Picture by Zac Williams/SWpix.com - 22/01/2026 - Cycling - 2026 Tour Down Under - Stage 2 - Norwood to Uraidla - Jay Vine, UAE Team XRG, wins Stage 2, while his teammate Jhonathan Narvaez, finishes second.

Jay Vine takes powers into the Tour Down Under race lead as UAE goes 1-2 on Stage 2

Adam Yates set a pace that shattered the field on the final climb before Vine attacked with 700m remaining. The Australian now leads teammate Narváez by six seconds, with all other GC contenders already more than a minute adrift.

By Peter Stuart · · 2 min read

Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) has won Stage 2 of the Santos Tour Down Under and moved into the ochre jersey after attacking on the final ascent of Corkscrew Road. Defending champion Jhonatan Narváez completed a UAE 1-2, with the pair finishing 58 seconds clear of their nearest rivals.

Vine now leads the general classification by six seconds over Narváez. The first non-UAE rider, Mauro Schmid (Team Jayco AlUla), sits 1:05 down after just two stages.

Results

Norwood - Uraidla • Jan 22 • 148.1km

Velora
PosRiderTeamTime
🥇
AU flagJay Vine
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG3:36:42
🥈
EC flagJhonatan Narvaez Prado
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+00
🥉
CH flagMauro Schmid
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+58
4
DK flagAndreas Lorentz Kron
UNO-X MOBILITY+58
5
IT flagFilippo Zana
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+58
6
ER flagNatnael Tesfatsion
MOVISTAR TEAM+58
7
GB flagAdam Richard Yates
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+58
8
IT flagMatteo Sobrero
LIDL-TREK+58
9
AU flagHarrison Sweeny
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+58
10
DE flagMarco Brenner
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+58
11
AU flagNicholas Schultz
NSN CYCLING TEAM+1:08
12
IT flagAndrea Raccagni Noviero
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+1:08
13
FR flagNicolas Prodhomme
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+1:08
14
AU flagBen O'Connor
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+1:08
15
AU flagChristopher Hamilton
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+1:08
16
SI flagGal Glivar
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+1:08
17
ES flagJavier Romo Oliver
MOVISTAR TEAM+1:08
18
DK flagAnthon Charmig
UNO-X MOBILITY+1:08
19
AU flagChristopher Harper
Unknown+1:08
20
DE flagAnton Schiffer
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+1:08
21
NL flagSam Oomen
LIDL-TREK+1:08
22
CA flagMichael Shea Leonard
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+1:08
23
NO flagEmbret Svestad-Bårdseng
INEOS GRENADIERS+1:08
24
EC flagJefferson Alveiro Cepeda Hernandez
MOVISTAR TEAM+1:08
25
NO flagPer Strand Hagenes
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+1:43
26
AU flagOliver Bleddyn
Unknown+1:43
27
DE flagGeorg Zimmermann
Unknown+1:43
28
NL flagPascal Eenkhoorn
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+1:43
29
IT flagEdoardo Zambanini
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+1:43
30
CO flagSantiago Buitrago Sanchez
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+1:43
31
IT flagAndrea Bagioli
LIDL-TREK+1:43
32
AU flagMatthew Greenwood
Unknown+1:43
33
DE flagFlorian Stork
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+1:43
34
EC flagJefferson Cepeda Ortiz
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+1:43
35
AU flagLucas Plapp
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+1:43
36
AU flagBrady Gilmore
NSN CYCLING TEAM+2:17
37
FR flagTom Donnenwirth
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+2:17
38
AU flagMatthew Dinham
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+2:17
39
IT flagSimone Velasco
XDS ASTANA TEAM+2:17
40
NL flagMenno Huising
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+2:17
41
GB flagOliver Peace
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+2:17
42
AU flagRudy Porter
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+2:17
43
IT flagDavide Toneatti
XDS ASTANA TEAM+2:17
44
FR flagAntoine L'Hote
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+2:17
45
IT flagFlorian Samuel Kajamini
XDS ASTANA TEAM+2:17
46
LU flagKévin Geniets
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+2:17
47
NZ flagFinn Lachlan Fox Fisher-Black
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+2:17
48
NL flagDarren van Bekkum
XDS ASTANA TEAM+2:17
49
NZ flagGeorge Bennett
NSN CYCLING TEAM+2:17
50
GB flagJames Knox
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+2:17
51
AU flagCallum Scotson
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+2:17
52
FR flagGuillaume Martin Guyonnet
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+2:17
53
CZ flagPavel Novák
MOVISTAR TEAM+2:17
54
BE flagLennert van Eetvelt
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ+2:21
55
DK flagCasper Pedersen
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+2:21
56
FR flagEnzo Paleni
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+2:21
57
AU flagJack Haig
INEOS GRENADIERS+2:21
58
AT flagMarco Schrettl
XDS ASTANA TEAM+2:21
59
ES flagHaimar Etxeberria Ansalas
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+2:30
60
FR flagBaptiste Veistroffer
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ+4:08
61
IT flagJacopo Mosca
LIDL-TREK+4:08
62
ES flagGonzalo Serrano Rodriguez
MOVISTAR TEAM+4:08
63
ER flagAmanuel Ghebreigzabhier
LIDL-TREK+4:08
