| 2023 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race | |
| Series: | 2023 UCI Women's World Tour |
| Race No: | 2 |
| Season No: | 27 |
| Date: | 28 January 2023 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 143 |
| Unit: | km |
| First: | Loes Adegeest |
| First Nat: | NED |
| Second: | Amanda Spratt |
| Second Nat: | AUS |
| Third: | Nina Buijsman |
| Third Nat: | NED |
| Previous: | 2020 |
| Next: | 2024 |
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.
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.
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
The race started and finished in Geelong, Victoria using a 143km (89miles) 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.[2]
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. Nina Buijsman of Human Powered Health won a sprint of the chasing pack, taking third place.
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.
| Rider | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | + 0" | |||
| 3 | + 4" | |||
| 4 | Team Coop–Hitec Products | + 4" | ||
| 5 | + 4" | |||
| 6 | + 4" | |||
| 7 | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 4" | ||
| 8 | + 4" | |||
| 9 | + 4" | |||
| 10 | + 4" |