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The race:
The Herald Sun Tour is a professional Stage race held in Melbourne and around the state of Victoria in southeast Australia.
It is currently held in early February and has four stages.
The first edition was held in 1952 was was a six-stage competition. It gets it name from the race's promoter The Herald Sun, a Melbourne newspaper.
The race has moved around the calender over the years, with the promoters and the UCI disagreeing over when it should be held. Currently it is conducted in February.
My apologies, but I do not have statistical information on early editions of the race.
Podium History:
Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed |
1952 | Keith Rowley | Max Rowley | Jack Hoobin | ||
1953 | Basil Halsall | Hec Sutherland | Reginald Arnold | ||
1954 | Hec Sutherland | Cesare Pivato | Eddie Smith | ||
1955 | Alan Geddes | Eddie Smith | Hec Sutherland | ||
1956 | George Goodwin | Peter Panton | Peter Anthony | ||
1957 | Russell Mockridge | George Goodwin | Jack McDonough | ||
1958 | John Young | Peter Panton | Ron Murray | ||
1959 | Peter Panton | Vin Beasley | Bill Knevitt | ||
1960 | Peter Panton 50hr 5min 56sec |
John Young @ 40sec |
Bill Knevitt @ 3min 15sec |
1734.5 km | 36.621 km/hr |
1961 | John Young | John McDonough | Vic Roberts | ||
1962 | Bill Knewitt | Klaus Steifler | Peter Panton | ||
1963 | William Lawrie | Peter Panton | Bill Knevitt | ||
1964 | Barry Waddell | John Young | Robert Panter | ||
1965 | Barry Waddell | Graham Rowley | Ian Grindlay | ||
1966 | Barry Waddell | Graeme Gilmore | Glen Birmingham | ||
1967 | Barry Waddell | Bob Whetters | Robert Panter | ||
1968 | Barry Waddell | Ian Stringer | Keith Oliver | ||
1969 | Keith Oliver | Graham McVilly | Ken Evans | ||
1970 | Trevor Williamson | Graham McVilly | Ken Evans | ||
1971 | Graham McVilly | Ken Evans | Frank Atkins | ||
1972 | Ken Evans | Vic Adams | Kerry Gawley | ||
1973 | Graham McVilly 52hr 41min 48sec |
Ken Evans @ 1min 46sec |
Fran Atkins @ 7min 15sec |
1871 km | 35.505 km/hr |
1974 | Graham McVilly 52hr 6min 9sec |
Ken Evans @ 2min 14sec |
John Knight @ 5min 15sec |
1920 km | 36.850 km/hr |
1975 | John Trevorrow 50hr 18min 8sec |
Donald Allan @ 2min 10sec |
Don Wilson @ 2min 40sec |
1940 km | 38.823 km/hr |
1976 | Peter Besanko 46hr 42min 47sec |
Wayne Roberts @ 38sec |
Tony McCaig @ 1min 27sec |
1812 km | 38.790 |
1977 | John Trevorrow | Terry Stacey | Terry Hammond | ||
1978 | Terry Hammond 51hr 20min 40sec |
Clyde Sefton @ 1min 20sec |
Ken Evans @ 3min 43sec |
1900 km | 37.005 km/hr |
1979 | John Trevorrow 65hr 39min 4sec |
Terry Hammond @ 1min 33sec |
Peter Besanko@ 2min 57sec | 2314 km | 35.247 km/hr |
1980 | David Allan 58hr 3min 21sec |
Terry Stacey @ 3min 1sec |
Tony McCaig @ 3min 12sec |
2145 km | 36.947 km/hr |
1981 | Clyde Sefton 51hr 7min 6sec |
Peter Besanko @ 1min 29sec |
Murray Hall @ 4min 30sec |
2060 km | 40.299 km/hr |
1982 | Terry Hammond 54hr 9min 59sec |
Clyde Sefton @ 3min 40sec |
Tony McCaig @ 3min 23sec |
1942 km | 35.852 km/hr |
1983 | Shane Sutton 42hr 43min 43sec |
Terry Hammond @ 3min 24sec |
Eric Vande Perre @ 3min 6sec |
1760 km | 41.190 km/hr |
1984 | Gary Sutton 47hr 26min 43sec |
Peter Besanko @ 5min 7sec |
