabio Van den Bossche Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
79 Yuhi Todome EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
80 Kelland O'Brien Team Jayco-AlUla s.t.
81 Oscar Onley Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
82 Gijs Leemreize Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
83 William Junior Lecerf Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
84 Martin Tjøtta Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
85 Gregor Mühlberger Movistar s.t.
86 Tobias Bayer Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
87 Juan Pedro Lopez Lidl-Trek s.t.
88 Marc Soler UAE Team Emirates XRG s.t.
89 Javier Romo Movistar s.t.
90 Mauro Schmid Team Jayco-AlUla s.t.
91 Antoine Huby Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
92 Alastair Mackellar EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
93 Bjoern Koerdt Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
94 Daniel Skerl Bahrain Victorious s.t.
95 Alberto Bettiol XDS Astana Team s.t.
96 Simon Clarke Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
97 Jardi Van Der Lee EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
98 Roman Ermakov Bahrain Victorious s.t.
99 Quentin Pacher Groupama-FDJ s.t.
100 Dorian Godon Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
101 Geoffrey Bouchard Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
102 Alex Edmondson Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
103 Bauke Mollema Lidl-Trek s.t.
104 Sven Erik Bystrøm Groupama-FDJ s.t.
105 Michael Hepburn Team Jayco-AlUla s.t.
106 Thomas Gloag Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
107 Nick Schultz Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
108 Paul Ourselin Cofidis s.t.
109 Fergus Browning ARA Australian Cycling Team s.t.
110 Mathijs Paasschens Bahrain Victorious s.t.
111 Julius van den Berg Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
112 Lucas Plapp Team Jayco-AlUla s.t.
113 Filip Maciejuk Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
114 Ryan Mullen Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
115 Jan Maas Cofidis s.t.
116 Ben Zwiehoff Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
117 Oliver Bleddyn ARA Australian Cycling Team s.t.
118 Louis Rouland Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
119 Julius Johansen UAE Team Emirates XRG s.t.
120 Rune Herregodts UAE Team Emirates XRG s.t.
121 Taco van der Hoorn Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
122 Giosue Epis Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
123 Pieter Serry Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
124 Julien Vermote Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
125 Jesus Herrada Cofidis s.t.
126 Liam Walsh ARA Australian Cycling Team @ 2min 34sec
127 Ramses Debruyne Alpecin-Deceuninck @ 0sec
128 Afonso Eulalio Bahrain Victorious s.t.
129 Ide Schelling XDS Astana Team s.t.
130 Nikias Arndt Bahrain Victorious s.t.
131 James Knox Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
132 Henok Mulubrhan XDS Astana Team s.t.
133 Robert Stannard Bahrain Victorious s.t.
134 Geraint Thomas INEOS Grenadiers 3:25
135 Markel Beloki EF Education-EasyPost @ 0sec
136 Luke Durbridge Team Jayco-AlUla s.t.
137 Tom Paquot Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
138 Dylan van Baarle Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.

 

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GC after stage 1:

