Tour Down Under stage 2 LIVE: Climbers out to play on feared Corkscrew Road ascent

January 29, 2026 Alex Carter - Sports Editor Sport

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* 00:34:07: Stage 2 is 148.1km long with three climbs: Norton Summit,Mt Lofty,and two ascents of Corkscrew Road.
* 00:40:51: Riders are in a 5.1km neutral section.
* 00:44:59: Riders are warming up, eager to start. The first climb (Ashton, Category 2) is coming up quickly with a max incline of 12.2% and a 4% average gradient.
* 00:47:21: Riders are very aggressive at the start, Stuart O’grady is trying to calm them down.
* 00:52:08: the race has started!
* 00:54:20: A Tudor rider makes a move, but no one reacts.
* 00:55:17: Joel Sutter (Tudor) attacks and Jensen Plowright joins him. KOM leader Martin Urianstad and Lucas Stevenson also make it across.
* 00:56:27: UAE is controlling the pace and seems content with the four riders in the breakaway.

Essentially, the race has begun with an early attack from Tudor, forming a small breakaway group, and UAE Team Emirates appears to be letting them go.The stage features challenging climbs.