World Cycling Championships 2023 in Glasgow: All world champions on the road

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World Cycling Championships 2023 Glasgow: Results - Top 10 road race for juniors

1. Julie Bego (France) 1:54:53
2. Cat Ferguson (Great Britain) +0:09
3. Fleur Moors (Belgium) +0:09
4. Federica Venturelli (Italy) +0:09
5. Imogen Wolff (Great Britain) +0:12
6. Titia Ryo (France) +0:12
7. Celia Gery (France) +0:12
8. Isabella Holmgren (Canada) +0:15
9. Mackenzie Coupland (Australia) +0:15
10. Xaydee van Sinaey (Belgium) +0:17

The Road World Championships kicked off with the junior road races. Firstly, the juniors rode the circuit in Glasgow. France's Julie Bego finished nine seconds ahead of Cat Ferguson (Great Britain) and Fleur Moors (Belgium) and secured her first title. The best German was Hannah Kunz in 17th place.

World Cycling Championships 2023 Glasgow: Results - Top 10 junior road race

1. Albert Philipsen (Denmark) 3:06:26
2. Paul Fietzke (Germany) +1:19
3. Felix Örn-Kristoff (Norway) +1:19
4. Juan David Sierra (Italy) +1:24
5. Theodor Storm (Denmark) +1:29
6. Jörgen Nordhagen (Norway) +1:43
7. Steffen De Schuyteneer (Belgium) +2:57
8. Sebastian Grindley (Great Britain) +2:59
9. Zak Erzen (Slovenia) +3:01
10. Oscar Chamberlin (Australia) +3:01

The Dane Albert Philipsen was crowned the successor to Emil Herzog, who became Junior World Champion in Wollongong 2022. But the German Cycling Federation (BDR) did not come away empty-handed in Glasgow either. Paul Fietzke won the sprint for silver 1:19 minutes after Philipsen against Felix Örn-Kristoff from Norway.

>> World Championship silver for Fietzke in the juniors

World Cycling Championships 2023 Glasgow: Results - Top 10 men's elite road race

1. Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands) 6:07:27
2. Wout van Aert (Belgium) +1:37
3. Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia) +1:45
4. Mads Pedersen (Denmark) +1:45
5. Stefan Küng (Switzerland) +3:48
6. Jasper Stuyven (Belgium) +3:48
7. Matthew Dinham (Australia) +3:48
8. Toms Skujins (Latvia) +3:48
9. Tiesj Benoot (Belgium) +3:48
10. Alberto Bettiol (Italy) +4:03

In a race that had everything to offer, from a protest action including a one-hour interruption to competition capers and plenty of sporting class and excitement, Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands) rode in inimitable style to his first World Championship title in the elite road race. The best German, John Degenkolb, took the maximum in 16th place.

>> The race report: Van der Poel races to the World Championship throne despite crashing in the rain

World Cycling Championships 2023 Glasgow: Results - Top 10 Mixed-Relay

1. Switzerland 54:16 minutes
2. France +0:07
3. Germany +0:51
4. Great Britain +1:03
5. Italy +1:20
6. Australia +1:37
7. Netherlands +1:43
8. USA +1:46
9. Austria +1:58
10. Poland +2:47

Stefan Küng, Stefan Bissegger, Mauro Schmid, Marlen Reusser, Nicole Koller and Elise Chabbey won gold for Switzerland in the mixed relay, just as they did a year ago in Wollongong. This exact formation also competed for Switzerland in 2022. Germany took bronze after numerous medal contenders such as Italy, Australia and the Netherlands lost time due to crashes or defects. Max Walscheid, Jannik Steimle, Miguel Heidemann and Franziska Koch, Lisa Klein and Ricarda Bauernfeind competed for the German Cycling Federation.

