Victoria's women's stage race, not run since 2020
Herald Sun Tour Women
The women's Herald Sun Tour was run three times, from 2018 to 2020, each time over two stages in Victoria. It has not been held since.
- Location
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- When
- Late January
- Course
- Stage Race
- Since
- 2018
- Most recent winner
- 🇦🇺 Lucy Kennedy (2020)
- Also known as
- Jayco Herald Sun Tour Women
- Category
- Women’s 2.Pro
About Herald Sun Tour Women
The Herald Sun Tour Women, last run as the Jayco Herald Sun Tour Women, is a cycling stage race in Victoria, Australia, that has not been held since 2020. Brodie Chapman won the first edition in 2018 and Lucy Kennedy won in 2019 and 2020. A return planned for 2026 was called off in October 2025.
Also known as: Jayco Herald Sun Tour Women · Women's Herald Sun Tour
The women's Herald Sun Tour was held in 2018, 2019 and 2020, each time over two stages, as a UCI 2.2 race beside the men's tour, which dates from 1952. Brodie Chapman won the first edition by five seconds from Annemiek van Vleuten, and Lucy Kennedy won the next two. Neither race has been run since 2020. A return with five stages each, in and around Ballarat, was announced for 2026 and called off in October 2025.
Herald Sun Tour Women winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 🇦🇺Lucy Kennedy |
| 2019 | 🇦🇺Lucy Kennedy |
| 2018 | 🇦🇺Brodie Chapman |
2026 edition canceled
The Herald Sun Tour was due to return in 2026 for the first time since 2020. In October 2025 the organizers said it would not go ahead.
Herald Sun Tour Women route
Each of the three editions had two stages. In 2018 Brodie Chapman won stage 1 alone into Healesville and kept the lead in a 1.6 kilometer time trial the next day. In 2019 Lucy Kennedy won the final stage over a gravel climb and took the title. In 2020 the race finished at the Falls Creek ski resort, where Kennedy took the lead from Arlenis Sierra on the last climb.
What shapes the race
Victorian hills
The 2018 race was decided on the road into Healesville and the 2020 race on the climb to the Falls Creek ski resort.
Two stages
All three editions, in 2018, 2019 and 2020, were run over two stages.
Signature landmarks
- Summit finish
Falls Creek
The ski resort where the 2020 race finished and was decided.
History
Memorable editions
- 2018
Chapman holds off Van Vleuten
Brodie Chapman won stage 1 alone into Healesville, 12 seconds ahead of Annemiek van Vleuten, the world time trial champion, and kept five of those seconds in the 1.6 kilometer time trial that closed the race.
- 2020
Kennedy defends at Falls Creek
Lucy Kennedy defended her title at the Falls Creek ski resort. The overnight leader, Arlenis Sierra, was dropped in the final 400 meters of the climb, and Kennedy won the race by 12 seconds.
Iconic victories
Lucy Kennedy
Back-to-back wins (2019, 2020), the race's most successful rider.
Brodie Chapman
Inaugural winner in 2018.
Eras and records
First held in 2018. Three editions were run, all won by Australian riders, and the race has not been held since 2020.
Most wins
Lucy Kennedy, 2 (2019, 2020).
All-Australian winners
All three editions won by Australian riders.