Herald Sun Tour

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Herald Sun Tour
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Race details
DateFebruary
Region Victoria, Australia
Local name(s)Jayco Herald Sun Tour
DisciplineRoad
Competition UCI Oceania Tour (2.1)
Type Stage race
Race directorScott McGrory
Web site www.heraldsuntour.com.au OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1952 (1952)
Editions67 (as of 2020)
First winnerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Keith Rowley  (AUS)
Most winsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Barry Waddell  (AUS)(5 wins)
Most recentFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Jai Hindley  (AUS)

The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually over five days in February, though as of 2024 the most recent edition was in 2020. It is named after the Herald Sun , Melbourne's only daily tabloid newspaper. It was originally known as the Sun Tour after The Sun News-Pictorial , and changed its name when The Sun News-Pictorial merged with The Herald in 1990.

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History

In 1952 the first general classification winner was Keith Rowley, a Maffra sheep farmer, in a time of 42 h 57 min 55 s. The first King of the Mountain and Sprint champion was Jack (John) McDonough from Coburg.

Australian cyclists dominated the first 30 editions of the race, before its status rose and began attracting overseas stars. By the year 2000, the race had shifted to October and Australia's cyclists racing in Europe began to compete in the race. The resulting rise in the event's standard saw the race become rated by the UCI for the first time in 2005. Several notable Australian cyclists have won the General classification including Stuart O'Grady in 2008, Baden Cooke in 2002, Neil Stephens in 1986, and Russell Mockridge in 1957.

The 2004 race was conducted from 14 to 24 October 2004 and involved 85 cyclists in seventeen teams of five. Thirteen stages were completed with a total distance of 1110.7 km, 119 intermediate sprints and 37 hill climbs, including the two category one climbs of Mount Baw Baw and in the Otway Ranges. Swedish rider Jonas Ljungblad won the General classification in the time of 26 h 39 min 55 s. Karl Menzies won the sprint classification and Phillip Thuaux won the Mountains classification.

After the 2009 race, the organisers of the Herald Sun Tour proposed moving the race from its traditional October date to February, with no edition in 2010. Cycling Australia approved the move, [1] but in the face of opposition from the UCI, [2] the plans never came to fruition. In the end, the 2010 race was "held over" due to the 2010 UCI Road World Championships being held in Geelong and Melbourne, and the race returned to the calendar in October 2011. [3] The UCI accepted a change of date the following year, with a January 2013 date instead of October 2012, but downgraded the race from 2.1 to a National Event, preventing most professional teams from across the world from taking part. [4]

2014

The next edition of the Tour was held from 5–9 February 2014, and regained a UCI 2.1 ranking, permitting top level trade teams to again compete. [5] Due to numerous bushfires across Victoria the last stage of the race was cancelled, with Orica–GreenEDGE rider Simon Clarke declared the winner. [6]

2016

The 63rd edition of the Tour got a huge profile boost when reigning Tour de France champion Chris Froome of Team Sky confirmed he would be starting his 2016 season at the event, having previously participated in 2008 with the Barloworld team where he finished 4th overall. Froome won the overall title on the final stage on Arthurs Seat, making him the first defending Tour de France champion to win the race, with teammate Peter Kennaugh finishing second and Damien Howson of Orica-GreenEdge placing third. He also took the mountains classification. [7]

2017

The 64th edition of the race was won by Damien Howson of Orica–Scott. [8]

2018

The 65th edition of the Herald Sun Tour was won by Esteban Chaves of the World Tour ranked Mitchelton–Scott team. Michelton Scott dominated the general classification of the 2018 edition with teammates Cameron Meyer (2nd) and previous winner Damien Howson (3rd) rounding out the final podium. [9]

2019

The 66th edition of the race was won by Dylan van Baarle of Team Sky. Rounding out the podium were Nick Schultz of Mitchelton–Scott and Michael Woods of EF Education First. [10]

2021 and beyond

In August 2020, the 2021 edition was cancelled due to the uncertainty and unpredictability caused by the impact of COVID-19. The event was rescheduled to February 2022, [11] but was cancelled due to continuing uncertainty around the pandemic. [12]

In October 2022, the 2023 race was cancelled due to "ongoing logistical, planning, timing, and workforce challenges" but the race planned to return for 2024. [13] [14] However it failed to return for the 2024 season. [15]

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1952Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Keith Rowley
1953Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Basil Halsall
1954Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hector Sutherland
1955Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Allan Geddes
1956Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia George Goodwin
1957Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Russell Mockridge
1958Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia John Young
1959Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Peter Panton
1960Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Peter Panton
1961Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia John Young
1962Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bill Knevitt
1963Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bill Lawrie
1964Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Barry Waddell
1965Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Barry Waddell
1966Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Barry Waddell
1967Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Barry Waddell
1968Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Barry Waddell
1969Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Keith Oliver
1970Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Trevor Williamson
1971Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Graham McVilly
1972Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Ken Evans
1973Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Graham McVilly
1974Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Graham McVilly
1975Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia John Trevorrow
1976Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Peter Besanko
1977Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia John Trevorrow
1978Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Terry Hammond
1979Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia John Trevorrow Warracknabeal
1980Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia David Allan Pony Sport Holland
1981Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Clyde Sefton Mansfield
1982Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Terry Hammond Clemenso–Mavic
1983Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Shane Sutton Clemenso–Mavic
1984Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Gary Sutton Clarence Street Cyclery
1985Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Malcolm Elliott Raleigh–Weinmann
1986Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Neil Stephens Repco
1987Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stefano Tomasini Remac–Fanini
1988Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Adri van der Poel PDM–Ultima–Concorde
1989Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Marcel Arntz Paternina
1990Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Udo Bölts Caltex
1991Flag of the United States.svg  United States Michael Engleman Coors Light
1992Flag of the United States.svg  United States Bart Bowen Subaru–Montgomery
1993Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain David Mann Coors Light–Serotta
1994Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Christian Henn Team Telekom
1995Flag of the United States.svg  United States Andy Bishop Echuca-Moama
1996Flag of the United States.svg  United States Scott Moninger Tattersall's
1997Flag of the United States.svg  United States Norman Alvis Sweethearts Oranges
1998Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Alessandro Pozzi Sweethearts Oranges
1999Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Michael Blaudzun home–Jack & Jones
2000Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Eugen Wacker Mróz–Supradyn Witaminy
2001Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Peter Wrolich Gerolsteiner
2002Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Baden Cooke Française des Jeux
2003Flag of the United States.svg  United States Tim Johnson Saturn Cycling Team
2004Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Jonas Ljungblad Amore & Vita–Beretta
2005Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Simon Gerrans AG2R Prévoyance
2006Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Simon Gerrans AG2R Prévoyance
2007Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Matthew Wilson Unibet.com
2008Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Stuart O'Grady CSC–Saxo Bank
2009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Bradley Wiggins Garmin–Slipstream
2010No race
2011Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Nathan Haas Genesys Wealth Advisers
2012No race
2013Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Calvin Watson Jayco-VIS-Apollo
2014Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Simon Clarke Orica–GreenEDGE
2015 [6] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Cameron Meyer Orica–GreenEDGE
2016 [7] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Chris Froome Team Sky
2017 [8] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Damien Howson Orica–Scott
2018 [9] Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Esteban Chaves Mitchelton–Scott
2019 [10] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Dylan van Baarle Team Sky
2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Jai Hindley Team Sunweb
2021−4No race

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