Road racing is back! The Tour Down Under, the opening race of the 2023 World Tour, will be held from January 17-22.

The 2023 Women's World Tour also kicks off this month, with the Women's Tour Down Under taking place January 15-17.

Cycling News will bring you race reports, analysis, and news before, during, and after the races as the big names gather in Australia to kick off the new season.

The Tour Down Under will be broadcast live in Europe and around the world.

Both races will return for the first time since 2020 after a series of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the women's race, many of the big names are from Australia, so there will be plenty of locals to cheer on during the three-day event.

Local team Jayco Alura will feature Ruby Roseman-Gannon, Alexandra Manley, and Jessica Allen, while Trek Segafredo will have Amanda Spratt and Brody Chapman. Grace Brown will lead FDJ-Suez, while Rachel Neylan will compete for the Australian National Team. Elsewhere, EF Education Cibco-SVB will be led by Lauren Stevens and Krista Dobel Hickok.

On the men's side, Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), Michael Matthews (Jayco Aroura), Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroen), Kayden Groves, and Robert Stannard (Alpecin-Deceuninck) are the home favorites, Michael Stoller (Groupama-FDJ), Luke Plapp (Ineos Grenadiers), Rohan Dennis (Jumbo-Visma), Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates) and Caleb Yuan (Australia).

Others include Simon Yates (Jayco Aroura), Geraint Thomas, Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers), George Bennett (UAE Team Emirates), Chris Froome (Israel Premier Tech), Albert Bettiol ( EF Education Easy Post), and Pero Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) are among the big names competing.

Read more about how to watch the 2023 Tour Down Under here. Check here for route details.

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Television coverage of both races will begin at 01:30 GMT (20:30 EST) and will run for approximately 3-4 hours, depending on the length of the stage.

The Tour Down Under is broadcast in the UK and Europe on GCN+ (open in new tab) and Eurosport - via Discovery+ (open in new tab).

Discovery+ subscriptions cost £6.99/$9.15/month and a 12-month pass costs £59.99/$78.51; a one-year pass for GCN+ costs £39.99/$45.35 and a monthly pass costs £6.99/$7.93.

In the US, Flobikes (opens in new tab) will televise the race; a one-year subscription costs $150 in the US and $209.99 in Canada.

Note, however, that regional restrictions may apply if you are out of the country during the race or on vacation.

However, you can work around this by accessing the stream via VPN.

ExpressVPN (opens in new tab) offers the ability to simulate being in your home country and watch the race live on a variety of devices, including Smart TV, Fire TV Stick, PC, Mac, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, and tablet. viewers can watch the race on a variety of devices, including.