# 2023 Tour Down Under

The 2023 Men's Tour Down Under was a road cycling stage race that took place between 17 and 22 January 2023 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the 23rd edition of the Tour Down Under and the first race of the 2023 UCI World Tour.

## Teams

All eighteen UCI WorldTeams participated, with up to seven riders in each team.
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R Citroën Team
* Alpecin–Deceuninck
* Arkéa–Samsic
* Astana Qazaqstan Team
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Cofidis
* EF Education–EasyPost
* Groupama–FDJ
* Ineos Grenadiers
* Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
* Movistar Team
* Soudal–Quick-Step
* Team Bahrain Victorious
* Team DSM
* Team Jayco–AlUla
* Team Jumbo–Visma
* Trek–Segafredo
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
* Israel–Premier Tech
National Teams
* UniSA–Australia

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| P | 17 January | Adelaide | 5.5 km (3 mi) | | Individual time trial | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) |
| 1 | 18 January | Tanunda to Tanunda | 149.9 km (93 mi) | | Hilly stage | Phil Bauhaus (GER) |
| 2 | 19 January | Brighton to Victor Harbor | 154.8 km (96.2 mi) | | Hilly stage | Rohan Dennis (AUS) |
| 3 | 20 January | Norwood to Campbelltown | 116.8 km (72.6 mi) | | Flat stage | Pello Bilbao (ESP) |
| 4 | 21 January | Port Willunga to Willunga Township | 133.2 km (82.8 mi) | | Flat stage | Bryan Coquard (FRA) |
| 5 | 22 January | Unley to Mount Lofty | 112.5 km (69.9 mi) | | Hilly stage | Simon Yates (GBR) |
| Total | Total | Total | 672.7 km (418.0 mi) | 672.7 km (418.0 mi) | 672.7 km (418.0 mi) | 672.7 km (418.0 mi) |

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 17 January 2023 — Adelaide, 5.5 km (3 mi)

Prologue Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | EF Education–EasyPost | 6' 19" |
| 2 | Magnus Sheffield (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 8" |
| 3 | Julius Johansen (DEN) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 10" |
| 4 | Kaden Groves (AUS) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 11" |
| 5 | Samuel Gaze (NZL) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 11" |
| 6 | Hugo Page (FRA) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 12" |
| 7 | Marius Mayrhofer (GER) | Team DSM | + 13" |
| 8 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 13" |
| 9 | Jay Vine (AUS) | UAE Team Emirates | + 14" |
| 10 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 14" |
General classification after Prologue :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | EF Education–EasyPost | 6' 19" |
| 2 | Magnus Sheffield (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 8" |
| 3 | Julius Johansen (DEN) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 10" |
| 4 | Kaden Groves (AUS) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 11" |
| 5 | Samuel Gaze (NZL) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 11" |
| 6 | Hugo Page (FRA) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 12" |
| 7 | Marius Mayrhofer (GER) | Team DSM | + 13" |
| 8 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 13" |
| 9 | Jay Vine (AUS) | UAE Team Emirates | + 14" |
| 10 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 14" |

### Stage 1
#### 18 January 2023 — Tanunda to Tanunda, 149.9 km (93 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 3h 37' 35" |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | + 0" |
| 3 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 0" |
| 4 | Alessandro Covi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 5 | Paul Penhoët (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 6 | Emils Liepins (LAT) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 7 | Hugo Page (FRA) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 0" |
| 8 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 9 | Taj Jones (AUS) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 10 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | EF Education–EasyPost | 3h 43' 54" |
| 2 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 6" |
| 3 | Magnus Sheffield (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 8" |
| 4 | Julius Johansen (DEN) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 10" |
| 5 | Kaden Groves (AUS) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 11" |
| 6 | Samuel Gaze (NZL) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 11" |
| 7 | Hugo Page (FRA) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 12" |
| 8 | Marius Mayrhofer (GER) | Team DSM | + 13" |
| 9 | Corbin Strong (NZL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 13" |
| 10 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 13" |

