Australia’s oldest and longest one day road cycling race, the Powercor Melbourne to Warrnambool and the Lochard Energy Women’s Warrnambool Cycling Classic is set to take place on Feb 8 and 9. Entrenched in history as the worlds; second oldest one-day race, an 1895 debut saw participants cycle 267km from Melbourne to Warrnambool, before reversing …
In an enthralling return to racing after breaking her collarbone only a month ago, Lucy Stewart emerged from the day’s breakaway to claim the Lochard Energy Women’s Warrnambool Classic. It was the perfect response from Stewart, who missed important races on the Australian summer calendar as she recovered from injury. Despite still being a teenager, …
After 267km and six hours and 24 minutes of racing, O’Brien was able to arrive at the finish line by himself after he rode away from his breakaway companions with six kilometres remaining to become the 108th winner of Australia’s oldest bike race. “As everyone knows, I’m the slowest guy in the bike race, if …
THE 108TH MELBOURNE TO WARRNAMBOOL It may be the last race of summer, but this weekend’s Melbourne to Warrnambool Cycling Festival marks the beginning of Australia’s domestic road series. Saturday will host Australia’s oldest bike race, the Powercor Melbourne to Warrnambool. The men will cover 267km in the 108th edition on Saturday. While Sunday will …
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The current Australian National Time Trial Champion will be on the Lochard Energy Warrnambool Women’s Classic start line in Colac this Sunday, as she aims to add her name to the honour roll. This Sunday will be Brown’s debut at the Lochard Energy Warrnambool Women’s Cycling Classic. Prior to 2022 the women’s event was run …
Grace Brown to race the Lochard Energy Warrnambool Women’s Classic this Sunday. Read More »
The nation’s elite will contest Australia’s most iconic and prestigious bike races, the Powercor Melbourne to Warrnambool and the Warrnambool Women’s Cycling Classic. The Melbourne to Warrnambool is one of Australia’s oldest bike races, dating back to 1895, this year the ‘Warrny’ will be AusCycling’s first stop on the National Road Series calendar. The Melbourne …
Australia’s top domestic riders headline the 108th Melbourne to Warrnambool. Read More »
It was a super-charged bunch sprint that decided the title, with Sophie Edwards (ARA Skip Capital) surging to the line to claim the second iteration of the Lochard Energy Warrnambool Women’s Cycling Classic – one of the longest one-day road races in the world for women at 160 kilometres.
Cycling legend and multiple Grand Tour winner Chris Froome has described the Powercor Melbourne to Warrnambool as a ‘great race but brutal’, after surviving over seven hours on the bike to finish in 12th position behind winner Tristan Saunders (Team BridgeLane) in front of a huge crowd in Warrnambool.
Chris Froome’s late entry overnight in conjunction with the UCI and Israel Premier-Tech and fans will see the superstar line up for the Powercor Melbourne to Warrnambool starting at 8.00am tomorrow morning at Avalon Airport.
Victoria’s Summer of Cycling will finish with a crescendo as nearly 200 male and female riders will line up for their tilt at one of the sports oldest and grandest titles.
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