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Jay Vine Wins the Tour Down Under After Being Knocked Off His Bike by a Kangaroo
Jay Vine overcame a kangaroo-triggered crash and the loss of teammates to secure his second Tour Down Under title with a 1:03 overall lead.
- On Jan. 24, 2026, Australia's Jay Vine recovered from being knocked down by a kangaroo on the final stage in Stirling, Adelaide Hills, to win the Tour Down Under, claiming his second career title.
- Vine entered the final stage with a one minute, 3 second lead and started short-handed after Juan Sebastian Molano abandoned Sunday, leaving support from Ivo Emanuel Oliveira and Adam Yates.
- With about 96 kilometers remaining, two kangaroos bounded onto a high-speed section, knocking riders down, but Vine remounted, changed bikes twice, and rejoined the peloton with around 92 kilometers left.
- The sprint finished with Matthew Brennan first as Jay Vine secured overall victory 1 minute, 3 seconds ahead of Mauro Schmid, with Harry Sweeny third; three riders quit with crash injuries.
- This was the longest stage in Tour history at 169.8km, testing riders' endurance amid off-course disruptions, including four Santos protests arrests and earlier UAE Team Emirates crashes.
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British sprinter Matthew Brennan won Sunday's final stage, while Australian Jay Vine survived a high-speed collision with a kangaroo to become the overall winner of his second Tour Down Under race in Australia since 2023. Slovenian Gal Glivar finished the race in 21st place.
Sydney Morning Herald+3 Reposted by 3 other sources
‘I’ve never seen that before’: Kangaroo chaos on final stage of Tour Down Under
The Tour Down Under lived up to its name when a kangaroo barged through the peloton. Australian rider Jay Vine was in the lead at the time and felled by the collision.
·Sydney, Australia
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Jay Vine wins the Tour Down Under after being knocked off his bike by a kangaroo
Australia’s Jay Vine was knocked down by a kangaroo on the final stage but recovered to win the Tour Down Under cycle race, the first event of the 2026 World Tour.
·United States
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