The world’s best cyclists will descend on Ballarat when it hosts the Herald Sun World Cycling Classic Ballarat as the major lead-up event to the 2010 UCI Road World Championships this September.

Organised by Cycling Australia, in conjunction with the City of Ballarat, the 2010 UCI Road Cycling World Championships Organising Committee and the Victorian Government through their support of the Championships, the Herald Sun World Cycling Classic Ballarat will feature an elite women’s and combined elite/under-23 men’s race.

Starting and finishing at Buninyong, the course will travel a 16km circuit with the final lap following the road race course used for the Australian Open Road Championships.

The Herald Sun World Cycling Classic Ballarat is expected to feature some of the world’s best cyclists. Pending the number of entries from World Championship participants additional invitations may be issued to elite riders and registered continental and pro continental teams.

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source: Cycling Victoria Media Release
www.vic.cycling.org.au