National Road Series

The National Road Series is a series of bicycle races held each year in Australia, constituting the chief domestic road racing competition for cyclists.

Overview

The series is organised by Cycling Australia.[1] It includes one-day races, multi-stage tours, and criteriums. Races have been broadcast on SBS in past years.[2] Since 2012, when Subaru became the naming rights sponsor, the series has also been known as the Subaru National Road Series.[3] The series has produced many major UCI World Tour riders including Caleb Ewan, Grace Brown and Patrick Bevin.

Events

Past events have included:[1][4][5]

  • Adelaide Tour
  • Amy’s Otway Classic, Amy's Otway Tour[6][7]
  • Battle on the Border
  • Battle Recharge (Queensland)
  • Giro della Donna (Victoria)
  • Goulburn to Sydney
  • Grafton to Inverell (New South Wales)
  • Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic, the world's second oldest one-day race.[8]
  • Mersey Valley Tour
  • National Capital Tour
  • North Western Tour
  • NRS on Zwift, during the COVID-19 pandemic[9]
  • Shipwreck Coast
  • St Kilda Super Criterium
  • Stan Siejka Classic (Tasmania)
  • Summer Criterium Series
  • Tour de Brisbane
  • Tour de Perth
  • Tour de Tweed
  • Tour of Gippsland (Victoria)
  • Tour of King Valley (Victoria)
  • Tour of Tasmania
  • Tour of Toowoomba
  • Tour of the Great South Coast (Victoria)
  • Tour of the Murray River
  • Tour of the Tropics
  • Trek Night Riders
  • White Bay Criterium

Teams
As of 24 May 2020.[10]

Men's teams

Women's teams
  • ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast
  • KOM Financial Advice Racing Team
  • Roxsolt Attaquer
  • South Australia Sports Institute
  • Specialized Women’s Racing
  • StepFWD Suzuki
  • Sydney Uni-Staminade
  • Team CCS Canberra Women’s
  • Veris Racing Women’s Team
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References
  1. Finch-Penninger, Jamie (9 March 2018). "National Road Series 2018 calendar confirmed". SBS. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Subaru National Road Series Season 1 Episode 9". SBS. Special Broadcasting Service. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "Subaru National Road Series". Subaru Australia. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. "Historical Rankings". National Road Series. Cycling Australia. 2016–2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.CS1 maint: date format (link)
  5. "National Road Series". The Roar. Sports 3.0 Pty Ltd. 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. "Amy's Otway Classic set for a Great Ocean ride this September". Amy Gillett Foundation. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  7. "Classic race becomes a Tour; Amy's Otway Tour to feature two stages in Victoria's picturesque Surf Coast Shire". Amy Gillett Foundation. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  8. "National Road Series: Melbourne to Warrnambool". SBS. Special Broadcasting Service. 23 February 2020. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  9. "Upcoming Events: National Racing Series on Zwift – Round #3". National Road Series. Cycling Australia. May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  10. "Meet the teams". National Road Series. Cycling Australia. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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