1 Sam Welsford Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe 3hr 26min 28sec
2 Matthew Brennan Team Visma | Lease a Bike @ 4sec
3 Zac Marriage ARA Australian Cycling Team 0:05
4 Matthew Walls Groupama-FDJ 0:06
5 Bastien Tronchon Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale 0:07
6 Fergus Browning ARA Australian Cycling Team s.t.
7 Jhonatan Narvaez UAE Team Emirates XRG 0:09
8 Tim Torn Teutenberg Lidl-Trek 0:10
9 Ben Swift INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
10 Simon Dehairs Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
11 Corbin Strong Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
12 Rui Oliveira UAE Team Emirates XRG s.t.
13 Phil Bauhaus Bahrain Victorious s.t.
14 Jacopo Mosca Lidl-Trek s.t.
15 Tobias Lund Andresen Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
16 Henri Uhlig Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
17 Aaron Gate XDS Astana Team s.t.
18 Cameron Scott ARA Australian Cycling Team s.t.
19 Arne Marit Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
20 Bryan Coquard Cofidis s.t.
21 Carlos Canal Movistar s.t.
22 Andrea Vendrame Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
23 Danny van Poppel Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
24 Andrea Raccagni Noviero Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
25 Natnael Tesfazion Movistar s.t.
26 Campbell Stewart Team Jayco-AlUla s.t.
27 Stephen Williams Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
28 Lars Boven Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
29 Donavan Grondin Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
30 Casper Pedersen Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
31 Lewis Askey Groupama-FDJ s.t.
32 Paul Lapeira Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
33 Dion Smith Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
34 Esteban Chaves EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
35 Max Walker EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
36 Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard Movistar s.t.
37 Magnus Sheffield INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
38 Alessandro Verre Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
39 Lucas Hamilton INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
40 Jay Vine UAE Team Emirates XRG s.t.
41 Pablo Torres UAE Team Emirates XRG s.t.
42 Lukas Nerurkar EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
43 Patrick Konrad Lidl-Trek s.t.
44 Andrea Bagioli Lidl-Trek s.t.
45 Chris Harper Team Jayco-AlUla s.t.
46 Michael Woods Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
47 Diego Pescador Movistar s.t.
48 Albert Withen Philipsen Lidl-Trek s.t.
49 Clément Davy Groupama-FDJ s.t.
50 Sam Watson INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
51 Eddy Le Huitouze Groupama-FDJ s.t.
52 Michal Kwiatkowski INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
53 Rudy Porter ARA Australian Cycling Team s.t.
54 Georg Zimmermann Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
55 Connor Swift INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
56 Noa Isidore Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
57 Pier-André Côté Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
58 Menno Huising Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
59 Dries De Pooter Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
60 Laurence Pithie Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
61 Patrick Eddy Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
62 Pascal Eenkhoorn Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
63 Nolann Mahoudo Cofidis s.t.
64 Alexis Renard Cofidis s.t.
65 Nicola Conci XDS Astana Team s.t.
66 Sergio Higuita XDS Astana Team s.t.
67 Tijmen Graat Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
68 Cristian Rodriguez Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
69 Ion Izagirre Cofidis s.t.
70 Rémy Rochas Groupama-FDJ s.t.
71 Loe van Belle Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
72 Gal Glivar Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
73 Jordan Labrosse Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
74 Damien Howson ARA Australian Cycling Team s.t.
75 Francesco Busatto Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
76 George Bennett Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
77 Finn Fisher-Black Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
78 Martin López XDS Astana Team s.t.
79 Fabio Van den Bossche Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
80 Yuhi Todome EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
81 Kelland O'Brien Team Jayco-AlUla s.t.
82 Oscar Onley Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
83 Gijs Leemreize Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
84 William Junior Lecerf Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
85 Martin Tjøtta Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
86 Gregor Mühlberger Movistar s.t.
87 Tobias Bayer Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
88 Juan Pedro Lopez Lidl-Trek s.t.
89 Marc Soler UAE Team Emirates XRG s.t.
90 Javier Romo Movistar s.t.
91 Mauro Schmid Team Jayco-AlUla s.t.
92 Antoine Huby Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
93 Alastair Mackellar EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
94 Bjoern Koerdt Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
95 Daniel Skerl Bahrain Victorious s.t.
96 Alberto Bettiol XDS Astana Team s.t.
97 Simon Clarke Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
98 Jardi Van Der Lee EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
99 Roman Ermakov Bahrain Victorious s.t.
100 Quentin Pacher Groupama-FDJ s.t.
101 Dorian Godon Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
102 Geoffrey Bouchard Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
103 Alex Edmondson Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
104 Bauke Mollema Lidl-Trek s.t.
105 Sven Erik Bystrøm Groupama-FDJ s.t.
106 Michael Hepburn Team Jayco-AlUla s.t.
107 Thomas Gloag Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
108 Nick Schultz Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
109 Paul Ourselin Cofidis s.t.
110 Mathijs Paasschens Bahrain Victorious s.t.
111 Julius van den Berg Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
112 Lucas Plapp Team Jayco-AlUla s.t.
113 Filip Maciejuk Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
114 Ryan Mullen Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
115 Jan Maas Cofidis s.t.
116 Ben Zwiehoff Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
117 Oliver Bleddyn ARA Australian Cycling Team s.t.
118 Louis Rouland Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
119 Julius Johansen UAE Team Emirates XRG s.t.
120 Rune Herregodts UAE Team Emirates XRG s.t.
121 Taco van der Hoorn Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
122 Giosue Epis Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
123 Pieter Serry Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
124 Julien Vermote Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
125 Jesus Herrada Cofidis s.t.
126 Ramses Debruyne Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
127 Afonso Eulalio Bahrain Victorious s.t.
128 Ide Schelling XDS Astana Team s.t.
129 Nikias Arndt Bahrain Victorious s.t.
130 James Knox Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
131 Henok Mulubrhan XDS Astana Team s.t.
132 Robert Stannard Bahrain Victorious s.t.
133 Markel Beloki EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
134 Luke Durbridge Team Jayco-AlUla s.t.
135 Tom Paquot Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
136 Dylan van Baarle Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
137 Liam Walsh ARA Australian Cycling Team 2:44
138 Geraint Thomas INEOS Grenadiers 3:35

 


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Stage 1 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Sam Welsford at the start.

Italian champion Alberto Bettiol signs in.

Zac Marriage, Fergus Browning & Bastien Tronchon try to get away.

Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe working at the front

The peloton strung out

Sam Welsford wins stage one.

Team Visma | Lease a Bike after the stage.

Sam Welford will start stage two in the race leader's orange jersey.


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Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage 1 map & profile