{"id":2673,"date":"2020-05-14T05:25:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T19:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/2020\/05\/14\/five-years-of-the-bowral-classic-the-images\/"},"modified":"2025-03-18T15:55:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T04:55:51","slug":"five-years-of-the-bowral-classic-the-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/2020\/05\/14\/five-years-of-the-bowral-classic-the-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Years of the Bowral Classic: The Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\">This year marks the\u00a0fifth\u00a0edition of the\u00a0Bowral Classic. A long-held dream of founder James\u00a0Yaffa, it has progressed from\u00a0a\u00a0bunch\u00a0of eager riders\u00a0back in 2016 to one of the biggest Gran\u00a0Fondos\u00a0in Australia.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">As part of a new series, we\u2019ll be taking a trip down memory lane to celebrate what\u2019s great about the Bowral\u00a0Classic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">First up, photos!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Over the years we\u2019ve been fortunate to have a bunch of\u00a0talented\u00a0photographers on hand to capture the magic of ride day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">So\u00a0enjoy some of these classic snaps from down the years!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2016<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The inaugural Bowral Classic saw riders experience the majestic Southern Highlands for the first time. Safe to say Phil Latz captured the beauty perfectly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2673 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Phil-Latz-2016.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Phil-Latz-2016.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Phil-Latz-2016-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Phil-Latz-2016-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Phil-Latz-2016-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Phil-Latz-2016-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/BowralClassic16-0562.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/BowralClassic16-0562.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/BowralClassic16-0562-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/BowralClassic16-0969.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/BowralClassic16-0969.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/BowralClassic16-0969-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2017<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The second Bowral Classic built upon the success of 2016, as you can see from these great shots by <a href=\"https:\/\/beardyscaravan.com\/\">Beardy McBeard<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2673 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Beardy-McBeard-2017.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Beardy-McBeard-2017.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Beardy-McBeard-2017-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Beardy-McBeard-2017-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Beardy-McBeard-2017-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Beardy-McBeard-2017-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Beardy-McBeard-2017-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Beardy-McBeard-2017-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-Classic-2018-2125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-Classic-2018-2125.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-Classic-2018-2125-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-Classic-2018-2125-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-Classic-2018-2425.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-Classic-2018-2425.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-Classic-2018-2425-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-Classic-2018-2425-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2018<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Beardy was again on hand in 2018 to capture the inspirational side of this Gran Fondo.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2673 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Beardy-McBeard-2018.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Beardy-McBeard-2018.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Beardy-McBeard-2018-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Beardy-McBeard-2018-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Beardy-McBeard-2018.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Beardy-McBeard-2018.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Beardy-McBeard-2018-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Beardy-McBeard-2018-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-Classic-2018-1105.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-Classic-2018-1105.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-Classic-2018-1105-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-Classic-2018-1105-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-Classic-2018-3144-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-Classic-2018-3144-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-Classic-2018-3144-1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Last year&#8217;s event was the biggest one yet, thanks in no small part to the man in pink, Lee Turner! Photos are from Beardy (top) and <a href=\"https:\/\/levy.photo\/\">Tim Levy<\/a> (bottom).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-2673 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-2019-0169-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-2019-0169-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-2019-0169-scaled-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-2019-0169-scaled-1600x1200.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-2019-0169-scaled-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-2019-0169-scaled-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-2019-0169-scaled-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-2019-1456-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-2019-1456-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-2019-1456-scaled-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-2019-1456-scaled-1600x1200.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-2019-1456-scaled-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-2019-1456-scaled-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Bowral-2019-1456-scaled-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/BowralClassic19byTimLevy-641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/BowralClassic19byTimLevy-641.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/BowralClassic19byTimLevy-641-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/BowralClassic19byTimLevy-641-1600x1066.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/BowralClassic19byTimLevy-641-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/BowralClassic19byTimLevy-641-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1666\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/BowralClassic19byTimLevy-149.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/BowralClassic19byTimLevy-149.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/BowralClassic19byTimLevy-149-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/bowral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/BowralClassic19byTimLevy-149-1600x1066.jpg 1600w, 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