Cootamundra Annual Classic

Cootamundra Annual Classic
Race details
Date August
Region New South Wales, Australia
Nickname(s) Coota Annual, Coota Classic
Discipline Road
Competition State Open
Type Road Handicap
Organiser Cootamundra Cycling Club
History
First edition 1955 (1955)
Editions 55
First winner  Jim Bumdy (AUS)
Most wins  Garry Crowe (AUS) 3 wins
Most recent  Aaron Donnelly (AUS) (2012)

The Cootamundra Annual Classic, also known as the Coota Classic or Coota Annual is a bicycle handicap race starting and finishing in the New South Wales town of Cootamundra. First run in 1955, the race is traditionally held on the last weekend in August. Today it's one of the oldest open road races in New South Wales.

History

The race has run every year since 1955, making it one of oldest races on the Cycling NSW open calendar. Organised by Cootamundra Cycling Club, past winners have include road professional Graeme Brown and 2010 Melbourne to Warrnambool winner Rhys Pollock.

Course

Up until 2011 the course started in Cootamundra, traveled North through the small town Wallendbeen to Young along the Olympic Highway. The race then turned south, travelling to Harden, then West back to Wallendbeen before returning to the finish in Cootamundra. The course was 120 kilometres long.

From 2011 the course was shortened to 106 km with the course resembling a figure '8' centered on Cootamundra

Past winners

Year Distance Winner From Fastest Time From
2012 106 km Aaron Donnelly Illawarra CC Aaron Donnelly 2:27'06" Illawarra CC
2011 106 km Shaun Lewis Southern Highlands CC Stephen Fairless 2:27'21" Shepparton Cycling Club
2010 120 km Rhys Pollock Albury Wodonga CC Rhys Pollock 2:49'21" Albury Wodonga CC
2009 120 km Stuart Shaw Canberra CC Stuart Shaw 2:54'47" Canberra CC
2008 120 km Matthew Carmellotti Norwa Velo Club Blair Windsor 2:48'35"
2007 120 km Joe McDonnell Sutherland Shire CC Joe McDonnell 2:44'35" Sutherland Shire CC
2006 120 km Charles Gascoyne/Kevin Nicholls Orange CTC/? Rob McLachlan 2:41'45" Canberra CC
2005 120 km David Whyman Randwick Botany CC Stuart Shaw 2:41'00"* Canberra CC
2004 120 km Rob McLachlan Canberra CC Rob McLachlan 2:42'30" Canberra CC
2003 120 km Hector Morales Hector Morales 2:55'59"
2002 120 km Craig Metcalf Albury Wodonga CC Josh Collingwood 2:46'46"
2001 120 km John Leary Cootamundra Cycle Club Brian Appleyard 2:46'49"
2000 120 km Darren Rolf Darren Rolf 2:48'07"
1999 120 km Marcus Hayman Trent Wilson 2:48'19"
1998 120 km Graham Brown Graham Brown 2:46'07"

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