2010 UCI Road World Championships

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2010 UCI Road World Championships
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Venue Geelong and Melbourne, Australia
Date(s) (2010-09-29 - 2010-10-03)29 September – 3 October 2010
Nations participating 49
Cyclists participating444
Events6
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The 2010 UCI Road World Championships took place in Geelong and Melbourne, Australia, over 5 days from 29 September to 3 October 2010. It was the 83rd UCI Road World Championships and the first time that Australia had held the event. Coincidentally, the title's defender at the road race was an Australian, Cadel Evans, who has a home in Barwon Heads, only 20 km from Geelong. [1]

Contents

The time trial and most of the road race elements of the 2010 UCI Road World Championships were staged in Geelong, while the final event, the men's road race, started in Melbourne and went to Geelong, where it finished after 11 laps of the road-race circuit. [2]

The events were spread over five days, allowing recovery time for those riders wishing to take part in both the time trial and the road race. The first event, the men's under-23 time trial resulted in a win for Taylor Phinney, who went on to share third place in the U-23 road race, which was won from a group sprint by Michael Matthews of Australia. In the women's events, Olympic silver medallist Emma Pooley became the first British rider to win the time trial, and Giorgia Bronzini, bronze medallist in the 2007 championships, won from a three rider chase group.

Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara successfully defended his men's time trial title, achieving a record fourth win: and in the final, showpiece event, Thor Hushovd became the first Norwegian winner, and a bronze for Allan Davis clinched top place in the medal table for the hosts. [3]

Competition schedule

All times are local (UTC+10).

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Location of Victoria, Australia
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Melbourne
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Geelong
Host cities in Victoria
Event DateStarting TimeEvent Details
29 September10:00Under 23 Men Time trial (31.8 km)
15:00Elite Women Time trial (22.9 km)
30 September13:00Elite Men Time trial (45.8 km)
1 October13:00Under 23 Men Road race (159 km)
2 October13:00Elite Women Road race (127.2 km)
3 October10:00Elite Men Road race (262.7 km)

Participating nations

444 cyclists from 49 national federations participated. The number of cyclists per nation that competed is shown in parentheses.

Participating national federations
Click on a nation to go to the nations' UCI Road World Championships page

Events summary

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View down the start-finish straight, showing the final incline with which riders had to contend 2010 UCI Road World Championships, Geelong, Aust 3, jjron, 30.9.2010.jpg
View down the start-finish straight, showing the final incline with which riders had to contend
EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's Events
Road race
details
Thor Hushovd
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
6h 21' 49" Matti Breschel
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
s.t. Allan Davis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
s.t.
Time trial
details
Fabian Cancellara
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
58' 09.19" David Millar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
+ 1' 02.75" Tony Martin
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
+ 1' 12.49"
Women's Events
Road race
details
Giorgia Bronzini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
3h 32' 01" Marianne Vos
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
s.t. Emma Johansson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
s.t.
Time trial
details
Emma Pooley
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
32' 48.44" Judith Arndt
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
+ 15.17" Linda Villumsen
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
+ 15.80"
Men's Under-23 Events
Road race
details
Michael Matthews
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
4h 01' 23" John Degenkolb
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
s.t. Taylor Phinney
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Guillaume Boivin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
(Dead heat)
s.t.
Time trial
details
Taylor Phinney
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
42' 50.29" Luke Durbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
+ 1.90" Marcel Kittel
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
+ 24.01"

Medal table

Elite Men's Time trial medallists: David Millar, Fabian Cancellara, & Tony Martin 2010 World Championships - Time Trial Medallists - David Millar, Fabian Cancellara, Tony Martin, jjron, 30.09.10.jpg
Elite Men's Time trial medallists: David Millar, Fabian Cancellara, & Tony Martin
PlaceNationGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1113
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1102
3Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1012
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1001
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1001
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1001
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0224
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0101
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0101
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0011
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0011
Total66719

References

  1. Barwon Heads cyclist Cadel Evans on top of the world
  2. "2010 Cycling". Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  3. "Norway's Thor Hushovd claims world road race crown". CNN. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.