The peloton rides past a kangaroo sign during the second stage of the 2024 Tour Down Under . The Santos Tour Down Under have revealed the full entry list for the 2025 Australian stage races, with defending champion Stevie Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) joined in the men’s race by Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers), Alberto Bettiol (XDS Astana), Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla), 2023 winner Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates XRG), Jai Hindley (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), Dylan van Baarle (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Damien Howson, who leads the Australian national team.
The women’s peloton includes Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Liv-AlUla-Jayco), Chloé Dygert (Canyon-Sram), Amanda Spratt (Lidl-Trek), Ruth Edwards (Human Powered Health), Alison Jackson (EF Education-Oatly) and Olympic silver medallist Ally Wollaston (FDJ-Suez). 2024 winner Sarah Gigante will not race after recently undergoing surgery to treat iliac artery endofibrosis.
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