Bay Classic Series

The Bay Classic Series (last run as the 2023 Citroen Bay Crits) were a road cycling race held annually in and around Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia. The race consisted of both a men's and a women's competition over three stages.

The men's stages were approximately one-hour criteriums (45 minutes plus 10 laps) with three sprints at 15-minute intervals. The women's stages were approximately 45-minute criteriums (30 minutes plus 10 laps) with two sprints at 15-minute intervals. Points were awarded to the first 10 riders at the finish (12, 10, 8 to 1). Additional points were awarded in the intermediate sprints to the first three places (3, 2 & 1 points) towards a separate sprint classification. A team classification was calculated from the points of the highest ranked three riders in each team of five.

Many world-class riders have previously ridden in the "Bay Classic Series", including Graeme Brown, Robbie McEwen, Mark Renshaw, Baden Cooke and Chris Sutton.

The event was founded by John Trevorrow in 1989 and was the race director throughout the series.[1]

In 2022 the Bay crits ran on the weekend of January 8-9 2022 at Eastern Gardens Geelong[2]

The final version was held in January 2023. In May 2023 the organisers announced the series would not be returning.[3]

Past winners

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Year Men's Winner Women's Winner
2023 Australia Brenton Jones Australia Ruby Roseman-Gannon
2022 Australia Blake Quick Australia Ruby Roseman-Gannon
2020 Australia Sam Welsford Australia Chloe Hosking
2019 Austria Marco Haller Italy Valentina Scandolara
2017 [4] United Kingdom Ian Bibby Italy Valentina Scandolara
2016 Australia Caleb Ewan Australia Gracie Elvin
2015 Australia Caleb Ewan Australia Chloe Hosking
2014 Australia Brenton Jones Italy Giorgia Bronzini
2013 Australia Caleb Ewan Australia Melissa Hoskins
2012 Australia Allan Davis Australia Melissa Hoskins
2011 Australia Matthew Goss Australia Rochelle Gilmore
2010 Australia Chris Sutton Australia Rochelle Gilmore
2009 Australia Graeme Brown Australia Kirsty Broun
2008 Australia Mark Renshaw Australia Megan Dunn
2007 Australia Mark Renshaw Australia Katherine Bates
2006 Australia Hilton Clarke Australia Katie Mactier
2005 Australia Robbie McEwen Australia Oenone Wood
2004 Australia Baden Cooke Australia Oenone Wood
2003 Australia Robbie McEwen Australia Kate Bates
2002 Australia Robbie McEwen Australia Rochelle Gilmore
2001 Australia Robbie McEwen Australia Anna Milward
2000 Australia Brett Aitken Australia Karen Barrow
1999 Australia Robbie McEwen Australia Anna Wilson
1998 Australia Brett Aitken Australia Anna Wilson
1997 Australia Robbie McEwen Australia Sandra Smith
1996 Australia David McKenzie Australia Anna Wilson
1995 Australia Neil Stephens Australia Kathy Watt
1994 Australia Rick McCaig Australia Kathy Watt
1993 Australia Peter Attard
1992 Australia Glenn Clarke
1990 Australia Glenn Clarke
1989 Switzerland Peter Steiger

Race Cancellations

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The Bay Classic Series has been running continuously since 1989, with some exceptions:

Year Reason
2021 Not held due to the COVID 19 pandemic
2018 Not held due to a clash with the National Road Cycling Championships

Past Results

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References

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  1. ^ "Bay Crits only a week away". Surf Coast Times. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Bay Cycling Classic - City of Greater Geelong".
  3. ^ Simone Giuliani (4 May 2023). "The end has come for Australia's Bay Crits". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic 2017: Results & News - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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