After the huge success of the inaugural UCI 1.1. circuit race in 2020 – won by the man of the moment Sam Bennett and our Aussie champ Brodie Chapman – TAC Race Torquay will be back bigger and better in 2022!
2020 Winner:
Brodie Chapman, FDJ Nouvelle – Aquitaine Futuroscope
Average speed of the winner: 36.9km/h
Duration: 12pm to 2:45pm
Circuit: 8 x 13km laps totalling 104km
Intermediate Sprints Surf Coast Times Super Sprint 1
Tanja Erath, Canyon//SRAM Racing
Intermediate Sprints Surf Coast Times Super Sprint 2
Brodie Chapman, FDJ Nouvelle – Aquitaine Futuroscope
2020 Winner:
Sam Bennett, Deceuninck – Quick-Step
Average speed of the winner: 44.0km/h
Duration: 4:45 pm to 7:45pm
Circuit: 10 x 13km laps totalling 130km
Intermediate Sprints Surf Coast Times Super Sprint 1
Neilson Powless, EF Education First
Intermediate Sprints Surf Coast Times Super Sprint 2
Kiel Reijnen, Trek-Segafredo
Starting and finishing on The Esplanade, the 13km circuit will follow a clockwise direction with the peloton racing along Bell Street before hitting the iconic Great Ocean Road, Duffields and Messmate Roads.
You can expect fast and dynamic racing, with the riders guaranteed to be attacking as they punch over the two short climbs on the back of the circuit. The peloton then heads back via South Beach Road, and there’s a quick decent to Horseshoe Bend Road before hitting the finish line in the heart of Torquay.
The riders will battle it out in the Surf Coast Times Super Sprints on laps 3 and 6. The winner-takes-all format for the intermediate sprints will see the racing heat up early with a cash prize up for grabs. From there, it’s all about line honours and becoming the inaugural winner of TAC Race Torquay.
Line the track or check out the action from the Event Village and community hub opposite Price Street.
Sam Bennett (Deceuninck – Quick-Step), 2020 men’s winner
Brodie Chapman (FDJ Nouvelle – Aquitaine Futuroscope), 2020 women’s winner
Scott Sunderland, Race Director
Meg Jacobs, TAC Senior Manager, Engagement
Darren Cheeseman, Member for South Barwon
Rose Hodge, Surf Coast Shire Mayor
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