2024 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
Cycling race
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The men's road race of the 2024 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling race that took place on 29 September 2024 in Zürich, Switzerland.[1] It was won by Tadej Pogačar, who went on the attack 100km from the finish line.[2]
| 2024 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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The race podium | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 29 September 2024 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 in Zürich, Switzerland | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 27' 30" | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Tadej Pogačar completed the rare Triple Crown of Cycling, winning the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France before winning the Men's Road Race, and was only the third cyclist to achieve it following Eddy Merckx in 1974 and Stephen Roche in 1987.
Qualification
Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 20 August 2024.[3]
UCI World Rankings
The following nations qualified.[4]
| Nations | Riders |
|---|---|
 Australia |
8 |
 Belgium | |
 Denmark | |
 France | |
 Great Britain | |
 Italy | |
 Netherlands | |
 Slovenia | |
 Spain | |
 United States | |
 Austria |
6 |
 Colombia | |
 Ecuador | |
 Eritrea | |
 Germany | |
 New Zealand | |
 Norway | |
 Portugal | |
 Switzerland | |
 Neutral athletes of Russian sporting nationality | |
 Canada |
4 |
 Czechia | |
 Hungary | |
 Ireland | |
 Kazakhstan | |
 Latvia | |
 Luxembourg | |
 Mexico | |
 Poland | |
 Venezuela | |
 South Africa | |
 Algeria |
1 |
 Brazil | |
 China | |
 Costa Rica | |
 Cyprus | |
 Estonia | |
 Greece | |
 Israel | |
 Japan | |
 Mauritius | |
 Mongolia | |
 Morocco | |
 Panama | |
 Slovakia | |
| South Africa | |
 Sweden | |
 Thailand | |
 Ukraine | |
 Uruguay |
Continental champions
| Name | Country | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Mathieu van der Poel | Netherlands |
Incumbent World Champion |
| Leangel Linarez | Venezuela |
Panamerican Champion |
| Kim Eu-ro |  South Korea |
Asian Champion |
Final classification
Source: [5]
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