Sunday 21 January 2024 at 00:49
Santos Tour Down Under '24 / Stage 6
Unley - Mount Lofty
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 6 of the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under is a hilly stage that will take place on Sunday 21 January 2024 at 00:49.The stage starts in Unley and finishes in Mount Lofty. Start time is 00:49 with an expected finish at 04:01 (average speed of 40 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 128.3 km. The stage includes 3 categorized climbs and 2 intermediate sprints. The stage has a total elevation gain of 2324 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 695 m. The total descent of the stage is -1682 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 18 and 21°C, with an average of 20°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from SE, S with an average of 20 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 25 km/h with gusts of up to 47 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 3 categorized climbs and 2 intermediate sprints.
Windy Point
Windy Point is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 0 km (128.3 km to go) and ends at 3.8 km (124.5 km to go). It has total distance of 3.8 km, and an average gradient of 5.6%, going from 107 to 320 meters of altitude.
Neutral start
The neutral start for this stage is 5 km long with an average gradient of 1.2%.
Mylor
Mylor is a Sprint at 56.1 km (72.2 km to go).
Mount Lofty
Mount Lofty is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 68.2 km (60.1 km to go) and ends at 69.5 km (58.8 km to go). It has total distance of 1.3 km, and an average gradient of 7.6%, going from 566 to 666 meters of altitude.
Uraidla
Uraidla is a Sprint at 79.9 km (48.4 km to go).
Mount Lofty
Mount Lofty is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 96.9 km (31.3 km to go) and ends at 98.2 km (30 km to go). It has total distance of 1.3 km, and an average gradient of 7.7%, going from 566 to 666 meters of altitude.
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 125.3 km, has an average gradient of 4.3%, and reaching 689 m of altitude.
