| 2020 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Race details | ||||||||||
| Dates | 27 September 2020 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 258.2 km (160.4 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 38' 34"[1] | |||||||||
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| Events at the2020 UCI Road World Championships | ||
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| Elite events | ||
| Elite road race | men | women |
| Elite time trial | men | women |
TheMen's road race of the2020 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 27 September 2020 inImola, Italy.[2]Mads Pedersen was the defending champion,[3] but he did not compete in the race.
For the first time since1997,[4] a French male rider won the rainbow jersey asJulian Alaphilippe 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 theAutodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.[5] The silver medal went to Belgium'sWout van Aert – his second of the week – while the bronze medal was taken byMarc Hirschi from Switzerland.[6]
The race took place on a 28.8 kilometres (17.9 mi) course, starting and finishing at theAutodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari (amotor racing circuit).[7] Heading out from the Autodromo into theEmilia-Romagna countryside, the course used two climbs with an average gradient of 10% separated by the town ofRiolo Terme, before returning to the Autodromo. The men's road race lapped the course nine times, making a total of 258.2 kilometres (160.4 mi).[7]
Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 17 March 2020.[8]
The following nations qualified.[9]
| Criterium | Rank | Number of riders | Nations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To enter | To start | |||
| UCI World Ranking by Nations | 1–10 | 13 | 8 | |
| 11–20 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 21–30 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 31–52 | 2 | 1 | ||
| UCI World Ranking by Individuals (if not already qualified) | 1–200 | — | ||
177 cyclists from 43 nations competed in the event. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.[10][11]
Australia (8)
Austria (6)
Azerbaijan (1)
Belarus (1)
Belgium (8)
Canada (4)
Colombia (8)
Costa Rica (1)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (8)
Ecuador (3)
Eritrea (3)
Estonia (2)
France (8)
Germany (8)
Great Britain (6)
Greece (1)
Hungary (1)
Ireland (3)
Italy (8)
Japan (1)
Kazakhstan (6)
Latvia (3)
Lithuania (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Mexico (1)
Morocco (1)
Netherlands (8)
New Zealand (4)
Norway (6)
Poland (6)
Portugal (4)
Romania (1)
Russia (6)
Rwanda (1)
Slovakia (5)
Slovenia (8)
South Africa (2)
Spain (8)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (6)
Ukraine (1)
United States (4)177 cyclists were listed to start the 258.2-kilometre (160.4 mi)-long course.[1] However,Alexey Lutsenko was forced to withdraw from the race after testing positive forCOVID-19, whileNikias Arndt andNatnael Berhane also did not start.[12] 88 riders completed the full distance.[1]
 UCI Road World Champions –Men's road race | |
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| 1927–1938 |
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| 1946–1959 |
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| 1960–1979 |
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| 1980–1999 |
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| 2000–2019 |
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| 2020–2039 | |
