{{Short description|Australian one-day road cycling race}} {{Infobox cycling race | name = Surf Coast Classic | current_event = | image = | image_caption = | date = Late January | region = | english = | localnames = | nickname = | discipline = Road | competition = UCI Oceania Tour (2020–25)<br>UCI ProSeries (2026–)<br> UCI Women's ProSeries | type = one-day | organiser = | director = | first = {{Start date|2020}} | number = 3 (as of 2026) | final = | firstwinner = {{flagathlete|Sam Bennett|IRL}} | mostwins = ''No repeat winners'' | mostrecent = {{flagathlete|Tobias Lund Andresen|DEN}} |mostrecent_women={{flagathlete|Ally Wollaston|NZL}}|mostwins_women=''No repeat winners''|number_women=3|first_women=2020|firstwinner_women={{flagathlete|Brodie Chapman|AUS}}}}
'''Surf Coast Classic''' is a one-day cycling race held in Australia since 2020 initially called Race Torquay. The race is held a few days before the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. The men's race was rated as a 1.1 event on the UCI Oceania Tour,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/race-torquay/2020 | title=Race Torquay | work=ProCyclingStats | accessdate=29 January 2020}}</ref> before being upgraded to 1.Pro event. In 2024 the race was renamed as the Geelong Classic for Women and Surf Coast Classic for men.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 December 2023 |title=Mid-week racing returns for 2024 |url=https://www.cadelevansgreatoceanroadrace.com.au/news-media/news/mid-week-racing-returns-for-2024/ |access-date=25 January 2024 |website=Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race}}</ref>
In 2026, the men's race and women's race moved to the UCI ProSeries and UCIWomen's ProSeries respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Surf Coast Classic - Men |url=https://www.uci.org/competition-details/2026/ROA/77973 |website=UCI |access-date=18 October 2025}}</ref> The 2026 races were cancelled at the last minute, owing to a high risk of bushfires.<ref name="SCC2026" />
==Winners== === Men's race === {{Cycling past winner start}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2020<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/race-torquay-2020/elite-men/results/ | title=Sam Bennett wins men's Race Torquay|website= CyclingNews.com|accessdate= 30 January 2020}}</ref>|name={{sortname|Sam|Bennett|dab=cyclist}}|nat=IRL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|QST|2020}}}} {{Cycling pw no race|year=2021|reason=COVID-19 pandemic in Australia}} {{Cycling pw no race|year=2022|reason=COVID-19 pandemic in Australia}} {{Cycling pw no race|year=2023|reason=clash with Australia Day<ref name="SCC2023">{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=James |title=Race Torquay yet to return to Cadel's race |url=https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/surfcoasttimes/news/race-torquay-yet-to-return-to-cadels-race/ |website=Surf Coast Times |access-date=25 January 2024 |language=en-AU |date=17 July 2023}}</ref>}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Surf Coast Classic: Biniam Girmay sprints to victory |url=https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/racing/results/surf-coast-classic-biniam-girmay-sprints-to-victory |website=Global Cycling Network |access-date=25 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>|name={{sortname|Biniam|Girmay}}|nat=ERI|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|IWG|2024}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2025<ref>{{cite web |title=Tobias Lund Andresen wins charged edition of men's Surf Coast Classic|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/surf-coast-classic-2025/elite-men-s-surf-coast-classic/results/ |website=www.cyclingnews.com/ |access-date=30 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref>|name={{sortname|Tobias Lund|Andresen}}|nat=DEN|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|ARG|2025}}}} {{Cycling pw no race|year=2026|reason=risk of Bushfires<ref name="SCC2026">{{cite web |title=Surf Coast Classic cancelled |url=https://geelongindy.com.au/news/27-01-2026/surf-coast-classic-cancelled/ |date=27 January 2026 |website=Geelong Independent |access-date=27 January 2026 |language=en}}</ref>}} {{Cycling past winner end}}
=== Women's race === {{Cycling past winner start}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2020<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/race-torquay-2020/eite-women/results/ | title=Chapman wins women's Race Torquay|website= CyclingNews.com|accessdate= 30 January 2020}}</ref>|name={{sortname|Brodie|Chapman}}|nat=AUS|team={{UCI team code|FUT|2020}}}} {{Cycling pw no race|year=2021|reason=COVID-19 pandemic in Australia}} {{Cycling pw no race|year=2022|reason=COVID-19 pandemic in Australia}} {{Cycling pw no race|year=2023|reason=clash with Australia Day<ref name="SCC2023" />}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2024|name={{sortname|Sofia| Bertizzolo}}|nat=ITA|team={{UCI team code|UAD women|2024}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2025|name={{sortname|Ally| Wollaston}}|nat=NZL|team={{UCI team code|FSF|2025}}}} {{Cycling pw no race|year=2026|reason=risk of Bushfires<ref name="SCC2026" />}} {{Cycling past winner end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Cycle races in Australia Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2020 Category:UCI Oceania Tour races Category:2020 establishments in Australia {{UCI Women's ProSeries}}
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