The stage
Stage 3 of the 2025 Santos Tour Down Under was a medium mountain stage that took place on .
The stage started in Norwood and finished in Uraidla
, starting at with an expected finish at (average speed of 40 km/h).
The total distance of the stage was 152.5 km. The stage included 3 categorized climb(s) and 2 intermediate sprint(s), and had a total elevation gain of 2686 m, and a total descent of 2258 m.
Map and Profile
Points of interest
The stage included 3 categorized climb(s) and 2 intermediate sprint(s).
Neutral start
The neutral start for this stage is 5.1 km long with an average gradient of 1.7%.
Ashton
Ashton is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 0 km (147.3 km to go) and ends at 10 km (137.4 km to go). It has total distance of 10 km, and an average gradient of 4.2%, going from 149 to 573 meters of altitude.
Echunga
Echunga is a Sprint at 39.1 km (108.3 km to go).
Knotts Hill
Knotts Hill is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 104 km (43.4 km to go) and ends at 106.6 km (40.7 km to go). It has total distance of 2.6 km, and an average gradient of 8%, going from 332 to 541 meters of altitude.
Uraidla
Uraidla is a Sprint at 112.2 km (35.1 km to go).
Knotts Hill
Knotts Hill is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 139.1 km (8.2 km to go) and ends at 141.7 km (5.6 km to go). It has total distance of 2.6 km, and an average gradient of 8%, going from 332 to 541 meters of altitude.
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 144.4 km, has an average gradient of -2.1%, reaching 492 m of altitude.