Race details | |
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Date | Late January |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Oceania Tour |
Type | one-day |
Web site | www![]() |
History | |
First edition | 2020 |
Editions | 1 (as of 2020) |
First winner | ![]() |
Most wins | No repeat winners |
Most recent | ![]() |
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Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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2020 [2] | ![]() | Sam Bennett | Deceuninck–Quick-Step |
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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2020 [3] | ![]() | Brodie Chapman | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope |
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