Dirty Warrny build continues toward second edition showdown

Dirty Warrny reconnaissance ride
Dirty Warrny reconnaissance ride (Image credit: Caramel Creative)

The long-range Australian gravel race, the Dirty Warrny, is building toward its second edition with a growing field that will sprinkle a handful of WorldTour road professionals among a growing group of specialists and gravel curious riders from across other cycling disciplines.

The 246km gravel race, which was inspired by the Melbourne to Warrnambool road event which first ran in 1895, is taking place on Saturday running in south-west Victoria. It runs from Geelong to Warrnambool on a course that includes 84% gravel and more than 3,000m of climbing.

Simone Giuliani
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Simone is a degree-qualified journalist that has accumulated decades of wide-ranging experience while working across a variety of leading media organisations. She joined Cyclingnews as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at Ella CyclingTips and as a correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg. Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 2015 her career focus also shifted to the sport.