As the (unofficial) Australian Team Championships, the Tour of Margaret River is the ultimate experience for your cycling team. The unique format means that amateur cyclists can compete directly against riders from the pro tour peloton. Designed especially for teams, TOMR is a highly tactical race where competing teams accumulate points in a way specific to each stage. Simply put, there is no other race on the world cycling calendar quite like TOMR.
With over 120 teams participating every year, TOMR is one of the largest competitive road cycling events in Australia. Teams are seeded into divisions via the stage 1 Grand Pursuit, and then compete for trophies, jerseys and medals within their division and across age categories over the following stages. We are proud to have one of the largest fields of women racing in the country. With open and all-female classifications, and a participation category, we have options to suit all. TOMR 2024 will be held from Nov 1 to 3.
History of Cycling Eventures
In 2009, Margaret River farmer and keen amateur cyclist, Brendon Morrison, decided to hold a little bike race, and he named it the Tour of Margaret River. Even though there were only 30 riders and five teams that first year, the format was a hit and word got around. Cycling Eventures was established and the Tour became an annual event that grew from strength to strength. With events such as Lighthouse to Lighthouse, Delirium 24 Hour Race, the Tour of Margaret River, DIRT, SEVEN and now the Tour of WA, Cycling Eventures has become one of Australia’s most successful cycle event organisations
Still proudly 100% Western Australian owned and operated, Cycling Eventures has a core team of two staff (Brendon and Rebecca), and a dedicated team of passionate volunteers and contractors who give their time and energy every year to make sure our events are safe, well organised, beautiful and unforgettable.
Stage 2: Road Race
The 91km 1627vm Queen Stage Road Race features the Balingup-Nannup Road, which is one of WA’s top tourist drives and one of the favourite routes of our TOMR racing community, as well as the iconic Brockman Wall and Kandalee Catapult climbs. The route starts in Balingup, races through Nannup and finishes in Greenbushes. The course is closed to all non-event traffic. The entire route is a GC Segment from start to finish (no neutral sections) and is raced in divisions, so the pace will be high from the gun. The 20km ‘Sprint’ segment starts at the 11.7km mark at Wrights Bridge on Balingup-Nannup Road and finishes at the Reveley Bridge/Agg Road intersection at 31.7km. Teams then continue racing into Nannup, turning left onto Grange Road, navigating the hay bales at the chicanes, and turning left again onto Brockman Highway. The KOM/QOM Segment starts at the 42km mark, as riders take on the 3.6km Brockman Wall. The racing continues onto Maranup Ford Road at the 73.2km mark, where riders take a left turn and make the final push for Greenbushes along the Kandalee Catapult climb. Once in Greenbushes, riders make the right turn onto Blackwood Road for the exciting 300-metre sprint finish.