2023 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (women's race)

The 2023 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race - Elite Women was an Australian road cycling one-day race that took place on 28 January 2023.

2023 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
2023 UCI Women's World Tour, race 2 of 27
Route map
Route map
Race details
Dates28 January 2023
Stages1
Distance143 km (88.86 mi)
Results
  Winner  Loes Adegeest (NED) (FDJ–Suez)
  Second  Amanda Spratt (AUS) (Trek–Segafredo)
  Third  Nina Buijsman (NED) (Human Powered Health)
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It was the 7th edition of Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and the 2nd event of the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour. It was won by Dutch rider Loes Adegeest of FDJ Suez in a sprint finish.

Teams

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Twelve teams took part in the event, including six UCI Women's WorldTeams, and three teams from Australia.[1]

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

National Teams

Route

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The race started and finished in Geelong, Victoria using a 143 kilometres (89 mi) course. Starting from Geelong, the course travelled through the Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast, before returning to Geelong for two loops of a circuit around the city. This circuit featured the 830m Challambra climb with an average gradient of 8.9%, as used in the 2010 UCI Road World Championships.[1][2]

Result

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The race was won by Dutch rider Loes Adegeest of FDJ Suez in a sprint finish, beating Amanda Spratt of Trek–Segafredo.[3] It was Adegeest's first win at the Women's World Tour, after she won the UCI Cycling Esports World Championship in 2022.[3] Nina Buijsman of Human Powered Health won a sprint of the chasing pack, taking third place.[3]

Amanda Spratt of Trek–Segafredo took the leaders jersey of the UCI Women's World Tour, owing to her second places at both this event and at the Women's Tour Down Under.[3]

Final general classification[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Loes Adegeest (NED) FDJ–Suez 3h 52' 47"
2   Amanda Spratt (AUS) Trek–Segafredo + 0"
3   Nina Buijsman (NED) Human Powered Health + 4"
4   Josie Nelson (GBR) Team Coop–Hitec Products + 4"
5   Danielle De Francesco (AUS) Zaaf Cycling Team + 4"
6   Henrietta Christie (NZL) Human Powered Health + 4"
7   Ruby Roseman-Gannon (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla + 4"
8   Georgia Williams (NZL) EF Education–Tibco–SVB + 4"
9   Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) EF Education–Tibco–SVB + 4"
10   Simone Boilard (CAN) St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 + 4"

References

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  1. ^ a b Giuliani, Simone (2023-01-24). "A Women's WorldTour reboot at the Cadel Evans Road Race – Preview". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  2. ^ Jstevens (2023-01-25). "Unpredictable course lends itself to an exciting race: 2023 Elite Races Preview brought to you by Deakin University". Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  3. ^ a b c d Knöfler, Lukas (2023-01-28). "Adegeest outsprints Spratt to win Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  4. ^ "Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race - Elite Women's Race 2023 One day race results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.