Australian National Road Race Championships


The Australian National Road Race Championships, are held annually with an event for each category of rider: Men, Women & under 23 riders. The event also includes the Australian National Time Trial Championships since 2002. The Australian Championships were officially known as the Scody Australian Open Road Cycling Championships from 1999 to 2010, taking the name of their main sponsor. This changed to the Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships from 2011 but they are more commonly referred to as The Nationals. The under 23 championships were introduced in 2001. Note that these results do not currently include the senior and junior amateur road race championships that were held prior to the open era.
The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic cycling jersey featuring green and yellow stripes, which can be worn by the rider at other road racing events in the country to show their status as national champion. The champion's stripes can be combined into a sponsored rider's team kit design for this purpose.
From 1901 to 1939 the title of long distance road champion of Australia was awarded to the fastest time in the Warrnambool to Melbourne Classic over. Riders attended from all over Australia and New Zealand. From 1902 the fastest NSW rider in the Goulburn to Sydney Classic was selected to appear for NSW. In 1927 the Warrnambool to Melbourne was replaced by the Dunlop Grand Prix, a race over four stages. In 1934 the Warrnambool to Melbourne was again replaced by a stage race, the Centenary 1000, a 1,102 miles race over seven stages. From 1947 to 1949 the title of long distance road champion of Australia was awarded at a sprint point into the Warrnambool to Melbourne Classic. In 1950 the first separate event was held at Cronulla, NSW.
The women's event was first held in 1978.

Multiple winners

;Men
WinsNameYears
4Hubert Opperman1924, 1926, 1927, 1929
3Phil O'Shea1911, 1922, 1923
3Russell Mockridge1956, 1957, 1958
3John Trevorrow1978, 1979, 1980
3Robbie McEwen1995, 2002, 2005
2Tom Larcombe1904, 1907
2Richard Lamb1930, 1932
2Alan Angus1936, 1937
2Dean Toseland1938,1939
2Keith Rowley1947, 1950
2Alby Saunders1949, 1953
2Eddie Smith1954, 1955
2Fred Roche1959, 1960
2Barry Waddell1964, 1968
2Kerry Hoole1966, 1973
2Graham McVilly1970, 1971
2Donald Wilson1975, 1977
2Peter Besanko1976, 1984
2Wayne Hildred1982, 1986
2Neil Stephens1991, 1995
2Simon Gerrans2012, 2014
2Jack Bobridge2011, 2016

;Women
WinsRiderYears
4Kathleen Shannon1985, 1986, 1990, 1991
4Kathy Watt1992, 1993, 1994, 1998
3Amanda Spratt2012, 2016, 2020
2Linda Meadows1978, 1979
2Deborah Kinnear1987, 1988
2Katie Mactier2001, 2007
2Oenone Wood2004, 2008
2Gracie Elvin2013, 2014

Men

Elite

Under 23

Junior / Under 19

Women

Elite

Under 23

Junior / Under 19