A UCI Sanctioned 1.1 Classification point-to-point event will see elite teams race 157km in this lead-in event to the weekend’s races.
Date: Thursday 30 January 2025
Start Location: Lorne (Mountjoy Parade, near Williams Street)
Start Time: 11:00am
Finish Location: The Esplanade, Torquay (corner of Cowrie Road)
Finish Time: Approximately 2:20pm – 2:40pm
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From the Lorne start, the course features a challenging 10km uphill climb inland towards Dean Marsh. Following the rolling roads of the Surf Coast Shire and country townships, the fast-paced peloton navigated a few critical corners in the slightly downhill run into the coastal town of Torquay.
Crossing Spring Creek, down Anderson Street, the peloton will turn left onto The Esplanade for what is set to be a thrilling sprint finish by the beach.
Last year, the inaugural edition of this UCI Sanctioned 1.1 Classification event was taken out by Eritrean superstar, Binam Girmay (Intermaché Wanty) who went on to become the first African to win the three stages and the coveted sprinter’s green jersey at the Tour de France later in the year.