2017 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race

The Men's under-23 road race of the 2017 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 22 September 2017 in Bergen, Norway. It was the 22nd edition of the event, for which Norwegian rider Kristoffer Halvorsen was the defending champion, having won in 2016. The race was won by French rider Benoît Cosnefroy, who outsprinted German rider Lennard Kämna.[2] 178 riders from 56 nations entered the competition.

Men's under-23 road race
2017 UCI Road World Championships
Race details
Dates22 September 2017
Stages1
Distance191 km (118.7 mi)
Winning time4h 48' 23"[1]
Medalists
   Gold France Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)
   Silver Germany Lennard Kämna (GER)
   Bronze Denmark Michael Carbel (DEN)
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Qualification edit

Qualification was based mainly on the UCI Under-23 Continental Rankings by nations as of 12 August 2018, with varying number on qualifications depending on the continent. In addition to this number, any rider within the top placings of the continent's elite tour ranking that was not already qualified, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.[3]

Continental champions edit

Name Country Reason
Meron Abraham   Eritrea African Champion
Hayato Okamoto   Japan Asian Champion
Lucas Hamilton   Australia Oceanian Champion
Matías Muñoz   Chile Pan American Champion

The European champion Casper Pedersen, was not directly eligible, as Denmark had already reached the cap of six qualified riders.

Final classification edit

Of the race's 178 entrants, 121 riders completed the full distance of 191 kilometres (119 miles).

Rank Rider Nation Time
  Benoît Cosnefroy   France 4h 48'  23"
  Lennard Kämna   Germany + 0"
  Michael Carbel Svendgaard   Denmark + 3"
4 Oliver Wood   United Kingdom + 3"
5 Vincenzo Albanese   Italy + 3"
6 Damien Touzé   France + 3"
7 Max Kanter   Germany + 3"
8 Michał Paluta   Poland + 3"
9 Mark Downey   Ireland + 3"
10 Anders Skaarseth   Norway + 3"
11 Nicolás Tivani   Argentina + 3"
12 Patrick Müller    Switzerland + 3"
13 Stylianos Farantakis   Greece + 3"
14 Marc Hirschi    Switzerland + 3"
15 Bjorg Lambrecht   Belgium + 3"
16 Alexandr Riabushenko   Belarus + 3"
17 Wilmar Paredes   Colombia + 3"
18 Giovanni Carboni   Italy + 3"
19 Emiel Planckaert   Belgium + 3"
20 Tadej Pogačar   Slovenia + 3"
21 Iván García Cortina   Spain + 3"
22 Callum Scotson   Australia + 3"
23 Pavel Sivakov   Russia + 3"
24 Lucas Eriksson   Sweden + 3"
25 Jon Irisarri   Spain + 3"
26 Jaakko Hänninen   Finland + 3"
27 Rasmus Tiller   Norway + 3"
28 Pascal Eenkhoorn   Netherlands + 3"
29 Valentin Madouas   France + 3"
30 Michael Storer   Australia + 3"

References edit

  1. ^ "2017 World Championships U23 - Road Race". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ Wynn, Nigel (22 September 2017). "Frenchman Benoît Cosnefroy wins under-23 men's road race world title; Brit Wood fourth". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Qualification system" (PDF).