See the final startlist for the 2025 Down Under Classic including Jay Vine, Stephen Williams, Geraint Thomas, Laurence Pithie & Dylan van Baarle
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On the 18th of January, the 2025 men's road racing season gets underway in Australia with one-day race the Down Under Classic. The final startlist has now been officially confirmed.
Among the notable names in action are the likes of: Stephen Williams, Corbin Strong, Michael Woods, Luke Durbridge, Chris Harper, Phil Bauhaus, Jay Vine, Marc Soler, Jhonatan Narvaez, Pascal Eenkhorn, Paul Lapeira, Dorian Godon, Arne Marit, Lucas Hamilton, Geraint Thomas, Michal Kwiatkowski, Sam Welsford, Finn Fisher-Black, Laurence Pithie, Oscar Onley, Tobias Lund Andresen, Bryan Coquard, Dylan van Baarle, Esteban Chaves, Alberto Bettiol, Juan Pedro Lopez and Lewis Askey among others.
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1 Williams, Stevie
2 Bennett, George
3 Clarke, Simon
5 Schultz, Nick
6 Strong, Corbin
7 Woods, Michael
Team Jayco AlUla
11 Holmes, Wil
12 Durbridge, Luke
13 Harper, Chris
14 Hepburn, Michael
15 O'Brien, Kelland
16 Schmid, Mauro
17 Stewart, Campbell
Bahrain Victorious
21 Bauhaus, Phil
22 Arndt, Nikias
23 Ermakov, Roman
25 Paasschens, Mathijs
26 Skerl, Daniel
27 Stannard, Robert
UAE Team Emirates XRG
31 Vine, Jay
32 Herregodts, Rune
33 Johansen, Julius
34 Narváez, Jhonatan
35 Oliveira, Rui
36 Soler, Marc
37 Torres, Pablo
Soudal - Quick-Step
41 Eenkhoorn, Pascal
42 Serry, Pieter
43 Raccagni, Andrea
44 Pedersen, Casper
45 Huby, Antoine
46 Knox, James
47 Lecerf, Junior
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
51 Lapeira, Paul
52 Bouchard, Geoffrey
53 Godon, Dorian
54 Isidore, Noa
55 Labrosse, Jordan
56 Tronchon, Bastien
57 Vendrame, Andrea
Intermarché - Wanty
61 Busatto, Francesco
62 Pooter, Dries De
63 Marit, Arne
64 Paquot, Tom
65 Smith, Dion
66 Hoorn, Taco van der
67 Zimmermann, Georg
INEOS Grenadiers
71 Hamilton, Lucas
72 Kwiatkowski, Michal
73 Sheffield, Magnus
74 Swift, Ben
75 Swift, Connor
76 Thomas, Geraint
77 Watson, Samuel
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
81 Welsford, Sam
82 Fisher-Black, Finn
83 Maciejuk, Filip
84 Mullen, Ryan
85 Pithie, Laurence
86 Poppel, Danny van
87 Zwiehoff, Ben
Team Picnic PostNL
91 Andresen, Tobias Lund
92 Berg, Julius van den
93 Eddy, Patrick
94 Edmondson, Alex
96 Onley, Oscar
97 Koerdt, Bjoern
Cofidis
101 Coquard, Bryan
102 Herrada, Jesús
103 Izagirre, Ion
104 Mahoudo, Nolann
105 Maas, Jan
106 Ourselin, Paul
107 Renard, Alexis
Arkéa - BnB Hotels
111 Rodríguez, Cristian
112 Epis, Giosuè
113 Grondin, Donavan
114 Rouland, Louis
115 Scotson, Miles
116 Tjøtta, Martin
117 Verre, Alessandro
Movistar Team
121 Canal, Carlos
122 Moro, Manlio
123 Mühlberger, Gregor
124 Norsgaard, Mathias
125 Pescador, Diego
126 Tesfatsion, Natnael
127 Romo, Javier
Team Visma - Lease a Bike
131 Baarle, Dylan van
132 Belle, Loe van
133 Brennan, Matthew
134 Gloag, Thomas
135 Graat, Tijmen
136 Huising, Menno
137 Vermote, Julien
EF Education - EasyPost
141 Chaves, Esteban
142 Todome, Yuhi
143 Nerurkar, Lukas
144 Lee, Jardi van der
145 Beloki, Markel
146 Walker, Max
147 Mackellar, Alastair
Alpecin - Deceuninck
151 Bayer, Tobias
152 Boven, Lars
154 Dehairs, Simon
155 Glivar, Gal
156 Uhlig, Henri
157 Bossche, Fabio Van den
XDS Astana Team
161 Bettiol, Alberto
162 Conci, Nicola
163 Gate, Aaron
164 Lopez, Harold Martin
165 Mulubrhan, Henok
166 Schelling, Ide
167 Higuita, Sergio
Lidl - Trek
171 Teutenberg, Tim Torn
172 Lopez, Juan Pedro
173 Mollema, Bauke
174 Mosca, Jacopo
175 Withen Philipsen, Albert
176 Konrad, Patrick
177 Bagioli, Andrea
Groupama - FDJ
181 Askey, Lewis
182 Bystrøm, Sven Erik
183 Davy, Clément
184 Le Huitouze, Eddy
185 Pacher, Quentin
186 Rochas, Rémy
187 Walls, Matthew
ARA Australian Cycling Team
191 Howson, Damien
192 Scott, Cameron
193 Marriage, Zac
194 Browning, Fergus
195 Porter, Rudy
196 Bleddyn, Oliver
197 Walsh, Liam
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