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2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

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Men's road race
2014 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates28 September 2014
Stages1
Distance254.80 km (158.3 mi)
Winning time6h 29' 07"[1]
Medalists
   Gold  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
   Silver  Simon Gerrans (AUS)
   Bronze  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.

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

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See also: 2014 UCI Road World Championships – 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 riders Nations
14 to enter, 9 to start  Australia,  Belgium,  Colombia,  France,  Germany,  Great Britain,  Italy,  Netherlands,  Poland,  Spain
9 to enter, 6 to start  Austria,  Denmark,  Iran,  Morocco,  Portugal,  Russia,  Slovenia,  Ukraine,  United States,  Venezuela
5 to enter, 3 to start  Algeria,  Argentina,  Belarus,  Brazil,  Canada,  Costa Rica,  Croatia,  Czech Republic,  Eritrea,  Estonia,  Ireland,  Japan,  Kazakhstan,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Luxembourg,  New Zealand,  Norway,  Romania,  Slovakia,  South Africa,  South Korea,   Switzerland
2 to enter, 1 to start  Bulgaria,  Ecuador,  Greece,  Serbia,  Sweden

Course

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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

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

Date Time Event
28 September 2014 10:00–16:35 Men's road race
28 September 2014 16:55 Victory ceremony

Participating nations

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

Prize money

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

Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Amount[9] €7,667 €5,367 €3,067 €16,101

Results

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Medalists after the race.

Final classification

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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

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109 riders failed to finish the race.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Competitions Guide" (PDF). uci.ch. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
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