2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

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Men's road race
2014 UCI Road World Championships
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Race details
Dates28 September 2014
Stages1
Distance254.80 km (158.3 mi)
Winning time6h 29' 07" [1]
Medalists
 Gold medal icon.svg GoldFlag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL)
 Silver medal icon.svg SilverFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Simon Gerrans  (AUS)
 Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeFlag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)
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The Men's road race of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 28 September 2014 in Ponferrada, Spain. It was the 81st edition of the championship, and Portugal's Rui Costa was the defending champion.

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After attacking with around 6 km (3.7 mi) remaining, Poland's Michał Kwiatkowski held off the rest of the field to become his country's first world road race champion. [2] Kwiatkowski held on by a second to beat Australia's Simon Gerrans, while Spain's Alejandro Valverde finished in third place for the third successive world championships. [3]

Qualification

Qualification was based on performances on the UCI run tours during 2014. Results from January to the middle of August counted towards the qualification criteria on both the 2014 UCI World Tour and the UCI Continental Circuits across the world, with the rankings being determined upon the release of the numerous tour rankings on 15 August 2014. [4]

The following 48 nations qualified. [5]

Number of ridersNations
14 to enter, 9 to startFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium, Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia, Flag of France.svg France, Flag of Germany.svg Germany, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain, Flag of Italy.svg Italy, Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands, Flag of Poland.svg Poland, Flag of Spain.svg Spain
9 to enter, 6 to startFlag of Austria.svg  Austria, Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark, Flag of Iran.svg  Iran, Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco, Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal, Flag of Russia.svg Russia, Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia, Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine, Flag of the United States.svg United States, Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
5 to enter, 3 to startFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria, Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina, Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus, Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada, Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica, Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea, Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia, Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland, Flag of Japan.svg Japan, Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan, Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia, Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania, Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg, Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand, Flag of Norway.svg  Norway, Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia, Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa, Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea, Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
2 to enter, 1 to startFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria, Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador, Flag of Greece.svg  Greece, Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia, Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden

Course

The race was held on the same circuit as the other road races and consisted of 14 laps. The circuit was 18.20 km (11.31 mi) long and included two hills. The total climbing was 306 m (1,004 ft) per lap and the maximum incline was 10.7%. [6]

The first 4 km (2.5 mi) were flat, after which the climb to Alto de Montearenas started, with an average gradient of 8%. After a few hundred metres the ascent flattened and the remaining 5.1 km (3.2 mi) were at an average gradient of 3.5%. Next was a descent, with the steepest point after 11 km (6.8 mi) at a 16% negative gradient.[ citation needed ]

The Alto de Compostilla was a short climb of 1.1 km (0.68 mi), at an average gradient is 6.5% with some of the steepest parts at 11%. The remaining distance of 4.5 km (2.8 mi) was downhill thereafter, prior to the finish in Ponferrada.[ citation needed ]

Schedule

All times are in Central European Time (UTC+1). [7]

DateTimeEvent
28 September 201410:00–16:35Men's road race
28 September 201416:55Victory ceremony

Participating nations

204 cyclists from 44 nations started the men's road race. The numbers of cyclists per nation are shown in parentheses. [8]

Prize money

The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers, with a total prize money of €16,101. [9]

Position1st2nd3rdTotal
Amount [9] €7,667€5,367€3,067€16,101

Results

Medalists after the race. Simon Gerrans, Michal Kwiatkowski, and Alejandro Valverde 2014 UCI.jpg
Medalists after the race.

Final classification

Of the race's 204 entrants, 95 riders completed the full distance of 254.8 km (158.3 mi). [1]

Riders who failed to finish

109 riders failed to finish the race. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Results / Résultats: Men Elite Road Race / Course en ligne Hommes Elite" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 28 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Poland's Michał Kwiatkowski wins elite men's world championship". VeloNews . 28 September 2014. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Benson, Daniel (28 September 2014). "Michał Kwiatkowski wins road race gold". Cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Qualification System for the 2014 UCI Road World Championships: Men Elite Road Race" (PDF). Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Competitions Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "HILLS PROFILES" (PDF). mundialciclismoponferrada.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Sport Competition Schedule" (PDF). mundialciclismoponferrada.com. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Start List / Liste de départ: Men Elite Road Race / Course en ligne Hommes Elite" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 28 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Competitions Guide" (PDF). uci.ch. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
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