### Stage 2
#### 19 January 2023 — Brighton to Victor Harbor, 154.8 km (96.2 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 4h 00' 40" |
| 2 | Jay Vine (AUS) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2" |
| 3 | Mauro Schmid (SUI) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 4 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 2" |
| 5 | Jai Hindley (AUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5" |
| 6 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | + 11" |
| 7 | Emils Liepins (LAT) | Trek–Segafredo | + 11" |
| 8 | Corbin Strong (NZL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 11" |
| 9 | Kaden Groves (AUS) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 11" |
| 10 | Paul Penhoët (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 11" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 7h 44' 41" |
| 2 | Jay Vine (AUS) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3" |
| 3 | Magnus Sheffield (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 12" |
| 4 | Mauro Schmid (SUI) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 13" |
| 5 | Corbin Strong (NZL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 14" |
| 6 | Hugo Page (FRA) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 14" |
| 7 | Kaden Groves (AUS) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 15" |
| 8 | Marius Mayrhofer (GER) | Team DSM | + 17" |
| 9 | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 19" |
| 10 | Miles Scotson (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 20" |

### Stage 3
#### 20 January 2023 — Norwood to Campbelltown, 116.8 km (72.6 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 2h 48' 10" |
| 2 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 0" |
| 3 | Jay Vine (AUS) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 4 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 28" |
| 5 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 28" |
| 6 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Trek–Segafredo | + 28" |
| 7 | Antonio Tiberi (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 28" |
| 8 | Milan Vader (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 28" |
| 9 | Ben O'Connor (AUS) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 28" |
| 10 | Ethan Hayter (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 28" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jay Vine (AUS) | UAE Team Emirates | 10h 32' 50" |
| 2 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 15" |
| 3 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 16" |
| 4 | Magnus Sheffield (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 45" |
| 5 | Mauro Schmid (SUI) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 46" |
| 6 | Ethan Hayter (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 50" |
| 7 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 54" |
| 8 | Antonio Tiberi (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 58" |
| 9 | Ben O'Connor (AUS) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 00" |
| 10 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 01" |

### Stage 4
#### 21 January 2023 — Port Willunga to Willunga Township, 133.2 km (82.8 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Cofidis | 2h 53' 41" |
| 2 | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 0" |
| 3 | Hugo Page (FRA) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 0" |
| 4 | Paul Penhoët (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 5 | Corbin Strong (NZL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 6 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 0" |
| 7 | Dorian Godon (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Marius Mayrhofer (GER) | Team DSM | + 0" |
| 9 | Kim Heiduk (GER) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 0" |
| 10 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jay Vine (AUS) | UAE Team Emirates | 13h 26' 31" |
| 2 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 15" |
| 3 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 15" |
| 4 | Magnus Sheffield (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 45" |
| 5 | Mauro Schmid (SUI) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 46" |
| 6 | Ethan Hayter (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 50" |
| 7 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 54" |
| 8 | Hugo Page (FRA) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 56" |
| 9 | Antonio Tiberi (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 58" |
| 10 | Ben O'Connor (AUS) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 00" |

