The official account of Tour Down Under formalized this Tuesday the creation of a new women's event which will take place on Sunday January 26, a few days before the Australian stage race. Classified in the Pro Series, this new race will be called the Schwalbe One-Day Classic and will take place at the same time as the last stage of the Tour Down Under male, won by Stephen Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) this year.
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“A historic first”
“Record UCI points will be offered to the women's peloton with this new organized race. Marking a historic first, the Schwalbe Women's One-Day Classic will share an itinerary with the men's final leg, making it a massive final weekend. wrote the organizers on X. The event will therefore be organized in the city of Adelaide around a 4.5 kilometer circuit to be covered 20 times.
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