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2009 World Road Cycling Championships

September 23 - September 27

Mendrisio, Switzerland

World Cycling Championship history

Schedule of championship races:

U23 Men's Time Trial: Wednesday, September 23

Map and elevation guide
Results

Womens Time Trial: Wednesday, September 23

Results

Elite Men's Time Trial: Thursday, September 24

Map and elevation guide
Results

Women's Road Race: Saturday, September 26

Map and elevation guide
Results

U23 Men's Road Race: Saturday, September 26

Map and elevation guide
Results

Elite Men's Road Race: Sunday, September 27

Map and elevation guide
Results

Men's time trial course map and elevation guide

Time trial championship race course. Pros will do 3 laps of 16.6 km (49.8 km) and U23 riders will do 2 (33.2 km total).

Time trial course elevation guide. Each lap involves 120 meters of elevation gain.


U23 Men's Time Trial: Wednesday, September 23: 33.2 km. 2 laps of 16.6 km

Results:

1. Jack Bobridge (Australia) 40min 44sec
2. Nelson Oliviera (Portugal) @ 19sec
3. Patrick Gretsch (Germany) @ 28sec
4. Marcel Kittel (Germany) @ 28sec
5. Adriano Malori (Italy) @ 37sec
6. Alfredo Balloni (Italy) @ 39sec
7. Alex Dowsett (U.K.) @ 44sec
8. Blaz Jarc (Slovenia) @ 1min
9. Rasmus Christian Quaade (Denmark) @ 1min 7sec
10. David Veilleus (Canada) @ 1min 12sec
13. Tejay Van Gardern (USA) @ 1min 25sec

Womens Time Trial: Wednesday, September 23: 26.8 km. 2 laps of 13.4 km.

Results

1. Kristin Armstrong (USA) 35min 26sec
2. Noemi Cantele (Italy) @ 55sec
3. Linda Villumsen (Denmark) @ 58sec
4. Judith Arndt (Germany) @ 1min 24sec
5. Christine Soeder (Austria) @ 1min 28sec
6. Amber Neben (USA) @ 1min 29sec
7. Tatiana Antoshina (Russia) @ 1min 31sec
8. Tara Witten (Canada) @ 1min 33sec
9. Karen Thurig (Switzerland) @ 1min 38sec
10. Jeannie Longo (France) @ 1min 48sec

Elite Men's Time Trial: Thursday, September 24: 49.8 km. 3 laps of 16.6 km.

Results:

1. Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) 57min 55.74sec
2. Gustav Larsson (Sweden) @ 1min 27.13sec
3. Tony Martin (Germany) @ 2min 30.18sec
4. Tom Zirbel (USA) @ 2min 47.12sec
5. Marco Pinotti (Italy) @ 3min 2.38sec
6. Janez Brajkovic (Slovenia) @ 3min 8.49sec
7. Koos Moorenhout (Netherlands) @ 3min 11.59sec
8. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakhstan) @ 3min 20.95sec
9. Ignatas Konovalovas (Lithuania) @ 3min 33.88sec
10. Bert Grabsch (Germany) @ 3min 37.99sec

Men's and Women's championship road race map and elevation guide.

Mens' championship course map. Each lap is 13.8 km. Elite men do 19 laps (262.2 km total), U23 men race 13 laps (179.4 km) and women ride 9 circuits (124.2 km).

Road race elevation guide. Each lap involves 245 meters of elevation gain. Pros will ascend 4,655 meters total, U23 men will climb 3,185 meters and women will gain 2,205 meters during their race.


Women's Road Race: Saturday, September 26. 124.2 km. 9 laps of 13.8 km.

Results:

1. Tatiana Guderzo (Italy) 3hr 33min 25sec. 34.917km/hr
2. Marianne Vos (Netherlands) @ 19sec
3. Noemi Cantele (Italy) s.t.
4. Kristin Armstrong (USA) s.t.
5. Diana Ziliute (Lithuania) @ 1min 7sec
6. Judith Arndt (Germany) s.t.
7. Erinne Willock (Canada) s.t.
8. Nicole Brändli (Switzerland) s.t.
9. Grace Verbeke (Belgium) s.t.
10. Catherine Cheatley (New Zealand) s.t.
11. Emma Johansson (Sweden) s.t.
12. Ruth Corset (Australia) s.t.
13. Edita Pucinskaite (Lithuania) s.t.
14. Emma Pooley (Great Britain) s.t.
15. Evelyn Stevens (USA) s.t.

U23 Men's Road Race: Saturday, September 26. 179.4 km. 13 laps of 13.8 km

Results:

1. Romain Sicard (France) 4hr 41min 54sec. 38.183 km/hr
2. Carlos Alberto Bentancur (Colombia) @ 27sec
3. Egor Selin (Russia) s.t.
4. Peter Kennaugh (UK) @ 49sec
5. Jerome Baugnies (Belgium) @ 54sec
6. Marko Kump (Slovenia) s.t.
7. Yevgeniy Nepomnyachsiy (Kazakhstan) s.t.
8. Jose Cayetano (Colombia) s.t.
9. Matthias Brandle (Austria) @ 1min
10. Damiano Caruso (Italy) @ 1min 33sec
11. Alexandre Geniez (France) @ 1min 38sec
12. Christer Rake (Norway) s.t.
13. Nicolas Castroviejo (Spain) @ 1min 40sec
14. Sander Massing (Estonia) s.t.
15. Nicolas Schnyder (Switzerland) s.t.
16. Arnoud Cortielle (France) s.t.
17. Nicolas Edet (Rance) s.t.
18. Adrian Honkisz (Poland) s.t.
19. Peter Stetina (USA) s.t.
20. Dominik Nerz (Germany) s.t.

Elite Men's Road Race: Sunday, September 27. 262.2 km. 19 laps of 13.8 km.

202 riders started, 108 finished

Results:

1. Cadel Evans (Australia) 6hr 56min 26sec. 37.777 km/hr
2. Alexandr Kolobnev (Russia) @ 27sec
3. Joaquin Rodriguez (Spain) s.t.
4. Samuel Sanchez (Spain) @ 30sec
5. Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) s.t.
6. Philippe Gilbert (Belgium) @ 51sec
7. Matti Breschel (Denmark) s.t.
8. Damiano Cunego (Italy) s.t.
9. Alejandro Valverde (Spain) s.t.
10. Simon Gerrans (Australia) @ 1min 47sec
11. Fabian Wegmann (Germany) s.t.
12. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Norway) s.t.
13. Chris Sorensen (Denmark) @ 1min 59sec
14. Johnny Hoogerland (Netherlands) @ 2min 2sec
15. Oscar Freire (Spain) s.t.
16. Ivan Basso (Italy) s.t.
17. Andre Cardoso (Portugal) @ 2min 44sec
18. Michael Barry (Canada) s.t.
19. Serguei Ivanov (Russia) s.t.
20. Karsten Kroon (Netherlands) @ 2min 50sec
21. Filippo Pozzato (Italy) s.t.
22. Leonardo Duque (Colombia) s.t.
23. Koos Moerenhout (Netherlands) s.t.
24. Sylvester Szmyd (Poland) s.t.
25. Kevin De Weert (Belgium) s.t.
26. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakhstan) s.t.
27. Vasil Kiryienka (Belarus) s.t.
28. Oliver Zaugg (Switzerland) s.t.
29. Sylvain Chavanel (France) s.t.
30. Ignatas Konovalovas (Lithuania) s.t.