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“It is great to compete once again in the Deakin University Elite Women’s Road Race for 2023, especially after a tough couple of years without the event due to the pandemic,” Brown said.<\/p>\n
“The event is one that I always look forward to on the cycling calendar every year, given the chance to ride against some of the best riders in the world along the picturesque Geelong and the Surf Coast roads.<\/p>\n
“I can’t wait to get back on the bike for the event in January for such a marquee event for the Geelong and Surf Coast region.”<\/p>\n
The Elite Women’s Race on January 28, 2023, will again be a UCI Women’s WorldTour sanctioned event.<\/p>\n
“I’m so happy that we can look forward to welcoming the very best female riders in the world back to the Geelong and Surf Coast regions for the return of the Deakin University Elite Women’s Race,” Evans said.<\/p>\n
“To be able to announce a rider of Brown’s calibre is exciting, and we can’t wait to welcome more riders in the coming weeks.”<\/p>\n
The circuit for the Elite Women’s Race will be different this year, with the 143km course running in reverse compared to the Elite Men’s Race course. Starting and finishing at the Geelong waterfront, the female riders will pass through Ceres and Moriac first, before heading to the Surf Coast and Torquay, through Barwon Heads, and finishing as usual with two loops of Geelong including the Challambra Climb.<\/p>\n
Deakin University has supported the Elite Women’s Race partner since 2016.<\/p>\n
“Deakin lives and breathes a love of sport, and our partnership with the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race as naming rights partner for this event cements our commitment to women’s sport,”\u00a0Deakin Centre for Sport Research Associate Professor Natalie Saunders said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ONE of Australia’s best female riders is locked in to the next Deakin University Elite Women’s Race, part of the 2023 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (CEGORR). Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Camperdown local Grace Brown is the first cyclist to confirm she will participate in the event. Brown comes into the 2023 season […]<\/p>\n