64
NO flagErik Nordsaeter Resell
UNO-X MOBILITY+4:08
65
NO flagAnders Skaarseth
UNO-X MOBILITY+4:08
66
GB flagSamuel Watson
INEOS GRENADIERS+4:08
67
PL flagMichal Kwiatkowski
INEOS GRENADIERS+4:08
68
GB flagMax Walker
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+4:08
69
NZ flagAaron Murray Gate
XDS ASTANA TEAM+4:08
70
AU flagDamien Craig Howson
Unknown+4:08
71
AU flagAlastair Mackellar
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+4:08
72
AU flagLuke Tuckwell
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+4:08
73
FR flagRémi Cavagna
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+6:35
74
AU flagOscar Chamberlain
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+6:35
75
AU flagPatrick Eddy
Unknown+6:35
76
IT flagManlio Moro
MOVISTAR TEAM+8:27
77
US flagLuke Lamperti
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+8:51
78
NL flagPepijn Reinderink
Unknown+8:51
79
NL flagJardi Christiaan van der Lee
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+8:51
80
AU flagJensen Plowright
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+9:20
81
NO flagMartin Bugge
UNO-X MOBILITY+10:46
82
FR flagPierre Gautherat
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+11:26
83
DK flagTobias Lund Andresen
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+11:26
84
GB flagOliver Stockwell
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+11:26
85
HR flagFran Miholjević
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+11:26
86
AU flagRobert Stannard
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+11:26
87
CZ flagPetr Kelemen
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+11:26
88
GB flagEthan Kane Vernon
NSN CYCLING TEAM+11:26
89
AU flagSimon James Clarke
NSN CYCLING TEAM+11:26
90
NZ flagLaurence Pithie
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+11:26
91
NO flagStian Edvardsen-Fredheim
UNO-X MOBILITY+11:26
92
NO flagTord Gudmestad
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+11:26
93
BE flagSente Sentjens
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+11:26
94
LU flagLuc Wirtgen
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+11:26
95
ES flagAlbert Torres Barcelo
MOVISTAR TEAM+11:26
96
BE flagFabio van den Bossche
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+11:26
97
NZ flagCorbin John Strong
NSN CYCLING TEAM+11:26
98
GB flagBen Swift
INEOS GRENADIERS+11:26
99
GB flagThomas Jake Stewart
NSN CYCLING TEAM+11:26
100
IT flagFilippo Fiorelli
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+11:26
101
CO flagJuan Sebastian Molano Benavides
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+11:26
102
PT flagIvo Emanuel Alves Oliveira
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+11:26
103
NL flagMaikel Zijlaard
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+11:26
104
IT flagAlessandro Romele
XDS ASTANA TEAM+11:26
105
GB flagMatthew Brennan
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+11:26
106
GB flagCallum Thornley
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+11:26
107
AU flagHamish Mckenzie
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+12:37
108
AU flagJarrad Eriks Drizners
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+12:37
109
AU flagSamuel Welsford
INEOS GRENADIERS+12:37
110
AU flagKelland O’Brien
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+12:37
111
AU flagLucas Stevenson
Unknown+12:37
112
NZ flagLewis Bower
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+12:37
113
AU flagLucas Hamilton
INEOS GRENADIERS+12:37
114
AU flagLuke Durbridge
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+12:37
115
FR flagHenri François Renard Haquin
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+12:37
116
NZ flagReuben Thompson
Unknown+12:37
117
AU flagMatthew Fox
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ+12:37
118
SI flagŽak Eržen
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+12:37
119
FR flagTitouan Fontaine
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+12:37
120
IT flagPietro Mattio
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+12:37
121
AU flagLiam Walsh
Unknown+12:37
122
DE flagNiklas Märkl
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+12:37
123
NL flagDanny van Poppel
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+12:37
124
IT flagAlberto Dainese
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+12:37
125
DK flagMikkel Norsgaard Bjerg
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+12:37
126
BE flagTim Rex
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+12:37
127
AT flagMichael Gogl
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+12:37
128
DE flagTim Torn Teutenberg
LIDL-TREK+12:37
129
IT flagFrancesco Busatto
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+12:37
130
AT flagPatrick Konrad
LIDL-TREK+12:37
131
NL flagTim Marsman
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+12:37
132
DE flagMaurice Ballerstedt
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+12:37
133
NL flagCasper Cornelis van Uden
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+12:37
134
CH flagJoel Suter
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+12:37
135
NO flagVegard Stake Laengen
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+12:37
136
NO flagStorm Ingebrigtsen
UNO-X MOBILITY+12:37
137
BE flagLionel Taminiaux
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ+17:32
138
DE flagJonas Rutsch
Unknown+19:37

