The 2023 Santos Women's Tour Down Under was a women's cycle stage race held in and around
Adelaide
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South Australia
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from 15 to 17 January
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
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It was the ninth edition of
Women's Tour Down Under
The Women's Tour Down Under (known for sponsorship reasons as the Santos Women's Tour Down Under) is an annual professional road bicycle racing for women in Australia. It is held in conjunction with the Tour Down Under.
From 2016, it was rate ...
, after the 2021 and 2022 editions were cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. The race was the first event of the
2023 UCI Women's World Tour
The 2023 UCI Women's World Tour is a competition that includes twenty-seven road cycling events throughout the 2023 women's cycling season. It is the eighth edition of the UCI Women's World Tour, the ranking system launched by the Union Cyclis ...
, with it joining the World Tour calendar for the first time. It was won by Australian rider
Grace Brown of
FDJ-Suez.
Route and stages
Teams
Thirteen teams took part in the event, including six UCI Women's WorldTeams, and four teams from Australia & New Zealand.
UCI Women's WorldTeams
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UCI Women's Continental Teams
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National Teams
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Australia
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New Zealand
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Classification leadership table
Result
References
External links
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2023 in Australian sport
January 2023 sports events in Australia
2023 UCI Women's World Tour
Women's Tour Down Under