The Men's under-23 road race of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Ponferrada, Spain on 26 September 2014. The course of the race was with the start and finish in Ponferrada.
Following on from countryman Kurt Asle Arvesen in 1997, Sven Erik Bystrøm became only the second Norwegian rider to win the world title. He made a late break on the final climb, with around remaining, and held off the peloton; he ultimately soloed to victory by seven seconds. Australia's Caleb Ewan won the field sprint for the silver medal, while Bystrøm's teammate Kristoffer Skjerping completed the podium with the bronze medal.
Qualification
Qualification was based on performances on the UCI run tours and the Men Under 23 Nations' Cup during 2014. Results from January to the middle of August counted towards the qualification criteria. In addition to this number, the current continental champions were also able to take part. The outgoing World Champion, Matej Mohorič, did not compete as he was no longer eligible – he moved to the UCI ProTeam for the 2014 season.
Number of riders Nations11 to enter, 6 to start , , , 10 to enter, 5 to start , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 8 to enter, 4 to start , , , , , , , , , , 6 to enter, 3 to start , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Nations qualified via the Men Under 23 Nations' Cup2 to enter, 1 to start, , , ,
Course The race was held on the same circuit as the other road races and consisted of ten laps. The circuit was long and included two hills. The total climbing was per lap and the maximum incline was 10.7%.
The first were flat, after which the climb to Alto de Montearenas started, with an average gradient of 8%. After a few hundred metres the ascent flattened and the remaining were at an average gradient of 3.5%. Next was a descent, with the steepest point after at a 16% negative gradient.
The Alto de Compostilla was a short climb of , at an average gradient is 6.5% with some of the steepest parts at 11%. The remaining distance of was downhill thereafter, prior to the finish in Ponferrada.
Schedule All times are in Central European Time (UTC+1). Date Time Event26 September 2014 13:00–17:40 Men's under-23 road race26 September 2014 18:00 Victory ceremony
Participating nations 162 cyclists from 42 nations took part in the men's under-23 road race. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.
Albania (2) Algeria (3) Australia (6) Austria (5) Azerbaijan (3) Belgium (6) Belarus (2) Brazil (2) Chile (2) Colombia (6) Costa Rica (1) Denmark (5) Eritrea (5) Finland (1) France (6) Great Britain (5) Germany (5) Ireland (3) Italy (5) Kazakhstan (6) Latvia (1) Luxembourg (3) Morocco (3) Moldova (1) Mexico (3) Netherlands (5) Norway (6) New Zealand (2) Poland (5) Portugal (4) Romania (2) Russia (6) Rwanda (3) Serbia (1) Slovakia (4) Slovenia (5) South Africa (4) Spain (5) (host) Switzerland (6) Turkey (5) United States (5) Venezuela (4)
Prize money The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers with a total prize money of €8,049. Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total Amount €3,833 €2,683 €1,533 €8,049
Final classification Of the race's 162 entrants, 120 riders completed the full distance of .
