# 2020 Herald Sun Tour

The 2020 Jayco Herald Sun Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 5 and 9 February 2020 in Victoria, Australia. It was the 67th edition of the Herald Sun Tour and was a part of the 2020 UCI Oceania Tour.

## Teams

Four UCI WorldTeams and nine UCI Continental 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 Team Sapura Cycling, which entered only four. Of the 95 riders that started the race, 80 riders finished.
UCI WorldTeams
* EF Pro Cycling
* Israel Start-Up Nation
* Mitchelton–Scott
* Team Sunweb
UCI Continental Teams
* Aevolo
* ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast
* Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy
* Kinan Cycling Team
* Nero Continental
* Oliver's Real Food Racing
* St George Continental Cycling Team
* Team BridgeLane
* Team Sapura Cycling
National Teams
* KordaMentha Real Estate Australia

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 5 February | Nagambie to Shepparton | 121.9 km (75.7 mi) | | Flat stage | Alberto Dainese (ITA) |
| 2 | 6 February | Beechworth to Falls Creek | 117.6 km (73.1 mi) | | Mountain stage | Jai Hindley (AUS) |
| 3 | 7 February | Bright to Wangaratta | 178.1 km (110.7 mi) | | Hilly stage | Kaden Groves (AUS) |
| 4 | 8 February | Mansfield to Mount Buller | 106.6 km (66.2 mi) | | Mountain stage | Jai Hindley (AUS) |
| 5 | 9 February | Melbourne | 89.1 km (55.4 mi) | | Flat stage | Kaden Groves (AUS) |
| Total | Total | 612.1 km (380.3 mi) | 612.1 km (380.3 mi) | 612.1 km (380.3 mi) | 612.1 km (380.3 mi) | 612.1 km (380.3 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 5 February 2020 — Nagambie to Shepparton, 121.9 km (75.7 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alberto Dainese (ITA) | Team Sunweb | 2h 36' 42" |
| 2 | Kaden Groves (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 3 | Moreno Hofland (NED) | EF Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 4 | Mihkel Räim (EST) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" |
| 5 | Godfrey Slattery (AUS) | KordaMentha Real Estate Australia | + 0" |
| 6 | Michael Rice (AUS) | ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | + 0" |
| 7 | Roy Eefting (NED) | Team Sapura Cycling | + 0" |
| 8 | Yasuharu Nakajima (JPN) | Kinan Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Tom Scully (NZL) | EF Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 10 | Thomas Bolton (AUS) | Oliver's Real Food Racing | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alberto Dainese (ITA) | Team Sunweb | 2h 36' 32" |
| 2 | Kaden Groves (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 4" |
| 3 | Moreno Hofland (NED) | EF Pro Cycling | + 6" |
| 4 | Roy Eefting (NED) | Team Sapura Cycling | + 7" |
| 5 | Benjamin Hill (AUS) | Team BridgeLane | + 7" |
| 6 | Craig Wiggins (AUS) | St George Continental Cycling Team | + 9" |
| 7 | Charles-Étienne Chrétien (CAN) | Aevolo | + 9" |
| 8 | Mihkel Räim (EST) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 10" |
| 9 | Godfrey Slattery (AUS) | KordaMentha Real Estate Australia | + 10" |
| 10 | Michael Rice (AUS) | ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 6 February 2020 — Beechworth to Falls Creek, 117.6 km (73.1 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jai Hindley (AUS) | Team Sunweb | 3h 06' 29" |
| 2 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 3 | Sebastian Berwick (AUS) | St George Continental Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Pro Cycling | + 13" |
| 5 | Michael Storer (AUS) | Team Sunweb | + 37" |
| 6 | Jesse Ewart (AUS) | Team Sapura Cycling | + 49" |
| 7 | James Whelan (AUS) | EF Pro Cycling | + 1' 01" |
| 8 | Jay Vine (AUS) | Nero Continental | + 1' 01" |
| 9 | Thomas Lebas (FRA) | Kinan Cycling Team | + 1' 05" |
| 10 | Robert Power (AUS) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 09" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jai Hindley (AUS) | Team Sunweb | 5h 43' 01" |
| 2 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 4" |
| 3 | Sebastian Berwick (AUS) | St George Continental Cycling Team | + 6" |
| 4 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Pro Cycling | + 23" |
| 5 | Michael Storer (AUS) | Team Sunweb | + 47" |
| 6 | Jesse Ewart (AUS) | Team Sapura Cycling | + 59" |
| 7 | James Whelan (AUS) | EF Pro Cycling | + 1' 11" |
| 8 | Jay Vine (AUS) | Nero Continental | + 1' 11" |
| 9 | Thomas Lebas (FRA) | Kinan Cycling Team | + 1' 15" |
| 10 | Robert Power (AUS) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 19" |

