Grafton to Inverell Classic | |
Date: | Late April/Early May |
Region: | New South Wales |
Discipline: | Road |
Competition: | National Road Series |
Type: | One-day race |
Website: | https://www.graftontoinverell.com.au/ |
Number: | 62 (as of 2024) |
Mostwins: | (2 wins) |
The Grafton to Inverell Classic is an annual one-day road cycling race held between Grafton and Inverell in New South Wales, Australia. The race was first held in 1961, and is considered one of the most difficult and historic races in the country.[1] The race features both open and professional races, along a 228 kiloneter course, and is part of the National Road Series.[2]
Year | Winner | Second | Third |
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1961 | Alan Grindal | G. Garden | T. Tolley |
1962 | Phil Chapman | G. Brown | F. Fransen |
1963 | Norman Burnell | H. Summers | C. Kruf |
1964 | John Ferranda | N. McDonough | K. Long |
1965 | Leon Cook | R. Barron | Terry Moore |
1966 | Max Redman | B. Johnson | P. Markham |
1967 | Donald Wilson | Kevin Brindle | D. Garrett |
1968 | Kevin Morgan | D. Browne | T. Savimaki |
1969 | Bruce Ryalls | P. Littlejohn | D. Thompson |
1970 | Don Strahley | Ted Wixen | Terry Moore |
1971 | Ross Bush | R. Davis | M. Kautto |
1972 | Kevin Brindle | M. Kautto | K. Bartlett |
1973 | Vince Breen | P. Brown | L. Roe |
1974 | Brian Ferris | R. Bates | K. Bartlett |
1975 | Bob Hines | T. Parks | M. Glindeman |
1976 | Remo Sansonetti | Alan Spokes | Greg Parkes |
1977 | Robert Glindeman | G. Stone | Rick McCorkell |
1978 | Ray Riper | H. Berkery | M. McKinnell |
1979 | Graham McVilly | Vernon Hannaray | M. Nicholls |
1980 | Wayne Hammond | Gary Hammond | M. Blythe |
1981 | Alan Gill | G. Oliver | Gary Brooks |
1982 | Stephen Cox | Jack Swart | Blair Stockwell |
1983 | Rick McCorkell | Michael Lynch | C. Walsh |
1984 | Michael Lynch | Eros Poli | Robert Crossley |
1985 | Paul Curran | Michel Ansermet | Lars Wahlqvist |
1986 | Andrew Logan | Ian McKenzie | Scott Sunderland |
1987 | Atle Pedersen | Thomas Dürst | Tiziano Mancini |
1988 | Gianluca Pierobon | Barney St. George | Rick McCorkell |
1989 | Nate Reiss | Uwe Winter | John Groom |
1990 | Nigel Perry | Glen Wilson | David Perry |
1991 | Stephen Fairless | Justin Grindal | Scott Steward |
1992 | Billy-Joe Shearsby | Glen Wilson | M. Elliott |
1993 | Stephen Drake | David Perry | T. Jordon |
1994 | Craig Saunders | Damien Forster | Paul Rugari |
1995 | Tim Christopher | Wayne Kestle | Craig Saunders |
1996 | Damien Forster | Duncan Smith | Craig Saunders |
1997 | Jamie Drew | David McKenzie | Ben Litchfield |
1998 | Benjamin Brooks | Steve Williams | Hayden Bradbury |
1999 | Jamie Drew | Steve Williams | Simon Gerrans |
2000 | Benjamin Day | Hank Vaassen | Dennis Mungoven |
2001 | David McKenzie | Peter Milostic | David Pell |
2002 | Lee Godfrey | Paul Redenbach | Trent Wilson |
No race | |||
2004[3] | Peter McDonald | Jorge Libonatti | Richard Vollebregt |
2005[4] | Greg Henderson | Simon Clarke | Matthew Lloyd |
2006[5] | Robert McLachlan | Chris Jongewaard | Peter McDonald |
2007[6] | Cameron Hughes | Robert Carter | Patrick Shaw |
2008[7] | David Pell | Chris Jongewaard | Cameron Hughes |
2009 | Malcolm Rudolph | William Clarke | |
2010 | Nathan Earle | Brendan Brooks | Sam Rutherford |
2011 | Mark Jamieson | Chris Jory | Brian McLeod |
2012 | Peter Herzig | Michael Cupitt | Malcolm Rudolph |
2013 | Jack Anderson | Benjamin Johnson | Nathan Elliott |
2014 | Sean Lake | Olivier Kent-Spark | Kristian Juel |
2015[8] | Sean Lake | Cyrus Monk | Tom Davison |
2016[9] | Patrick Lane | Nathan Elliott | Patrick Shaw |
2017[10] | Neil van der Ploeg | Mathew Ross | Ayden Toovey |
2018[11] | Nathan Elliott | Raphael Freienstein | Cameron Scott |
2019[12] | William Hodges | Dylan Sunderland | Nicholas White |
annulé | |||
2021[13] | Rudy Porter | Samuel Hill | Ryan Cavanagh |
2022[14] | Drew Morey | Mark O'Brien | Samuel Hill |
2023[15] | Zac Marriage | Max Campbell | |
2024[16] | Bentley Niquet-Olden | Ben Carman | |