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2022 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

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Men's road race
2022 UCI Road World Championships
Race details
Dates25 September 2022
Stages1 in Wollongong, Australia
Distance266.9 km (165.8 mi)
Winning time6h 16' 08"
Medalists
   Gold Belgium Remco Evenepoel (BEL)
   Silver France Christophe Laporte (FRA)
   Bronze Australia Michael Matthews (AUS)

The men's road race of the 2022 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 25 September 2022 in Wollongong, Australia.[1][2]

Qualification

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Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 16 August 2022.[3]

UCI World Rankings

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The following nations qualified.[4]

Criterium Rank Number of riders Nations
To enter To start
UCI World Ranking by Nations 1–10 13 8
  •  France
  •  Belgium
  •  Slovenia
  •  Netherlands
  •  Spain
11–20 9 6
21–30 7 4
31–50 2 1
UCI World Ranking by Individuals
(if not already qualified)
1–200

Continental champions

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Name Country Reason
Julian Alaphilippe  France Incumbent World Champion
Henok Mulubrhan  Eritrea African Champion
Emiliano Contreras  Argentina Panamerican Champion
Igor Chzhan  Kazakhstan Asian Champion
James Fouché  New Zealand Oceanian Champion

Participating nations

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169 cyclists from 50 nations competed in the event. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.[5]

Final classification

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Of the race's 169 entrants, 103 riders completed the full distance of 266.9-kilometre (165.8 mi).[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Men Elite Road Race". UCI. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ^ "89th World Championships – Road Race". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Qualification System for the 2022 UCI Road World Championships" (PDF). Union Cycliste International. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Wollongong Quota Allocation" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Road Race Men's Elite 2022 Start List". ProcyclingStats. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Final Results / Résultat final: Men Elite Road Race". Tissot Timing. Tissot. 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "89th World Championships ME – Road Race". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 25 September 2022.