>> Germany wins bronze in the mixed relay, Switzerland defends gold

World Cycling Championships 2023 Glasgow: Results - Top 10 individual time trial U23 men

1. Lorenzo Milesi (Italy) 43:00
2. Alec Segaert (Belgium) +0:11
3. Hamish McKenzie (Australia) +0:50
4. Raul Garcia Pierna (Spain) +0:53
5. Darren Rafferty (Ireland) +0:56
6. Josh Charlton (Great Britain) +1:11
7. Jakob Söderqvist (Sweden) +1:18
8. Logan Currie (New Zealand) +1:18
9. Jan Christen (Switzerland) +1:21
10. Michael Leonard (Canada) +1:29

No gold for top favourite Alec Segaert. The Belgian was still ahead until the second intermediate time, but then he lost a few more seconds. Lorenzo Milesi led from the third time measurement. On the steep final climb in the finale, the Italian did not let anyone take the butter off his bread. The two German starters Moritz Kretschy and Ole Theiler finished in 28th and 40th place and, as expected, played no part in the battle for the top positions.

>> Italian Milesi beats favourites in the U23 men's individual time trial

World Cycling Championships 2023 Glasgow: Results - Top 10 individual time trial juniors

1. Felicity Wilson-Haffenden (Australia) 19:31 minutes
2. Isabel Sharp (Great Britain) +0:17
3. Federica Venturelli (Italy) +0:29
4. Lucy Benezet-Minns (Ireland) +0:36
5. Mackenzie Coupland (Australia) +0:42
6. Hannah Kunz (Germany) +0:50
7. Pia Grünwald (Germany) +0:52
8. Fee Kneven (Netherlands) +0:59
9. Julie Bego (France) +1:00
10. Cat Ferguson (Great Britain) +1:00

Starting the race in eighth place out of 42 riders, Felicity Wilson-Haffenden set a time early on that no-one was to beat. The 18-year-old was crowned world champion on the 13.4 kilometre course in Stirling. The two German representatives, Hannah Kurz and Pia Grünwald, also did well in 6th and 7th place.

World Cycling Championships 2023 Glasgow: Results - Top 10 individual time trial women elite / U23

1. Chloe Dygert (USA) 46:59
2. Grace Brown (Australia) +0:06
3. Christina Schweinberger (Austria) +1:13
4. Anna Henderson (Great Britain) +1:15
5. Juliette Labous (France) +1:22
6. Demi Vollering (Netherlands) +1:28
7. Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka (Poland) +1:38
8. Amber Neben (USA) +1:52
9. Riejanne Markus (Netherlands) +2:08
10. Georgie Howe (Australia) +2:27

Chloe Dygert has become world champion in the women's individual time trial on the road for the second time since 2019. After Marlen Reusser gave up shortly before the second split time due to listlessness, only Grace Brown remained as a serious competitor. She finished second ahead of Austria's Christina Schweinberger, who surprisingly took bronze.

U23

1. Antonia Niedermaier (Germany) 49:26 minutes
2. Cedrine Kerbaol (France) +0:08
3. Julie de Wilde (Belgium) +0:40
4. Anniina Ahtosalo (Finland) +2:09
5. Petra Zsanko (Hungary) +2:15
6. Nora Jencusova (Slovakia) +2:33
7. Eliska Kvasnickova (Czech Republic) +2:51
8. Ella Wyllie (New Zealand) +3:20
9. Febe Jooris (Belgium) +3:27
10. Nina Berton (Luxembourg) +3:40

Antonia Niedermaier secured gold in the included U23 race. The former ski mountaineer was still well behind her rivals in the first intermediate times, but the 20-year-old German turned up the heat in the second part of the race. She edged out Cedrine Kerbaol (France) and Julie De Wilde (Belgium) to take silver and bronze.

>> Niedermaier wins gold at Dygert show

World Cycling Championships 2023 Glasgow: Results - Top 10 individual time trial juniors

1. Oscar Chamberlain (Australia) 28:29
2. Ben Wiggins (Great Britain) +0:25
3. Louis Leidert (Germany) +0:34
4. Jörgen Nordhagen (Norway) +0:38
5. Jacob Bush (Great Britain) +0:51
6. Luca Giaimi (Italy) +0:57
7. Duarte Marivoet (Belgium) +0:58
8. Adam Rafferty (Ireland) +0:58
9. Andrew August (USA) +1:02
10. Paul Fietzke (Germany) +1:10

Louis Leidert was still leading at the first intermediate time, but others were faster at the back. Oscar Chamberlain had saved the most energy for the final and took the next gold for Australia. Silver went to Ben Wiggins, son of the early Tour de France winner and Olympic champion, Bradley. For Leidert, however, it was still enough for bronze. Paul Fietzke, who had already finished second in the road race, rounded off the good German result in tenth place.

