2020 Herald Sun Tour
Cycling race
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The 2020 Jayco Herald Sun Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 5 and 9 February 2020 in Victoria, Australia. It was the 67th edition of the Herald Sun Tour and was a part of the 2020 UCI Oceania Tour.[1]
Dates5–9 February 2020
Stages5
Distance612.1 km (380.3 mi)
Winning time14h 50' 23"
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| Dates | 5–9 February 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 612.1 km (380.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 14h 50' 23" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
Four UCI WorldTeams and nine UCI Continental teams were invited to the race. Along with an Australian national team, there were fourteen teams in the race. Each team entered seven riders with the except of Team Sapura Cycling, which entered only four. Of the 95 riders that started the race, 80 riders finished.[2]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Continental Teams
National Teams
- KordaMentha Real Estate Australia
Route
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 5 February | Nagambie to Shepparton | 121.9 km (75.7 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Alberto Dainese (ITA) |
| 2 | 6 February | Beechworth to Falls Creek | 117.6 km (73.1 mi) |  | Mountain stage |  Jai Hindley (AUS) |
| 3 | 7 February | Bright to Wangaratta | 178.1 km (110.7 mi) |  | Hilly stage | Kaden Groves (AUS) |
| 4 | 8 February | Mansfield to Mount Buller | 106.6 km (66.2 mi) | | Mountain stage | Jai Hindley (AUS) |
| 5 | 9 February | Melbourne | 89.1 km (55.4 mi) | | Flat stage | Kaden Groves (AUS) |
| Total | 612.1 km (380.3 mi) | |||||
Stages
Stage 1
- 5 February 2020 — Nagambie to Shepparton, 121.9 km (75.7 mi)[4]
Stage 2
- 6 February 2020 — Beechworth to Falls Creek, 117.6 km (73.1 mi)[7]
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Stage 3
- 7 February 2020 — Bright to Wangaratta, 178.1 km (110.7 mi)[10]
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Stage 4
- 8 February 2020 — Mansfield to Mount Buller, 106.6 km (66.2 mi)[13]
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Stage 5
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Classification leadership table
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Mountains classification |
Sprints classification |
Young rider classification |
Most competitive rider(s) |
Team classification |
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| 1 | Alberto Dainese | Alberto Dainese | not awarded | Alberto Dainese | Alberto Dainese | Benjamin Hill | EF Pro Cycling |
| 2 | Jai Hindley | Jai Hindley | Jai Hindley | Benjamin Hill | Sebastian Berwick | not awarded | Team Sunweb |
| 3 | Kaden Groves | Alberto Dainese | James Whelan | ||||
| 4 | Jai Hindley | Benjamin Hill | not awarded | ||||
| 5 | Kaden Groves | Michael Freiberg | |||||
| Final | Jai Hindley | Jai Hindley | Benjamin Hill | Sebastian Berwick | not awarded | Team Sunweb | |
Classification standings
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Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Jai Hindley (AUS) |
Team Sunweb | 14h 50' 23" |
| 2 | Sebastian Berwick (AUS) |
St George Continental Cycling Team | + 17" |
| 3 | Damien Howson (AUS) |
Mitchelton–Scott | + 36" |
| 4 |  Neilson Powless (USA) |
EF Pro Cycling | + 1' 00" |
| 5 | Jay Vine (AUS) |
Nero Continental | + 1' 28" |
| 6 | Jesse Ewart (AUS) |
Team Sapura Cycling | + 1' 32" |
| 7 | Michael Storer (AUS) |
Team Sunweb | + 1' 59" |
| 8 |  Thomas Lebas (FRA) |
Kinan Cycling Team | + 2' 02" |
| 9 | Rudy Porter (AUS) |
KordaMentha Real Estate Australia | + 2' 41" |
| 10 |  James Oram (NZL) |
Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy | + 2' 50" |
Sprints classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Benjamin Hill (AUS) |
Team BridgeLane | 34 |
| 2 | Kaden Groves (AUS) |
Mitchelton–Scott | 28 |
| 3 | Jai Hindley (AUS) |
Team Sunweb | 20 |
| 4 | Alberto Dainese (ITA) |
Team Sunweb | 18 |
| 5 | Jay Vine (AUS) |
Nero Continental | 16 |
| 6 |  Moreno Hofland (NED) |
EF Pro Cycling | 16 |
| 7 | Sebastian Berwick (AUS) |
St George Continental Cycling Team | 14 |
| 8 |  Charles-Étienne Chrétien (CAN) |
Aevolo | 12 |
| 9 | Jesse Ewart (AUS) |
Team Sapura Cycling | 10 |
| 10 |  Mihkel Räim (EST) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | 10 |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Jai Hindley (AUS) |
Team Sunweb | 54 |
| 2 | James Whelan (AUS) |
EF Pro Cycling | 26 |
| 3 | Sebastian Berwick (AUS) |
St George Continental Cycling Team | 24 |
| 4 | James Oram (NZL) |
Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy | 20 |
| 5 | Samuel Hill (AUS) |
Team BridgeLane | 20 |
| 6 | Damien Howson (AUS) |
Mitchelton–Scott | 16 |
| 7 | Conor Murtagh (AUS) |
Oliver's Real Food Racing | 12 |
| 8 | Hayden McCormick (NZL) |
Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy | 12 |
| 9 | Jay Vine (AUS) |
Nero Continental | 8 |
| 10 | Ben Perry (CAN) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | 8 |
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Sebastian Berwick (AUS) |
St George Continental Cycling Team | 14h 50' 40" |
| 2 | Rudy Porter (AUS) |
KordaMentha Real Estate Australia | + 2' 24" |
| 3 | Charles-Étienne Chrétien (CAN) |
Aevolo | + 3' 12" |
| 4 |  Jonas Rutsch (GER) |
EF Pro Cycling | + 4' 52" |
| 5 | Conor Schunk (USA) |
Aevolo | + 9' 12" |
| 6 | Ari Scott (NZL) |
Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy | + 9' 39" |
| 7 | Carter Turnbull (AUS) |
KordaMentha Real Estate Australia | + 14' 20" |
| 8 | Calan White (AUS) |
KordaMentha Real Estate Australia | + 15' 13" |
| 9 | Sebastian Presley (AUS) |
Oliver's Real Food Racing | + 21' 36" |
| 10 | Dylan McKenna (AUS) |
Nero Continental | + 25' 31" |
Teams classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Team Sunweb | 44h 37' 09" |
| 2 | EF Pro Cycling | + 5' 45" |
| 3 | Mitchelton–Scott | + 8' 13" |
| 4 | Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy | + 9' 48" |
| 5 | KordaMentha Real Estate Australia | + 12' 15" |
| 6 | Kinan Cycling Team | + 15' 05" |
| 7 | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 16' 17" |
| 8 | Team BridgeLane | + 30' 01" |
| 9 | Aevolo | + 33' 07" |
| 10 | Nero Continental | + 47' 03" |