The 2020 Jayco Herald Sun Tour was a
road cycling
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stage race
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that took place between 5 and 9 February 2020 in
Victoria
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* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
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Australia
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. It was the 67th edition of the
Herald Sun Tour
The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annuall ...
and was a part of the
2020 UCI Oceania Tour
The 2020 UCI Oceania Tour was the 16th season of the UCI Oceania Tour. The season began on 15 January 2020 with the New Zealand Cycle Classic and finished on 9 February 2020 with the Herald Sun Tour.
Throughout the season, points were a ...
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Teams
Four
UCI WorldTeam
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s and nine
UCI Continental
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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 , which entered only four. Of the 95 riders that started the race, 80 riders finished.
UCI WorldTeams
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UCI Continental Teams
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National Teams
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KordaMentha Real Estate Australia
Route
Stages
Stage 1
;5 February 2020 —
Nagambie to
Shepparton
Shepparton () (Yorta Yorta language, Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River (Victoria), Goulburn River in northern Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Mel ...
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Stage 2
;6 February 2020 —
Beechworth
Beechworth is a town located in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, famous for its major growth during the gold rush days of the mid-1850s. At the , Beechworth had a population of 3,290.
Beechworth's many historical buildings are well pr ...
to
Falls Creek,
Stage 3
;7 February 2020 —
Bright
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Common meanings
*Bright, an adjective meaning giving off or reflecting illumination; see Brightness
*Bright, an adjective meaning someone with intelligence
People
* Bright (surname)
* Bright (given name)
*Bright, the stage na ...
to
Wangaratta
Wangaratta ( ) is a city in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, from Melbourne along the Hume Highway. The city had a population of 29,808 per the 2021 Australian Census.
The city is located at the confluence, junction of the Ovens River, ...
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Stage 4
;8 February 2020 —
Mansfield
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to
Mount Buller
Mount Buller is primarily a resort town on the slopes of Mount Buller (Victoria), Mount Buller, within Mount Buller Alpine Resort, an unincorporated area of the Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is located approximately n ...
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Stage 5
;9 February 2020 —
Melbourne
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Classification leadership table
Classification standings
General classification
Sprints classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Teams classification
References
External links
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2020
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2020 UCI Oceania Tour
2020 in Australian sport
February 2020 sports events in Australia