The 2018 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race was a

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one-day race that took place on 28 January 2018 in Australia. It was the fourth edition of the

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and the second event of the

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. Australian rider

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() led home a 24-rider select group at the finish to take the victory, ahead of Italy's

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from the team in second position, while South Africa's

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, the World Tour ranking leader, completed the podium for .

Teams

As the race was only added to the

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calendar in 2017, all

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s were invited to the race, but not obligated to compete in the race. As such, twelve of the eighteen WorldTeams competed in the race, down one on 2017. Three UCI Professional Continental teams competed – also one fewer than 2017 – while an Australian national squad completed the 16-team peloton.

Teams

Result

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