The stage
Stage 1 of the 2025 Santos Tour Down Under was a medium mountain stage that took place on .
The stage started in Brighton and finished in Aldinga
, starting at with an expected finish at (average speed of 36 km/h).
The total distance of the stage was 105.6 km. The stage included 1 categorized climb(s) and 2 intermediate sprint(s), and had a total elevation gain of 1218 m, and a total descent of 1203 m.
Map and Profile
Points of interest
The stage included 1 categorized climb(s) and 2 intermediate sprint(s).
Neutral start
The neutral start for this stage is 3.8 km long with an average gradient of 2.9%.
Aldinga Beach
Aldinga Beach is a Sprint at 35.2 km (66.6 km to go).
Heatherdale Hill
Heatherdale Hill is a QOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 41 km (60.8 km to go) and ends at 50.5 km (51.2 km to go). It has total distance of 9.6 km, and an average gradient of 3.4%, going from 10 to 334 meters of altitude.
Yankalilla
Yankalilla is a Sprint at 71.7 km (30.1 km to go).
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 98.8 km, has an average gradient of 0.3%, reaching 22 m of altitude.