2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race

Men's under-23 road race
2015 UCI Road World Championships
	Peloton during the race
Race details
Dates	25 September 2015
Stages	1
Distance	162.0 km (100.7 mi)
Winning time	3h 54' 45"
Medalists
	Gold
	Silver
	Bronze
	← 2014 2016 →

The Men's under-23 road race of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around in Richmond, Virginia, United States on September 25, 2015. The course of the race was 162.0 km (100.7 mi) with the start and finish in Richmond.^[2]

Kévin Ledanois became the third French rider to win the title, after making a late solo move in the closing kilometers. He held off Italy's Simone Consonni to take the gold medal, while Ledanois' team mate Anthony Turgis completed the podium, two seconds later.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Qualification[]

Qualification was based on performances on the UCI run tours and the Men Under 23 Nations' Cup during 2015. 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 Cannondale–Garmin for the 2015 season.^[6] If a nation is included in the final classification of the Men Under 23 Nations' Cup, but that nation was not yet qualified, it may register 6 riders, 3 of whom were starters. The first 5 nations of the final classification of the Men Under 23 Nations' Cup were entitled to an extra rider.

Number of riders	Nations
10 to enter, 5 to start	, , , , , , , Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, , , , Turkey, , , , , ,
8 to enter, 4 to start	, United States, , , , , Spain, , , ,
6 to enter, 3 to start	, , , , , , , Hong Kong, , , , , , , , , New Zealand
2 to enter, 1 to start	Aruba, , , Georgia

In addition to this number the current continental champions were also able to take part.

Champion	Name
Asian Champion	Yuma Koishi (JPN)
Pan American Champion	Jhonatan Restrepo (COL)
European Champion	Erik Baska (SVK)

Course[]

Profile of the road race circuit

The under-23 men rode ten laps on the road race circuit. The length of the circuit was 16.2 km (10.1 mi) and had a total elevation of 103 meters (338 feet). All road races took place on a challenging, technical and inner-city road circuit. The circuit headed west from Downtown Richmond, working its way onto Monument Avenue, a paver-lined, historic boulevard that's been named one of the "10 Great Streets in America". Cyclists took a 180-degree turn at the Jefferson Davis monument and then maneuvered through the Uptown district and Virginia Commonwealth University. Halfway through the circuit, the race headed down into Shockoe Bottom before following the canal and passing Great Shiplock Park, the start of the Virginia Capital Trail. A sharp, off-camber turn at Rocketts Landing brought the riders to the narrow, twisty, cobbled 200 meters (660 feet) climb up to Libby Hill Park in the historic Church Hill neighborhood. A quick descent, followed by three hard turns led to a 100 meters (330 feet) climb up 23rd Street. Once atop this steep cobbled hill, riders descended into Shockoe Bottom. This led them to the final 300 meters (980 feet) climb on Governor Street. At the top, the riders had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.

Schedule[]

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).^[7]

Date	Time	Event
25 September 2015	12:45–16:50	Men's under-23 road race

Participating nations[]

170 cyclists from 52 nations took part in the men's under-23 road race. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.^[8]

(2)
(4)
(5)
(5)
(1)
Belgium (5)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(4)
(2)
(6)
(1)
(4)
Denmark (5)
(3)
(4)
(1)
Spain (4)
(5)
(6)
(5)
Germany (5)
(1)
(1)
(4)
Italy (6)
(5)
(5)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(3)
(1)
(1)
Netherlands (5)
(6)
New Zealand (3)
(3)
(3)
(4)
(3)
(6)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(5)
(4)
(2)
United States (5)

Prize money[]

The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers with a total prize money of €8,049.^[9]

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Amount^[9]	€3,833	€2,683	€1,533	€8,049

Final classification[]

Of the race's 170 entrants, 130 riders completed the full distance of 162 km (100.7 mi).^[1]

