2025 Santos Tour Down Under Stage 6 Results & Recap
Stage 6 of the 2025 Santos Tour Down Under is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Jhonatan Narvaez wins Tour Down Under
Jhonatan Narváez was named the 2025 Santos Tour Down Under champion after an exciting final stage. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider said it was the biggest UCI WorldTour win of his career. Narváez is the first Ecuadorian to win the TDU. He had a 9-second advantage over Spanish rider Javier Romo Oliver at the start following his win on Saturday. Narváez maintained the gap, praising his team:\n“It wasn’t easy, it was a bit dangerous and we ended up winning the race,” Narváez said. “It’s one of the nicest races on the calendar.”
At the end of the day, Australia’s Sam Welsford claimed Stage 6 on the streets of Adelaide. Welsford earned his third Santos Tour Down Under stage win to back up the three victories he had in South Australia last year.
“I didn’t think three (stage wins) was possible going into this race; I knew it was going to be a hard tour and challenging stages,” Welsford said. “The team really believed in me and backed me in stages. We knew this last one was a good one for us, a big power circuit. The boys did an amazing job, (teammate) Danny Van Poppel dropped me off (as the leadout man) about 200 metres from the finish. I am really happy with this tour.”
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