Over the history of the Melbourne to Warrnambool, there has been a prize for the top-finishing female rider, but the women raced among the men, a race within a race. 

Since 2022 the Lochard Energy Warrnambool Women’s Classic has been raced over a tough 160 kilometre course from Colac to Warrnambool. The race is the longest one-day road race for women in the world over the calendar year and be run as part of the National Road Series, the premier domestic road cycling competition.

• Sunday February 9, leaving Colac Velodrome at 9.30am
• Expected finish time at Raglan Pde Warrnambool between 1pm and  2pm
• The race will be broadcast on SBS On Demand and the SBS Cycling Central Facebook page from 11:00am to 2:00pm AEDT.