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.
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| Dates | 28 January 2023 | ||||||||||||
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| Distance | 143 km (88.86 mi) | ||||||||||||
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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
editTwelve 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
editThe 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
editThe 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]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Loes Adegeest (NED)
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FDJ–Suez | 3h 52' 47" |
| 2 |  Amanda Spratt (AUS)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 3 | Nina Buijsman (NED)
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Human Powered Health | + 4" |
| 4 |  Josie Nelson (GBR)
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Team Coop–Hitec Products | + 4" |
| 5 | Danielle De Francesco (AUS)
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Zaaf Cycling Team | + 4" |
| 6 |  Henrietta Christie (NZL)
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Human Powered Health | + 4" |
| 7 | Ruby Roseman-Gannon (AUS)
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Team Jayco–AlUla | + 4" |
| 8 | Georgia Williams (NZL)
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EF Education–Tibco–SVB | + 4" |
| 9 |  Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA)
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EF Education–Tibco–SVB | + 4" |
| 10 |  Simone Boilard (CAN)
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St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | + 4" |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race - Elite Women's Race 2023 One day race results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.