2020 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

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Men's road race
2020 UCI Road World Championships
Race details
Dates27 September 2020
Stages1
Distance258.2 km (160.4 mi)
Winning time6h 38' 34"[1]
Medalists
   Gold France Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
   Silver Belgium Wout van Aert (BEL)
   Bronze Switzerland Marc Hirschi (SUI)
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The Men's road race of the 2020 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 27 September 2020 in Imola, Italy.[2] Mads Pedersen was the defending champion,[3] but he did not compete in the race.

For the first time since 1997,[4] a French male rider won the rainbow jersey as Julian Alaphilippe attacked on the final climb of the Cima Gallisterna; he managed to hold off a chasing group of five riders by 24 seconds to take victory at the finish line, at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.[5] The silver medal went to Belgium's Wout van Aert – his second of the week – while the bronze medal was taken by Marc Hirschi from Switzerland.[6]

The race took place on a 28.8 kilometres (17.9 mi) course, starting and finishing at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari (a motor racing circuit).[7] Heading out from the Autodromo into the Emilia-Romagna countryside, the course used two climbs with an average gradient of 10% separated by the town of Riolo Terme, before returning to the Autodromo. The men's road race lapped the course nine times, making a total of 258.2 kilometres (160.4 mi).[7]

Qualification[edit]

Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 17 March 2020.[8]

UCI World Rankings[edit]

The following nations qualified.[9]

Criterium Rank Number of riders Nations
To enter To start
UCI World Ranking by Nations 1–10 13 8
11–20 9 6
21–30 7 4
31–52 2 1
UCI World Ranking by Individuals
(if not already qualified) 		1–200 —

Participating nations[edit]

177 cyclists from 43 nations competed in the event. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.[10][11]

Final classification[edit]

177 cyclists were listed to start the 258.2-kilometre (160.4 mi)-long course.[1] However, Alexey Lutsenko was forced to withdraw from the race after testing positive for COVID-19, while Nikias Arndt and Natnael Berhane also did not start.[12] 88 riders completed the full distance.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Final Results / Résultat final: Men Elite Road Race". Tissot Timing. Tissot. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Road World Championships 2020 route: Maps and profiles for revised events". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Final Results / Résultat final: Men Elite Road Race / Course en ligne Hommes Elite". Tissot Timing. Tissot. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. ^ Long, Jonny (27 September 2020). "Julian Alaphilippe the new world champion after sensational road race victory at Imola 2020". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. ^ Benson, Daniel (27 September 2020). "Julian Alaphilippe wins world title at Imola World Championships". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  6. ^ Warwick, Matt (27 September 2020). "Julian Alaphilippe wins Road Worlds Championships road race". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b "The UCI reveals the routes for the Imola – Emilia-Romagna 2020 UCI Road World Championships". www.uci.org. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Qualification System for the 2020 UCI Road World Championships" (PDF). Union Cycliste International. Union Cycliste International. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  9. ^ "UCI Road World Championships - 2020 Imola Emilia Romagna Quota Allocation" (PDF). [Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  10. ^ "World Championships – Road Race 2020 Starlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Start List / Liste de départ: Men Elite Road Race". Sport Result (pdf). Tissot Timing. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  12. ^ Ryan, Barry; Farrand, Stephen (27 September 2020). "Lutsenko out of Worlds after positive test for COVID-19". CyclingNews. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

External links[edit]

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