Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | late January |
| Region | Australia |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI World Tour (2017–) UCI Women's World Tour (2020–) |
| Type | One-day |
| Organiser | O2 Events / Signature Sport |
| Web site | www |
| History (men) | |
| First edition | 2015 |
| Editions | 8 (as of 2024) |
| First winner | Gianni Meersman (BEL) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Most recent | Mauro Schmid (SUI) |
| History (women) | |
| First edition | 2015 |
| Editions | 9 (as of 2025) |
| First winner | Rachel Neylan (AUS) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Most recent | Ally Wollaston (NZL) |
The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race also known as Great Ocean Road Race or Cadel Road Race is an annual professional one-day road bicycle racing for both men and women starting and finishing in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and routed along the picturesque Great Ocean Road.
The first races were held in 2015 as the farewell race for Cadel Evans – Australian cyclist who won the Tour de France in 2011 and the road world championships in 2009. Geelong had previously played host to the Australia World Cup in the UCI Women's Road World Cup between 2003 and 2008.
In 2017, the men's race joined the UCI World Tour calendar. In 2020, the women's race joined the UCI Women's World Tour calendar.
In November 2020, it was announced that the 2021 race would not be held due to the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic. This was due in part to a number of UCI WorldTour teams making the decision to stay in Europe due to uncertainty around international travel conditions and logistics of quarantine requirements. The 2022 editions of the race were cancelled in December 2021 for similar reasons. The event returned in January 2023, featuring on both the men's and women's World Tour calendars.