The Men's Individual Road Race of the

2009 UCI Road World Championships The 2009 UCI Road World Championships were held in Mendrisio, Switzerland, between September 23 and September 27, 2009. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23. Qualification Schedule Individual time ...

cycling event took place on 27 September in

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, Switzerland. The course of 262 km consisted of nineteen laps around an undulating circuit. The pre-race favourites came from the strong

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national squads, with

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and

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both considered possible contenders. The race was won by Australian

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, the first Australian victory in the World road race. Evans, who took his third victory of the season, moved clear from a group of nine riders on the final lap to win the race.

Final classification

Riders who did not finish

89 riders failed to finish the race.

Nation qualification

References

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