The Santos Tour Down Under is the first major competition of the road season and opens the World Tour races. The competition will start next Tuesday, the 16th and end on Sunday, January 21st in Australia.
The race will mark the debut of Portuguese António Morgado on the World Tour, after signing a contract until 2027, with UAE Team Emirates.
Another Portuguese speaker present is Vinícius Rangel, in the year that his contract at Movistar Team ends. The Brazilian, after an excellent start in 2023, was unable to maintain good performances for the rest of the year. Therefore, he needs consistent results to remain among the world cycling elite in 2025.
Check out the competition’s complete startlist :