The Surf Coast will host a pair of spectacular mid-week cycling races as part of the 2025 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.
Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopoulos has announced the return of the Surf Coast Classic as part of the 2025 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.
Cycling fans will be able to see world class cyclists up close, as the race takes elite men’s and women’s teams to some of the most challenging and scenic roads in the state.
The men’s and women’s mid-week races will act as a precursor to the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race to be held across Geelong, Ocean Grove and Torquay on the weekend of 1-2 February 2025.
The races are offering up equal prize money for men and women, with the women’s race now only 100 days away on 29 January, followed by the men’s race on 30 January.
Both will start in the picturesque town of Lorne and finish with a sprint along The Esplanade in Torquay – with the men’s race spanning 157 kilometres and the women’s covering a demanding 118-kilometre route.
The 2025 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race will mark the 10th edition of the iconic Australian cycling event.
Since it was first held in 2015 the race has continued to grow in numbers and prestige, attracting the world’s top cyclists and tens of thousands of spectators each year. In 2024, more than 140,000 people attended the event.
Cadel Evans said: “It’s great to see the Surf Coast Classic return and for our Elite Men’s and Women’s teams to race on the beautiful roads from Lorne to Torquay.”
“Point-to-point races are exciting to ride in and even more exciting to watch, and it’ll be another blistering finish along the Esplanade in Torquay to see who can cross the finish gantry first.”
“Join me on the course to watch the world’s best ahead of another action-packed weekend of cycling,” he said.
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