V Avstraliji je vse pripravljeno za prvo dejanje sezone 2026. Kolesarje na prvi dirki svetovne serije, Tour Down Under, danes čaka prolog, na katerem se bosta pomerila tudi dva Slovenca, ki pa imata na njem povsem različne cilje.
Po treh letih so organizatorji Toura Down Under v traso znova umestili prolog. Letos dirko odpira 3,6-kilometrska povsem ravninska trasa v Adelaidu, ki se bo končala v tamkajšnjem Victoria Parku. Tako bomo dobili prvega nosilca oranžne majice vodilnega, za večino kolesarjev pa bo prolog služil predvsem za zadnji aktivacijski trening pred nadaljevanjem tedna.
Med 140 kolesarji na štartni črti sta tudi dva Slovenca. Žak Eržen in Gal Glivar ne bosta sodila med favorite za uvodno zmago, a vsaj slednji bo poskrbel, da ne izgubi preveč dragocenih sekund, saj bi lahko v nadaljevanju dirke lovil visoko uvrstitev v skupnem seštevku.
Slovenska nastopa bo začel Gal Glivar (Alpecin-Premier Tech), ki se bo na štartni klančini pojavil kot 81. kolesar po vrsti. Ura bo takrat odbila 9.50 po našem času.
Nedolgo po tem se bo na progo podal še Žak Eržen (Bahrain Victorious) in tako začel svojo drugo sezono med profesionalci. Njegov nastop se bo začel ob 10.22.
Štartni časi
| PRIIMEK in IME | EKIPA | ŠTARTNI ČAS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOGL Michael | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 08:30:00 |
| 2 | VAN UDEN Casper | Team Picnic PostNL | 08:31:00 |
| 3 | BRENNER Marco | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 08:32:00 |
| 4 | STEVENSON Lucas | Australia | 08:33:00 |
| 5 | LEONARD Michael | EF Education – EasyPost | 08:34:00 |
| 6 | VAN EETVELT Lennert | Lotto Intermarché | 08:35:00 |
| 7 | URIANSTAD BUGGE Martin | Uno-X Mobility | 08:36:00 |
| 8 | EENKHOORN Pascal | Soudal Quick-Step | 08:37:00 |
| 9 | PITHIE Laurence | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 08:38:00 |
| 10 | DONNENWIRTH Tom | Groupama – FDJ United | 08:39:00 |
| 11 | WATSON Samuel | INEOS Grenadiers | 08:40:00 |
| 12 | MOSCA Jacopo | Lidl – Trek | 08:41:00 |
| 13 | STANNARD Robert | Bahrain – Victorious | 08:42:00 |
| 14 | NOVÁK Pavel | Movistar Team | 08:43:00 |
| 15 | DURBRIDGE Luke | Team Jayco AlUla | 08:44:00 |
| 16 | ANDRESEN Tobias Lund | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 08:45:00 |
| 17 | VERNON Ethan | NSN Cycling Team | 08:46:00 |
| 18 | KAJAMINI Florian Samuel | XDS Astana Team | 08:47:00 |
| 19 | BRENNAN Matthew | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 08:48:00 |
| 20 | MOLANO Juan Sebastián | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 08:49:00 |
| 21 | BUSATTO Francesco | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 08:50:00 |
| 22 | HAMILTON Chris | Team Picnic PostNL | 08:51:00 |
| 23 | WIRTGEN Luc | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 08:52:00 |
| 24 | HOWSON Damien | Australia | 08:53:00 |
| 25 | WALKER Max | EF Education – EasyPost | 08:54:00 |
| 26 | ZIMMERMANN Georg | Lotto Intermarché | 08:55:00 |
| 27 | INGEBRIGTSEN Storm | Uno-X Mobility | 08:56:00 |
| 28 | PEDERSEN Casper | Soudal Quick-Step | 08:57:00 |
| 29 | FISHER-BLACK Finn | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 08:58:00 |
| 30 | BOWER Lewis | Groupama – FDJ United | 08:59:00 |
| 31 | KWIATKOWSKI Michał | INEOS Grenadiers | 09:00:00 |
| 32 | OOMEN Sam | Lidl – Trek | 09:01:00 |
| 33 | MIHOLJEVIĆ Fran | Bahrain – Victorious | 09:02:00 |
| 34 | TESFATSION Natnael | Movistar Team | 09:03:00 |
