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The Men's time trial of the
All 56 race starters completed the -long course.
2018 UCI Road World Championships
The 2018 UCI Road World Championships were held in Innsbruck, Austria. It was the 91st UCI Road World Championships and the third to be held in Austria.
The World Championships consisted of a total of twelve competitions, one road race, one t ...
was a cycling event that took place on 26 September 2018 in Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...
, Austria
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. It was the 25th edition of the championship, for which Tom Dumoulin
Tom Dumoulin (; born 11 November 1990) is a retired Dutch professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . He has won the Giro d'Italia and nine stages across the three Grand Tours, five medals in three different World Champion ...
of the Netherlands
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was the defending champion, having won in 2017
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. 61 riders from 40 nations entered the competition.
Rohan Dennis
Rohan Craig Dennis (born 28 May 1990) is an Australian former cyclist, who competed professionally in the track cycling, track and road bicycle racing, road disciplines of the sport for five different teams.
Having been a member of the Australi ...
became the second Australia
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n male to win the world time trial title – after Michael Rogers, who won three consecutive titles between 2003
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and 2005
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– finishing almost a minute and a half clear of any other rider. The silver medal was more closely contested, with only 0.53 seconds covering the remaining medal-winners; it was settled in favour of defending champion Dumoulin, surpassing Belgium
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's Victor Campenaerts, the European champion, on the finish line.
Course
The race consisted of a route in length, starting fromRattenberg
Rattenberg () is a City on the Inn River in the Austrian state of Tyrol near Rattenberg mountain and Innsbruck. With just 400 inhabitants and a surface area of 10 ha, it is the smallest city in the country.
Geography
The proximity of a mountain ...
and ending in Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...
. The route was primarily rolling, except for a climb of between Fritzens and Gnadenwald, with an average 7.1% gradient and maximum of 14% in places.
Qualification
All National Federations were allowed to enter four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.Participating nations
61 cyclists from 40 nations were scheduled to take part in the men's time trial. However, five riders – Eritrea'sMekseb Debesay
Mekseb Debesay Abrha (born 16 June 1991) is an Eritrean racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, as well as the 2015 UCI Road World Championships, where he was the only rider from ...
and Daniel Teklehaimanot, Pakistan's Arsalan Anjum Muhammad and Najeeb Ullah and Eugert Zhupa from Albania – did not start, therefore reducing the event to 56 competitors from 37 nations. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.
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Final classification
All 56 race starters completed the -long course.
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:2018 UCI Road World Championships - Men's time trial Men's time trial UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial 2018 in men's road cycling