2018_UCI_Road_World_Championships_–_Men's_under-23_time_trial

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

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

Cycling race


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 27.7 kilometres (17.2 miles) in length, starting from Wattens and ending in Innsbruck.

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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

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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]

  •  Australia (1)
  •  Austria (2)
  •  Azerbaijan (1)
  •  Belgium (2)
  •  Burkina Faso (1)
  •  Canada (2)
  •  Chile (1)
  •  Cyprus (1)
  •  Czech Republic (1)
  •  Denmark (3)
  •  Eritrea (2)
  •  Estonia (1)
  •  Ethiopia (2)
  •  France (2)
  •  Germany (2)
  •  Great Britain (2)
  •  Hungary (1)
  •  Ireland (2)
  •  Italy (3)
  •  Japan (2)
  •  Kazakhstan (1)
  •  Luxembourg (2)
  •  North Macedonia (1)
  •  Mongolia (2)
  •  Morocco (1)
  •  Netherlands (2)
  •  Norway (2)
  •  Poland (1)
  •  Portugal (2)
  •  Russia (2)
  •  Rwanda (2)
  •  Serbia (2)
  •  Slovakia (2)
  •  Slovenia (2)
  •  South Africa (2)
  •  Spain (2)
  •   Switzerland (2)
  •  Syria (1)
  •  Taiwan (1)
  •  Trinidad and Tobago (1)
  •  Ukraine (2)
  •  United States (2)

Final classification

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

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References

  1. "Final Results / Résultat final: Men Under 23 Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Hommes U23" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. Childers, Chad (25 September 2018). "Bjerg Repeats as U23 World Time Trial Champion". Hagens Berman Axeon. Axel Merckx Project. Retrieved 14 October 2018. Bjerg is the first rider in history to repeat in the event.
  3. "Worlds: Bjerg defends U23 TT title; Ammerlaan tops junior women TT". VeloNews. Competitor Group. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. "Nations and quotas of athletes revealed for Innsbruck-Tirol, Austria" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. Deltatre. 16 August 2018. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

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