2015 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

A ride in the Roxsolt car at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

The video you see above was shot from the Roxsolt team car during the women’s race at the recent Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. Roxsolt was team car #2 which meant it was the second car in the long line of team cars, directly behind Orica-AIS and the chief commissaire. Roxsolt went into the […]

The Week in Bike #55 - Supply and Demand

At first blush, you might guess there was an oversupply of races right about now, or an over-investment in the Dubai Tour. But you might be underestimating the riders’ demand for nice weather and low results expectations, or just how deeply people in the media enjoy being catered to. We hope you enjoy Cosmo Catalano’s latest […]

Daily News Digest

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Gianni Meersman claims inaugural Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race; Rachel Neylan wins elite women’s Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race; Jack Bobridge unsuccessful in hour record bid, covers 51.3km for new Australian record; Matteo Pelucchi wins two of the four Challenge Mallorca races, Valverde […]

Gianni Meersman wins the inaugural Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

Gianni Meersman (Etixx-Quick-Step) has won the inaugural Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road race, sprinting to victory in Geelong at the head of a nine-rider group. Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge) finished second while Cannondale-Garmin’s Nathan Haas was third. The final selection of the action-packed race was made in the third and final circuit around Geelong when several […]

Rachel Neylan plays cards to perfection to win Cadel Road Race

Rachel Neylan soloed to victory at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. The 32-year-old launched two decisive attacks on the finish circuit and eventually rode away from the remnants of the elite leading group. Forty six seconds after Neylan crossed the line, Santos Women’s Tour winner Valentina Scandolara (Orica-AIS) won a two-up sprint against […]

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race preview

The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race is the newest event on the Australian summer cycling calendar and the inaugural edition of the race will be held in Geelong this Sunday. The UCI 1.1 elite men’s race has attracted a quality international field for what is sure to be an aggressive day of racing. CyclingTips […]

Daily News Digest

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Final teams announced for the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race; 10 things we’ll take from the 2015 Santos Tour Down Under; Five WorldTour teams vying for Fernando Gaviria?; Horner “couldn’t believe” Airgas-Safeway Tour of California snub; The battle to keep the TDU in January; […]

Rocacorba Daily

Jack Bobridge claims stage 1 of the Santos Tour Down Under from day-long break; Valentina Scandolara wins Santos Women’s Tour, Mel Hoskins sprints to stage 4 victory; Cavendish philosophical after missing out on stage in Tour de San Luis; Dowsett back training for hour record after broken collarbone; Domenico Pozzovivo hoping for top five at […]

Seven Continental teams confirmed for Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

Seven Continental teams from Australia and New Zealand have been added to the six WorldTour teams already confirmed for the inaugural Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race on February 1. Avanti (New Zealand), African Wildlife Safaris, CharterMason Giant, Data#3 Symantec Racing, Search2retain/health.com.au, Navitas Satalyst and Budget Forklifts will all field six-rider squads for the UCI […]

Why the Australian commercial networks’ interest in cycling is a good thing

The new year is upon us and with it comes the busiest six-week period on the Australian road cycling calendar. As well as the addition of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race to the Aussie summer of cycling, there’s another noteworthy development in 2015 – Australia’s commercial TV broadcasters are taking a greater interest […]