The Melbourne to Warrnambool Cycling Classic dates back to 1895 as a handicap cycling race. In 1996, the Melbourne to Warrnambool changed format from a handicap race to a mass start format. In 2015, the Women’s Cycling Classic began as it’s own classification.
Mass Start Racing Honour Roll Men's Winners YEAR WINNER TIME 2024 M. O'BRIEN VIC 6:24:05 2023 T. SAUNDERS BLN (SA) 7:00:17 2022 C. SCOTT NSW 6:07:41 2021 J. PLOWRIGHT VIC 6:04:44 2020 B. JOHNSTON A.C.T 6:16:03 2019 N. WHITE VIC 6:15:06 2017 N. ELLIOTT BWK 6:34:23 2016 N. ELLIOTT BWK 6:38:55 2015 S. SUNDERLAND W.A. 7:27:29 2014 O. KENT-SPARK GEE 7:00:21 2013 S. HORGAN N.Z. 6:32:12 2012 F. GOESINNEN NED 7:00:23 2011 J. PEARSON NSW 7:24:14 2010 R. POLLOCK NSW 7:49:40 2009 J. PEARSON NSW 6:28:25 2008 Z. DEMPSTER BGO 7:18:15 2007 T. DECKER BGO 7:15:15 2006 R. McLACHLAN ACT 7:54:15 2005 J. LJUNGBLAD SWE 7:29:21 2004 W. WALKER BWK 7:59:22 2003 S. GERRANS CAR 6:47:38 2002 J. DREW WBL 6:09:57 2001 D. McKENZIE ITA 7:01:55 2000 H. CLARKE JR. CAR 7:34:36 1999 J. DREW WBL 6:42:51 1998 B. HEIRWEGH BEL 7:20:56 1997 D. SCHNIDER SUI 6:17:54 1996 C. WHITE BGO 6:44:16
Women's Winners YEAR WINNER TIME 2024 L. STEWART ARA (SA) 4:02:39 2023 S. EDWARDS ARA (SA) 4:33:02 2022 M. PLOUFFE SA 4:14:52 2021 M. RAYNOLDS VIC 6:21:31 2020 M. RAYNOLDS VIC 6:25:48 2019 P. MULLENS VIC 6:26:22 2017 E. NOLAN WA 7:38:59 2016 T. FABRY/F. YARD VIC/QLD 7:45:56 2015 L. HANSON VIC 7:50:57
Handicap Racing Honour Roll - 1895 to 1995 YEAR OVERALL WINNER HCP. TIME FASTEST TIME HCP. TIME 1995 B. McAULIFFE 60 min 6:34:35 M. WUST GER SCR. 5:39:27 1994 G. PARSONAGE WA SCR. 7:20:04 G. PARSONAGE WA SCR. 7:20:04 1993 D. WOODS SCR. 7:36:08 D. WOODS SCR. 7:36:08 1992 P. BESANKO SCR. 7:01:28 P. BESANKO SCR. 7:01:28 1991 A. STIRLING SCR. 7:15:45 A. STIRLING SCR. 7:15:45 1990 R. JORDAN NSW 42 min. 5:49:33 D. WOODS SCR. 5:12:26 1989 P. BESANKO SCR. 6:49:19 P. BESANKO SCR. 6:49:19 1988 B. BURNS SCR. 7:18:59 B. BURNS SCR. 7:18:29 1987 P. RUGARI TAS SCR. 6:32:50 P. RUGARI TAS SCR. 6:32:50 1986 M. LYNCH SCR. 6:36:56 M. LYNCH SCR. 6:36:56 1985 B. LEACH NSW 30 min. 6:18:09 T. HAMMOND SCR. 6:01:02 1984 P. BESANKO SCR. 6:36:43 P. BESANKO SCR. 6:36:43 1983 A. LINDSAY 40 min. 6:30:08 T. HAMMOND SCR. 6:00:25 1982 D. ALLAN SCR. 6:32:31 D. ALLAN SCR. 6:32:31 1981 P. COX NZ 10 min. 6:20:46 D. ALLAN SCR. 6:16:54 1980 J. HINE AMATEUR 30 min. 6:02:34 W. HILDRED SCR. 5:37:10 1979 D. ALLAN SCR. 7:06:48 D. ALLAN SCR. 7:06:48 1978 D. SHAW 4 min. 6:50:24 T. STACEY SCR. 6:46:24 1977 I. GRINDLAY 32 min. 6:20:59 T. STACEY SCR. 5:53:03 1976 D. ALLAN SCR. 6:38:31 D. ALLAN SCR. 6:38:31 1975 M. GIRAMONDO 45 min. 8:01:36 H. CLARKE SCR. 7:24:24 1974 J. BYLSMA 5 min. 7:27:54 J. BYLSMA 5 min. 7:27:54 1973 B. CLARK 10 min. 6:32:06 G. WILSON 5 min. 6:27:07 1972 L. SEDLEY 13 min. 7:15:44 F. ATKINS TAS SCR. 7:11:18 1971 B. CLARK 20 min. 8:56:20 H. CLARKE SCR. 8:36:20 1970 M. GIRAMONDO 46 min. 6:37:52 K. OLIVER NSW SCR. 6:03:25 1969 B. FARMER 30 min. 6:53:55 K. HOOLE NSW SCR. 6:25:16 1968 R. CROWE NSW 18 min. 6:21:06 B. WADDELL