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World Championships 2021 – Road Race

World Cycling Championships 2021 Flanders: Alaphilippe solos to new rainbow jersey

World Cycling Championships 2021 Flanders: Alaphilippe solos to new rainbow jersey

With a series of attacks in the penultimate lap Julian Alaphilippe drops his fellow attackers and he solos to a second world title in a row. Dylan van Baarle and Michael Valgren round out the podium.

World Cycling Championships 2021 Flanders – road race: routes & profile

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World Cycling Championships 2021: route road race men - source: flanders2021.com

World Cycling Championships 2021: route Flandrien circuit - source: flanders2021.com

Flandrien-circuit

World Cycling Championships 2021: route Leuven circuit - source: flanders2021.com

World Cycling Championships 2021 Flanders: Route Road Race – men

World Cycling Championships 2021 Flanders: Route Road Race – men

Sunday 26 September - The road race at the Worlds sets off from Antwerp and finishes in Leuven, close to Brussels. The 268.3 kilometres route features 42 short climbs, which adds up to 2,562 vertical metres.

World Cycling Championships 2021 Flanders: Riders Road Race – men

World Cycling Championships 2021 Flanders: Riders Road Race – men

The route of the road race at the Worlds Championships in Flanders is similar to the spring classics. Which shows on the start list.

World Cycling Championships 2021 Flanders: Favourites Road Race – men

World Cycling Championships 2021 Flanders: Favourites Road Race – men

The road race at the Worlds is played out on a testing and lumpy course. The route in Flanders is tailor-made for hilly specialist with fast legs. The names of Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel and Sonny Colbrelli spring to mind, while the likes of Matej Mohoric and Remco Evenepoel should opt for a long range attack.

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