Rank Rider Country Time 1 Sven Erik Bystrøm 2 Caleb Ewan + 7" 3 Kristoffer Skjerping + 7" 4 Tiesj Benoot + 7" 5 Sondre Holst Enger + 7" 6 Iuri Filosi + 7" 7 Hernando Bohórquez + 7" 8 Ilya Davidenok + 7" 9 Silvio Herklotz + 7" 10 Mathieu van der Poel + 7" 11 Dion Smith + 7" 12 Fabian Lienhard + 7" 13 Tanner Putt + 7" 14 Timo Roosen + 7" 15 Luka Pibernik + 7" 16 Joaquim Silva + 7" 17 Odd Christian Eiking + 7" 18 Miguel Ángel Benito + 7" 19 Owain Doull + 7" 20 Fernando Gaviria + 7" 21 Mike Teunissen + 7" 22 Magnus Cort + 7" 23 Artem Nych + 7" 24 Markus Hoelgaard + 7" 25 Merhawi Kudus + 7" 26 Miguel Ángel López + 7" 27 Thomas Boudat + 7" 28 Louis Meintjes + 7" 29 Dylan Teuns + 7" 30 Sam Oomen + 7" 31 James Oram + 7" 32 Sindre Lunke + 7" 33 Jasper De Buyst + 7" 34 Scott Davies + 7" 35 Robbie Power + 7" 36 Brayan Ramírez + 7" 37 Gregor Mühlberger + 7" 38 Loïc Vliegen + 7" 39 Floris De Tier + 7" 40 Mikel Iturria + 20" 41 Emanuel Buchmann + 22" 42 Luca Chirico + 36" 43 Simon Pellaud + 42" 44 Anasse Ait El Abdia + 42" 45 Oleg Zemlyakov + 42" 46 Rafael Reis + 1' 03" 47 Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev + 1' 03" 48 Felix Großschartner + 1' 03" 49 Mario González + 1' 03" 50 Michael Carbel + 1' 11" 51 Gianni Moscon + 1' 13" 52 Luis Lemus + 2' 01" 53 Federico Zurlo + 2' 01" 54 Roniel Campos + 2' 01" 55 Yonder Godoy + 2' 01" 56 Alexander Foliforov + 2' 01" 57 Robin Carpenter + 2' 31" 58 Caio Godoy + 2' 31" 59 Alexey Vermeulen + 2' 48" 60 Nikaj Iltjan + 3' 46" 61 Lukas Spengler + 3' 46" 62 Davide Martinelli + 3' 46" 63 Ryan Mullen + 3' 46" 64 Mario Vogt + 3' 46" 65 Théry Schir + 3' 46" 66 Marc Soler + 3' 46" 67 Jack Haig + 3' 46" 68 Maxat Ayazbayev + 3' 46" 69 Quentin Jaurégui + 3' 46" 70 Jérémy Leveau + 3' 46" 71 Michael Gogl + 3' 46" 72 Conor Dunne + 5' 11" 73 Krists Neilands + 6' 10" 74 Logan Owen + 6' 10" 75 Ruben Guerreiro + 6' 10" 76 Aleksey Rybalkin + 6' 10" 77 Miloš Borisavljević + 6' 10" 78 Sam Spokes + 8' 34" 79 Kevin Ledanois + 8' 42" 80 Ricardo Ferreira + 9' 18" 81 Jan Dieteren + 9' 18"
Rank Rider Country Time 82 Alex Kirsch + 10' 34" 83 Stefan Küng + 10' 34" 84 Erik Baška + 10' 34" 85 Arkadiusz Owsian + 10' 34" 86 Aliaksandr Riabushenko + 10' 34" 87 Sebastian Schönberger + 11' 48" 88 Roman Kustadinchev + 11' 48" 89 Metkel Eyob + 11' 48" 90 Samir Jabrayilov + 11' 48" 91 Gasper Katrasnik + 11' 48" 92 Bartosz Warchoł + 11' 48" 93 Lukas Pöstlberger + 11' 48" 94 Matej Razingar + 11' 48" 95 Aleksandr Komin + 11' 48" 96 Pierre-Roger Latour + 11' 48" 97 Ignacio Prado + 11' 48" 98 Domen Novak + 11' 48" 99 Carlos Ramírez + 11' 48" 100 Przemysław Kasperkiewicz + 11' 48" 101 Jack Wilson + 11' 48" 102 Ruben Zepuntke + 11' 48" 103 Tao Geoghegan Hart + 11' 48" 104 Lennard Hofstede + 11' 48" 105 Alex Peters + 11' 48" 106 Matti Manninen + 11' 48" 107 Søren Kragh Andersen + 11' 48" 108 Vadim Galeyev + 11' 54" 109 Meron Teshome + 18' 24" 110 Rok Korošec + 19' 07" 111 Serkan Balkan + 20' 24" 112 Jeison Vega + 20' 24" 113 Nikolai Shumov + 20' 47" 114 Willem Smit + 20' 47" 115 Salah Eddine Mraouni + 20' 47" 116 Abderrahmane Mansouri + 21' 27" 117 Abdenour Yahmi + 21' 27" 118 Jayde Julius + 27' 00" 119 Kevin Patte + 27' 00" 120 Valens Ndayisenga + 27' 00" Sebastián Molano Campbell Flakemore DNF Gerardo Medina DNF Alex Clements DNF Loïc Chetout DNF Luc Turchi DNF Carlos Giménez DNF Piotr Brożyna DNF Imanol Estévez DNF Daniel McLay DNF Tilegen Maidos DNF Tom Bohli DNF Fatih Keleş DNF Mario Dasko DNF Evgeny Shalunov DNF Eryk Latoń DNF Kevin Feiereisen DNF Tyler Williams DNF Aron Debretsion DNF Mads Pedersen DNF José Luis Rodríguez DNF Enver Asanov DNF Andrés Soto DNF Jean Bosco Nsengimana DNF Ľuboš Malovec DNF Tural Isgandarov DNF Amanuel Gebregziabher DNF Asbjørn Kragh Andersen DNF Ahmet Örken DNF Kenneth Van Rooy DNF Eduard-Michael Grosu DNF Carlos Henrique dos Santos DNF Xhuliano Kamberaj DNF Adil Barbari DNF Bonaventure Uwizeyimana DNF Othmane Choumouch DNF Feritcan Şamlı DNF Szabolcs Sebestyén DNF Victor Cartin DNF Juraj Lajcha DNF Rasim Reis DNF Carlos Olivares DNF
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