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
Imola (; rgn, Jômla or ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, located on the river Santerno, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. The city is traditionally considered the western entrance to the historical re ...
, Italy.
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was the defending champion, but he did not compete in the race.
For the first time since
1997
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, a French male rider won the rainbow jersey as
Julian Alaphilippe
Julian Alaphilippe (born 11 June 1992) is a French professional road cyclist, former cyclo-cross racer and two-fold UCI World Road Champion, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is the brother of racing cyclist Bryan Alaphilippe.
Career E ...
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
The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, better known as Imola, is a motor racing circuit in the town of Imola, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, east of Bologna. It is one of the few major international circuits to run in an an ...
. The silver medal went to Belgium's
Wout van Aert
Wout van Aert (born 15 September 1994) is a Belgian professional road and cyclo-cross racer who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He won the men's elite race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2016, 2017 and 2018. He joined in ...
– his second of the week – while the bronze medal was taken by
Marc Hirschi
Marc Hirschi (born 24 August 1998) is a Swiss cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
In September 2018 it was announced that he would join from 2019 on a three-year contract, having been a member of in 2018. In the same month, ...
from Switzerland.
The race took place on a course, starting and finishing at the
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari
The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, better known as Imola, is a motor racing circuit in the town of Imola, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, east of Bologna. It is one of the few major international circuits to run in an an ...
(a
motor racing
Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of two ...
circuit).
Heading out from the Autodromo into the
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countryside, the course used two climbs with an average gradient of 10% separated by the town of
Riolo Terme
Riolo Terme ( rgn, Riô or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Ravenna. The main attraction of the town are the termal baths.
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, before returning to the Autodromo. The men's road race lapped the course nine times, making a total of .
Qualification
Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 17 March 2020.
UCI World Rankings
The following nations qualified.
Participating nations
177 cyclists from 43 nations competed in the event. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.
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Final classification
177 cyclists were listed to start the -long course.
However,
Alexey Lutsenko
Alexey Alexandrovich Lutsenko (russian: Алексей Александрович Луценко; born 7 September 1992) is a Kazakh professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
In 2012 he won the under-23 road race at the UCI R ...
was forced to withdraw from the race after testing positive for
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...
, while
Nikias Arndt
Nikias Arndt (born 18 November 1991) is a German professional track and road cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
Arndt rode for between 2010 and 2012, before joining the team for the 2013 season. He achieved his first professional vic ...
and
Natnael Berhane
Natnael Berhane ( ti, ናትናኤል ብርሃነ; born 5 January 1991 in Asmara) is an Eritrean professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for amateur team AlShafar Jumeirah. He is a two time African cycling champion in 2012 and 2013. ...
also did not start.
88 riders completed the full distance.
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:2020 UCI Road World Championships - Men's road race
Men's road race
UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
2020 in men's road cycling