2023 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
Cycling race
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The men's road race of the 2023 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 6 August 2023 in Glasgow, Great Britain.[1] Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel won the race after a crash in a high speed corner, racing solo, 16 km before the finish.[2]
Dates6 August 2023
Stages1 in Glasgow, Great Britain
Distance271.1 km (168.5 mi)
Winning time6h 07' 27"
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| Dates | 6 August 2023 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 in Glasgow, Great Britain | |||||||||
| Distance | 271.1 km (168.5 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 07' 27" | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Qualification
Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 30 June 2023.[3]
UCI World Rankings
The following nations qualified.[4]
| Nations | Riders |
|---|---|
 Australia |
8 |
 Belgium | |
 Colombia | |
 Denmark | |
 France | |
 Great Britain | |
 Italy | |
 Netherlands | |
 Slovenia | |
 Spain | |
 Austria |
6 |
 Canada | |
 Eritrea | |
 Germany | |
 Ireland | |
 New Zealand | |
 Norway | |
 Portugal | |
 Switzerland | |
 United States | |
 Algeria |
4 |
 Czechia | |
 Ecuador | |
 Estonia | |
 Hungary | |
 Kazakhstan | |
 Latvia | |
 Luxembourg | |
 Morocco | |
 South Africa | |
 Neutral athletes of Russian sporting nationality |
1 |
 Argentina | |
 China | |
 Costa Rica | |
 Greece | |
 Israel | |
 Japan | |
 Mauritius | |
 Mongolia | |
 Panama | |
 Poland | |
 Romania | |
 Rwanda | |
 Slovakia | |
 Sweden | |
 Thailand | |
 Ukraine | |
 Uruguay | |
 Uzbekistan | |
 Venezuela |
Continental champions
| Name | Country | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Remco Evenepoel | Belgium |
Incumbent World Champion |
| Henok Mulubrhan | Eritrea |
African Champion |
| Pier-André Côté | Canada |
Panamerican Champion |
| Gleb Brussenskiy | Kazakhstan |
Asian Champion |
Participating nations
195 cyclists from 58 nations competed in the event. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.[5]
Anguilla (1)
Argentina (1)
Algeria (2)
Australia (8)
Austria (6)
Belgium (9)
Brazil (1)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Canada (6)
Cape Verde (1)
Chile (1)
China (1)
Colombia (7)
Costa Rica (1)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (8)
Ecuador (3)
Eritrea (3)
France (8)
Germany (6)
Great Britain (8)
Greece (1)
Guyana (1)
Hungary (1)
Ireland (6)
Israel (1)
Italy (8)
Japan (1)
Kazakhstan (5)
Latvia (4)
Luxembourg (4)
Malta (1)
Mauritius (1)
Monaco (1)
Mongolia (1)
Morocco (4)
Netherlands (8)
New Zealand (5)
Norway (6)
Panama (1)
Poland (1)
Portugal (4)
Rwanda (1)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
Slovakia (2)
Slovenia (8)
South Africa (4)
Spain (8)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (6)
Uganda (1)
Ukraine (1)
United States (6)
Uruguay (1)
Uzbekistan (1)
Vatican City (1)
Venezuela (1)
