2017 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race
The Men's under-23 road race of the 2017 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 22 September 2017 in Bergen, Norway. It was the 22nd edition of the event, for which Norwegian rider Kristoffer Halvorsen was the defending champion, having won in 2016. The race was won by French rider Benoît Cosnefroy, who outsprinted German rider Lennard Kämna.[2] 178 riders from 56 nations entered the competition.
| 2017 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Race details | ||||||||||
| Dates | 22 September 2017 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 191 km (118.7 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 48' 23"[1] | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Events at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships | ||
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| Participating nations Qualification | ||
| Elite events | ||
| Elite road race | men | women |
| Elite time trial | men | women |
| Elite team time trial | men | women |
| Under-23 events | ||
| Under-23 road race | men | |
| Under-23 time trial | men | |
| Junior events | ||
| Junior road race | men | women |
| Junior time trial | men | women |
Qualification
Qualification was based mainly on the UCI Under-23 Continental Rankings by nations as of 12 August 2018, with varying number on qualifications depending on the continent. In addition to this number, any rider within the top placings of the continent's elite tour ranking that was not already qualified, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.[3]
Continental champions
| Name | Country | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Meron Abraham |  Eritrea |
African Champion |
| Hayato Okamoto |  Japan |
Asian Champion |
| Lucas Hamilton | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
Oceanian Champion |
| Matías Muñoz |  Chile |
Pan American Champion |
The European champion Casper Pedersen, was not directly eligible, as Denmark had already reached the cap of six qualified riders.
Final classification
Of the race's 178 entrants, 121 riders completed the full distance of 191 kilometres (119 miles).
| Rank | Rider | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Benoît Cosnefroy |  France | 4h 48' 23" |
 | Lennard Kämna |  Germany | + 0" |
 | Michael Carbel Svendgaard |  Denmark | + 3" |
| 4 | Oliver Wood |  United Kingdom | + 3" |
| 5 | Vincenzo Albanese |  Italy | + 3" |
| 6 | Damien Touzé | France | + 3" |
| 7 | Max Kanter | Germany | + 3" |
| 8 | Michał Paluta |  Poland | + 3" |
| 9 | Mark Downey |  Ireland | + 3" |
| 10 | Anders Skaarseth |  Norway | + 3" |
| 11 | Nicolás Tivani |  Argentina | + 3" |
| 12 | Patrick Müller | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | + 3" |
| 13 | Stylianos Farantakis |  Greece | + 3" |
| 14 | Marc Hirschi | Switzerland | + 3" |
| 15 | Bjorg Lambrecht | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | + 3" |
| 16 | Alexandr Riabushenko |  Belarus | + 3" |
| 17 | Wilmar Paredes |  Colombia | + 3" |
| 18 | Giovanni Carboni | Italy | + 3" |
| 19 | Emiel Planckaert | Belgium | + 3" |
| 20 | Tadej Pogačar |  Slovenia | + 3" |
| 21 | Iván García Cortina |  Spain | + 3" |
| 22 | Callum Scotson | Australia | + 3" |
| 23 | Pavel Sivakov |  Russia | + 3" |
| 24 | Lucas Eriksson |  Sweden | + 3" |
| 25 | Jon Irisarri | Spain | + 3" |
| 26 | Jaakko Hänninen |  Finland | + 3" |
| 27 | Rasmus Tiller | Norway | + 3" |
| 28 | Pascal Eenkhoorn |  Netherlands | + 3" |
| 29 | Valentin Madouas | France | + 3" |
| 30 | Michael Storer | Australia | + 3" |
References
- "2017 World Championships U23 - Road Race". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- Wynn, Nigel (22 September 2017). "Frenchman Benoît Cosnefroy wins under-23 men's road race world title; Brit Wood fourth". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- "Qualification system" (PDF).