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Stage 2 of the 2026 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 42 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 2833 m, and a total descent of 2402 m.
The stage included 3 categorized climb(s) and 2 intermediate sprint(s).
The neutral start for this stage is 5.1 km long with an average gradient of 1.6%.
Ashton is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 0 km (142.9 km to go) and ends at 9.9 km (133 km to go). It has total distance of 9.9 km, and an average gradient of 4.3%, going from 145 to 572 meters of altitude.
Lobethal is a Sprint at 49.4 km (93.5 km to go).
Corkscrew Road (1st time) is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 70.8 km (72.1 km to go) and ends at 74.5 km (68.4 km to go). It has total distance of 3.7 km, and an average gradient of 6.6%, going from 145 to 388 meters of altitude.
Uraidla is a Sprint at 87.3 km (55.6 km to go).
Corkscrew Road (2nd time) is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 131.4 km (11.5 km to go) and ends at 135.1 km (7.8 km to go). It has total distance of 3.7 km, and an average gradient of 6.5%, going from 145 to 386 meters of altitude.
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 145 km, has an average gradient of -1.9%, reaching 495 m of altitude.