SCR. 6:12:33 1967 G. GILMORE TAS SCR. 7:14:07 G. GILMORE TAS SCR. 7:14:07 1966 L. WEARNE 8 min. 7:20:15 L. WEARNE 8 min. 7:20:15 1965 W. DOVE 28 min. 7:22:52 B. WADDELL SCR. 7:11:06 1964 P. FRY 40 min. 6:26:05 B. WADDELL SCR. 6:07:34 1963 J. BINDING 40 min. 6:40:04 W. DALTON NZ SCR. 6:09:33 1962 W. O'BRIEN 20 min. 7:23:12 J.X. McDONOUGH 5 min. 7:11:31 1961 T. ROBSON 34 min. 6:59:39 J. O'SULLIVAN SCR. 6:43:02 1960 J. SOMMER 15 min. 8:38:11 K. STIEFLER SCR. 8:32:47 1959 G. DAWS 50 min. 8:08:53 P. ANTHONY 6 min. 7:30:15 1958 W. O'BRIEN 46 min. 6:24:15 G. GOODWIN SCR. 5:49:35 1957 S. BONNEY 36 min. 6:18:45 R. MOCKRIDGE SCR. 6:06:12 1956 R. DAVIS WA 51 min. 6:34:45 R. MOCKRIDGE SCR. 5:47:05 1955 E. SMITH SCR. 6:04:55 E. SMITH SCR. 6:04:55 1954 W. GUYATT 27 min. 8:34:58 D. WILLIAMS 4 min. 8:11:58 1953 M. FRENCH 17 min. 6:19:42 A. SAUNDERS SCR. 6:08:58 1952 V. BEASLEY 50 min. 7:53:55 G. STABELL SCR. 7:27:08 1951 A. JULIUS NSW 27 min. 6:36:54 G. STABELL SCR. 6:27:03 1950 M. ROWLEY SCR. 7:53:28 M. ROWLEY SCR. 7:53:28 1949 S. BONNEY 33 min. 6:33:05 A.W. SAUNDERS SCR. 6:12:10 1948 A.A. SAUNDERS 33 min. 7:37:02 H. GUYATT 10 min. 7:19:10 1947 A. EDWARDS SA 45 min. 7:19:15 K. ROWLEY 10 min. 6:57:43 1939 D. TOSELAND SA SCR. 8:18:16 D. TOSELAND SA SCR. 8:18:16 1938 T. ROGERS QLD 31 min. 7:05:56 D. TOSELAND SA SCR. 6:44:55 1937 T. BROOKS TAS 24 min. 7:39:19 A. ANGUS SCR. 7:19:09 1936 J. McEVOY SA 43 min. 7:17:28 A. ANGUS SCR. 6:44:50 1935 T. REYNOLDS SA 57 min. 7:01:04 C.J. BEASLEY SCR. 6:24:36 1933 L. WILLOUGHBY 48 min. 7:05:55 W.F. STUART SCR. 6:27:56 1932 R.J. REYNOLDS 39 min. 6:39:33 R.W. LAMB SCR. 6:21:18 1931 G.E. LESSING 63 min. 7:13:18 M. LYNCH 8 min. 6:31:28 1930 J.P. EGAN 52 min. 9:03:00 R.W. LAMB SCR. 8:20:01 1929 H. MARSHALL WA 6 min. 8:13:09 H. OPPERMAN SCR. 8:07:10 1926 L. EINSIEDEL 48 min. 8:16:09 H. OPPERMAN SCR. 7:36:10 1925 E.E. WILLIAMSON 60 min. 7:49:34 H.K. SMITH WA SCR. 7:25:01 1924 W.F. KING 64 min. 8:09:18 H. OPPERMAN SCR. 7:15:37 1923 P. WELLS 56 min. 8:37:05 P. O'SHEA NZ SCR. 7:51:41 1922 P. HILL NZ 32 min. 9:20:45 P. O'SHEA NZ SCR. 8:59:08 1911 J. TEBBS 42 min. 8:53:12 P. O'SHEA NZ SCR. 8:18:44 1910 C.A. PIERCEY 47 min. 10:01:21 J. PIANTA WA 11 min. 9:30:46 1909 W. KNAGGS 41 min. 7:32:19 I.R. MUNRO 3 min. 7:12:51 1908 J.T.DONOHUE NSW 49 min. 8:00:38 M. CHAPPELL SCR. 7:46:27 1907 M.B. DOBIE 42 min. 7:45:37 T. LARCOMBE NSW SCR. 7:40:10 1906 D.D. RILEY 28 min. 8:58:50 H. MEHRTENS NZ 10 min. 8:53:52 1905 W.E. HAWLEY 25 min. 7:52:26 W.E. HAWLEY 25 min. 7:52:26 1904 J. WRIGHT 38 min. 7:53:57 T. LARCOMBE NSW 20 min. 7:48:07 1903 J. ARNST NZ SCR. 7:43:00 J. ARNST NZ SCR. 7:43:00 1902 M. CHAPPELL 55 min. 9:00:03 H.G. O'CALLAGHAN 10min. 8:46:23 1901 A. NIOA 40 min. 9:20:40 A. RALSTON NZ SCR. 9:00:30 1898 W. COLLINS 90 min. 9:50:50 W. ADAMS 35 min. 9:08:45 1897 W.C. JACKSON 10 min. 9:51:09 W.C. JACKSON 10 min. 9:51:09 1896 J. CARPENTER SCR. 8:40:05 J. CARPENTER SCR. 8:40:05 1895 A. CALDER 120min. 11:44:30 J. CARPENTER SCR. 10:52:00 1895 W. NICOL 90 min. 13:34:00 J. CARPENTER SCR. 12:53:00