Discover the startlist of the 2025 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race - Geraint Thomas, Sam Welsford, Stephen Williams, Bryan Coquard and more!
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Giving continuation to the Australian summer racing, the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race is one of the most recent additions to the World Tour calendar. Taking place on the 2nd of February, it provides opportunities for both sprinters, puncheurs and classics riders to take an early big win. We take a look at it's startlist.
The final startlist features names such as: Bryan Coquard, Ion Izagirre, Rémy Rochas, Michal Kwiatkowski, Geraint Thomas, Magnus Sheffield, George Bennett, Corbin Strong, Stephen Williams, Michael Woods, Albert Philipsen, Andrea Bagioli, Javier Romo, Finn Fisher-Black, Laurence Pithie, Sam Welsford, Mauro Schmid, Chris Harper, Tobias Lund Andresen, Sergio Higuita and Alberto Bettiol.
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Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
1 Pithie, Laurence
2 Fisher-Black, Finn
3 Maciejuk, Filip
4 Mullen, Ryan
5 Poppel, Danny van
6 Welsford, Sam
7 Zwiehoff, Ben
Soudal - Quick-Step
11 Eenkhoorn, Pascal
12 Serry, Pieter
13 Raccagni, Andrea
14 Pedersen, Casper
15 Huby, Antoine
16 Knox, James
17 Lecerf, Junior
Lidl - Trek
21 Teutenberg, Tim Torn
22 Lopez, Juan Pedro
23 Mollema, Bauke
24 Mosca, Jacopo
25 Withen Philipsen, Albert
26 Konrad, Patrick
27 Bagioli, Andrea
INEOS Grenadiers
31 Hamilton, Lucas
32 Kwiatkowski, Michal
33 Sheffield, Magnus
34 Swift, Ben
35 Swift, Connor
36 Thomas, Geraint
37 Watson, Sam
Groupama - FDJ
41 Askey, Lewis
42 Bystrøm, Sven Erik
43 Davy, Clément
44 Le Huitouze, Eddy
45 Pacher, Quentin
46 Rochas, Rémy
47 Walls, Matt
Movistar Team
51 Canal, Carlos
53 Mühlberger, Gregor
54 Norsgaard, Mathias
55 Pescador, Diego
56 Tesfatsion, Natnael
57 Romo, Javier
Team Jayco AlUla
61 Durbridge, Luke
62 O'Brien, Kelland
64 Schmid, Mauro
65 Hellemose, Asbjørn
66 Stewart, Campbell
67 Harper, Chris
Intermarché - Wanty
71 Busatto, Francesco
72 Pooter, Dries De
73 Marit, Arne
74 Paquot, Tom
75 Smith, Dion
76 Hoorn, Taco van der
77 Zimmermann, Georg
Team Picnic PostNL
81 Andresen, Tobias Lund
82 Berg, Julius van den
83 Eddy, Patrick
84 Edmondson, Alex
85 Leemreize, Gijs
86 Koerdt, Bjoern
87 Onley, Oscar
Cofidis
91 Coquard, Bryan
92 Herrada, Jesús
93 Izagirre, Ion
94 Mahoudo, Nolann
95 Maas, Jan
96 Ourselin, Paul
97 Renard, Alexis
XDS Astana Team
101 Bettiol, Alberto
102 Conci, Nicola
103 Gate, Aaron
105 Mulubrhan, Henok
106 Schelling, Ide
107 Higuita, Sergio
Israel - Premier Tech
111 Bennett, George
112 Clarke, Simon
113 Coté, Pier-André
114 Schultz, Nick
115 Strong, Corbin
116 Williams, Stevie
117 Woods, Michael
EF Education - EasyPost
121 Chaves, Esteban
123 Nerurkar, Lukas
124 Lee, Jardi van der
125 Beloki, Markel
126 Walker, Max
127 Mackellar, Alastair
ARA Australian Cycling Team
131 Scott, Cameron
132 Marriage, Zac
133 Browning, Fergus
134 Porter, Rudy
135 Bleddyn, Oliver
136 Walsh, Liam
137 Fox, Matthew
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Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
His reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. For statistics, results, and historical context, he regularly uses resources such as ProCyclingStats. To support reporting on rider activity and training context where relevant, he also references Strava.
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