How UAE took control

The 148.1km stage from Norwood to Uraidla featured two ascents of Corkscrew Road, a 2.4km climb averaging 9.7% with gradients reaching 16.2%. On the final ascent, UAE increased the pace and created the winning move.

Adam Yates moved to the front at the base of the climb and set a tempo that immediately fractured the peloton. Luke Plapp (Team Jayco AlUla) was among those distanced on the steepest ramps and lost time in the general classification. With 700m remaining to the summit, Vine launched his attack. Only Narváez could follow.

Picture by Zac Williams/SWpix.com - 22/01/2026 - Cycling - 2026 Tour Down Under - Stage 2 - Norwood to Uraidla - The peloton ascend Corkscrew Road.
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Picture by Zac Williams/SWpix.com - 22/01/2026 - Cycling - 2026 Tour Down Under - Stage 2 - Norwood to Uraidla - The peloton ascend Norton Summit.
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Picture by Zac Williams/SWpix.com - 22/01/2026 - Cycling - 2026 Tour Down Under - Stage 2 - Norwood to Uraidla - Jay Vine, UAE Team XRG, wins Stage 2, while his teammate Jhonathan Narvaez, finishes second.
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Picture by Zac Williams/SWpix.com - 22/01/2026 - Cycling - 2026 Tour Down Under - Stage 2 - Norwood to Uraidla - Jay Vine, UAE Team XRG, wins Stage 2.
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Image credits: Zac Williams/SWpix.com

"Jay was really strong, I was just a passenger on his wheel on the climb," Narváez said afterwards. "He prepared really well for this race."

The duo crested with a 20-second advantage over a small chase group containing Yates, setting a new record on the Corkscrew ascent in the process. Vine drove the pace on the technical descent into Uraidla, extending the gap to 58 seconds by the finish. Narváez did not contest the sprint.

GC implications

Ben O'Connor, Jayco's pre-race GC leader, finished 1:08 down and now trails Vine by 1:28 overall. Schmid is now Jayco's best-placed rider on GC after Plapp's time loss.

With three UAE riders in the top nine on GC, including Yates at 1:23, the team has three riders within 1:30 of the lead heading into Stage 4's triple ascent of Willunga Hill. After two stages, most of the other overall contenders are already more than a minute behind.

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