Women's Herald Sun Tour

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Women's Herald Sun Tour
Race details
DateJanuary–February
Region Australia
Discipline Road
Competition UCI 2.2 (2018–)
TypeStage race
History
First edition2018
Editions3 (as of 2020)
First winnerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Brodie Chapman  (AUS)
Most winsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Lucy Kennedy  (AUS) (2 wins)
Most recentFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Lucy Kennedy  (AUS)

The Women's Herald Sun Tour is an annual professional road bicycle racing event for women in Australia. It is held in conjunction with the Herald Sun Tour. [1]

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Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Brodie Chapman Australia (national team)
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Lucy Kennedy Mitchelton-Scott
2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Lucy Kennedy Mitchelton-Scott

Classification leaders' jerseys

Classification201820192020
General Jersey yellow.svg
Sprints Jersey green.svg
Mountains Jersey blackdots.png
Youth Jersey white.svg
Competitive Jersey orange.svg

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References

  1. "Womens Herald Sun Tour 2018 Stage 2 (ITT) results".