2020 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

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.

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  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
   Silver  Wout van Aert (BEL)
   Bronze  Marc Hirschi (SUI)
Events at the 2020 UCI
Road World Championships
Elite events
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Elite time trialmenwomen

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]

Qualification

Participating nations

177 cyclists from 39 nations competed in the event. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.[7][8]

  •  Australia (8)
  •  Austria (6)
  •  Azerbaijan (1)
  •  Belarus (1)
  •  Belgium (8)
  •  Canada (4)
  •  Colombia (8)
  •  Costa Rica (1)
  •  Czech Republic (4)
  •  France (8)
  •  Denmark (8)
  •  Ecuador (3)
  •  Eritrea (3)
  •  Estonia (2)
  •  Germany (8)
  •  Great Britain (6)
  •  Greece (1)
  •  Hungary (1)
  •  Ireland (3)
  •  Italy (8)
  •  Japan (1)
  •  Kazakhstan (6)
  •  Latvia (3)
  •  Lithuania (1)
  •  Luxembourg (1)
  •  Mexico (1)
  •  Morocco (1)
  •  Netherlands (8)
  •  New Zealand (4)
  •  Norway (6)
  •  Poland (6)
  •  Portugal (4)
  •  Romania (1)
  •  Russia (6)
  •  Rwanda (1)
  •  Slovakia (5)
  •  Slovenia (8)
  •  Spain (8)
  •  Sweden (1)
  •   Switzerland (6)
  •  Ukraine (1)
  •  United States (4)

Final classification

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.[9] 88 riders completed the full distance.[1]

References
  1. "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. "World Championships – Road Race 2020 Starlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  8. "Start List / Liste de départ: Men Elite Road Race". Sport Result (pdf). Tissot Timing. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  9. Ryan, Barry; Farrand, Stephen (27 September 2020). "Lutsenko out of Worlds after positive test for COVID-19". CyclingNews. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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