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World Championships 2018 – Road race

World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck, Austria: Valverde World Champion!

The road race at the Worlds in Innsbruck is a climber's dream. At 259.4 kilometres, the route features 4,670 vertical metres and nine climbs. Alejandro Valverde, Romain Bardet and Michael Woods are the first riders over the final climb. Dumoulin tracks them down in the descent before Valverde sprints to victory.

World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck-Tirol: Route maps, height profiles, and more

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World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck-Tirol: Details climb Gnadenwald - source: www.innsbruck-tirol2018.com

Details Gnadenwald

World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck-Tirol: Details climb to Igls - source: www.innsbruck-tirol2018.com

Details climb to Igls

World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck-Tirol: Details climb Gramartboden - source: www.innsbruck-tirol2018.com

Details Gramartboden

World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck-Tirol: Route road race men - source: www.innsbruck-tirol2018.com

Route road race

World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck-Tirol: Details circuits road race - source: www.innsbruck-tirol2018.com

Details circuits road race

World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck-Tirol: Route final 12 km road race - source: www.innsbruck-tirol2018.com

Route final 12 km

World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck-Tirol: Details start road race - source: www.innsbruck-tirol2018.com

World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck-Tirol: Details finish road race - source: www.innsbruck-tirol2018.com

World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck-Tirol: 3D bird's eye route road race men

3D bird’s eye route

World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck-Tirol: Ötztal, Hall-Wattens, Kufstein and Innsbruck at Google Maps

Locations at Google Maps

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World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck, Austria: Route road race – men

World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck, Austria: Route road race – men

Sunday, 30 September 2018 - The men's road race at the Worlds in Innsbruck amounts to 259.4 kilometres, while the route takes in 4,670 vertical metres. The race ends with a testing finishing circuit. At 31 kilometres, the final round features a 7.9 kilometres climb at 5.7% and a 2.8 kilometres climb at 11.5% before the riders plunge down a 6 kilometres descent. The last 2 kilometres are on the flat.

World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck, Austria: Riders Road Race – men

The road race at the Worlds is played out on a demanding route with almost 5,000 vertical metres. So it makes sense that the best climbers of the world line-up. Cyclingstage.com brings you the start list of the road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria.

World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck, Austria: Favourites Road Race – men

It will be a versatile rider who is going to win the road race at the Worlds in Innsbruck. Obviously, climbing legs are indispensable on the long-busting course, but as the race ends with a drop down to the line descending skills are essential, too. Moreover, it is conceivable that it comes down to a sprint of a select group, so leg speed is another possibly crucial factor... Who are favourite ride into the rainbow bands in Innsbruck?

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