{"id":105629,"date":"2024-10-18T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=105629"},"modified":"2024-10-17T13:03:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T02:03:06","slug":"cadels-race-to-reverse-course-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/cadels-race-to-reverse-course-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Cadel&#8217;s race to reverse course in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DIFFERENT spectator vantage points, greater opportunities for race-defining attacks and an unpredictable course awaits riders taking on Australia&#8217;s own one-day classic next year.<\/p>\n<p>The Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Races will race in the reverse direction, replicating the direction of the inaugural races in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Clockwise from the traditional start\/finish line on the Geelong waterfront, the elite peloton will race down to Ocean Grove and across the bridge in Evans&#8217; home town of Barwon Heads, along the coast to Torquay, onto Bells Beach and back toward Geelong via the countryside of Moriac and Ceres.<\/p>\n<p>As in previous years, the men will complete four loops of the &#8220;Geelong circuit&#8221; including the unforgiving Challambra climb, with the women completing two loops.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve shaken things up this year,&#8221; race director Scott Sunderland said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/CEGORRbridgeBarwo_28459.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unlike this year&#8217;s race, seen here, riders in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race will cross the Barwon Heads bridge from east to west. Photo: MARCEL BERENS\/SPORTS MEDIA IMAGES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The clockwise route gives fans more opportunities to see the riders up close with incredible access to a World Tour peloton.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From the coastline of Barwon Heads (Thirteenth Beach), Torquay and Bells Beach to the iconic Challambra Crescent climb and the technical challenge of the Queens Park bridge, this course showcases the best of what Geelong and the Surf Coast has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a superb classic race course and riders and spectators alike are in for yet another memorable edition of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Key course changes for 2025:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reverse direction: The race now runs clockwise.<\/li>\n<li>New turn at Moriac: Riders will head left onto Hendy Main Road toward Moriac, bypassing the usual Grays, Forest, and Larcombes Roads<\/li>\n<li>Botanic Gardens loop: A new loop around the Geelong Botanic Gardens has been added to the Geelong circuit, and<\/li>\n<li>Yarra Street return: Riders will rejoin Yarra Street via Malop Street after the Gardens loop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, head to <a href=\"https:\/\/cadelevansgreatoceanroadrace.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cadelevansgreatoceanroadrace.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DIFFERENT spectator vantage points, greater opportunities for race-defining attacks and an unpredictable course awaits riders taking on Australia&#8217;s own one-day classic next year. 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