Event Overview
The Ken Dinnerville & Barbara Wyles Handicap is an AusCycling road event held on Sunday 31 May 2026 in New South Wales, starting from Goolagong Street Reserve. The meeting includes the 69th edition of the Ken Dinnerville Memorial Handicap and the 5th Barbara Wyles Memorial Handicap, added as a female-only handicap race from 2022. Both races use the same looped course format with separate start schedules and graded bunches.
What the Course Demands
Both events follow a repeated circuit from Goolagong Street Reserve, using out-and-back segments with U-turn points before returning to the start area each lap. The men’s race covers four laps (81.6km) and the women’s race three laps (61.2km), so pacing and positioning need to be managed across multiple resets of the same terrain. As a handicap, timing, group cooperation, and changes in speed across bunches are central to execution.
Who This Event Suits Best
This event suits licensed riders comfortable in a competitive handicap format, including junior, elite and masters categories. It generally fits athletes who can ride efficiently in a group, handle surges, and make repeated lap efforts without relying on a single long steady tempo. The separate men’s and women’s races, each with multiple groups, also makes it appropriate for riders targeting category-based competition rather than open mass-start racing.
