McLaren Vale - Willunga Hill
Stage 5 of the 2025 Santos Tour Down Under was a hilly stage that took place on .
The stage started in McLaren Vale and finished in Willunga Hill, starting at with an expected finish at (average speed of 40 km/h).
The total distance of the stage was 148 km. The stage included 3 categorized climb(s) and 2 intermediate sprint(s), and had a total elevation gain of 1582 m, and a total descent of -1270 m.
The stage included 3 categorized climb(s) and 2 intermediate sprint(s).
The neutral start for this stage is 2.4 km long with an average gradient of 1.1%.
Wickham Hill is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 18.5 km (127 km to go) and ends at 21.5 km (124.1 km to go). It has total distance of 3 km, and an average gradient of 6.9%, going from 195 to 402 meters of altitude.
Snapper Point is a Sprint at 56.1 km (89.5 km to go).
Snapper Point is a Sprint at 96.4 km (49.1 km to go).
Willunga Hill is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 119.8 km (25.7 km to go) and ends at 122.8 km (22.7 km to go). It has total distance of 3 km, and an average gradient of 7.4%, going from 147 to 368 meters of altitude.
Willunga Hill is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 142.4 km (3.1 km to go) and ends at 145.4 km (0.1 km to go). It has total distance of 3 km, and an average gradient of 7.4%, going from 147 to 368 meters of altitude.
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 142.6 km, has an average gradient of 7.1%, reaching 373 m of altitude.