The Bay Crits have for many years provided that first burst of summer racing in Australia, delivering an often telling opening foray to a jam-packed January where WorldTour professionals and domestic hopefuls combine to give local cycling fans a rare opportunity to see top-level racing on their home roads. The criterium series which acted as a harbinger of the season, however, has now crowned its final victors.
Organisers said on Thursday that the 2023 edition, won by Brenton Jones and Ruby Roseman-Gannon, was the end of the road for a race that started in 1989 and has the likes of Robbie McEwen, Kathy Watts, Caleb Ewan and Chloe Hosking on the winners list.
