The Men's road race of the 2019 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 29 September 2019 in Yorkshire, England.[2] The race was initially scheduled to be contested over 280 kilometres (170 miles),[3] but due to flooding on the course,[4] the race was reduced to 260.7 kilometres (162.0 miles).[1] The wet weather also meant there was a limited broadcast coverage of the race.
2019 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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Race details | ||||||||||
Dates | 29 September 2019 | |||||||||
Stages | 1 | |||||||||
Distance | 260.7 km (162.0 mi) | |||||||||
Winning time | 6h 27' 28"[1] | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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For the first time in the race's history, a Danish rider won the world title as Mads Pedersen out-sprinted two other riders at the finish in Harrogate to take the rainbow jersey.[5] The silver medal went to Italy's Matteo Trentin, while the bronze medal went to Stefan Küng of Switzerland.[6]
Qualification
editQualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 11 August 2019.[7]
UCI World Rankings
editThe following nations qualified.[8]
Criterium | Rank | Number of riders | Nations | |
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To enter | To start | |||
UCI World Ranking by Nations | 1–10 | 13 | 8 | |
11–20 | 9 | 6 | ||
21–30 | 7 | 4 | ||
31–50 | 2 | 1 | ||
UCI World Ranking by Individuals (if not already qualified) |
1–200 | — |
Continental champions
editName | Country | Reason |
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Alejandro Valverde | Spain | Outgoing World Champion |
Mekseb Debesay | Eritrea | African Champion |
Yevgeniy Gidich | Kazakhstan | Asian Champion |
Jefferson Cepeda | Ecuador | Panamerican Champion |
Participating nations
edit197 cyclists from 42 nations were entered in the men's road race.[9] The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.
- Argentina (1)
- Australia (8)
- Austria (6)
- Belarus (2)
- Belgium (8)
- Canada (6)
- Colombia (7)
- Costa Rica (1)
- Croatia (1)
- Czech Republic (6)
- Denmark (8)
- Ecuador (4)
- Eritrea (4)
- Estonia (4)
- France (8)
- Germany (8)
- Great Britain (6)
- Greece (2)
- Hungary (2)
- Ireland (6)
- Italy (8)
- Japan (2)
- Kazakhstan (5)
- Latvia (3)
- Lithuania (2)
- Luxembourg (4)
- Namibia (1)
- Netherlands (8)
- New Zealand (4)
- Norway (6)
- Poland (6)
- Portugal (5)
- Romania (1)
- Russia (6)
- Slovakia (4)
- Slovenia (8)
- South Africa (4)
- Spain (9)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (6)
- Ukraine (1)
- United States (4)
Results
editFinal classification
editOf the race's 197 entrants, 46 riders completed the full distance of 260.7 kilometres (162.0 miles).[1]
Failed to finish
edit149 riders failed to finish, while South Africa's Jay Thomson and Ukraine's Mark Padun failed to start.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Final Results / Résultat final: Men Elite Road Race / Course en ligne Hommes Elite". Tissot Timing. Tissot. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "86th World Championships – Road Race (WC)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Timings: Men Elite Road Race" (PDF). Yorkshire 2019 UCI Road World Championships. Yorkshire 2019 Limited. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ Howes, Nick (29 September 2019). "Men Elite Road Race re-routed". Yorkshire 2019 UCI Road World Championships. Yorkshire 2019 Limited. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "World Championships: Mads Pedersen wins elite men's rainbow jersey". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ Skelton, Jack (29 September 2019). "Road World Championship: Denmark's Mads Pedersen claims shock elite men's road race title". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Qualification System for the 2019 UCI Road World Championships" (PDF). UCI Road World Championships - Official Documents. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2020.
- ^ "UCI Road World Championships-2019 Yorkshire Quota Allocation" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 26 August 2019. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Start List : Men Elite Road Race" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.