In the men's Dirty Warnie, Scott Boden won after a long solo ride. Meanwhile, in the women's race, Tara Neyland raced to the end and held off Emma Viotto to win the 246-km Australian gravel event.

After a grueling trip that included more than 3,000 meters of elevation gain from Geelong to Warrnambool, tire width was the only thing separating first-place Neyland and second-place Viotto in the women's Dirty Warnie. Neyland completed the race in 9:11.08, Viotto in the same time, with Brianna Samuelle finishing a minute behind in third place.

Bowden won the men's 246-km gravel race, and his tenacious solo effort earned him the Dirty Warnie title for 2024.

“What the mind can conceive and believe can be accomplished,” Bowden said in an Instagram post.

“In today's Dirty Warnie, I did the seemingly impossible by riding solo for the last 70km. The Giant rider crossed the finish line in 7 hours, 55 minutes, and 03 seconds, followed by Dylan Sunderland in second place by about two minutes, while 2023 Australian gravel champion Conor Sense finished another eight seconds behind to claim the final spot on the podium.

Matilda Reynolds, last year's 246km winner, held off AG Insurance Soudal's Sarah Gigante to win the 140km women's event from Forest to Warrnambool. Otis Jones won the men's category for this distance.

Building on the rich legacy of the Melbourne to Warrnambool Cycling Festival, the second oldest one-day cycling event in the world, the third Dirty Warnie was held in southwestern Victoria, 84% on gravel roads that wind through small rural areas, with a total of 14,000 riders, including the world's top cyclists, including the world's top cyclists.