The 2023 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race - Elite Women was an Australian

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one-day race that took place on 28 January

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. It was the 7th edition of

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and the 2nd event of the

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. It was won by Dutch rider

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of FDJ Suez in a sprint finish.

Teams

Twelve teams took part in the event, including six UCI Women's WorldTeams, and three teams from Australia. UCI Women's WorldTeams * * * * * * UCI Women's Continental Teams * * * * * National Teams *

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Route

The race started and finished in

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using a course. Starting from Geelong, the course travelled through the

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and

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, 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

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Result

The race was won by Dutch rider

of FDJ Suez in a sprint finish, beating

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of Trek–Segafredo. 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.

of Trek–Segafredo took the leaders jersey of the

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, owing to her second places at both this event and at the

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References

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