Cycling-Tour Down Under to hold men's, women's stages on same route in 2027

Australia's Tour Down ​Under will become ​the first UCI ‌WorldTour event ​to hold men's and women's stages on the same route ‌and on the same day, organisers said on Friday. Here are some details: * The Tour Down Under ‌will kick off the 2027 season with a ‌six-stage men's race from January 19 and a three-stage women's event from January 22.

Australia's Tour Down ​Under will become ​the first UCI ‌WorldTour event ​to hold men's and women's stages on the same route ‌and on the same day, organisers said on Friday. Here are some details:

* The Tour Down Under ‌will kick off the 2027 season with a ‌six-stage men's race from January 19 and a three-stage women's event from January 22. * On the days when ⁠the ​two races ⁠overlap, the women's pelton will start about 90 minutes after ⁠the men roll out with all riders covering the ​same distance and racing the same route.

* ⁠Some major races in Europe this year are holding men's ⁠and ​women's events on the same day but on different routes and distances * In 2018, ⁠the Tour Down Under became the first race in ⁠the ⁠world to offer equal prize money for men and women.