On Saturday 6 January Australia held its national amateur road cycling championships, including a National Gran Fondo Championship race on the famous 11.5km Mt. Buninyong circuit in Ballarat. The challenging 58 kilometer route included five ascents of Mt Buninyong, with gradients up to 10 percent.
Here are the 2024 Australian National Gran Fondo Champions by category:
| CATEGORY | NAME | TIME |
| F19-34 | Hayley Jones | 1:33:26 |
| M19-34 | Sebastian Barrett | 1:21:20 |
| F34-39 | Nicole Mitsigeorgis | 1:31:56 |
| M35-39 | Rhys Clarke | 1:20:16 |
| F40-44 | Heidi Buntrock | 1:34:02 |
| M40-44 | Stephan Lane | 1:19:26 |
| F45-49 | Nicole Oh | 1:34:31 |
| M45-49 | Matt Sparnon | 1:21:11 |
| F50-54 | Kelly Phuah | 1:38:02 |
| M50-54 | Chris Ling | 1:20:07 |
| F55-59 | Doris Harr | 1:35:26 |
| M55-59 | Steve Drake | 1:23:38 |
| F60-64 | Anne Louise Cosgrove | 1:49:18 |
| M60-64 | Alan Nelson | 1:24:21 |
| F65-69 | Joanna Stewart | 1:45:31 |
| M65-69 | Peter Ritchie | 1:31:17 |
| F70-74 | Robyn Baker | 2:13:49 |
| M70-74 | Roger Cull | 1:29:11 |
| M75-79 | George Goodrope | 1:47:10 |
| M80+ | Val Usatoff | 1:35:25 |
F1 race car driver Valtteri Bottas (1:31:01) raced in the 35-39 age category, finishing in 21st as he tries to get in shape to qualify for the 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships.
Complete AUS Gran Fondo National Championship results below (PDF file)
Photos: AUS CYCLING
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