2019 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race Explained

2019 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
Series:2019 UCI World Tour
Race No:2
Season No:38
Date:27 January 2019
Stages:1
Distance:164
Unit:km
Time:3h 54' 35"[1]
Speed:41.95
First:Elia Viviani
First Nat:ITA
Second:Caleb Ewan
Second Nat:AUS
Third:Daryl Impey
Third Nat:RSA
Previous:2018
Next:2020

The 2019 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 27 January 2019 in Geelong, Australia. It was the fifth edition of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and the second event of the 2019 UCI World Tour.[2] [3]

2018 runner-up Elia Viviani, from Italy, improved upon that position, as the rider led home a 33-rider group at the finish to take the victory, ahead of the highest-placed Australian rider Caleb Ewan .[1] The podium was completed by the previous week's Tour Down Under winner Daryl Impey,[4] who finished third for the second year in succession for .[1]

Teams

As the race was only added to the UCI World Tour calendar in 2017, all UCI WorldTeams were invited to the race, but not obligated to compete in the race. As such, fifteen of the eighteen WorldTeams competed in the race,[5] up three on 2018. An Australian national squad completed the 16-team peloton, therefore no UCI Professional Continental teams competed for the first time.

Notes and References

  1. News: Viviani beats Ewan to win Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. Ellis. Bacon. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 27 January 2019. 27 January 2019.
  2. Web site: UCI reveal WorldTour calendar for 2019 . 23 October 2018 . Cycling News.
  3. Web site: Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2019: everything you need to know . Cycling Weekly . 19 January 2019.
  4. News: Elia Viviani beats Caleb Ewan to win Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. Chris. Marshall-Bell. Cycling Weekly. TI Media. 27 January 2019. 27 January 2019.
  5. News: 15 WorldTour teams for Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 29 December 2018. 27 January 2019.