The 2019 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race was a

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one-day race that took place on 27 January 2019 in

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, Australia. It was the fifth edition of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and the second event of the

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runner-up

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, from Italy, improved upon that position, as the rider led home a 33-rider group at the finish to take the victory, ahead of the highest-placed Australian rider

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(). The podium was completed by the previous week's

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winner Daryl Impey, who finished third for the second year in succession 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, fifteen of the eighteen WorldTeams competed in the race, up three on 2018. An Australian national squad completed the 16-team peloton, therefore no UCI Professional Continental teams competed for the first time.

Result

References

External links

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