See the final startlist of the 2025 Surf Coast Classic right here! Sam Welsford, Geraint Thomas, Luke Plapp, Alberto Bettiol, Bryan Coquard...
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The Surf Coast Classic, formerly known as Race Torquay, was created in recent years to fill the gap between the Tour Down Under and the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. The race is designed for the sprinters to have another opportunity to chase a win and the final startlist has now arrived.
Included on the startlist are notable riders such as: Laurence Pithie, Finn Fisher-Black, Sam Welsford, William Junior Lecerf, Juan Pedro Lopez, Albert Philipsen, Michal Kwiatkowski, Magnus Sheffield, Geraint Thomas, Lewis Askey, Javier Romo, Luke Plapp, Arne Marit, Tobias Lund Andresen, Oscar Onley, Bryan Coquard, Alberto Bettiol, Corbin Strong, Stephen Williams, Michael Woods and Esteban Chaves.
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
1 Pithie, Laurence
2 Fisher-Black, Finn
3 Maciejuk, Filip
4 Mullen, Ryan
5 Poppel, Danny van
6 Welsford, Sam
7 Zwiehoff, Ben
Soudal - Quick-Step
11 Eenkhoorn, Pascal
12 Serry, Pieter
13 Raccagni, Andrea
14 Pedersen, Casper
15 Huby, Antoine
16 Knox, James
17 Lecerf, Junior
Lidl - Trek
21 Teutenberg, Tim Torn
22 Lopez, Juan Pedro
23 Mollema, Bauke
24 Mosca, Jacopo
25 Withen Philipsen, Albert
26 Konrad, Patrick
27 Bagioli, Andrea
INEOS Grenadiers
31 Hamilton, Lucas
32 Kwiatkowski, Michal
33 Sheffield, Magnus
34 Swift, Ben
35 Swift, Connor
36 Thomas, Geraint
Groupama - FDJ
41 Askey, Lewis
42 Bystrøm, Sven Erik
43 Davy, Clément
44 Le Huitouze, Eddy
45 Pacher, Quentin
46 Rochas, Rémy
47 Walls, Matt
Movistar Team
51 Canal, Carlos
53 Mühlberger, Gregor
54 Norsgaard, Mathias
55 Pescador, Diego
56 Tesfatsion, Natnael
57 Romo, Javier
Team Jayco AlUla
61 Durbridge, Luke
62 O'Brien, Kelland
63 Plapp, Luke
64 Schmid, Mauro
65 Hellemose, Asbjørn
66 Stewart, Campbell
67 Holmes, Wil
Intermarché - Wanty
71 Busatto, Francesco
72 Pooter, Dries De
73 Marit, Arne
74 Paquot, Tom
75 Smith, Dion
76 Hoorn, Taco van der
77 Zimmermann, Georg
Team Picnic PostNL
81 Andresen, Tobias Lund
82 Berg, Julius van den
83 Eddy, Patrick
84 Edmondson, Alex
85 Leemreize, Gijs
86 Koerdt, Bjoern
87 Onley, Oscar
Cofidis
91 Coquard, Bryan
92 Herrada, Jesús
93 Izagirre, Ion
94 Mahoudo, Nolann
95 Maas, Jan
96 Ourselin, Paul
97 Renard, Alexis
XDS Astana Team
101 Bettiol, Alberto
102 Conci, Nicola
103 Gate, Aaron
105 Mulubrhan, Henok
106 Schelling, Ide
107 Higuita, Sergio
Israel - Premier Tech
111 Bennett, George
112 Clarke, Simon
113 Coté, Pier-André
114 Schultz, Nick
115 Strong, Corbin
116 Williams, Stevie
117 Woods, Michael
EF Education - EasyPost
121 Chaves, Esteban
122 Todome, Yuhi
123 Nerurkar, Lukas
124 Lee, Jardi van der
125 Beloki, Markel
126 Walker, Max
127 Mackellar, Alastair
ARA Australian Cycling Team
131 Scott, Cameron
132 Marriage, Zac
133 Browning, Fergus
134 Porter, Rudy
135 Bleddyn, Oliver
136 Walsh, Liam
137 Fox, Matthew
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Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
His reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. For statistics, results, and historical context, he regularly uses resources such as ProCyclingStats. To support reporting on rider activity and training context where relevant, he also references Strava.
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Front24208-11-2026 - On a positive note, you maybe notice turning this topic into a discussion has the benefit of eliminating certain participants who do not see how they can turn it back to their sole interest ;-)Jumpyjohn08-11-2026
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