| 35 | MCKENZIE Hamish | Team Jayco AlUla | 09:04:00 |
| 36 | SCOTSON Callum | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 09:05:00 |
| 37 | STRONG Corbin | NSN Cycling Team | 09:06:00 |
| 38 | SCHRETTL Marco | XDS Astana Team | 09:07:00 |
| 39 | SCHIFFER Anton | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 09:08:00 |
| 40 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 09:09:00 |
| 41 | MARSMAN Tim | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 09:10:00 |
| 42 | PEACE Oliver | Team Picnic PostNL | 09:11:00 |
| 43 | KELEMEN Petr | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 09:12:00 |
| 44 | GREENWOOD Matthew | Australia | 09:13:00 |
| 45 | MACKELLAR Alastair | EF Education – EasyPost | 09:14:00 |
| 46 | RUTSCH Jonas | Lotto Intermarché | 09:15:00 |
| 47 | FREDHEIM Stian | Uno-X Mobility | 09:16:00 |
| 48 | ZANA Filippo | Soudal Quick-Step | 09:17:00 |
| 49 | VAN POPPEL Danny | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 09:18:00 |
| 50 | PALENI Enzo | Groupama – FDJ United | 09:19:00 |
| 51 | WELSFORD Sam | INEOS Grenadiers | 09:20:00 |
| 52 | BAGIOLI Andrea | Lidl – Trek | 09:21:00 |
| 53 | STOCKWELL Oliver | Bahrain – Victorious | 09:22:00 |
| 54 | SERRANO Gonzalo | Movistar Team | 09:23:00 |
| 55 | O’CONNOR Ben | Team Jayco AlUla | 09:24:00 |
| 56 | GUDMESTAD Tord | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 09:25:00 |
| 57 | GILMORE Brady | NSN Cycling Team | 09:26:00 |
| 58 | TONEATTI Davide | XDS Astana Team | 09:27:00 |
| 59 | HUISING Menno | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 09:28:00 |
| 60 | YATES Adam | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 09:29:00 |
| 61 | SENTJENS Sente | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 09:30:00 |
| 62 | DINHAM Matthew | Team Picnic PostNL | 09:31:00 |
| 63 | MAYRHOFER Marius | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 09:32:00 |
| 64 | EDDY Patrick | Australia | 09:33:00 |
| 65 | CEPEDA Jefferson Alexander | EF Education – EasyPost | 09:34:00 |
| 66 | TAMINIAUX Lionel | Lotto Intermarché | 09:35:00 |
| 67 | SKAARSETH Anders | Uno-X Mobility | 09:36:00 |
| 68 | DAINESE Alberto | Soudal Quick-Step | 09:37:00 |
| 69 | DRIZNERS Jarrad | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 09:38:00 |
| 70 | FONTAINE Titouan | Groupama – FDJ United | 09:39:00 |
| 71 | SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG Embret | INEOS Grenadiers | 09:40:00 |
| 72 | SOBRERO Matteo | Lidl – Trek | 09:41:00 |
| 73 | VAN DER MEULEN Max | Bahrain – Victorious | 09:42:00 |
| 74 | CEPEDA Jefferson Alveiro | Movistar Team | 09:43:00 |
| 75 | O’BRIEN Kelland | Team Jayco AlUla | 09:44:00 |
| 76 | L’HOTE Antoine | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 09:45:00 |
| 77 | SCHULTZ Nick | NSN Cycling Team | 09:46:00 |
| 78 | VAN BEKKUM Darren | XDS Astana Team | 09:47:00 |
| 79 | HAGENES Per Strand | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 09:48:00 |
| 80 | BJERG Mikkel | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 09:49:00 |
| 81 | GLIVAR Gal | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 09:50:00 |
| 82 | KNOX James | Team Picnic PostNL | 09:51:00 |
| 83 | SUTER Joel | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 09:52:00 |
| 84 | WALSH Liam | Australia | 09:53:00 |
| 85 | LAMPERTI Luke | EF Education – EasyPost | 09:54:00 |
| 86 | VEISTROFFER Baptiste | Lotto Intermarché | 09:55:00 |
| 87 | RESELL Erik Nordsæter | Uno-X Mobility | 09:56:00 |
