Joseph Sunde Memorial

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The Joseph Sunde Memorial is a single day road cycling race held in Australia. The race exists of only a men's race.

Cycling riding a bicycle

Cycling, also called biking or bicycling, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bikers", or less commonly, as "bicyclists". Apart from two-wheeled bicycles, "cycling" also includes the riding of unicycles, tricycles, quadracycles, recumbent and similar human-powered vehicles (HPVs).

Australia Country in Oceania

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.

Past winners

YearWinner
2013
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Philip Grenfell
2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Kelly
2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Kersten
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Cater
2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trent Wilson
2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun Higgerson
2006 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeffrey Hopkins
2005 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Sutton
2004 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Glennan
2003 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graeme Moffet
2002 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeffrey Hopkins
2001 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jens Mouris
2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Dangerfield
1999 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brent Dawson
1998 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt White
1997 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Spurgeon
1996 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian Back
1995 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Gaudry
1994 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew McGee

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