2008 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
Cycling race
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| Dates | September 28, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 260.25 km (161.7 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 37' 30" | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The Men's Individual Road Race of the 2008 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on September 28 in Varese, Italy. The course comprised 15 laps around 17.35-kilometre route, making a total distance of 260.25 km. Each lap featured two ascents: the first at Via Montello (6.5% gradient for 1.15 kilometres); and the second at Ronchi (4.5% for 3.13 kilometres).[1] The highest elevation measured 480 metres (1,570 ft) at Via Montello.
Pre-race favourites included Paolo Bettini, who was trying for an unprecedented third consecutive title, and the 1999, 2001 and 2004 champion Óscar Freire.[2]
The race was won by Alessandro Ballan, with his fellow Italian Damiano Cunego in second and Matti Breschel of Denmark taking the bronze medal.[3]
Final classification
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Did not finish
128 riders failed to finish the race. Levi Leipheimer of the United States did not start the race.
Nation qualification
| 14 to be enrolled, 9 to start |
 Spain |
 Italy |
 Belgium |
 Germany |
 Luxembourg |
 Australia |
 France |
 Switzerland |
 Russia |
 Netherlands |
| 9 to be enrolled, 6 to start |
 South Africa |
 United States |
 Venezuela |
 Iran |
 Slovenia |
 Poland |
 Ukraine |
 Great Britain |
 Portugal |
 Denmark |
| 5 to be enrolled, 3 to start |
 Tunisia |
 Argentina |
 Colombia |
 Canada |
 Japan |
 Uzbekistan |
 Austria |
 Sweden |
 Croatia |
 Ireland |
 Hungary |
 Bulgaria |
 Slovakia |
 Latvia |
 Serbia |
 Estonia |
 New Zealand |
 Czech Republic |
 Finland |
 Norway |
 Kazakhstan |
| 2 to be enrolled, 1 to start |
 Morocco |
 Cuba |
 Costa Rica |
 Ecuador |
 Mexico |
 Uruguay |
 Belarus |
 Sri Lanka |
 Lithuania |
References
- ^ "Courses - Road Races". Varese2008.org. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
- ^ "Cooke leads GB Worlds challenge". BBC Sport. 22 September 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
- ^ "Road Cycling Worlds 2008". BBC Sport. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
External links
- Varese 2008 home page
