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Simone Giuliani

‘Raising the bar’ in Australia – A first Surf Coast Classic for the women and a category bump in 2026

Race director Scott Sunderland prepares to wave off the riders for the women's Surf Coast Classic .

The COVID-19 race cancellations of 2021 and 2022 put a serious dent in the evolution and growth of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race but 2025 sees the addition of the mid-week Surf Coast Classic races for men and women before the WorldTour races at the weekend.

"But we're here today. In 2025 we have a Women's one day Surf Coast Classic and the men's so we're really, really happy." Race director Scott Sunderland said with pride after working to develop the races after the pandemic.

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