The Bathurst Cycling Classic is a premier weekend of Criterium racing, Hill Climb Championships and the B2B Gran Fondo

The Bathurst Cycling Classic is a series of cycling events held over 3 days. This event has been dubbed the ‘Cycling Miracle of NSW‘ by Bicycling Australia magazine.

The event is based in the heritage town of Bathurst, about 200km or a 3-hour drive west of Sydney. Bathurst is easily accessible by plane, trains, bus and by car.

There are 3 events being held over this exciting weekend.

The Friday starts with the NSW Hill Climb Championships.  The Hill Climb’s  4.1 km course starts in Pit Lane and finishes at the top of the famous Mount Panorama race track. A very unique experience. The Saturday event is the Criterium Race. The Criterium takes place at the base of Mount Panorama.

The main event for the Bathurst Cycling Classic is held on Sunday, with the B2B Bathurst to Bathurst. 100km of fully closed roads, this undulating course was designed by Cycling legend Mark Renshaw.

With more than 1300 metres of elevation gain, the event starts in Bathurst CBD. You’ll then head south onto the Mt Panorama racecourse for a lap before heading onto Gormans hill road, continuing south to The lagoon and onto the climb of Rockley mount before deviating from the short course. From here you’ll then head South to Rockley and head west to Turnkey road and the great descent before Perthville where you be on the edge of Bathurst heading for the Start/Finish.

The 2022 route is the same as the 2021 event, i.e. starting and finishing in Bathurst. This year sees the establishment of “The Tour”, a combination of all three events in a racing format. This is for those who take their racing seriously.

The Event Village for the Bathurst Cycle Classic has a host of street food, and coffee, wine, craft beer and cider stalls on site, as well as live music. 

You’ll find other cycling events, like the Bathurst Cycling Classic, in our online Cycling Event Calendar.

Enjoy!