2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race


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 team mate 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 ridersNations
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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.
DateTimeEvent
26 September 201413:00–17:40Men's under-23 road race
26 September 201418:00Victory 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.
The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers with a total prize money of €8,049.
Position1st2nd3rdTotal
Amount€3,833€2,683€1,533€8,049

Final classification

Of the race's 162 entrants, 120 riders completed the full distance of.
RankRiderCountryTime
1Sven Erik Bystrøm
2Caleb Ewan+ 7"
3Kristoffer Skjerping+ 7"
4Tiesj Benoot+ 7"
5Sondre Holst Enger+ 7"
6Iuri Filosi+ 7"
7Hernando Bohórquez+ 7"
8Ilya Davidenok+ 7"
9Silvio Herklotz+ 7"
10Mathieu van der Poel+ 7"
11Dion Smith+ 7"
12Fabian Lienhard+ 7"
13Tanner Putt+ 7"
14Timo Roosen+ 7"
15Luka Pibernik+ 7"
16Joaquim Silva+ 7"
17Odd Christian Eiking+ 7"
18Miguel Ángel Benito+ 7"
19Owain Doull+ 7"
20Fernando Gaviria+ 7"
21Mike Teunissen+ 7"
22Magnus Cort+ 7"
23Artem Nych+ 7"
24Markus Hoelgaard+ 7"
25Merhawi Kudus+ 7"
26Miguel Ángel López+ 7"
27Thomas Boudat+ 7"
28Louis Meintjes+ 7"
29Dylan Teuns+ 7"
30Sam Oomen+ 7"
31James Oram+ 7"
32Sindre Lunke+ 7"
33Jasper De Buyst+ 7"
34Scott Davies+ 7"
35Robbie Power+ 7"
36Brayan Ramírez+ 7"
37Gregor Mühlberger+ 7"
38Loïc Vliegen+ 7"
39Floris De Tier+ 7"
40Mikel Iturria+ 20"
41Emanuel Buchmann+ 22"
42Luca Chirico+ 36"
43Simon Pellaud+ 42"
44Anasse Ait El Abdia+ 42"
45Oleg Zemlyakov+ 42"
46Rafael Reis+ 1' 03"
47Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev+ 1' 03"
48Felix Großschartner+ 1' 03"
49Mario González+ 1' 03"
50Michael Carbel+ 1' 11"
51Gianni Moscon+ 1' 13"
52Luis Lemus+ 2' 01"
53Federico Zurlo+ 2' 01"
54Roniel Campos+ 2' 01"
55Yonder Godoy+ 2' 01"
56Alexander Foliforov+ 2' 01"
57Robin Carpenter+ 2' 31"
58Caio Godoy+ 2' 31"
59Alexey Vermeulen+ 2' 48"
60Nikaj Iltjan+ 3' 46"
61Lukas Spengler+ 3' 46"
62Davide Martinelli+ 3' 46"
63Ryan Mullen+ 3' 46"
64Mario Vogt+ 3' 46"
65Théry Schir+ 3' 46"
66Marc Soler+ 3' 46"
67Jack Haig+ 3' 46"
68Maxat Ayazbayev+ 3' 46"
69Quentin Jauregui+ 3' 46"
70Jérémy Leveau+ 3' 46"
71Michael Gogl+ 3' 46"
72Conor Dunne+ 5' 11"
73Krists Neilands+ 6' 10"
74Logan Owen+ 6' 10"
75Ruben Guerreiro+ 6' 10"
76Aleksey Rybalkin+ 6' 10"
77Miloš Borisavljević+ 6' 10"
78Sam Spokes+ 8' 34"
79Kevin Ledanois+ 8' 42"
80Ricardo Ferreira+ 9' 18"
81Jan Dieteren+ 9' 18"

RankRiderCountryTime
82Alex Kirsch+ 10' 34"
83Stefan Küng+ 10' 34"
84Erik Baška+ 10' 34"
85Arkadiusz Owsian+ 10' 34"
86Aliaksandr Riabushenko+ 10' 34"
87Sebastian Schönberger+ 11' 48"
88Roman Kustadinchev+ 11' 48"
89Metkel Eyob+ 11' 48"
90Samir Jabrayilov+ 11' 48"
91Gasper Katrasnik+ 11' 48"
92Bartosz Warchoł+ 11' 48"
93Lukas Pöstlberger+ 11' 48"
94Matej Razingar+ 11' 48"
95Aleksandr Komin+ 11' 48"
96Pierre-Roger Latour+ 11' 48"
97Ignacio Prado+ 11' 48"
98Domen Novak+ 11' 48"
99Carlos Ramírez+ 11' 48"
100Przemysław Kasperkiewicz+ 11' 48"
101Jack Wilson+ 11' 48"
102Ruben Zepuntke+ 11' 48"
103Tao Geoghegan Hart+ 11' 48"
104Lennard Hofstede+ 11' 48"
105Alex Peters+ 11' 48"
106Matti Manninen+ 11' 48"
107Søren Kragh Andersen+ 11' 48"
108Vadim Galeyev+ 11' 54"
109Meron Teshome+ 18' 24"
110Rok Korošec+ 19' 07"
111Serkan Balkan+ 20' 24"
112Jeison Vega+ 20' 24"
113Nikolai Shumov+ 20' 47"
114Willem Smit+ 20' 47"
115Salah Eddine Mraouni+ 20' 47"
116Abderrahmane Mansouri+ 21' 27"
117Abdenour Yahmi+ 21' 27"
118Jayde Julius+ 27' 00"
119Kevin Patte+ 27' 00"
120Valens Ndayisenga+ 27' 00"
Sebastián Molano
Campbell FlakemoreDNF
Gerardo MedinaDNF
Alex ClementsDNF
Loïc ChetoutDNF
Luc TurchiDNF
Carlos GiménezDNF
Piotr BrożynaDNF
Imanol EstévezDNF
Daniel McLayDNF
Tilegen MaidosDNF
Tom BohliDNF
Fatih KeleşDNF
Mario DaskoDNF
Evgeny ShalunovDNF
Eryk LatońDNF
Kevin FeiereisenDNF
Tyler WilliamsDNF
Aron DebretsionDNF
Mads PedersenDNF
José Luis RodríguezDNF
Enver AsanovDNF
Andrés SotoDNF
Jean Bosco NsengimanaDNF
Ľuboš MalovecDNF
Tural IsgandarovDNF
Amanuel GebregziabherDNF
Asbjørn Kragh AndersenDNF
Ahmet ÖrkenDNF
Kenneth Van RooyDNF
Eduard Michael GrosuDNF
Carlos Henrique dos SantosDNF
Xhuliano KamberajDNF
Adil BarbariDNF
Bonaventure UwizeyimanaDNF
Othmane ChoumouchDNF
Feritcan SamliDNF
Szabolcs SebestyénDNF
Victor CartinDNF
Juraj LajchaDNF
Rasim ReisDNF
Carlos OlivaresDNF