2009 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

The Men's Individual Road Race of the 2009 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 27 September in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The course of 262 km consisted of nineteen laps around an undulating circuit. The pre-race favourites came from the strong Italian and Spanish national squads,[1] with Damiano Cunego and Alejandro Valverde both considered possible contenders.

Men's Individual Road Race
2009 UCI Road World Championships
Race details
DatesSeptember 27, 2009
Stages1
Distance262 km (162.8 mi)
Winning time6h 56' 26"
Medalists
   Gold  Cadel Evans (AUS) (Australia)
   Silver  Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS) (Russia)
   Bronze  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Spain)

The race was won by Australian Cadel Evans, the first Australian victory in the World road race.[2] Evans, who took his third victory of the season, moved clear from a group of nine riders on the final lap to win the race.[3]

Final classification

Riders who did not finish

90 riders failed to finish the race.

Nation qualification

14 to be enrolled, 9 to start [4]
 Spain
 Italy
 Belgium
 Germany
 Luxembourg
 Australia
 United States
 Great Britain
 Russia
 Norway
9 to be enrolled, 6 to start
 South Africa
 Colombia
 Venezuela
 Kazakhstan
 France
 Netherlands
 Slovenia
 Poland
 Ukraine
 Denmark
  Switzerland
5 to be enrolled, 3 to start
 Tunisia
 Argentina
 Canada
 Brazil
 Japan
 Iran
 Portugal
 Estonia
 Austria
 Croatia
 Hungary
 Sweden
 Latvia
 Serbia
 New Zealand
 Czech Republic
 Ireland
 Slovakia
 Belarus
2 to be enrolled, 1 to start
 Lithuania
 Finland
 Namibia
 Cuba
 Chile
 Costa Rica
 Ecuador
 Uruguay
 Bulgaria

References

  1. Worlds Road Race Preview Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine Gerald Churchill; Cycling-News; 26-09-09; Accessed 17-08-14. Archived 2009-09-30.
  2. Cadel Evans wins cycling Road Race World Championship in Mendrisio, Switzerland Brendan Gallagher 27-09-09; Accessed 28-09-09
  3. "Aussie Evans wins road race title". BBC Sport. 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
  4. UCI Entry Regulations Archived 2009-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 15-09-09
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