Andrea Raccagni Noviero continues his excellent Tour Down Under and today he conquered the best young rider jersey of the Australian race: "Until today, Michael Leonard and I practically had the same time in the classification. With the team, we decided to sprint with time bonuses to try to gain ground. I launched myself in the sprint and won. Then I finished in the final sprint, I'm really happy. Tomorrow I'll try to keep this white jersey, even though I'm sure there will be a battle, it's the last day for everyone and we'll really go all out".

Then the Genoese Soudal Quick Step rider, who will turn 22 on Monday and currently sits sixth in the general classification, adds: "Last year I came to race here but didn't have the legs, then I finished 2025 on an upward trend and immediately thought about returning to Australia to do well. I believe tomorrow's stage will be like a classic, we'll go full throttle from start to finish. If I have good legs, I'll try to gain two or three positions, while I think Vine has such an advantage for the final victory that he won't have problems, even though Narvaez's withdrawal certainly complicates things a bit for UAE".