| 88 | REINDERINK Pepijn | Soudal Quick-Step | 09:57:00 |
| 89 | THORNLEY Callum | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 09:58:00 |
| 90 | GENIETS Kevin | Groupama – FDJ United | 09:59:00 |
| 91 | HAIG Jack | INEOS Grenadiers | 10:00:00 |
| 92 | KONRAD Patrick | Lidl – Trek | 10:01:00 |
| 93 | ZAMBANINI Edoardo | Bahrain – Victorious | 10:02:00 |
| 94 | TORRES Albert | Movistar Team | 10:03:00 |
| 95 | SCHMID Mauro | Team Jayco AlUla | 10:04:00 |
| 96 | CHAMBERLAIN Oscar | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 10:05:00 |
| 97 | BENNETT George | NSN Cycling Team | 10:06:00 |
| 98 | ROMELE Alessandro | XDS Astana Team | 10:07:00 |
| 99 | FIORELLI Filippo | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 10:08:00 |
| 100 | NARVÁEZ Jhonatan | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 10:09:00 |
| 101 | BALLERSTEDT Maurice | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 10:10:00 |
| 102 | MÄRKL Niklas | Team Picnic PostNL | 10:11:00 |
| 103 | STORK Florian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 10:12:00 |
| 104 | BLEDDYN Oliver | Australia | 10:13:00 |
| 105 | VAN DER LEE Jardi Christiaan | EF Education – EasyPost | 10:14:00 |
| 106 | THOMPSON Reuben | Lotto Intermarché | 10:15:00 |
| 107 | KRON Andreas | Uno-X Mobility | 10:16:00 |
| 108 | VAN DEN BOSSCHE Fabio | Soudal Quick-Step | 10:17:00 |
| 109 | ETXEBERRIA Haimar | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 10:18:00 |
| 110 | CAVAGNA Rémi | Groupama – FDJ United | 10:19:00 |
| 111 | HAMILTON Lucas | INEOS Grenadiers | 10:20:00 |
| 112 | GHEBREIGZABHIER Amanuel | Lidl – Trek | 10:21:00 |
| 113 | ERŽEN Žak | Bahrain – Victorious | 10:22:00 |
| 114 | MORO Manlio | Movistar Team | 10:23:00 |
| 115 | PORTER Rudy | Team Jayco AlUla | 10:24:00 |
| 116 | GAUTHERAT Pierre | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 10:25:00 |
| 117 | STEWART Jake | NSN Cycling Team | 10:26:00 |
| 118 | VELASCO Simone | XDS Astana Team | 10:27:00 |
| 119 | MATTIO Pietro | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 10:28:00 |
| 120 | OLIVEIRA Ivo | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 10:29:00 |
| 121 | PLOWRIGHT Jensen | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 10:30:00 |
| 122 | RENARD-HAQUIN Henri-François | Team Picnic PostNL | 10:31:00 |
| 123 | ZIJLAARD Maikel | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 10:32:00 |
| 124 | HARPER Chris | Australia | 10:33:00 |
| 125 | SWEENY Harry | EF Education – EasyPost | 10:34:00 |
| 126 | FOX Matthew | Lotto Intermarché | 10:35:00 |
| 127 | CHARMIG Anthon | Uno-X Mobility | 10:36:00 |
| 128 | RACCAGNI NOVIERO Andrea | Soudal Quick-Step | 10:37:00 |
| 129 | TUCKWELL Luke | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | 10:38:00 |
| 130 | MARTIN Guillaume | Groupama – FDJ United | 10:39:00 |
| 131 | SWIFT Ben | INEOS Grenadiers | 10:40:00 |
| 132 | TEUTENBERG Tim Torn | Lidl – Trek | 10:41:00 |
| 133 | BUITRAGO Santiago | Bahrain – Victorious | 10:42:00 |
| 134 | ROMO Javier | Movistar Team | 10:43:00 |
| 135 | PLAPP Luke | Team Jayco AlUla | 10:44:00 |
| 136 | PRODHOMME Nicolas | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 10:45:00 |
| 137 | CLARKE Simon | NSN Cycling Team | 10:46:00 |
| 138 | GATE Aaron | XDS Astana Team | 10:47:00 |
| 139 | REX Tim | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 10:48:00 |
| 140 | VINE Jay | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 10:49:00 |
