Grafton to Inverell Classic

Grafton to Inverell Classic
Race details
DateLate April/Early May
RegionNew South Wales
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionNational Road Series
TypeOne-day race
Web sitewww.graftontoinverell.com.au
History
First edition1961 (1961)
Editions62 (as of 2024)
First winner Alan Grindal (AUS)
Most wins
(2 wins)
Most recent Bentley Niquet-Olden (AUS)

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 kilometer course, and is part of the National Road Series.[2]

Winners

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Year Winner Second Third
1961 Australia Alan Grindal Australia G. Garden Australia T. Tolley
1962 Australia Phil Chapman Australia G. Brown Australia F. Fransen
1963 Australia Norman Burnell Australia H. Summers Australia C. Kruf
1964 Australia John Ferranda Australia N. McDonough Australia K. Long
1965 Australia Leon Cook Australia R. Barron Australia Terry Moore
1966 Australia Max Redman Australia B. Johnson Australia P. Markham
1967 Australia Donald Wilson Australia Kevin Brindle Australia D. Garrett
1968 Australia Kevin Morgan New Zealand D. Browne Australia T. Savimaki
1969 Australia Bruce Ryalls Australia P. Littlejohn Australia D. Thompson
1970 Australia Don Strahley Australia Ted Wixen Australia Terry Moore
1971 New Zealand Ross Bush New Zealand R. Davis Australia M. Kautto
1972 Australia Kevin Brindle Australia M. Kautto Australia K. Bartlett
1973 Australia Vince Breen Australia P. Brown Australia L. Roe
1974 Australia Brian Ferris Australia R. Bates Australia K. Bartlett
1975 Australia Bob Hines Australia T. Parks Australia M. Glindeman
1976 Australia Remo Sansonetti Australia Alan Spokes Australia Greg Parkes
1977 Australia Robert Glindeman Australia G. Stone Australia Rick McCorkell
1978 Australia Ray Riper Australia H. Berkery New Zealand M. McKinnell
1979 Australia Graham McVilly New Zealand Vernon Hannaray New Zealand M. Nicholls
1980 Australia Wayne Hammond Australia Gary Hammond Australia M. Blythe
1981 Australia Alan Gill Australia G. Oliver Australia Gary Brooks
1982 New Zealand Stephen Cox New Zealand Jack Swart New Zealand Blair Stockwell
1983 Australia Rick McCorkell Australia Michael Lynch Australia C. Walsh
1984 Australia Michael Lynch Italy Eros Poli Australia Robert Crossley
1985 United Kingdom Paul Curran Switzerland Michel Ansermet Sweden Lars Wahlqvist
1986 Australia Andrew Logan Australia Ian McKenzie Australia Scott Sunderland
1987 Norway Atle Pedersen Germany Thomas Dürst Italy Tiziano Mancini
1988 Italy Gianluca Pierobon Australia Barney St. George Australia Rick McCorkell
1989 United States Nate Reiss Germany Uwe Winter Australia John Groom
1990 United Kingdom Nigel Perry Australia Glen Wilson Australia David Perry
1991 Australia Stephen Fairless Australia Justin Grindal Australia Scott Steward
1992 Australia Billy-Joe Shearsby Australia Glen Wilson Australia M. Elliott
1993 Australia Stephen Drake Australia David Perry Australia T. Jordon
1994 New Zealand Craig Saunders Australia Damien Forster Australia Paul Rugari
1995 Australia Tim Christopher Australia Wayne Kestle New Zealand Craig Saunders
1996 Australia Damien Forster Australia Duncan Smith New Zealand Craig Saunders
1997 Australia Jamie Drew Australia David McKenzie Australia Ben Litchfield
1998 Australia Benjamin Brooks Australia Steve Williams Australia Hayden Bradbury
1999 Australia Jamie Drew Australia Steve Williams Australia Simon Gerrans
2000 Australia Benjamin Day Australia Hank Vaassen Australia Dennis Mungoven
2001 Australia David McKenzie Australia Peter Milostic Australia David Pell
2002 Australia Lee Godfrey Australia Paul Redenbach Australia Trent Wilson
2003 No race
2004[3] Australia Peter McDonald Uruguay Jorge Libonatti Australia Richard Vollebregt
2005[4] New Zealand Greg Henderson Australia Simon Clarke Australia Matthew Lloyd
2006[5] Australia Robert McLachlan Australia Chris Jongewaard Australia Peter McDonald
2007[6] Australia Cameron Hughes Australia Robert Carter Australia Patrick Shaw
2008[7] Australia David Pell Australia Chris Jongewaard Australia Cameron Hughes
2009 Australia Malcolm Rudolph Australia William Clarke Australia Cameron Jennings [de]
2010 Australia Nathan Earle Australia Brendan Brooks Australia Sam Rutherford
2011 Australia Mark Jamieson Australia Chris Jory Australia Brian McLeod
2012 Australia Peter Herzig Australia Michael Cupitt Australia Malcolm Rudolph
2013 Australia Jack Anderson Australia Benjamin Johnson Australia Nathan Elliott
2014 Australia Sean Lake Australia Olivier Kent-Spark Denmark Kristian Juel
2015[8] Australia Sean Lake Australia Cyrus Monk New Zealand Tom Davison
2016[9] Australia Patrick Lane Australia Nathan Elliott Australia Patrick Shaw
2017[10] Australia Neil van der Ploeg Australia Mathew Ross Australia Ayden Toovey
2018[11] Australia Nathan Elliott Germany Raphael Freienstein Australia Cameron Scott
2019[12] Australia William Hodges Australia Dylan Sunderland Australia Nicholas White
2020 annulé
2021[13] Australia Rudy Porter Australia Samuel Hill Australia Ryan Cavanagh
2022[14] Australia Drew Morey Australia Mark O'Brien Australia Samuel Hill
2023[15] Australia Zac Marriage Australia Max Campbell Australia Rhys Robotham
2024[16] Australia Bentley Niquet-Olden Australia Ben Carman Australia Oliver Stenning

