The men's road race of the
2021 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 26 September 2021 from
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, to
Leuven
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, Belgium. Defending champion
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.
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of France won the event in a solo victory.
Qualification
Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 17 August 2021.
UCI World Rankings
The following nations qualified.
Continental champions
Participating nations
194 cyclists from 45 nations competed in the event. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.
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Russian Cycling Federation
The Russian Cycling Federation or ФВСР (in Russian: Федерация велосипедного спорта России) is the national governing body of cycle racing in Russia. Its headquarters are located in Moscow. The President is Igor ...
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Final classification
![2021 WK Vlaanderen men elite podium](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/2021_WK_Vlaanderen_men_elite_podium.jpg)
Of the race's 194 entrants, 68 riders completed the full distance of .
References
Men's road race
UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
2021 in men's road cycling
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