
Stage 3 of the 2026 Santos Tour Down Under is a hilly stage that will take place on .
The stage starts in Norwood and finishes in Campbelltown, starting at with an expected finish at (average speed of 36 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 126.4 km. The stage includes 3 categorized climb(s) and 3 intermediate sprint(s), and has a total elevation gain of 1757 m, and a total descent of 1689 m.
The stage includes 3 categorized climb(s) and 3 intermediate sprint(s).
The neutral start for this stage is 10 km long with an average gradient of 0.4%.
Kangaroo Creek Reservoir is a QOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 9 km (107.4 km to go) and ends at 10.9 km (105.5 km to go). It has total distance of 1.9 km, and an average gradient of 5.2%, going from 166 to 264 meters of altitude.
Birdwood is a Sprint at 34.9 km (81.4 km to go).
Woodside is a Sprint at 59.9 km (56.5 km to go).
Corkscrew Road (1st time) is a QOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 100.1 km (16.3 km to go) and ends at 102.5 km (13.9 km to go). It has total distance of 2.4 km, and an average gradient of 8.6%, going from 185 to 393 meters of altitude.
Campbelltown is a Sprint at 108.3 km (8.1 km to go).
Corkscrew Road (2nd time) is a QOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 118.1 km (-1.8 km to go) and ends at 120.6 km (-4.2 km to go). It has total distance of 2.4 km, and an average gradient of 8.5%, going from 184 to 391 meters of altitude.
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 123.4 km, has an average gradient of -3.9%, reaching 139 m of altitude.

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