| 2021 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Race details | ||||||||||
| Dates | 26 September 2021 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 in Leuven, Belgium | |||||||||
| Distance | 268.3 km (166.7 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 56' 34" | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Events at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships | ||
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| Participating nations | ||
| Elite events | ||
| Elite road race | men | women |
| Elite time trial | men | women |
| Mixed team relay | ||
| 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 |
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The men's road race of the 2021 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 26 September 2021 from AntwerptoLeuven, Belgium.[1][2] Defending champion Julian Alaphilippe of France won the event in a solo victory.[3]
Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 17 August 2021.[4]
The following nations qualified.[5]
| Criterium | Rank | Number of riders | Nations | |
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| To enter | To start | |||
| UCI World Ranking by Nations | 1–10 | 13 | 8 |
 Slovenia France Netherlands Great Britain Spain Denmark Australia Colombia |
| 11–20 | 9 | 6 |
 Ecuador Switzerland Portugal Ireland Poland United States Canada | |
| 21–30 | 7 | 4 |
 South Africa Austria Kazakhstan Czech Republic Slovakia Ukraine Eritrea Latvia | |
| 31–50 | 2 | 1 |
 Belarus Sweden Algeria Panama Lithuania Hungary Greece Mexico Guatemala Mongolia Japan Uruguay Finland Venezuela Puerto Rico Albania | |
| UCI World Ranking by Individuals (if not already qualified) |
1–200 | — | ||
| Name | Country | Reason |
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| Richard Carapaz | Ecuador
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Olympic Champion |
| Julian Alaphilippe | France
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Outgoing World Champion |
| Ryan Gibbons | South Africa
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African Champion |
194 cyclists from 45 nations competed in the event. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.[6]
Albania (1) Australia (8) Austria (4) Belarus (1)
Belgium (8) Canada (6) Colombia (8) Czech Republic (4) Denmark (8) Ecuador (6) Eritrea (4)
Estonia (4) France (9)
Germany (6) Great Britain (8) Greece (1) Hungary (1) Ireland (3)
Italy (8) Japan (1) Kazakhstan (4) Latvia (4) Lithuania (1)
Luxembourg (2) Mexico (1) Mongolia (1) Netherlands (8)
New Zealand (4)
Norway (6) Panama (1) Poland (6) Portugal (5)
Romania (1) Slovakia (4) Slovenia (8) South Africa (4) Spain (8) Sweden (2)
Switzerland (6)
Thailand (1) Ukraine (4) Uruguay (1)
United States (6) Venezuela (1)
Of the race's 194 entrants, 68 riders completed the full distance of 268.3 kilometres (166.7 mi).[7]
 UCI Road World Champions – Men's road race | |
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