### Stage 5
#### 22 January 2023 — Unley to Mount Lofty, 112.5 km (69.9 mi)

Stage 5 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 2h 41' 16" |
| 2 | Jay Vine (AUS) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 3 | Ben O'Connor (AUS) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 2" |
| 4 | Antonio Tiberi (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 3" |
| 5 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 6" |
| 6 | Jai Hindley (AUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6" |
| 7 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 6" |
| 8 | Giovanni Aleotti (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6" |
| 9 | Magnus Sheffield (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 6" |
| 10 | Mauro Schmid (SUI) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 6" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jay Vine (AUS) | UAE Team Emirates | 16h 07' 41" |
| 2 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 11" |
| 3 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 27" |
| 4 | Magnus Sheffield (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 57" |
| 5 | Mauro Schmid (SUI) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 58" |
| 6 | Ben O'Connor (AUS) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 04" |
| 7 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 1' 06" |
| 8 | Antonio Tiberi (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 07" |
| 9 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 13" |
| 10 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 13" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Mountains classification | Sprints classification | Young rider classification | Most competitive rider(s) | Team classification |
| P | Alberto Bettiol | Alberto Bettiol | Not awarded | Not awarded | Magnus Sheffield | Not awarded | Alpecin–Deceuninck |
| 1 | Phil Bauhaus | Alberto Bettiol | Luke Plapp | Phil Bauhaus | Magnus Sheffield | Nans Peters | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty |
| 2 | Rohan Dennis | Rohan Dennis | Jay Vine | Caleb Ewan | Magnus Sheffield | Manuele Boaro | Alpecin–Deceuninck |
| 3 | Pello Bilbao | Jay Vine | Jay Vine | Michael Matthews | Magnus Sheffield | Mikkel Frølich Honoré | UAE Team Emirates |
| 4 | Bryan Coquard | Jay Vine | Mikkel Frølich Honoré | Michael Matthews | Magnus Sheffield | Daryl Impey | UAE Team Emirates |
| 5 | Simon Yates | Jay Vine | Mikkel Frølich Honoré | Michael Matthews | Magnus Sheffield | Mattia Cattaneo | UAE Team Emirates |
| Final | Final | Jay Vine | Mikkel Frølich Honoré | Michael Matthews | Magnus Sheffield | Not awarded | UAE Team Emirates |

## Classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
| Denotes the winner of the sprints classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
| Denotes the winner of the combativity award |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jay Vine (AUS) | UAE Team Emirates | 16h 07' 41" |
| 2 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 11" |
| 3 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 27" |
| 4 | Magnus Sheffield (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 57" |
| 5 | Mauro Schmid (SUI) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 58" |
| 6 | Ben O'Connor (AUS) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 04" |
| 7 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 1' 06" |
| 8 | Antonio Tiberi (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 07" |
| 9 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 13" |
| 10 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 13" |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN) | EF Education–EasyPost | 21 |
| 2 | Jay Vine (AUS) | UAE Team Emirates | 20 |
| 3 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 18 |
| 4 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 11 |
| 5 | Kim Heiduk (GER) | Ineos Grenadiers | 10 |
| 6 | Johan Jacobs (SUI) | Movistar Team | 10 |
| 7 | Luke Plapp (AUS) | Ineos Grenadiers | 10 |
| 8 | Alessandro Covi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 8 |
| 9 | Matthew Dinham (AUS) | Team DSM | 8 |
| 10 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 7 |

### Sprints classification

Final sprints classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 61 |
| 2 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 57 |
| 3 | Jay Vine (AUS) | UAE Team Emirates | 57 |
| 4 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | 47 |
| 5 | Paul Penhoët (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 43 |
| 6 | Hugo Page (FRA) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | 40 |
| 7 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Cofidis | 37 |
| 8 | Corbin Strong (NZL) | Israel–Premier Tech | 34 |
| 9 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 30 |
| 10 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 30 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Magnus Sheffield (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | 16h 08' 38" |
| 2 | Antonio Tiberi (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 10" |
| 3 | Hugo Page (FRA) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 54" |
| 4 | Reuben Thompson (NZL) | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 32" |
| 5 | Alex Baudin (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 54" |
| 6 | Paul Penhoët (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 3' 24" |
| 7 | Iván Romeo (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 6' 55" |
| 8 | Leo Hayter (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 10' 14" |
| 9 | Alessandro Verre (ITA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 18' 59" |
| 10 | Finn Fisher-Black (NZL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 24' 25" |

### Teams classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | UAE Team Emirates | 48h 25' 34" |
| 2 | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 24" |
| 3 | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 41" |
| 4 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 3' 09" |
| 5 | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 5' 02" |
| 6 | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 5' 30" |
| 7 | Israel–Premier Tech | + 6' 27" |
| 8 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 7' 06" |
| 9 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 8' 21" |
| 10 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 8' 58" |