Rank	Rider	Country	Time
1	Kévin Ledanois		3h 54' 45"
2	Simone Consonni	Italy	s.t.
3	Anthony Turgis		+ 2"
4	Gianni Moscon	Italy	+ 2"
5	Alexander Kamp Egested	Denmark	+ 5"
6	Fabian Lienhard		+ 5"
7	Michal Schlegel		+ 5"
8	Lucas Gaday		+ 5"
9	Adam de Vos		+ 10"
10	Lennard Kämna	Germany	+ 12"
11	Merhawi Kudus		+ 12"
12	Tom Bohli		+ 12"
13	Jack Haig		+ 12"
14	Tim Kerkhof	Netherlands	+ 13"
15	Mihkel Räim		+ 13"
16	Michał Paluta		+ 13"
17	Benjamin Declercq	Belgium	+ 13"
18	Jakub Kaczmarek		+ 13"
19	Maxime Farazijn	Belgium	+ 13"
20	Miguel Ángel Benito	Spain	+ 16"
21	Alexander Wachter		+ 16"
22	Sam Oomen	Netherlands	+ 16"
23		Netherlands	+ 16"
24	Imanol Estévez	Spain	+ 24"
25	Rok Korošec		+ 24"
26	Ben Perry		+ 24"
27	Lucas Eriksson		+ 24"
28	Felix Großschartner		+ 24"
29	Søren Kragh Andersen	Denmark	+ 24"
30	Sebastian Schönberger		+ 24"
31	Ignacio Prado		+ 29"
32	Fabien Grellier		+ 29"
33	Stylianos Farantakis		+ 29"
34	Josip Rumac		+ 35"
35	Jan Dieteren	Germany	+ 37"
36	Dylan Page		+ 37"
37	Laurens De Plus	Belgium	+ 37"
38	Truls Engen Korsæth		+ 37"
39			+ 37"
40	David Per		+ 37"
41	Cristian Raileanu		+ 37"
42	Anders Skaarseth		+ 48"
43	Metkel Eyob		+ 48"
44	Héctor Sáez	Spain	+ 48"
45			+ 48"
46	Samir Jabrayilov		+ 48"
47	Erik Baška		+ 48"
48	Daniel Eaton	United States	+ 48"
49	Gašper Katrašnik		+ 48"
50	Nils Politt	Germany	+ 48"
51	Michael Gogl		+ 59"
52	Oliviero Troia	Italy	+ 1' 03"
53			+ 1' 07"
54			+ 1' 09"
55			+ 1' 12"
56	Nick Schultz		+ 1' 12"
57	Ildar Arslanov		+ 1' 12"
58	Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier		+ 1' 12"
59	Hugo Hofstetter		+ 1' 12"
60	Guy Gabay		+ 1' 12"
61			+ 1' 12"
62	Yevgeniy Gidich		+ 1' 12"
63	Ryan Gibbons		+ 1' 12"
64	Daan Myngheer	Belgium	+ 1' 12"
65	Maximilian Schachmann	Germany	+ 1' 12"
66	Davide Martinelli	Italy	+ 1' 12"
67	Gregor Mühlberger		+ 1' 12"
68	Artem Nych		+ 1' 12"
69	Roman Kustadinchev		+ 1' 17"
70	James Oram	New Zealand	+ 1' 20"
71	Anass Aït El Abdia		+ 1' 25"
72	José Luis Rodríguez		+ 1' 25"
73	Daniel Hoelgaard		+ 1' 25"
74	Odd Christian Eiking		+ 1' 25"
75	Wilmar Paredes		+ 1' 25"
76	Oleg Zemlyakov		+ 1' 25"
77	Lennard Hofstede	Netherlands	+ 1' 48"
78			+ 2' 08"
79	Patrick Müller		+ 2' 20"
80	Juan Felipe Osorio		+ 2' 22"
81	Marcus Fåglum		+ 2' 49"
82	Nathan Van Hooydonck	Belgium	+ 3' 02"
83	Adrian Banaszek		+ 3' 02"
84	Dion Smith	New Zealand	+ 3' 02"
85	Daniel Turek		+ 3' 31"

