2008 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
| 2008 UCI Road World Championships | |||||||||||||
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 The peloton during the 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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| Events at the 2008 UCI Road World Championships | ||
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| Participating nations Qualification | ||
| Elite events | ||
| Elite road race | men | women |
| Elite time trial | men | women |
| Under-23 events | ||
| Under-23 road race | men | |
| Under-23 time trial | men | |
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
Did not finish
128 riders failed to finish the race. Levi Leipheimer of the United States did not start the race.
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Nation qualification
| 14 to be enrolled, 9 to start |
 Spain
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 Italy
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 Belgium
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 Germany
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 Luxembourg
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 Australia
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 France
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 Switzerland
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 Russia
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 Netherlands
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| 9 to be enrolled, 6 to start |
 South Africa
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 United States
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 Venezuela
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 Iran
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 Slovenia
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 Poland
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 Ukraine
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 Great Britain
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 Portugal
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 Denmark
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| 5 to be enrolled, 3 to start |
 Tunisia
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 Argentina
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 Colombia
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 Canada
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 Japan
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 Uzbekistan
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 Austria
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 Sweden
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 Croatia
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 Ireland
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 Hungary
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 Bulgaria
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 Slovakia
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 Latvia
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 Serbia
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 Estonia
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 New Zealand
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 Czech Republic
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 Finland
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 Norway
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 Kazakhstan
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| 2 to be enrolled, 1 to start |
 Morocco
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 Cuba
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 Costa Rica
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 Ecuador
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 Mexico
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 Uruguay
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 Belarus
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 Sri Lanka
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 Lithuania
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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.
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