AusCycling has released the course details for the 2025 Australian Road National Championships and while the location has moved to Perth, Western Australia it is once again a route that is neither flat nor mountainous, but in between. What has changed is the schedule, with the women's elite and U23 road race now closing proceedings on Sunday afternoon, with the men's race having taken its usual morning slot.
The January 8-12 event which opens the Australian summer of racing and decides the national titles is heading to Perth for three years, after spending two decades on a fixed course near Ballarat in Victoria, with its race shaping Buninyong climb a crucial part of the repeated 11.6km circuit.
As the race moves to Western Australia the road race will again play out on a loop, this time one that is 13.6km long with a similar amount of climbing, with 193m of elevation gain in each slightly longer laps that contain an uphill drag in the first half and pinches in the final stages.
“Between the lush greenery and spectacular lookouts of Kings Park, and the cosmopolitan city streets of the CBD, I can’t think of a more appropriate setting for Australia’s road race championships,” said Kipp Kaufmann, AusCycling’s Executive General Manager – Sport.
“The course is challenging, but equitable: it doesn’t suit just one type of racer. A punchy climber may be able to get away, while a cagey sprinter may be able to hang on. It’s anyone’s race."