Rank	Rider	Country	Time
86	Josef Černý		+ 3' 31"
87	Logan Owen	United States	+ 3' 32"
88	Leonardo Basso	Italy	+ 3' 34"
89	Jayde Julius		+ 3' 34"
90	Colin Joyce	United States	+ 4' 11"
91	Markus Hoelgaard		+ 4' 25"
92	Owain Doull		+ 4' 40"
93	Michael Carbel	Denmark	+ 4' 40"
94	Krists Neilands		+ 4' 40"
95	Gustav Hoog		+ 5' 17"
96	Davide Ballerini	Italy	+ 5' 42"
97	Bonaventure Uwizeyimana		+ 6' 11"
98	Théry Schir		+ 6' 53"
99			+ 8' 14"
100			+ 8' 51"
101	Juraj Bellan		+ 9' 46"
102	Stepan Astafyev		+ 9' 46"
103			+ 9' 46"
104	João Rodrigues		+ 10' 44"
105	Abderrahmane Mansouri		+ 10' 44"
106	Aksel Nõmmela		+ 10' 44"
107			+ 10' 44"
108	Eddie Dunbar		+ 10' 44"
109	Adil Barbari		+ 10' 44"
110	Dmitriy Lukyanov		+ 10' 44"
111	Mamyr Stash		+ 11' 06"
112	Jonas Gregaard	Denmark	+ 11' 06"
113			+ 11' 06"
114	Franck Bonnamour		+ 11' 49"
115	Hayden McCormick	New Zealand	+ 11' 49"
116			+ 12' 04"
117	Roy Goldstein		+ 14' 27"
118			+ 14' 27"
119	Tao Geoghegan Hart		+ 15' 19"
120	Ruben Guerreiro		+ 15' 19"
121	Aviv Yechezkel		+ 15' 19"
122	Yūma Koishi		+ 15' 41"
123			+ 16' 38"
124	Tyler Williams	United States	+ 16' 38"
125	Valens Ndayisenga		+ 17' 01"
126	Scott Davies		+ 17' 01"
127	Alex Peters		+ 17' 01"
128			+ 17' 08"
129	Tom Wirtgen		+ 17' 45"
130			+ 23' 19"
	Jonas Koch	Germany	DNF
	Martin Laas		DNF
	Marlen Zmorka		DNF
			DNF
	Nigel Ellsay		DNF
			DNF
	Alexander Cataford		DNF
	Marc Fournier		DNF
			DNF
	Mads Würtz Schmidt	Denmark	DNF
	Caio Godoy		DNF
	Gregory Daniel	United States	DNF
		Spain	DNF
			DNF
	Atsushi Oka		DNF
	Álvaro Hodeg		DNF
			DNF
	Gabriel Cullaigh		DNF
	Nikolay Cherkasov		DNF
	František Sisr		DNF
	Andrej Petrovski		DNF
	Fridtjof Røinås		DNF
			DNF
	Juan Sebastián Molano		DNF
	Dominique Mayho		DNF
	Miles Scotson		DNF
			DNF
	Jefferson Cepeda		DNF
	Oskar Nisu		DNF
	Gerardo Medina		DNF
	Nassim Saidi		DNF
			DNF
	Abderrahmane Bechlaghem		DNF
	Omer Goldstein		DNF
	Nic Dlamini		DNF
			DNF
	Jhonatan Restrepo		DNF
			DNF
	Steven Lammertink	Netherlands	DNF
	Alistair Donohoe		DSQ

Alistair Donohoe was disqualified: rule 12.1.040.18 holding on to the car.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Final Results / Résultat final: Men Under 23 Road Race / Course en ligne Hommes U23" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
^ "Time Trial Circuit". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
^ Wynn, Nigel (September 25, 2015). "Kevin Ledanois prevails in chaotic finale of under-23 men's World Champs road race". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
^ Benson, Daniel (September 26, 2015). "Revenge and rainbows for Ledanois and France in Richmond". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
^ Powlison, Spencer (September 25, 2015). "Ledanois wins U23 worlds road race by the skin of his teeth". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
^ "Competition Guide Appendices" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^ "Race Schedule". Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
^ "Start List / Liste de départ: Men Under 23 Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Hommes U23" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. September 22, 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2016.^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Competitions Guide" (PDF). uci.ch. Retrieved 5 September 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Tissot-1] "Final Results / Résultat final: Men Under 23 Road Race / Course en ligne Hommes U23" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.

[2] "Time Trial Circuit". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-23.

[3] Wynn, Nigel (September 25, 2015). "Kevin Ledanois prevails in chaotic finale of under-23 men's World Champs road race". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved September 26, 2015.

[4] Benson, Daniel (September 26, 2015). "Revenge and rainbows for Ledanois and France in Richmond". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved September 26, 2015.

[5] Powlison, Spencer (September 25, 2015). "Ledanois wins U23 worlds road race by the skin of his teeth". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved September 26, 2015.

[Qualification2-6] "Competition Guide Appendices" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

[7] "Race Schedule". Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.

[8] "Start List / Liste de départ: Men Under 23 Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Hommes U23" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. September 22, 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2016.^{[dead link]}

[prizemoney-9] "Competitions Guide" (PDF). uci.ch. Retrieved 5 September 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Events at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships

Participating nations Qualification
Elite events
Elite road race	men	women
Elite time trial	men	women
Elite team time trial	men	women
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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