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

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
🥇
Jay Vine
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG3:36:42
🥈
Jhonatan Narvaez Prado
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+00
🥉
Mauro Schmid
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+58
4
Andreas Lorentz Kron
UNO-X MOBILITY+58
5
Filippo Zana
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+58
6
Natnael Tesfatsion
MOVISTAR TEAM+58
7
Adam Richard Yates
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+58
8
Matteo Sobrero
LIDL-TREK+58
9
Harrison Sweeny
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+58
10
Marco Brenner
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+58
11
Nicholas Schultz
NSN CYCLING TEAM+1:08
12
Andrea Raccagni Noviero
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+1:08
13
Nicolas Prodhomme
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+1:08
14
Ben O'Connor
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+1:08
15
Christopher Hamilton
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+1:08
16
Gal Glivar
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+1:08
17
Javier Romo Oliver
MOVISTAR TEAM+1:08
18
Anthon Charmig
UNO-X MOBILITY+1:08
19
Christopher Harper
Unknown+1:08
20
Anton Schiffer
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+1:08
21
Sam Oomen
LIDL-TREK+1:08
22
Michael Shea Leonard
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+1:08
23
Embret Svestad-Bårdseng
INEOS GRENADIERS+1:08
24
Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda Hernandez
MOVISTAR TEAM+1:08
25
Per Strand Hagenes
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+1:43
26
Oliver Bleddyn
Unknown+1:43
27
Georg Zimmermann
Unknown+1:43
28
Pascal Eenkhoorn
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+1:43
29
Edoardo Zambanini
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+1:43
30
Santiago Buitrago Sanchez
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+1:43
31
Andrea Bagioli
LIDL-TREK+1:43
32
Matthew Greenwood
Unknown+1:43
33
Florian Stork
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+1:43
34
Jefferson Cepeda Ortiz
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+1:43
35
Lucas Plapp
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+1:43
36
Brady Gilmore
NSN CYCLING TEAM+2:17
37
Tom Donnenwirth
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+2:17
38
Matthew Dinham
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+2:17
39
Simone Velasco
XDS ASTANA TEAM+2:17
40
Menno Huising
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+2:17
41
Oliver Peace
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+2:17
42
Rudy Porter
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+2:17
43
Davide Toneatti
XDS ASTANA TEAM+2:17
44
Antoine L'Hote
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+2:17
45
Florian Samuel Kajamini
XDS ASTANA TEAM+2:17
46
Kévin Geniets
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+2:17
47
Finn Lachlan Fox Fisher-Black
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+2:17
48
Darren van Bekkum
XDS ASTANA TEAM+2:17
49
George Bennett
NSN CYCLING TEAM+2:17
50
James Knox
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+2:17
51
Callum Scotson
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+2:17
52
Guillaume Martin Guyonnet
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+2:17
53
Pavel Novák
MOVISTAR TEAM+2:17
54
Lennert van Eetvelt
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ+2:21
55
Casper Pedersen
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+2:21
56
Enzo Paleni
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+2:21
57
Jack Haig
INEOS GRENADIERS+2:21
58
Marco Schrettl
XDS ASTANA TEAM+2:21
59
Haimar Etxeberria Ansalas
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+2:30
60
Baptiste Veistroffer
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ+4:08
61
Jacopo Mosca
LIDL-TREK+4:08
62
Gonzalo Serrano Rodriguez
MOVISTAR TEAM+4:08
63
Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier
LIDL-TREK+4:08
64
Erik Nordsaeter Resell
UNO-X MOBILITY+4:08
65
Anders Skaarseth
UNO-X MOBILITY+4:08
66
Samuel Watson
INEOS GRENADIERS+4:08
67
Michal Kwiatkowski
INEOS GRENADIERS+4:08
68
Max Walker
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+4:08
69
Aaron Murray Gate
XDS ASTANA TEAM+4:08
70
Damien Craig Howson
Unknown+4:08
71
Alastair Mackellar
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+4:08
72
Luke Tuckwell
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+4:08
73
Rémi Cavagna
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+6:35
74
Oscar Chamberlain
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+6:35
75
Patrick Eddy
Unknown+6:35
76
Manlio Moro
MOVISTAR TEAM+8:27
77
Luke Lamperti
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+8:51
78
Pepijn Reinderink
Unknown+8:51
79
Jardi Christiaan van der Lee
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+8:51
80
Jensen Plowright
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+9:20
81
Martin Bugge
UNO-X MOBILITY+10:46
82
Pierre Gautherat
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+11:26
83
Tobias Lund Andresen
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+11:26
84
Oliver Stockwell
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+11:26
85
Fran Miholjević
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+11:26
86
Robert Stannard
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+11:26
87
Petr Kelemen
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+11:26
88
Ethan Kane Vernon
NSN CYCLING TEAM+11:26
89
Simon James Clarke
NSN CYCLING TEAM+11:26
90
Laurence Pithie
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+11:26
91
Stian Edvardsen-Fredheim
UNO-X MOBILITY+11:26
92
Tord Gudmestad
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+11:26
93
Sente Sentjens
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+11:26
94
Luc Wirtgen
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+11:26
95
Albert Torres Barcelo
MOVISTAR TEAM+11:26
96
Fabio van den Bossche
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+11:26
97
Corbin John Strong
NSN CYCLING TEAM+11:26
98
Ben Swift
INEOS GRENADIERS+11:26
99
Thomas Jake Stewart
NSN CYCLING TEAM+11:26
100
Filippo Fiorelli
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+11:26
101
Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+11:26
102
Ivo Emanuel Alves Oliveira
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+11:26
103
Maikel Zijlaard
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+11:26
104
Alessandro Romele
XDS ASTANA TEAM+11:26
105
Matthew Brennan
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+11:26
106
Callum Thornley
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+11:26
107
Hamish Mckenzie
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+12:37
108
Jarrad Eriks Drizners
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+12:37
109
Samuel Welsford
INEOS GRENADIERS+12:37
110
Kelland O’Brien
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+12:37
111
Lucas Stevenson
Unknown+12:37
112
Lewis Bower
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+12:37
113
Lucas Hamilton
INEOS GRENADIERS+12:37
114
Luke Durbridge
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+12:37
115
Henri François Renard Haquin
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+12:37
116
Reuben Thompson
Unknown+12:37
117
Matthew Fox
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ+12:37
118
Žak Eržen
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+12:37
119
Titouan Fontaine
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+12:37
120
Pietro Mattio
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+12:37
121
Liam Walsh
Unknown+12:37
122
Niklas Märkl
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+12:37
123
Danny van Poppel
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+12:37
124
Alberto Dainese
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+12:37
125
Mikkel Norsgaard Bjerg
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+12:37
126
Tim Rex
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+12:37
127
Michael Gogl
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+12:37
128
Tim Torn Teutenberg
LIDL-TREK+12:37
129
Francesco Busatto
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+12:37
130
Patrick Konrad
LIDL-TREK+12:37
131
Tim Marsman
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+12:37
132
Maurice Ballerstedt
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+12:37
133
Casper Cornelis van Uden
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+12:37
134
Joel Suter
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+12:37
135
Vegard Stake Laengen
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+12:37
136
Storm Ingebrigtsen
UNO-X MOBILITY+12:37
137
Lionel Taminiaux
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ+17:32
138
Jonas 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.

Cover image credit: Zac Williams/SWpix.com

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