Debutants
Youngest debutants in Tour Down Under in 2001. There are 50 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROLFE Darren | United Water | 19y + 66d |
| 2 | BATES Gene | Team UniSA | 19y + 196d |
| 3 | MCINTOSH Bruce | United Water | 19y + 229d |
| 4 | LAIDLER Adrian | Team UniSA | 19y + 291d |
| 5 | GERRANS Simon | United Water | 20y + 245d |
| 6 | JENNINGS Cameron | United Water | 21y + 264d |
| 7 | D'AMORE Crescenzo | Mapei - Quickstep | 21y + 289d |
| 8 | DAY Benjamin | Sunsmart - Mitsubishi | 22y + 36d |
| 9 | WILSON Trent | Sunsmart - Mitsubishi | 22y + 59d |
| 10 | SUCKLING Scott | Sunsmart - Mitsubishi | 22y + 110d |
| 11 | TRAMPUSCH Gerhard | Team Telekom | 22y + 158d |
| 12 | SCHRECK Stephan | Team Telekom | 22y + 185d |
| 13 | PAOLINI Luca | Mapei - Quickstep | 23y + 365d |
| 14 | POILVET Benoît | Crédit Agricole | 24y + 142d |
| 15 | VAN HOUT Russell | Team UniSA | 24y + 215d |
| 16 | FUMIC Lado | Team UniSA | 24y + 241d |
| 17 | POWER Ciarán | Linda McCartney - Jacob's Creek - Jaguar | 24y + 253d |
| 18 | CAPELLE Ludovic | AG2R Prévoyance | 24y + 324d |
| 19 | BARTKO Robert | Team Telekom | 25y + 24d |
| 20 | SNORRASON Kristjan | Team UniSA | 25y + 204d |
| 21 | DE WAELE Fabien | Lotto - Adecco | 25y + 242d |
| 22 | D'HOLLANDER Glenn | Lotto - Adecco | 26y + 19d |
| 23 | CIONI Dario David | Mapei - Quickstep | 26y + 45d |
| 24 | TIGHELLO Robert | Sunsmart - Mitsubishi | 26y + 136d |
| 25 | MORIN Anthony | Crédit Agricole | 26y + 203d |
| 26 | SGAMBELLURI Roberto | Team Telekom | 26y + 285d |
| 27 | VAN DYCK Hendrik | Lotto - Adecco | 26y + 346d |
| 28 | HONDO Danilo | Team Telekom | 27y + 12d |
| 29 | BEECKMAN Koen | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 27y + 136d |
| 30 | WILLIAMS Steve | Sunsmart - Mitsubishi | 27y + 253d |
| 31 | JALABERT Nicolas | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 27y + 278d |
| 32 | GRABSCH Ralf | Team Telekom | 27y + 284d |
| 33 | ASMAKER Olivier | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 27y + 309d |
| 34 | PIIL Jakob Storm | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 27y + 313d |
| 35 | NARDELLO Daniele | Mapei - Quickstep | 28y + 167d |
| 36 | VAN HYFTE Paul | Lotto - Adecco | 28y + 363d |
| 37 | BLIJLEVENS Jeroen | Lotto - Adecco | 29y + 18d |
| 38 | JULICH Bobby | Crédit Agricole | 29y + 59d |
| 39 | VAN LANCKER Kurt | Lotto - Adecco | 29y + 117d |
| 40 | STEELS Tom | Mapei - Quickstep | 29y + 136d |
| 41 | DOMÍNGUEZ Juan Carlos | Linda McCartney - Jacob's Creek - Jaguar | 29y + 278d |
| 42 | CUNNINGHAM Steve | Team UniSA | 29y + 321d |
| 43 | JAN Xavier | BigMat - Auber 93 | 30y + 228d |
| 44 | JONKER Patrick | BigMat - Auber 93 | 31y + 236d |
| 45 | LEYSEN Bart | Mapei - Quickstep | 31y + 341d |
| 46 | ZANINI Stefano | Mapei - Quickstep | 31y + 359d |
| 47 | CONTE Biagio | Saeco | 32y + 284d |
| 48 | GALLETTI Alessio | Saeco | 32y + 296d |
| 49 | TANNER John | Linda McCartney - Jacob's Creek - Jaguar | 32y + 347d |
| 50 | SCIREA Mario | Saeco | 36y + 162d |