2019 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

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{{use Australian English|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2019 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

| series = 2019 UCI World Tour

| race_no = 2

| season_no = 38

| image =

| image_caption =

| date = 27 January 2019

| stages = 1

| distance = 164

| unit = km

| time = 3h 54' 35"{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/cadel-evans-great-ocean-road-race-2019/results/|title=Viviani beats Ewan to win Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race|first=Ellis|last=Bacon|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=27 January 2019|accessdate=27 January 2019}}

| speed = 41.95

| first = Elia Viviani

| first_team = {{UCI team code|QST|2019}}

| first_nat = ITA

| second = Caleb Ewan

| second_team = {{UCI team code|LTS|2019}}

| second_nat = AUS

| third = Daryl Impey

| third_team = {{UCI team code|MTS men|2019}}

| 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-reveal-worldtour-calendar-for-2019/ |title=UCI reveal WorldTour calendar for 2019 |accessdate=23 October 2018 |work=Cycling News|date=15 June 2018 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/cadel-evans-great-ocean-road-race-308430 |title=Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2019: everything you need to know |work=Cycling Weekly |accessdate=19 January 2019}}

2018 runner-up Elia Viviani, from Italy, improved upon that position, as the {{UCI team code|QST|2019}} rider led home a 33-rider group at the finish to take the victory, ahead of the highest-placed Australian rider Caleb Ewan ({{UCI team code|LTS|2019}}). The podium was completed by the previous week's Tour Down Under winner Daryl Impey,{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/elia-viviani-beats-caleb-ewan-win-cadel-evans-great-ocean-road-race-405993|title=Elia Viviani beats Caleb Ewan to win Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race|first=Chris|last=Marshall-Bell|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=TI Media|date=27 January 2019|accessdate=27 January 2019}} who finished third for the second year in succession for {{UCI team code|MTS men|2019}}.

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,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/15-worldtour-teams-for-cadel-evans-great-ocean-road-race/|title=15 WorldTour teams for Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=29 December 2018|accessdate=27 January 2019}} up three on 2018. An Australian national squad completed the 16-team peloton, therefore no UCI Professional Continental teams competed for the first time.

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{{cyclingteamlist|title = Wildcard team|year=2019|team1=Australia (national team)}}

Result

{{cyclingresult start|title=Result}}

{{Cyclingresult|1|Elia Viviani|ITA|{{UCI team code|QST|2019}}|3h 54' 35"}}

{{Cyclingresult|2|Caleb Ewan|AUS|{{UCI team code|LTS|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{Cyclingresult|3|Daryl Impey|RSA|{{UCI team code|MTS men|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{Cyclingresult|4|Ryan Gibbons|RSA|{{UCI team code|DDD|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{Cyclingresult|5|Jens Debusschere|BEL|{{UCI team code|TKA|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{Cyclingresult|6|Luke Rowe|GBR|{{UCI team code|SKY|2019a}}|+ 0"}}

{{Cyclingresult|7|Michael Mørkøv|DNK|{{UCI team code|QST|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{Cyclingresult|8|Jay McCarthy|AUS|{{UCI team code|BOH|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{Cyclingresult|9|Owain Doull|GBR|{{UCI team code|SKY|2019a}}|+ 0"}}

{{Cyclingresult|10|Luis León Sánchez|ESP|{{UCI team code|AST|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{Cyclingresult end}}

References

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