| Men's Individual Road Race | |
| Series: | 2008 UCI Road World Championships |
| Date: | September 28, 2008 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 260.25 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 6h 37' 30" |
| Speed: | 39.283 |
| Type: | medals |
| First: | Alessandro Ballan |
| First Nat: | ITA |
| First Team: | Italy |
| Second: | Damiano Cunego |
| Second Nat: | ITA |
| Second Team: | Italy |
| Third: | Matti Breschel |
| Third Nat: | DEN |
| Third Team: | Denmark |
| Previous: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2009 |
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 480m (1,580feet) 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]
| Rank | Rider | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandro Ballan | 6h 37'30" | |||
| Damiano Cunego | at 3" | |||
| Matti Breschel | s.t. | |||
| 4 | Davide Rebellin | s.t. | ||
| 5 | Andriy Hrivko | s.t. | ||
| 6 | Joaquim Rodríguez | s.t. | ||
| 7 | Fabian Wegmann | s.t. | ||
| 8 | Christian Pfannberger | s.t. | ||
| 9 | Nick Nuyens | s.t. | ||
| 10 | Robert Gesink | s.t. | ||
| 11 | s.t. | |||
| 12 | s.t. | |||
| 13 | at 6" | |||
| 14 | at 58" | |||
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| 16 | at 1'01" | |||
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| 19 | at 1'13" | |||
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| 22 | at 1'22" | |||
| 23 | at 1'40" | |||
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| 25 | at 2'14" | |||
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| 27 | at 3'24" | |||
| 28 | at 4'53" | |||
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| 57 | at 5'20" | |||
| 58 | at 8'15" | |||
| 59 | at 10'33" | |||
| 60 | s.t. | |||
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| 67 | at 10'54" | |||
| 68 | s.t. | |||
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| 70 | s.t. | |||
| 71 | s.t. | |||
| 72 | s.t. | |||
| 73 | s.t. | |||
| 74 | s.t. | |||
| 75 | at 11'01" | |||
| 76 | at 22'49" | |||
| 77 | at 22'50" |
128 riders failed to finish the race. Levi Leipheimer of the United States did not start the race.
See also: 2008 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification.
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