Cycling race
| 2019 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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.jpg) The start of the race in Leeds | ||||||||||
| Race details | ||||||||||
| Dates | 29 September 2019 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 260.7 km (162.0 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 27' 28" | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 2018 2020 → | ||||||||||
Gold
Silver
Bronze
| Events at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships | ||
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| Participating nations Qualification | ||
| Elite events | ||
| Elite road race | men | women |
| Elite time trial | men | women |
| Mixed team relay | ||
| Under-23 events | ||
| Under-23 road race | men | |
| Under-23 time trial | men | |
| Junior events | ||
| Junior road race | men | women |
| Junior time trial | men | women |
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. The race was initially scheduled to be contested over 280 kilometres (170 miles), but due to flooding on the course, the race was reduced to 260.7 kilometres (162.0 miles). The wet weather also meant there was a limited broadcast coverage of the race.
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. The silver medal went to Italy's Matteo Trentin, while the bronze medal went to Stefan Küng of Switzerland.
Qualification
Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 11 August 2019.
UCI World Rankings
The following nations qualified.
| 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
| Name | Country | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Valverde |  Spain
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Outgoing World Champion |
| Mekseb Debesay |  Eritrea
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African Champion |
| Yevgeniy Gidich |  Kazakhstan
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Asian Champion |
| Jefferson Cepeda |  Ecuador
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Panamerican Champion |
Participating nations
197 cyclists from 42 nations were entered in the men's road race. 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
Final classification
Of the race's 197 entrants, 46 riders completed the full distance of 260.7 kilometres (162.0 miles).
Failed to finish
149 riders failed to finish, while South Africa's Jay Thomson and Ukraine's Mark Padun failed to start.
References
- ^ "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.
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