The men's road race of the 2023 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 6 August 2023 in Glasgow, Great Britain.[1] Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel won the race after a crash in a high speed corner, racing solo, 16 km before the finish.[2]
| 2023 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Race details | ||||||||||
| Dates | 6 August 2023 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 in Glasgow, Great Britain | |||||||||
| Distance | 271.1 km (168.5 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 07' 27" | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Qualification edit
Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 30 June 2023.[3]
UCI World Rankings edit
The following nations qualified.[4]
| Nations | Riders |
|---|---|
 Australia
|
8 |
 Belgium
| |
 Colombia
| |
 Denmark
| |
 France
| |
 Great Britain
| |
 Italy
| |
 Netherlands
| |
 Slovenia
| |
 Spain
| |
 Austria
|
6 |
 Canada
| |
 Eritrea
| |
 Germany
| |
 Ireland
| |
 New Zealand
| |
 Norway
| |
 Portugal
| |
 Switzerland
| |
 United States
| |
 Algeria
|
4 |
 Czechia
| |
 Ecuador
| |
 Estonia
| |
 Hungary
| |
 Kazakhstan
| |
 Latvia
| |
 Luxembourg
| |
 Morocco
| |
 South Africa
| |
 Neutral athletes of Russian sporting nationality
|
1 |
 Argentina
| |
 China
| |
 Costa Rica
| |
 Greece
| |
 Israel
| |
 Japan
| |
 Mauritius
| |
 Mongolia
| |
 Panama
| |
 Poland
| |
 Romania
| |
 Rwanda
| |
 Slovakia
| |
 Sweden
| |
 Thailand
| |
 Ukraine
| |
 Uruguay
| |
 Uzbekistan
| |
 Venezuela
|
Continental champions edit
| Name | Country | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Remco Evenepoel | Belgium
|
Incumbent World Champion |
| Henok Mulubrhan | Eritrea
|
African Champion |
| Pier-André Côté | Canada
|
Panamerican Champion |
| Gleb Brussenskiy | Kazakhstan
|
Asian Champion |
Participating nations edit
195 cyclists from 58 nations competed in the event. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.[5]
Anguilla (1)
Argentina (1)
Algeria (2)
Australia (8)
Austria (6)
Belgium (9)
Brazil (1)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Canada (6)
Cape Verde (1)
Chile (1)
China (1)
Colombia (7)
Costa Rica (1)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (8)
Ecuador (3)
Eritrea (3)
France (8)
Germany (6)
Great Britain (8)
Greece (1)
Guyana (1)
Hungary (1)
Ireland (6)
Israel (1)
Italy (8)
Japan (1)
Kazakhstan (5)
Latvia (4)
Luxembourg (4)
Malta (1)
Mauritius (1)
Monaco (1)
Mongolia (1)
Morocco (4)
Netherlands (8)
New Zealand (5)
Norway (6)
Panama (1)
Poland (1)
Portugal (4)
Rwanda (1)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
Slovakia (2)
Slovenia (8)
South Africa (4)
Spain (8)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (6)
Uganda (1)
Ukraine (1)
United States (6)
Uruguay (1)
Uzbekistan (1)
Vatican City (1)
Venezuela (1)
Final classification edit
References edit
- ^ "90th World Championships – Road Race". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Mathieu van der Poel becomes world road cycling champion in Glasgow". The Guardian.
- ^ "Qualification System for the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships – Road" (PDF). Union Cycliste International. Union Cycliste International. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "2023 UCI Cycling World Championships – Road Quota Allocation" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Road Race Men's Elite 2023 Start List". ProcyclingStats. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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