>> Leipert takes bronze behind Wiggins son

World Cycling Championships 2023 Glasgow: Results - Top 10 individual time trial elite men

1. Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) 55:19
2. Filippo Ganna (Italy) +0:12
3. Joshua Tarling (Great Britain) +0:48
4. Brandon McNulty (USA) +1:27
5. Wout Van Aert (Belgium) +1:37
6. Nelson Oliveira (Portugal) +1:52
7. Rohan Dennis (Australia) +1:54
8. Mattia Cattaneo (Italy) +1:57
9. Mikkel Bjerg (Denmark) +1:59
10. Geraint Thomas (Great Britain) +2:04

After falling behind at the first intermediate time, he turned up the heat and became the first time trial world champion from Belgium: Remco Evenepoel took gold ahead of Filippo Ganna and youngster Joshua Tarling. On the other hand, Tadej Pogacar and Stefan Küng in particular were unable to fulfil expectations. Lennard Kämna finished the competition in 19th place, while Nils Politt was the second German starter in 32nd place.

>> Evenepoel first Belgian time trial world champion

World Cycling Championships 2023 Glasgow: Results - Top 10 U23 men's road race

1. Axel Laurance (France) 4:04:58
2. Antonio Morgado (Portugal) +0:02
3. Martin Svrcek (Slovakia) + 0:02
4. Jack Rootkin-Gray (Great Britain) +0:02
5. Lorenzo Milesi (Italy) +0:02
6. Moritz Kretschy (Germany) +0:09
7. Alec Segaert (Belgium) +1:01
8. Ivan Romeo (Spain) +1:01
9. Max Walker (Great Britain) +1:03
10. Pierre Gautherat (France) +1:41

After a whole day in the lead group, Axel Lauraunce won gold in the U23 men's road race. In the meantime, the group was almost caught up - at this point Antonio Morgado and Martin Svrcek joined them and secured the other medals. Alongside Laurance, Moritz Kretschy was also part of the leading group from the start. The Saxon ultimately finished sixth. Henri Uhlig and Tim-Torn Teutenberg rounded off the top result for the BDR in 14th and 17th.

>> Frenchman Laurance wins U23 gold as breakaway rider

World Cycling Championships 2023 Glasgow - Top 10 Road Race Women Elite / U23

1. Lotto Kopecky (Belgium) 4:02:12
2. Demi Vollering (Netherlands) +0:07
3. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Denmark) +0:07
4. Marlen Reusser (Switzerland) +0:12
5. Christina Schweinberger (Austria) +0:34
6. Elizabeth Deignan (Great Britain) +0:34
7. Elise Chabbey (Switzerland) +1:24
8. Annemiek van Vleuten (Netherlands) +2:34
9. Riejanne Markus (Netherlands) + 3:51
10. Mavi Garcia (Spain) +4:05

Lotte Kopecky has become the first Belgian women's world champion in 50 years. The 27-year-old was the strongest rider and showed this with constant attacks. Nobody was able to follow the last one. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig had almost secured silver, but was overtaken by Demi Vollering in the last ten metres. The German women were unable to intervene in the battle for the precious metal. Liane Lippert was the best German in 19th place.

U23

1. Kata Blanka Vas (Hungary) 4:06:46
2. Shirin van Anrooij (Netherlands) +0:00
3. Anna Shackley (Great Britain) +0:00
4. Julie de Wilde (Belgium) +10:08
5. Megan Jastrab (USA) +10:15
6. Marthe Goossens (Belgium) +10:15
7. Dominika Wlodarczyk (Poland) +10:15
8. Linda Riedmann (Germany) +10:15
9. Sarah van Dam (Canada) +10:15
10. Ella Wyllie (New Zealand) +10:15

The integrated competition continues to raise questions. Only 19 U23 women reached the finish line, as many had to work for their captains. Gold medallist Blanka Vas (Hungary) did not have to worry about that. She played the leading role in the two-strong Hungarian team. However, Shirin van Anrooij and Anna Shackley, who won the other medals, had team tactical roles to play in their teams for the elite competition. This also applied to the two German starters Linda Riedmann and Antonia Niedermaier, who became world champion in the U23 time trial.

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