The 2007
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay.
Events
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- Men's Under-23 Road Race took place on September 29, 2007 in the
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city of
Stuttgart. The race was won by
Peter Velits
Peter Velits (born 21 February 1985 in Bratislava) is a Slovakian former professional road racing cyclist. His career highlights included third place overall and a stage win at the 2010 Vuelta a España, the 2007 World Under-23 Road Race Champi ...
of
Slovakia
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who won in a bunch sprint of around 40 riders.
Wesley Sulzberger
Wesley Sulzberger (born 20 October 1986) is an Australian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2016.
Career
Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Sulzberger started cycling with the West Tamar Cycling Club. He began his ...
took second with
Jonathan Bellis
Jonathan Bellis (born 16 August 1988) is a Manx former racing cyclist from Douglas, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2015 for the , , and teams. He represented Great Britain on the track and the roads. Bellis briefly worked as a direc ...
of
Great Britain
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taking the bronze medal. Pre-race favorite
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Edvald Boasson Hagen (born 17 May 1987) is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam . He was ranked as no. 3 in the world by UCI as of 31 August 2009, when he was 22 years old. He is known as an all-rounder, havin ...
was involved in a crash around ten metres from the finish line, officially finishing 56th 27 seconds back.
Results
September 29, 2007: Stuttgart, 171.9 km
References
External links
Race website
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Men's Under-23 Road Race
UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race