Wednesday 17 January 2024 at 00:50
Santos Tour Down Under '24 / Stage 2
Norwood - Lobethal
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 2 of the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under is a hilly stage that will take place on Wednesday 17 January 2024 at 00:50. The stage starts in Norwood and finishes in Lobethal. Start time is 00:50 with an expected finish at 04:22 (average speed of 40 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 141.7 km. The stage includes 3 categorized climbs and 2 intermediate sprints. The stage has a total elevation gain of 2444 m with the highest altitude of the stage being XX m. The total descent of the stage is -2096 m.
Points of interest
The stage includes 3 categorized climbs and 2 intermediate sprints.
Neutral start
The neutral start for this stage is 5.1 km long with an average gradient of 1.6%.
Ashton
Ashton is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 0 km (141.7 km to go) and ends at 10 km (131.8 km to go). It has total distance of 10 km, and an average gradient of 4.3%, going from 151 to 578 meters of altitude.
Woodside
Woodside is a Sprint at 30.7 km (111 km to go).
Fox Creek Climb
Fox Creek Climb is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 61.9 km (79.8 km to go) and ends at 63.5 km (78.2 km to go). It has total distance of 1.6 km, and an average gradient of 8.1%, going from 396 to 528 meters of altitude.
Lobethal
Lobethal is a Sprint at 71.9 km (69.9 km to go).
Fox Creek Climb
Fox Creek Climb is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 96.8 km (44.9 km to go) and ends at 98.5 km (43.3 km to go). It has total distance of 1.6 km, and an average gradient of 8.1%, going from 396 to 528 meters of altitude.
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 138.8 km, has an average gradient of -1.6%, and reaching 419 m of altitude.