The 2007
UCI Road World Championships - Men's Under-23 Road Race took place on September 29, 2007 in the
German
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city of
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...
. 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 who won in a bunch sprint of around 40 riders.
Wesley Sulzberger 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 taking the bronze medal. Pre-race favorite
Edvald Boasson Hagen 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