| Men's under-23 road race | |
| Series: | 2014 UCI Road World Championships |
| Date: | 26 September 2014 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 182.00 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 4h 32' 39"[1] |
| Speed: | 40.051 |
| Type: | medals |
| First: | Sven Erik Bystrøm |
| First Nat: | NOR |
| Second: | Caleb Ewan |
| Second Nat: | AUS |
| Third: | Kristoffer Skjerping |
| Third Nat: | NOR |
| Previous: | 2013 |
| Next: | 2015 |
The Men's under-23 road race of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Ponferrada, Spain on 26 September 2014. The course of the race was 182km (113miles) with the start and finish in Ponferrada.[2]
Following on from countryman Kurt Asle Arvesen in 1997, Sven Erik Bystrøm became only the second Norwegian rider to win the world title. He made a late break on the final climb, with around 5km (03miles) remaining, and held off the peloton; he ultimately soloed to victory by seven seconds. Australia's Caleb Ewan won the field sprint for the silver medal, while Bystrøm's teammate Kristoffer Skjerping completed the podium with the bronze medal.
Qualification was based on performances on the UCI run tours and the Men Under 23 Nations' Cup during 2014. Results from January to the middle of August counted towards the qualification criteria. In addition to this number, the current continental champions were also able to take part. The outgoing World Champion, Matej Mohorič, did not compete as he was no longer eligible – he moved to the UCI ProTeam for the 2014 season.[3]
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The race was held on the same circuit as the other road races and consisted of ten laps. The circuit was 18.2km (11.3miles) long and included two hills. The total climbing was 306m (1,004feet) per lap and the maximum incline was 10.7%.[4]
The first 4km (02miles) 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 5.1km (03.2miles) were at an average gradient of 3.5%. Next was a descent, with the steepest point after 11km (07miles) at a 16% negative gradient.
The Alto de Compostilla was a short climb of 1.1km (00.7miles), at an average gradient is 6.5% with some of the steepest parts at 11%. The remaining distance of 4.5km (02.8miles) was downhill thereafter, prior to the finish in Ponferrada.
All times are in Central European Time (UTC+1).[5]
| Date | Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2014 | 13:00–17:40 | Men's under-23 road race | |
| 26 September 2014 | 18:00 | Victory ceremony |
162 cyclists from 42 nations took part in the men's under-23 road race. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.[6]
Albania (2)
Australia (6)
Austria (5)
Azerbaijan (3)
Belgium (6)
Belarus (2)
Brazil (2)
Colombia (6)
Eritrea (5)
Finland (1)
France (6)
Great Britain (5)
Ireland (3)
Italy (5)
Kazakhstan (6)
Luxembourg (3)
Morocco (3)
Moldova (1)
Mexico (3)
Norway (6)
New Zealand (2)
Poland (5)
Romania (2)
Russia (6)
Rwanda (3)
Serbia (1)
Slovakia (4)
Spain (5) (host)
Turkey (5)
United States (5)
Venezuela (4)The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers with a total prize money of €8,049.[7]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | €3,833 | €2,683 | €1,533 | €8,049 |
Of the race's 162 entrants, 120 riders completed the full distance of 182km (113miles).[1]
| Rank | Rider | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Alex Kirsch | + 10' 34" | ||
| 83 | Stefan Küng | + 10' 34" | ||
| 84 | Erik Baška | + 10' 34" | ||
| 85 | Arkadiusz Owsian | + 10' 34" | ||
| 86 | Aliaksandr Riabushenko | + 10' 34" | ||
| 87 | Sebastian Schönberger | + 11' 48" | ||
| 88 | Roman Kustadinchev | + 11' 48" | ||
| 89 | Metkel Eyob | + 11' 48" | ||
| 90 | Samir Jabrayilov | + 11' 48" | ||
| 91 | Gasper Katrasnik | + 11' 48" | ||
| 92 | Bartosz Warchoł | + 11' 48" | ||
| 93 | Lukas Pöstlberger | + 11' 48" | ||
| 94 | Matej Razingar | + 11' 48" | ||
| 95 | Aleksandr Komin | + 11' 48" | ||
| 96 | Pierre-Roger Latour | + 11' 48" | ||
| 97 | Ignacio Prado | + 11' 48" | ||
| 98 | Domen Novak | + 11' 48" | ||
| 99 | Carlos Ramírez | + 11' 48" | ||
| 100 | Przemysław Kasperkiewicz | + 11' 48" | ||
| 101 | Jack Wilson | + 11' 48" | ||
| 102 | Ruben Zepuntke | + 11' 48" | ||
| 103 | Tao Geoghegan Hart | + 11' 48" | ||
| 104 | Lennard Hofstede | + 11' 48" | ||
| 105 | Alex Peters | + 11' 48" | ||
| 106 | Matti Manninen | + 11' 48" | ||
| 107 | Søren Kragh Andersen | + 11' 48" | ||
| 108 | Vadim Galeyev | + 11' 54" | ||
| 109 | Meron Teshome | + 18' 24" | ||
| 110 | Rok Korošec | + 19' 07" | ||
| 111 | Serkan Balkan | + 20' 24" | ||
| 112 | Jeison Vega | + 20' 24" | ||
| 113 | Nikolai Shumov | + 20' 47" | ||
| 114 | Willem Smit | + 20' 47" | ||
| 115 | Salah Eddine Mraouni | + 20' 47" | ||
| 116 | Abderrahmane Mansouri | + 21' 27" | ||
| 117 | Abdenour Yahmi | + 21' 27" | ||
| 118 | Jayde Julius | + 27' 00" | ||
| 119 | Kevin Patte | + 27' 00" | ||
| 120 | Valens Ndayisenga | + 27' 00" | ||
| Sebastián Molano | ||||
| Campbell Flakemore | DNF | |||
| Gerardo Medina | DNF | |||
| Alex Clements | DNF | |||
| Loïc Chetout | DNF | |||
| Luc Turchi | DNF | |||
| Carlos Giménez | DNF | |||
| Piotr Brożyna | DNF | |||
| Imanol Estévez | DNF | |||
| Daniel McLay | DNF | |||
| Tilegen Maidos | DNF | |||
| Tom Bohli | DNF | |||
| Fatih Keleş | DNF | |||
| Mario Dasko | DNF | |||
| Evgeny Shalunov | DNF | |||
| Eryk Latoń | DNF | |||
| Kevin Feiereisen | DNF | |||
| Tyler Williams | DNF | |||
| Aron Debretsion | DNF | |||
| Mads Pedersen | DNF | |||
| José Luis Rodríguez | DNF | |||
| Enver Asanov | DNF | |||
| Andrés Soto | DNF | |||
| Jean Bosco Nsengimana | DNF | |||
| Ľuboš Malovec | DNF | |||
| Tural Isgandarov | DNF | |||
| Amanuel Gebregziabher | DNF | |||
| Asbjørn Kragh Andersen | DNF | |||
| Ahmet Örken | DNF | |||
| Kenneth Van Rooy | DNF | |||
| Eduard-Michael Grosu | DNF | |||
| Carlos Henrique dos Santos | DNF | |||
| Xhuliano Kamberaj | DNF | |||
| Adil Barbari | DNF | |||
| Bonaventure Uwizeyimana | DNF | |||
| Othmane Choumouch | DNF | |||
| Feritcan Şamlı | DNF | |||
| Szabolcs Sebestyén | DNF | |||
| Victor Cartin | DNF | |||
| Juraj Lajcha | DNF | |||
| Rasim Reis | DNF | |||
| Carlos Olivares | DNF |