2008 UCI Road World Championships | |||||||||||||
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Race details | |||||||||||||
Dates | September 28, 2008 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 260.25 km (161.7 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 6h 37' 30" | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Events at the 2008 UCI Road World Championships | ||
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Participating nations Qualification | ||
Elite events | ||
Elite road race | men | women |
Elite time trial | men | women |
Under-23 events | ||
Under-23 road race | men | |
Under-23 time trial | men | |
The Men's Individual Road Race of the 2008 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on September 28 in Varese, Italy. The course comprised 15 laps around 17.35-kilometre route, making a total distance of 260.25 km. Each lap featured two ascents: the first at Via Montello (6.5% gradient for 1.15 kilometres); and the second at Ronchi (4.5% for 3.13 kilometres).[1] The highest elevation measured 480 metres (1,570 ft) at Via Montello.
Pre-race favourites included Paolo Bettini, who was trying for an unprecedented third consecutive title, and the 1999, 2001 and 2004 champion Óscar Freire.[2]
The race was won by Alessandro Ballan, with his fellow Italian Damiano Cunego in second and Matti Breschel of Denmark taking the bronze medal.[3]
Final classification
Did not finish
128 riders failed to finish the race. Levi Leipheimer of the United States did not start the race.
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Nation qualification
14 to be enrolled, 9 to start |
Spain |
Italy |
Belgium |
Germany |
Luxembourg |
Australia |
France |
Switzerland |
Russia |
Netherlands |
9 to be enrolled, 6 to start |
South Africa |
United States |
Venezuela |
Iran |
Slovenia |
Poland |
Ukraine |
Great Britain |
Portugal |
Denmark |
5 to be enrolled, 3 to start |
Tunisia |
Argentina |
Colombia |
Canada |
Japan |
Uzbekistan |
Austria |
Sweden |
Croatia |
Ireland |
Hungary |
Bulgaria |
Slovakia |
Latvia |
Serbia |
Estonia |
New Zealand |
Czech Republic |
Finland |
Norway |
Kazakhstan |
2 to be enrolled, 1 to start |
Morocco |
Cuba |
Costa Rica |
Ecuador |
Mexico |
Uruguay |
Belarus |
Sri Lanka |
Lithuania |
References
- ^ "Courses - Road Races". Varese2008.org. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
- ^ "Cooke leads GB Worlds challenge". BBC Sport. 22 September 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
- ^ "Road Cycling Worlds 2008". BBC Sport. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
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