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The Cadel Evans Nice Ocean Highway Race returns in 2023 after a two-year absence and can present WorldTour one-day races for elite ladies and elite males. The ladies will race on Saturday, January 28, with the boys competing on Sunday, January 29.
The elite males’s course options 176 kilometres of rolling terrain throughout scenic roads of Victoria. The flag drops at 11:10 a.m. native time for the beginning at Steampacket Gardens in Geelong, on the Stingaree Bay waterfront. The peloton heads south crossing the Barwon River and start to roll over the primary hills on the historic township of Ceres then to Moriac to finish the primary 20km from metropolis streets to farmland.Â
One other 30km leads again to the shoreline, this time passing the well-known Bells Seashore and near Torquay, the place spectators will probably be inspired to cheer for the peloton alongside The Esplanade moderately than watch the surfers. Robust crosswinds may function on the straight stretch towards Barwon Heads, the house base for Evans and the place the riders will start the second half of the race.
After crossing the Barwon Heads Bridge, the riders run inland from Ocean Grove via the Bellarine Peninsula and again to Geelong, the place the ultimate 68km will probably be contested throughout 4 laps on a ending circuit. Every lap contains the climb of Challambra Crescent.
As soon as crossing the KOM line on Challambra Crescent, the riders descend Scenic Highway into Queens Park. They’ve to barter a left flip and climb of Melville Avenue to attach Minerva Highway and Church Avenue to the end line. Utilizing the climb to Highton through Barwon Boulevard and Challambra Crescent, organisers have used a part of the course from the 2010 UCI Highway World Championships.
