The Men's road race of the

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was a cycling event that took take place on 29 September 2013 in the region of

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. The course of the race was from the town of

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to the

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. As in previous years, the race was the final event of the Road World Championships. The race was won by

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who beat

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in a sprint finish, with a total time of 7h 25min 44s, the second highest time in UCI Road World Championships history.

Route

The race started in

and ended in the

. The early part of the route was identified as particularly difficult, with climbs up the

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at and the San Baronto at . The final run-in of the race around Florence was also hilly, with the ride up to

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and the via Bolognese in Florence being particularly steep. This run-in was similar to that of stage 9 of the

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National qualification

Qualification was based on performances on the UCI run tours during 2013. Results from January to the middle of August would count towards the qualification criteria on both the

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and the

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across the world, with the rankings being determined upon the release of the numerous tour rankings on 15 August 2013.

Schedule

Source

Results

Final classification

Of the race's 208 entrants, 61 riders completed the full distance of .

Riders who failed to finish

147 riders failed to finish the race.

References

External links

Men's road race: The route

Men's road race: The riders
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