Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race preview

In 2017 for its third birthday, the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race is celebrating its new status as a WorldTour race. First run as a 1.1 race then 1.HC, the one-day race around Geelong was elevated to the top tier of the spot last year but as a new entrant to the WorldTour, not all 18 WorldTour teams are obliged to race but the race is obliged to invite them. What the change means in 2017 is that no Continental teams will be lining up with 13 WorldTour outfits, four Pro-Continental teams and the Australian national team which is sure to affect how the race plays out.

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