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'''Race Torquay''' is a [[one-day race (cycling)|one-day]] cycling race held annually in [[Australia]] since 2020. It is rated as a 1.1 event on the [[UCI Oceania Tour]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gravel-and-tar/2018 | title=2018 Gravel and Tar | work=ProCyclingStats | accessdate=18 February 2018}}</ref>
'''Surf Coast Classic''' is a [[one-day race (cycling)|one-day]] cycling race held in [[Australia]] since 2020 initially called Race Torquay. The race is held a few days before the [[Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race]]. It is rated as a 1.1 event on the [[UCI Oceania Tour]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/race-torquay/2020 | title=Race Torquay | work=ProCyclingStats | accessdate=29 January 2020}}</ref> In 2024 the race was renamed as the Geelong Classic for Women and Surf Coast Classic for men.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mid-week racing returns for 2024 |url=https://www.cadelevansgreatoceanroadrace.com.au/news-media/news/mid-week-racing-returns-for-2024/ |website=Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race |access-date=25 January 2024 |date=7 December 2023}}</ref>


==Winners==
==Winners==
=== Men's race ===
=== Men's race ===
{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2020<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/race-torquay-2020/elite-men/results/ | title=Sam Bennett wins men's Race Torquay|website= CyclingNews.com|accessdate= 30 January 2020}}</ref>|name={{sortname|Sam|Bennett|dab=cyclist}}|nat=IRL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|QST|2020}}}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=2021|reason=[[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia]]}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=2022|reason=[[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia]]}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=2023|reason=clash with [[Australia Day]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=James |title=Race Torquay yet to return to Cadel's race |url=https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/surfcoasttimes/news/race-torquay-yet-to-return-to-cadels-race/ |website=Surf Coast Times |access-date=25 January 2024 |language=en-AU |date=17 July 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Surf Coast Classic: Biniam Girmay sprints to victory |url=https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/racing/results/surf-coast-classic-biniam-girmay-sprints-to-victory |website=Global Cycling Network |access-date=25 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>|name={{sortname|Biniam|Girmay}}|nat=ERI|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|IWG|2024}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}


=== Women's race ===
=== Women's race ===
{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2020<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/race-torquay-2020/eite-women/results/ | title=Chapman wins women's Race Torquay|website= CyclingNews.com|accessdate= 30 January 2020}}</ref>|name={{sortname|Brodie|Chapman}}|nat=AUS|team={{UCI team code|FUT|2020}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Cycle races in Australia]]
[[Category:Cycle races in Australia]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2020]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2020]]
[[Category:UCI Oceania Tour races]]
[[Category:UCI Oceania Tour races]]
[[Category:2020 establishments in Australia]]


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Latest revision as of 22:34, 4 February 2024

Surf Coast Classic
Race details
DateLate January
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Oceania Tour
Typeone-day
Web sitewww.cadelevansgreatoceanroadrace.com.au/race-torquay/overview/ Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition2020 (2020)
Editions2 (as of 2024)
First winner Sam Bennett (IRL)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Most recent Biniam Girmay (ERI)

Surf Coast Classic is a one-day cycling race held in Australia since 2020 initially called Race Torquay. The race is held a few days before the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. It is rated as a 1.1 event on the UCI Oceania Tour.[1] In 2024 the race was renamed as the Geelong Classic for Women and Surf Coast Classic for men.[2]

Winners[edit]

Men's race[edit]

Year Country Rider Team
2020[3]  Ireland Sam Bennett Deceuninck–Quick-Step
2021 No race due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
2022 No race due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
2023 No race due to clash with Australia Day[4]
2024[5]  Eritrea Biniam Girmay Intermarché–Wanty

Women's race[edit]

Year Country Rider Team
2020[6]  Australia Brodie Chapman FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Race Torquay". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Mid-week racing returns for 2024". Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Sam Bennett wins men's Race Torquay". CyclingNews.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. ^ Taylor, James (17 July 2023). "Race Torquay yet to return to Cadel's race". Surf Coast Times. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Surf Coast Classic: Biniam Girmay sprints to victory". Global Cycling Network. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Chapman wins women's Race Torquay". CyclingNews.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.


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