2009 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
Cycling race
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The Men's Individual Road Race of the 2009 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 27 September in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The course of 262 km consisted of nineteen laps around an undulating circuit. The pre-race favourites came from the strong Italian and Spanish national squads,[1] with Damiano Cunego and Alejandro Valverde both considered possible contenders.[according to whom?]
DatesSeptember 27, 2009
Stages1
Distance262 km (163 mi)
Winning time6h 56' 26"
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| Dates | September 27, 2009 | ||||||||||||
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| Distance | 262 km (163 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 56' 26" | ||||||||||||
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The race was won by Australian Cadel Evans, the first Australian victory in the World road race.[2] Evans, who took his third victory of the season, moved clear from a group of nine riders on the final lap to win the race.[3]
Final classification
Riders who did not finish
89 riders failed to finish the race.
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Nation qualification
| 14 to be enrolled, 9 to start [4] |
 Spain |
 Italy |
 Belgium |
 Germany |
 Luxembourg |
 Australia |
 United States |
 Great Britain |
 Russia |
 Norway |
| 9 to be enrolled, 6 to start |
 South Africa |
 Colombia |
 Venezuela |
 Kazakhstan |
 France |
 Netherlands |
 Slovenia |
 Poland |
 Ukraine |
 Denmark |
 Switzerland |
| 5 to be enrolled, 3 to start |
 Tunisia |
 Argentina |
 Canada |
 Brazil |
 Japan |
 Iran |
 Portugal |
 Estonia |
 Austria |
 Croatia |
 Hungary |
 Sweden |
 Latvia |
 Serbia |
 New Zealand |
 Czech Republic |
 Ireland |
 Slovakia |
 Belarus |
| 2 to be enrolled, 1 to start |
 Lithuania |
 Finland |
 Namibia |
 Cuba |
 Chile |
 Costa Rica |
 Ecuador |
 Uruguay |
 Bulgaria |