2018 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial explained

Men's under-23 time trial
Series:2018 UCI Road World Championships
Date:24 September 2018
Stages:1
Distance:27.7
Unit:km
Time:32' 31.05"[1]
Speed:51.111
Type:medals
Previous:2017
Next:2019

The Men's under-23 time trial of the 2018 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 24 September 2018 in Innsbruck, Austria. It was the 23rd edition of the event, for which Danish rider Mikkel Bjerg was the defending champion, having won in 2017.[2] 71 riders from 42 nations entered the competition,[3] held over a rolling route 27.7km (17.2miles) in length, starting from Wattens and ending in Innsbruck.

Bjerg became the first rider to win a second under-23 world time trial title,[4] finishing 33.47 seconds clear of his closest competitor, Belgium's Brent Van Moer.[5] The podium placings were completed by Bjerg's Danish team-mate Mathias Norsgaard,[6] a further 4.83 seconds behind Van Moer.

Qualification

All National Federations were allowed to enter four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.[7]

Continental and defending World champions

ChampionshipNameNote
Competed
Pan American Champion
Did not compete

Participating nations

71 cyclists from 42 nations were scheduled to take part in the men's under-23 time trial.[3] However, one rider – Syria's Tarek Al Moakee – did not start, therefore reducing the event to 70 competitors from 41 nations. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.[1]

Final classification

All 70 race starters completed the 27.7km (17.2miles)-long course.[1]

RankRiderTime
132' 31.05"
2+ 33.47"
3+ 38.30"
4+ 44.48"
5+ 45.65"
6+ 50.60"
7+ 52.79"
8+ 59.43"
9+ 1' 01.39"
10+ 1' 01.52"
11+ 1' 01.90"
12+ 1' 03.53"
13+ 1' 03.67"
14+ 1' 04.66"
15+ 1' 05.04"
16+ 1' 06.31"
17+ 1' 07.49"
18+ 1' 08.10"
19+ 1' 11.66"
20+ 1' 18.57"
21+ 1' 20.33"
22+ 1' 22.37"
23+ 1' 22.72"
24+ 1' 24.28"
25+ 1' 27.63"
26+ 1' 30.90"
27+ 1' 31.70"
28+ 1' 34.52"
29+ 1' 38.06"
30+ 1' 39.77"
31+ 1' 40.74"
32+ 1' 42.91"
33+ 1' 44.79"
34+ 1' 44.93"
35+ 1' 48.93"
36+ 1' 53.41"
37+ 2' 00.02"
38+ 2' 06.44"
39+ 2' 07.20"
40+ 2' 08.62"
41+ 2' 33.39"
42+ 2' 37.30"
43+ 2' 50.30"
44+ 2' 53.77"
45+ 2' 55.89"
46+ 2' 57.45"
47+ 2' 58.18"
48+ 3' 00.36"
49+ 3' 00.88"
50+ 3' 08.25"
51+ 3' 12.72"
52+ 3' 15.46"
53+ 3' 20.59"
54+ 3' 24.94"
55+ 3' 36.89"
56+ 3' 37.34"
57+ 3' 39.30"
58+ 3' 41.57"
+ 3' 41.57"
60+ 3' 49.61"
61+ 3' 52.31"
62+ 3' 52.62"
63+ 4' 03.73"
64+ 4' 13.13"
65+ 4' 23.85"
66+ 4' 47.03"
67+ 5' 31.63"
68+ 6' 46.48"
69+ 7' 13.41"
70+ 13' 28.47"

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final Results / Résultat final: Men Under 23 Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Hommes U23. Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 24 September 2018. 14 October 2018. PDF.
  2. News: Denmark's Mikkel Bjerg puts in unstoppable performance to win men's U23 time trial world title. Richard. Windsor. Cycling Weekly. TI Media. 18 September 2017. 14 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Start List / Liste de départ: Men Under 23 Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Hommes U23. Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 23 September 2018. 14 October 2018. PDF.
  4. News: Bjerg Repeats as U23 World Time Trial Champion. Chad. Childers. . Axel Merckx Project. 25 September 2018. 14 October 2018. Bjerg is the first rider in history to repeat in the event..
  5. News: World Championships: Mikkel Bjerg wins U23 Men's time trial title. Barry. Ryan. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 24 September 2018. 14 October 2018.
  6. News: Worlds: Bjerg defends U23 TT title; Ammerlaan tops junior women TT. VeloNews. Competitor Group. 24 September 2018. 14 October 2018.
  7. Web site: Nations and quotas of athletes revealed for Innsbruck-Tirol, Austria. PDF. Union Cycliste Internationale. Deltatre. 16 August 2018. 14 October 2018. 9. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014242/http://en.static.uci.deltatre.net/mm/Document/News/News/18/70/06/QuotasRWC-Innsbruck2018_Neutral.pdf. 26 September 2018. dead.