2012 UCI Road World Championships | |
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Race details | |
Dates | 21 September 2012 |
Stages | 1 |
Events at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships | ||
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Participating nations | ||
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 |
The Men's junior road race of the 2012 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 21 September 2012 in Limburg, the Netherlands. [1]
Cyclist | Nation | Time | ||
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1 | Matej Mohorič | Slovenia | in | 3h 00' 45" |
2 | Caleb Ewan | Australia | s.t. | |
3 | Josip Rumac | Croatia | s.t. | |
4 | Federico Zurlo | Italy | s.t. | |
5 | Jonathan Dibben | Great Britain | s.t. | |
6 | Kevin Deltombe | Belgium | s.t. | |
7 | Thomas Boudat | France | s.t. | |
8 | Tom Bohli | Switzerland | s.t. | |
9 | Mathieu van der Poel | Netherlands | s.t. | |
10 | Søren Kragh Andersen | Denmark | s.t. |
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