Surf Coast Classic
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late January |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Oceania Tour |
| Type | one-day |
| Web site | www |
| History (men) | |
| First edition | 2020 |
| Editions | 3 (as of 2025) |
| First winner |  Sam Bennett (IRL) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Most recent |  Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) |
| History (women) | |
| First edition | 2020 |
| Editions | 2 |
| First winner | .svg.png){kind=small} Brodie Chapman (AUS) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Most recent |  Ally Wollaston (NZL) |
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
Men's race
| 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 | |
| 2025[6] | Denmark
|
Tobias Lund Andresen | Team Picnic–PostNL | |
Women's race
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[7] | Australia
|
Brodie Chapman | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
| 2021 | No race | |||
| 2022 | No race | |||
| 2023 | No race | |||
| 2025 | New Zealand
|
Ally Wollaston | FDJ–Suez | |
References
- ^ "Race Torquay". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Mid-week racing returns for 2024". Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Sam Bennett wins men's Race Torquay". CyclingNews.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Taylor, James (17 July 2023). "Race Torquay yet to return to Cadel's race". Surf Coast Times. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Surf Coast Classic: Biniam Girmay sprints to victory". Global Cycling Network. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Tobias Lund Andresen wins charged edition of men's Surf Coast Classic". www.cyclingnews.com/. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Chapman wins women's Race Torquay". CyclingNews.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.