ADELAIDE (AUSTRALIA) – Sono state annunciate le quattro tappe che caratterizzeranno il Santos Women’s Tour Down Under, che sarà il primo grande appuntamento del calendario ciclistico femminile mondiale 2018 (categoria UCI 2.1). L’evento si svolgerà dall’11 al 14 gennaio, in attesa dell’inizio delle gare maschili. 

Tre tappe adatte alle ruote più veloci del gruppo, mentre una presenta un percorso più impegnativo tra le colline del sud dell’Australia. Al via sono attesi le migliori squadre del mondo. 

Stage One – Gumeracha to Gumeracha // Thursday 11 January
Sprint: Gumeracha Oval
Hydration: Torrens Valley Road, Birdwood
Subaru Queen of the Mountain: Cyanide Climb, Terlinga Road, Mount Torrens (11.1% gradient)
Total distance: 115.7km
Start: Gumeracha, 11.00am
Finish: Gumeracha, 2.22pm approx

Stage Two – Lyndoch to Mengler’s Hill // Friday 12 January
Sprint: Murray Road (Greenock)
Hydration: Stonewell Road, Stonewell
Subaru Queen of the Mountain: Whispering Wall, Williamstown (9% gradient); Mengler’s Hill Road, Mengler’s Hill (14.4% gradient)
Total distance: 102km
Start: Lyndoch, 10.30am
Finish: Mengler’s Hill, 1.25pm approx.

Stage Three – Bend Motorsport Park to Hahndorf // Saturday 13 January
Sprint: Old Princes Highway at Junction, Nairne
Hydration: Osteria Sanso, Kanmantoo
Subaru Queen of the Mountain: Comet Mine Climb, Tischer Road, Hahndorf (12.2% gradient)
Total distance: 122.4km
Start: The Bend Motorsport Park, 10.30am
Finish: Von Doussa Road, Hahndorf, 2.15pm approx.

Stage Four – Adelaide Parklands  // Sunday 14 January
Primes: Laps 4, 8, 12, 16 – Wakefield Road Start/Finish line
Total distance: 46km
Start: Wakefield Road, 5.20pm
Finish: Wakefield Road, 6.20pm

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