2010 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race
| 2010 UCI Road World Championships | |||
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| Rainbow jersey | |||
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 1 October 2010 | ||
| Distance | 159 km (98.80 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 4h 01' 23" | ||
| Medalists | |||
 Gold |
 Michael Matthews (Australia) |
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 Silver |
 John Degenkolb (Germany) |
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 Bronze |
two bronze medals[1] | ||
2010 UCI Road World Championships_pictogram.svg.png) Participating nations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite events | ||||
| List of elite cyclists | ||||
| Elite road race | men | women | ||
| Elite time trial | men | women | ||
| Under-23 events | ||||
| List of under-23 cyclists | ||||
| Under-23 road race | men | |||
| Under-23 time trial | men | |||
The Men's under-23 road race of the 2010 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 1 October in Melbourne, Australia.
Home rider Michael Matthews claimed Australia's first gold medal of the championships by winning the sprint finish at the end of the race, outsprinting Germany's John Degenkolb, who took silver.[2] Time trial champion Taylor Phinney and Guillaume Boivin of Canada shared the bronze medal after Tissot's photo finish system could not split the riders.[3] Phinney became the sixth rider to medal in both the time trial and the road race in the under-23s category.[3]
Route
The race covered 159 km.[4]
Final classification
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References
- ↑ Taylor Phinney (USA) and Guillaume Boivin (CAN) each received a bronze medal.
- ↑ "Michael Matthews wins U23 men's title". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- 1 2 Johnson, Greg (1 October 2010). "Phinney, Boivin tie makes U23 Worlds history". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "Men's under-23 road race course". melbourne2010. melbourne2010.com. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
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