Gery Verlinden @ 5mi 9sec |
1841 km | 38.803 km/hr |
1985 | Malcom Elliott 34hr 29min 34sec |
Jan Bogaert @ 15sec |
William Tackaert @ 47sec |
1400 km | 40.588 km/hr |
1986 | Neil Stephens 38hr 15min 17sec |
Alan Peiper @ 21sec |
Malcom Elliott @ 46sec |
1420 km | 37.120 km/hr |
1987 | Stefano Tomasini 48hr 39min 53sec |
Neil Stephens @ 30sec |
Gary Trowell @ 2min 15sec |
1660 km | 34.111 km/hr |
1988 | Adri Van der Poel 43hr 20min 23sec |
Neil Stephens @ 1min 7sec |
Stefano Tomasini @ 2min 22sec |
1653 km | 38.141 km/hr |
1989 | Marcel Arntz 42hr 11min 10sec |
Stephen Hodge @ 35sec |
Udo Bölts @ 1min 11sec |
1474 km | 34.940 km/hr |
1990 | Udo Bölts 44hr 41min 11sec |
John Clay @ 21sec |
Neil Stephens @ 1min 23sec |
1646 km | 36.834 km/hr |
1991 | Michael Engelman 42hr 40min 49sec |
John Talen @ 1min 59sec |
Udo Bölts @ 2min 11sec |
1605 km | 37.605 km/hr |
1992 | Bart Bowen 37hr 40min 9sec |
Dick Dekker @ 4min 20sec |
Roland Le Clerc @ 5min 10sec |
1431 km | 37.989 km/hr |
1993 | Dave Mann 34hr 30min 18sec |
Brian Walton @ 1min 22sec |
Undo Bölts @ 2min 6sec |
1374 km | 39.820 km/hr |
1994 | Christian Henn 33hr 43min 53sec |
Daniele Nardello @ 37sec |
Marcel Wust @ 7min 24sec |
1301 km | 38.569 km/hr |
1995 | Andy Bishop 29hr 18min 59sec |
Scott Mercier @ 34sec |
Henk Vogels @ 2min 12awx |
1165 km | 39.739 km/hr |
1996 | Scott Moninger 32hr 57min 33sec |
Stephen Hodge @ 34sec |
Henk Vogels @ 3min 17sec |
1309 km | 39.716 km/hr |
1997 | Norm Alvis 33hr 15min 2sec |
Trent Klasna @ 5min 55sec |
Scott McGrory @ 6min 20sec |
1320 km | 39.699 km/hr |
1998 | Alessandro Pozzi 33hr 34min 33sec |
Tristan Priem @ 58sec |
Jaroslav Bilek @ 1min 47sec |
1336 km | 39.791 km/hr |
1999 | Michael Blaudzun 32hr 33min 55sec |
Tomas Konecny @ 1min 25sec |
Jan Hruska @ 2min 59sec |
1296 km | 39.770 km/hr |
2000 | Eugen Wacker 33hr 28min 28sec |
Scott Moninger @ 1min 35sec |
Andy de Smet @ 2min 0sec |
1318 km | 39.373 km/hr |
2001 | Peter Wrolich 32hr 59min 26sec |
Zbigniew Piatek @ 1min 11sec |
Remigius Lupeikis @ 4min 31sec |
1349.9 km |
40.917 km/hr |
2002 | Baden Cooke 26hr 3min 41sec |
Alan Iacuone @ 1min 24sec |
Jonas Ljungblad @ 1min 43sec |
1028.1 km |
34.449 km/hr |
2003 | Tim Johnson 28hr 51min 29sec |
Luke Roberts @ 33sec |
Scott Guyton @ 34sec |
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2004 | Jonas Ljungblad 26hr 39min 55sec |
David McKenzie @ 1min 30sec |
Ben Brooks @ 1min 51sec |
1110.7 km | 41.63 km/hr |
2005 | Simon Gerrans 15hr 52min 1sec |
Dominique Perras @ 14sec |
David McCann @ 39sec |
676.9 km | 42.661 km/hr |
2006 | Simon Gerrans 20hr 33min 1sec |
Chris Jongewaard @ 5sec |
David McCann @ 14sec |
819.8 km | 39.892 km/hr |
2007 | Matthew Wilson 17hr 52min 47sec |
Steve Morabito @ 3sec |
Trent Lowe @ 14sec |
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2008 | Stuart O'Grady 14hr 20min 49sec |
Lars Ytting Bak @ 17sec |
Benjamin Day @ 23sec |
583.2 km | 40.649 km/hr |
2009 | Bradley Wiggins 15hr 51min 27sec |
Chris Sutton @ 11sec |
Jonathan Cantwell @ 20sec |
662 km | 41.746 km/hr |
2010 | Race not held | ||||
2011 | Nathan Haas 16hr 39min 39sec |
Jack Bobridge @ 17sec |
Jonas Aaen Jorgensen @ 26sec |
676.6 km | 40.610 km/hr |
2012 | Race not held |
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