| 2016 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 16 October 2016 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 257.3 km (159.9 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 40' 43"[1] | |||||||||
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| Events at the2016 UCI Road World Championships | ||
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| Participating nations Qualification | ||
| Elite events | ||
| Elite road race | men | women |
| Elite time trial | men | women |
| Elite team time trial | men | women |
| Under-23 events | ||
| Under-23 road race | men | |
| Under-23 time trial | men | |
| Junior events | ||
| Junior road race | men | women |
| Junior time trial | men | women |
TheMen's road race of the2016 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 16 October 2016 inDoha, Qatar. It was the 83rd edition of the championship, andSlovakia'sPeter Sagan was the defending champion.
Sagan became the first rider sincePaolo Bettini in2006 and2007 to retain the rainbow jersey,[2] after winning the sprint finish from a select group of riders that had made a break from the rest of the field in the opening half of the race,[3] in the desert crosswinds.[4] The silver medal went to2011 world championMark Cavendish from Great Britain, a bike length in arrears of Sagan,[5] with the bronze medal going to Belgium'sTom Boonen, the2005 world champion.[6] It was the first time that all three medallists were previous world title winners.
The race was due to start and finish in the capital city ofDoha, the home base for theTour of Qatar. The route for the Worlds road races was presented in February 2015, which was made up of a loop of 80 kilometres (50 miles) through the desert and a finishing circuit in Doha city centre, including 1.2 kilometres (0.75 miles) ofcobblestones.[7] The finishing circuit of 15.2 kilometres (9.4 miles) onThe Pearl Island was used for a stage of February'sTour of Qatar: riders noted that the course was highly technical, going through 24roundabouts, with stage winnerAlexander Kristoff comparing it to acriterium. However it was also noted that the lack of long straight sections meant that the effect of thecrosswinds frequently occurring in Qatar would be significantly lessened, reducing the race's unpredictability.[8]
Subsequently, in August 2016 it was reported that the UCI had made changes to the course, increasing the amount of riding through the desert to 151 kilometres (94 miles) and reducing the number of laps of the finishing circuit from eleven down to seven. The start of the men's race was also moved to theAspire Zone, with the riders heading out northwards towardsAl Khor and returning to Doha.[9]
Qualification was based on performances on theUCI run tours andUCI World Ranking during 2016. Results from January to the middle of August counted towards the qualification criteria on both theUCI World Ranking and theUCI Continental Circuits across the world, with the rankings being determined upon the release of the numerous rankings on 22 August 2016.[10][11]
The following nations qualified.
| Number of riders | Nations |
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| 14 to enter, 9 to start |  Australia, Belgium, Colombia, France, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland |
| 9 to enter, 6 to start |  Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eritrea, Germany, Iran, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, United States |
| 5 to enter, 3 to start |  Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Chile, Estonia, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Morocco, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Venezuela |
| 3 to enter, 2 to start |  Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Latvia |
| 2 to enter, 1 to start |  Azerbaijan, Chinese Taipei, Ethiopia, Finland, Greece, Guatemala, Mexico, Mongolia, Romania, Rwanda, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay |
All times are inArabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00).[12]
| Date | Time | Event |
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| 16 October 2016 | 10:30–16:35 | Men's road race |
199 cyclists from 48 nations were entered in the men's road race, with 197 riders taking the start. The numbers of cyclists per nation are shown in parentheses.[13]
Algeria (3) Argentina (3) Australia (9) Austria (2) Azerbaijan (1) Belarus (3) Belgium (9) Canada (6) Colombia (7) Czech Republic (6) Denmark (6) Eritrea (6) Estonia (3) Ethiopia (1) Finland (1) France (9) Germany (6) Great Britain (9) Greece (1) Hong Kong (1) Ireland (3) Italy (9) Japan (2) Kazakhstan (3) Latvia (2) Lithuania (3) Luxembourg (2) Mexico (1) Mongolia (1) Morocco (3) Netherlands (9) New Zealand (2) Norway (9) Poland (6) Portugal (3) Romania (1) Russia (6) Rwanda (1) Slovakia (3) Slovenia (3) South Africa (3) Spain (9) Sweden (1) Switzerland (8) Tunisia (1) Ukraine (6)
United States (6) Uruguay (1)Of the race's 199 entrants, 53 riders completed the full distance of 257.3 km (159.9 mi).[1]
144 riders failed to finish, while Colombia'sRigoberto Urán and Norway'sVegard Breen failed to start.[1]
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