References

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  1. ^ "Grafton to Inverell 2017: History of the Grafton to Inverell cycle race". Inverell Times. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Squadron Energy Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic". graftontoinverell.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ^ Karen Forman (18 September 2004). "44th Grafton to Inverell - NE". autobus.cyclingnews.com..
  4. ^ "45th Grafton to Inverell - NE". autobus.cyclingnews.com. 17 September 2005..
  5. ^ "46th Grafton to Inverell - NE". autobus.cyclingnews.com. 16 September 2006..
  6. ^ Paul Verkuylen (15 September 2007). "47th Grafton to Inverell - NE". autobus.cyclingnews.com..
  7. ^ "48th Grafton to Inverell Classic - NE". autobus.cyclingnews.com. 20 September 2008..
  8. ^ "Sean Lake wins Grafton to Inverell". velo.outsideonline.com. 24 October 2015..
  9. ^ Matthew Elkerton (7 May 2016). "Lane claims maiden Grafton 2 Inverell in record time". dailyexaminer.com.au..
  10. ^ "Van der Ploeg wins record breaking Grafton to Inverell". sbs.com.au. 14 May 2017..
  11. ^ Jamie Finch-Penninger (13 May 2018). "Hard graft sees Elliott claim brutal Grafton to Inverell". sbs.com.au..
  12. ^ "Hodges triumphs in brutal Grafton to Inverell". sbs.com.au. 13 May 2019..
  13. ^ Jamie Finch-Penninger (10 May 2021). "Porter wins Grafton to Inverell solo in maiden NRS triumph". sbs.com.au..
  14. ^ Ryan Miu (7 May 2022). "Training partners duel for Grafton to Inverell in two-up sprint". auscycling.org.au..
  15. ^ Josh Davies (30 April 2023). "Zac Marriage conquers 2023 Grafton to Inverell". auscycling.org.au..
  16. ^ Ryan Miu (27 April 2024). "Bentley Niquet-Olden wins Grafton to Inverell after flawless team performance". auscycling.org.au..
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