### Stage 3
#### 7 February 2020 — Bright to Wangaratta, 178.1 km (110.7 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kaden Groves (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | 4h 07' 27" |
| 2 | Alberto Dainese (ITA) | Team Sunweb | + 0" |
| 3 | Mihkel Räim (EST) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" |
| 4 | Moreno Hofland (NED) | EF Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 5 | Michael Rice (AUS) | ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | + 0" |
| 6 | Michael Freiberg (AUS) | ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | + 2" |
| 7 | Hayden McCormick (NZL) | Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy | + 2" |
| 8 | Omer Goldstein (ISR) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 2" |
| 9 | Godfrey Slattery (AUS) | KordaMentha Real Estate Australia | + 2" |
| 10 | Samuel Jenner (AUS) | Team BridgeLane | + 2" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jai Hindley (AUS) | Team Sunweb | 9h 50' 30" |
| 2 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 4" |
| 3 | Sebastian Berwick (AUS) | St George Continental Cycling Team | + 6" |
| 4 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Pro Cycling | + 23" |
| 5 | Michael Storer (AUS) | Team Sunweb | + 47" |
| 6 | Jesse Ewart (AUS) | Team Sapura Cycling | + 59" |
| 7 | James Whelan (AUS) | EF Pro Cycling | + 1' 08" |
| 8 | Jay Vine (AUS) | Nero Continental | + 1' 11" |
| 9 | Thomas Lebas (FRA) | Kinan Cycling Team | + 1' 15" |
| 10 | Rudy Porter (AUS) | KordaMentha Real Estate Australia | + 1' 39" |

### Stage 4
#### 8 February 2020 — Mansfield to Mount Buller, 106.6 km (66.2 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jai Hindley (AUS) | Team Sunweb | 3h 01' 25" |
| 2 | Sebastian Berwick (AUS) | St George Continental Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Jay Vine (AUS) | Nero Continental | + 9" |
| 4 | Jesse Ewart (AUS) | Team Sapura Cycling | + 17" |
| 5 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Pro Cycling | + 18" |
| 6 | Nick Schultz (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 22" |
| 7 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 22" |
| 8 | James Piccoli (CAN) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 23" |
| 9 | Marcos García (ESP) | Kinan Cycling Team | + 23" |
| 10 | Thomas Lebas (FRA) | Kinan Cycling Team | + 30" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jai Hindley (AUS) | Team Sunweb | 12h 51' 45" |
| 2 | Sebastian Berwick (AUS) | St George Continental Cycling Team | + 10" |
| 3 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 36" |
| 4 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Pro Cycling | + 51" |
| 5 | Jesse Ewart (AUS) | Team Sapura Cycling | + 1' 26" |
| 6 | Jay Vine (AUS) | Nero Continental | + 1' 26" |
| 7 | Michael Storer (AUS) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 50" |
| 8 | Thomas Lebas (FRA) | Kinan Cycling Team | + 1' 55" |
| 9 | Rudy Porter (AUS) | KordaMentha Real Estate Australia | + 2' 32" |
| 10 | James Oram (NZL) | Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy | + 2' 50" |

### Stage 5
#### 9 February 2020 — Melbourne, 89.1 km (55.4 mi)

Stage 5 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kaden Groves (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | 1h 58' 38" |
| 2 | Dion Smith (NZL) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 3 | Moreno Hofland (NED) | EF Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 4 | Michael Rice (AUS) | ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | + 0" |
| 5 | Mihkel Räim (EST) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" |
| 6 | Asbjørn Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Team Sunweb | + 0" |
| 7 | Scott McGill (USA) | Aevolo | + 0" |
| 8 | Luke Mudgway (NZL) | Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 9 | Guillaume Boivin (CAN) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" |
| 10 | Tyler Stites (USA) | Aevolo | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jai Hindley (AUS) | Team Sunweb | 14h 50' 23" |
| 2 | Sebastian Berwick (AUS) | St George Continental Cycling Team | + 17" |
| 3 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 36" |
| 4 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Pro Cycling | + 1' 00" |
| 5 | Jay Vine (AUS) | Nero Continental | + 1' 28" |
| 6 | Jesse Ewart (AUS) | Team Sapura Cycling | + 1' 32" |
| 7 | Michael Storer (AUS) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 59" |
| 8 | Thomas Lebas (FRA) | Kinan Cycling Team | + 2' 02" |
| 9 | Rudy Porter (AUS) | KordaMentha Real Estate Australia | + 2' 41" |
| 10 | James Oram (NZL) | Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy | + 2' 50" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Mountains classification | Sprints classification | Young rider classification | Most competitive rider(s) | Team classification |
| 1 | Alberto Dainese | Alberto Dainese | not awarded | Alberto Dainese | Alberto Dainese | Benjamin Hill | EF Pro Cycling |
| 2 | Jai Hindley | Jai Hindley | Jai Hindley | Benjamin Hill | Sebastian Berwick | not awarded | Team Sunweb |
| 3 | Kaden Groves | Jai Hindley | Jai Hindley | Alberto Dainese | Sebastian Berwick | James Whelan | Team Sunweb |
| 4 | Jai Hindley | Jai Hindley | Jai Hindley | Benjamin Hill | Sebastian Berwick | not awarded | Team Sunweb |
| 5 | Kaden Groves | Jai Hindley | Jai Hindley | Benjamin Hill | Sebastian Berwick | Michael Freiberg | Team Sunweb |
| Final | Final | Jai Hindley | Jai Hindley | Benjamin Hill | Sebastian Berwick | not awarded | Team Sunweb |

## Classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the leader of the general classification | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
| Denotes the leader of the sprints classification | Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jai Hindley (AUS) | Team Sunweb | 14h 50' 23" |
| 2 | Sebastian Berwick (AUS) | St George Continental Cycling Team | + 17" |
| 3 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 36" |
| 4 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Pro Cycling | + 1' 00" |
| 5 | Jay Vine (AUS) | Nero Continental | + 1' 28" |
| 6 | Jesse Ewart (AUS) | Team Sapura Cycling | + 1' 32" |
| 7 | Michael Storer (AUS) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 59" |
| 8 | Thomas Lebas (FRA) | Kinan Cycling Team | + 2' 02" |
| 9 | Rudy Porter (AUS) | KordaMentha Real Estate Australia | + 2' 41" |
| 10 | James Oram (NZL) | Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy | + 2' 50" |

### Sprints classification

Final sprints classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Benjamin Hill (AUS) | Team BridgeLane | 34 |
| 2 | Kaden Groves (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | 28 |
| 3 | Jai Hindley (AUS) | Team Sunweb | 20 |
| 4 | Alberto Dainese (ITA) | Team Sunweb | 18 |
| 5 | Jay Vine (AUS) | Nero Continental | 16 |
| 6 | Moreno Hofland (NED) | EF Pro Cycling | 16 |
| 7 | Sebastian Berwick (AUS) | St George Continental Cycling Team | 14 |
| 8 | Charles-Étienne Chrétien (CAN) | Aevolo | 12 |
| 9 | Jesse Ewart (AUS) | Team Sapura Cycling | 10 |
| 10 | Mihkel Räim (EST) | Israel Start-Up Nation | 10 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Jai Hindley (AUS) | Team Sunweb | 54 |
| 2 | James Whelan (AUS) | EF Pro Cycling | 26 |
| 3 | Sebastian Berwick (AUS) | St George Continental Cycling Team | 24 |
| 4 | James Oram (NZL) | Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy | 20 |
| 5 | Samuel Hill (AUS) | Team BridgeLane | 20 |
| 6 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | 16 |
| 7 | Conor Murtagh (AUS) | Oliver's Real Food Racing | 12 |
| 8 | Hayden McCormick (NZL) | Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy | 12 |
| 9 | Jay Vine (AUS) | Nero Continental | 8 |
| 10 | Ben Perry (CAN) | Israel Start-Up Nation | 8 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sebastian Berwick (AUS) | St George Continental Cycling Team | 14h 50' 40" |
| 2 | Rudy Porter (AUS) | KordaMentha Real Estate Australia | + 2' 24" |
| 3 | Charles-Étienne Chrétien (CAN) | Aevolo | + 3' 12" |
| 4 | Jonas Rutsch (GER) | EF Pro Cycling | + 4' 52" |
| 5 | Conor Schunk (USA) | Aevolo | + 9' 12" |
| 6 | Ari Scott (NZL) | Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy | + 9' 39" |
| 7 | Carter Turnbull (AUS) | KordaMentha Real Estate Australia | + 14' 20" |
| 8 | Calan White (AUS) | KordaMentha Real Estate Australia | + 15' 13" |
| 9 | Sebastian Presley (AUS) | Oliver's Real Food Racing | + 21' 36" |
| 10 | Dylan McKenna (AUS) | Nero Continental | + 25' 31" |

### Teams classification

Final teams classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Team Sunweb | 44h 37' 09" |
| 2 | EF Pro Cycling | + 5' 45" |
| 3 | Mitchelton–Scott | + 8' 13" |
| 4 | Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy | + 9' 48" |
| 5 | KordaMentha Real Estate Australia | + 12' 15" |
| 6 | Kinan Cycling Team | + 15' 05" |
| 7 | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 16' 17" |
| 8 | Team BridgeLane | + 30' 01" |
| 9 | Aevolo | + 33' 07" |
| 10 | Nero Continental | + 47' 03" |