'My first one-day WorldTour race, I can't complain about third' – Neo-pro Brady Gilmore steps it up in final stanza of Australian block at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

GEELONG, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 01: (L-R) Matthew Brennan of Great Britain and Team Visma | Lease a Bike on second place, race winner Tobias Lund Andresen of Denmark and Team Decathlon CMA CGM and Brady Gilmore of Australia and Team NSN Cycling on third place pose on the podium ceremony after the 10th Mapei Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2026 - Men's Elite a 182.3km one day race from Geelong to Geelong / #UCIWT / on February 01, 2026 in Geelong, Australia. (Photo by Con Chronis/Getty Images).

There certainly hasn't been any easing in gently for Brady Gilmore (NSN Cycling) as he has launched into WorldTour racing for the first time through the Australian summer block. Still, the Kalgoorlie-born rider has looked every bit at home in the top-tier – even walking away with a podium spot at the Mapei Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.

"I can't believe it, actually. I surprised myself last week in the Tour Down Under and then definitely took confidence into today," the rider, who was fourth on the final two stages of the South Australian race, told reporters in Geelong.