Grafton to Inverell Classic

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]

Grafton to Inverell Classic

Race details
Date	Late April/Early May
Region	New South Wales
Discipline	Road
Competition	National Road Series
Type	One-day race
Web site	www.graftontoinverell.com.au
History
First edition	1961 (1961)
Editions	62 (as of 2024)
First winner	Alan Grindal (AUS)
Most wins	Jamie Drew (AUS)  Sean Lake (AUS) (2 wins)
Most recent	Bentley Niquet-Olden (AUS)

Winners

Year	Winner	Second	Third
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
2003	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	Cameron Jennings [de]
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
2020	annulé
2021[13]	Rudy Porter	Samuel Hill	Ryan Cavanagh
2022[14]	Drew Morey	Mark O'Brien	Samuel Hill
2023[15]	Zac Marriage	Max Campbell	Rhys Robotham
2024[16]	Bentley Niquet-Olden	Ben Carman	Oliver Stenning

References

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.
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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..