The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race is an annual one-day road cycling race for men and women in Victoria, Australia. It starts and finishes in Geelong and is routed along the Great Ocean Road. It is held in late January and forms part of the UCI World Tour (men, since 2017) and UCI Women's World Tour (women, since 2020).
Men
31 Jan 2027
· 1.UWT
Women
30 Jan 2027
· 1.WWT
Riders to watch
Menpast podium riders still racing
Defending champion · 2026
Tobias LUND ANDRESENDecathlon CMA CGM Team
1 win and 1 podium here · 3 wins in 2026
Last 5 races
DNF1222DNSRiderPodiums here 2015–26Wins 26Last 5
Riders to watch
Womenpast podium riders still racing
Last 5 races
4974431RiderPodiums here 2016–26Wins 26Last 5
2026 route
In our records
MenIn our records
Women2 wins
A. WOLLASTON, the most since 2016 in our records
4 podiums
A. SPRATT, the most since 2016 in our records
7 winners in 8 editions
Since 2016 in our records
Winners
Men| Year | Podium |
|---|---|
| 2026 |  T. LUND ANDRESEN2 BRENNAN s.t., 3 GILMORE s.t. |
| 2025 |  M. SCHMID2 GATE +0:03, 3 PITHIE +0:03 |
| 2024 |  L. PITHIE2 TESFATSION s.t., 3 ZIMMERMANN s.t. |
| 2023 |  M. MAYRHOFER2 PAGE s.t., 3 CLARKE s.t. |
| 2020 |  D. DEVENYNS2 SIVAKOV s.t., 3 IMPEY +0:04 |
| 2019 |  E. VIVIANI2 EWAN s.t., 3 IMPEY s.t. |
| 2018 |  J. MC CARTHY2 VIVIANI s.t., 3 IMPEY s.t. |
| 2017 | N. ARNDT2 GERRANS s.t., 3 MEYER s.t. |
| 2016 |  P. KENNAUGH2 HOWARD +0:06, 3 BONIFAZIO +0:06 |
| 2015 | G. MEERSMAN2 CLARKE s.t., 3 HAAS s.t. |
Winners
Women| Year | Podium |
|---|---|
| 2026 | A. WOLLASTON2 NELSON s.t., 3 BENITO s.t. |
| 2025 | A. WOLLASTON2 SWINKELS s.t., 3 RÜEGG s.t. |
| 2023 |  L. ADEGEEST2 SPRATT s.t., 3 BUIJSMAN +0:04 |
| 2020 | L. LIPPERT2 SIERRA +0:15, 3 SPRATT +0:15 |
| 2019 |  A. SIERRA2 KENNEDY +0:19, 3 SPRATT +0:19 |
| 2018 | C. HOSKING2 ELVIN s.t., 3 BRONZINI s.t. |
| 2017 | A. VAN VLEUTEN2 EDWARDS s.t., 3 HAGIWARA s.t. |
| 2016 | A. SPRATT2 NEYLAN +0:49, 3 ROWE +0:49 |
Podiums
Men · in our records, 2015–2026| Rider | Podiums | Wins |
|---|---|---|
 D. IMPEY | 3 | 0 |
| L. PITHIE | 2 | 1 |
| E. VIVIANI | 2 | 1 |
| S. CLARKE | 2 | 0 |
| T. LUND ANDRESEN | 1 | 1 |
| M. SCHMID | 1 | 1 |
| M. MAYRHOFER | 1 | 1 |
| D. DEVENYNS | 1 | 1 |
| J. MC CARTHY | 1 | 1 |
| N. ARNDT | 1 | 1 |
Podiums
Women · in our records, 2016–2026| Rider | Podiums | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| A. SPRATT | 4 | 1 |
| A. WOLLASTON | 2 | 2 |
| A. SIERRA | 2 | 1 |
| L. ADEGEEST | 1 | 1 |
| L. LIPPERT | 1 | 1 |
| C. HOSKING | 1 | 1 |
| A. VAN VLEUTEN | 1 | 1 |
| J. NELSON | 1 | 0 |
 M. BENITO | 1 | 0 |
| K. SWINKELS | 1 | 0 |
Teams
Men| Team | Wins |
|---|---|
| Deceuninck - Quick - Step | 2 |
| Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 1 |
| Team Jayco Alula | 1 |
| Groupama-FDJ | 1 |
| Team DSM | 1 |
Nations
Men| Nation | Wins |
|---|---|
| Germany | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
Teams
Women| Team | Wins |
|---|---|
| FDJ-Suez | 2 |
| FDJ United - Suez | 1 |
| Team Sunweb | 1 |
| Astana Women's Team | 1 |
| Ale Cipollini | 1 |
Nations
Women| Nation | Wins |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Cuba | 1 |
History
- 2015
First editions held as the farewell race for Cadel Evans, winner of the 2011 Tour de France and the 2009 road world championships; Gianni Meersman and Rachel Neylan won the inaugural men's and women's races.
- 2017
The men's race joined the UCI World Tour calendar.
- 2020
The women's race joined the UCI Women's World Tour calendar.
- 2021
Race not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with several WorldTour teams choosing to remain in Europe.
- 2022
Editions cancelled in December 2021 for similar reasons.
- 2023
Event returned, featuring on both the men's and women's World Tour calendars.