‘To have men’s and women’s stage racing on the same day and over the same course is an exciting new frontier’ – Tour Down Under makes landmark change for 2027

In 2027, the Santos Tour Down Under (TDU) will become the first WorldTour event in history to feature men and women riders racing stages on the exact same course, on the same day. The men’s event is six days along, however, while the women’s race is a three-stage event, so the course and the coverage will not be shared every day.

The TDU, which takes place annually in South Australia and has a history stretching back to 1999 (although the women’s race did not begin until 2016), is the opening event of the UCI WorldTour and Women’s WorldTour season. Significantly, in 2018, the TDU became the first professional cycling event to offer equal prize money to men and women.