Australian National Road Race Championships

The Australian National Road Race Championships are held annually with an event for each category of bicycle rider: men, women and under-23 riders. The event also includes the Australian National Time Trial Championships since 2002. The Australian Championships were officially known as the Scody Australian Open Road Cycling Championships from 1999 to 2010, taking the name of their main sponsor. This changed to the Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships from 2011 but they are more commonly referred to as The Nationals. The under-23 championships were introduced in 2001. Note that these results do not currently include the senior and junior amateur road race championships that were held prior to the open era.

The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic cycling jersey featuring green and yellow stripes, which can be worn by the rider at other road racing events in the country to show their status as national champion. The champion's stripes can be combined into a sponsored rider's team kit design for this purpose.

From 1901 to 1949 the Australian Professional Long Distance Road Cycling Championship was contested annually (with the exception of the years 1940 to 1945, due to the outbreak of World War II). Until 1939, the title of long distance road champion of Australia was awarded to the fastest time in the Warrnambool to Melbourne Classic over 165 mi. Riders attended from all over Australia and New Zealand. From 1902 the fastest NSW rider in the Goulburn to Sydney Classic was selected to appear for NSW. In 1927 the Warrnambool to Melbourne was replaced by the Dunlop Grand Prix, a 690.5 mi race over four stages. In 1934 the Warrnambool to Melbourne was again replaced by a stage race, the Centenary 1000, a 1,102 miles (1,773 km) race over seven stages. In 1946, the national long distance championship was awarded to the rider making the fastest time in the 187 mi Melbourne to Horsham road race. In 1947 and 1948, the championship was awarded to the rider making the fastest time in the 192 mi Melbourne to Albury road race. In 1949, the title of long distance road champion of Australia was awarded to the rider making the fastest time in the 195 mi Melbourne to Lakes Entrance road race.

In 1950 the first separate event was held at Cronulla.

The women's event was first held in 1978.

Multiple winners

;Men

Wins	Name	Years
4	Hubert Opperman	1924, 1926, 1927, 1929
3	Phil O'Shea	1911, 1922, 1923
Russell Mockridge	1956, 1957, 1958
John Trevorrow	1978, 1979, 1980
Luke Plapp	2022, 2023, 2024
2	Tom Larcombe	1904, 1907
Richard Lamb	1930, 1932
Alan Angus	1936, 1937
Dean Toseland	1938, 1939
Max Rowley	1946, 1949
	Eddie Smith	1954, 1955
Fred Roche	1959, 1960
Barry Waddell	1964, 1968
Kerry Hoole	1966, 1973
Graham McVilly	1970, 1971
Donald Wilson	1975, 1977
Peter Besanko	1976, 1984
Wayne Hildred	1982, 1986
Neil Stephens	1991, 1995
Robbie McEwen	2002, 2005
Simon Gerrans	2012, 2014
Jack Bobridge	2011, 2016
Cameron Meyer	2020, 2021
Luke Durbridge	2013, 2025

;Women

Wins	Rider	Years
4	Kathleen Shannon	1985, 1986, 1990, 1991
Kathy Watt	1992, 1993, 1994, 1998
3	Amanda Spratt	2012, 2016, 2020
2	Deborah Kinnear	1987, 1988
Katie Mactier	2001, 2007
Oenone Wood	2004, 2008
Gracie Elvin	2013, 2014