Nat Bromhead
The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race is on this weekend with the elite women’s race on Saturday and men’s race on Sunday.
The women will race 143km with the action starting at 12:20pm on Saturday, while the Men’s race covers 176km and starts at 11:10am on Sunday. Both events will be broadcast on the Seven Network.
Two of Australia’s fastest sprinters in Caleb Ewan and Chloe Hosking will race in Australian colours as part of the Australian National Team led by AusCycling.
Ewan is once again joined by Lotto Dstny teammate Jarrad Drizners in the men’s squad and Tour Down Under teammates Zac Marriage and Liam Walsh from Team BridgeLane.
The women’s squad will be led by veteran professional Rachel Neylan (Team Cofidis), who was Australia’s top finisher at the Tour Down Under in ninth overall, and 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Chloe Hosking.
Australian National Team: 2023 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
Women
- Rachel Neylan
- Chloe Hosking
- Haylee Fuller
- Alli Anderson
- Matilda Raynolds
- Justine Barrow
Men
- Caleb Ewan
- Jarrad Drizners
- Zac Marriage
- Liam Walsh
- Kane Richards
- Declan Trezise
- Elliot Schultz
Women’s Race On Saturday
Starting on Saturday, the Deakin University Elite Women’s Road Race returns for the first time since 2020 and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deakin University Associate Professor Natalie Saunders joined 2011 Tour de France winner Cadel Evans at Deakin’s Waurn Ponds campus to announce 2022 Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist Grace Brown will compete in the 2023 race.
Raised in the Victorian town Camperdown in the Otway Ranges, north of the Great Ocean Road and a 90-minute drive from Geelong, the race will be a home-coming for Brown, who has spent the best part of the past six years riding in Europe.
Brown said she was thrilled to be back riding in the world-renowned event after a two-year hiatus.
“It is great to compete once again in the Deakin University Elite Women’s Road Race for 2023, especially after a tough couple of years without the event due to the pandemic,” Brown said.
“The event is one that I always look forward to on the cycling calendar every year, given the chance to ride against some of the best riders in the world along the picturesque Geelong and the Surf Coast roads. I can’t wait to get back on the bike for the event in January for such a marquee event for the Geelong and Surf Coast region.”
Race Details
The 2023 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race will be held from January 27 – January 29, with the Deakin University Elite Women’s Race set for the Saturday (January 28).
The event will be broadcast on the Seven Network. Bicycling Australia will also feature highlights and full race reports on our website and social channels.
