2021 UCI Road World Championships

{{short description|Cycling world championships}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox cycling championship

| image = 2021 UCI Road World Championships.png

| pushpin_map = Belgium#Europe

| pushpin_label = Flanders

| map_caption =

| venue = Flanders, Belgium

| coordinates = {{coord|51|0|0|N|4|30|0|E|type:landmark_region:NO|display=inline}}

| date = 19–26 September 2021

| nations =

| cyclists =

| events = 11

| previous = 2020

| next = 2022

}}

{{2021 UCI Road World Championships}}

The 2021 UCI Road World Championships was the 94th edition of the UCI Road World Championships, the annual world championships for road bicycle racing. It was held between 19 and 26 September 2021 in the Flanders region of Belgium.{{cite web|url=https://www.flanders2021.com/en/races|title=Races|work=Flanders 2021|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=21 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921010451/https://www.flanders2021.com/en/races|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://sporza.be/nl/2020/09/18/wk-tijdritparcours-2021-in-knokke-voorgesteld-terugkeer-naar-bakermat~1600442790340/|title=WK-tijdritparcours 2021 in Knokke voorgesteld: "Terugkeer naar bakermat"|work=Sporza|access-date=19 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://sporza.be/nl/2020/09/19/parcours-wk-wegrit-2021-onthuld-of-een-belg-zal-winnen-absoluut~1600504931930/|title=Parcours WK-wegrit 2021 onthuld: "Of een Belg zal winnen? Absoluut"|work=Sporza|access-date=19 September 2020}} The region was chosen in light of the centenary of the world championships with the UCI opting for a return to one of the original founding countries.

Schedule

{{Location map many | Belgium

| width = 200

| float = right

| label = Bruges

| caption = Host cities in Flanders region of Belgium

| background = #FFFFDD

| pos = bottom

| marksize = 6

| lat_deg = 51 || lat_min = 12 || lat_dir = N

| lon_deg = 3 || lon_min = 13 || lon_dir = E

| label2 = Leuven

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| mark2size = 6

| lat2_deg = 50 || lat2_min = 53 || lat2_dir = N

| lon2_deg = 4 || lon2_min = 42 || lon2_dir = E

| label3 = Antwerp

| pos3 = top

| mark3size = 6

| lat3_deg = 51 || lat3_min = 13 || lat3_dir = N

| lon3_deg = 4 || lon3_min = 24 || lon3_dir = E

| label4 = Knokke-Heist

| pos4 = top

| mark4size = 6

| lat4_deg = 51 || lat4_min = 20 || lat4_dir = N

| lon4_deg = 3 || lon4_min = 17 || lon4_dir = E

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All times listed below are for the local time – Central European Summer Time or UTC+02:00.

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Date

!colspan=2| Timings

! Event

! Location
(start)

! Location
(finish)

! Distance

colspan=7| Individual time trial events
19 September

|

|

| Elite men

| rowspan=5|Knokke-Heist

| rowspan=5|Bruges

| {{convert|43.3|km|abbr=on}}

20 September

|

|

| Men U23

| {{convert|30.3|km|abbr=on}}

20 September

|

|

| Elite women

| {{convert|30.3|km|abbr=on}}

21 September

|

|

| Junior women

| {{convert|19.3|km|abbr=on}}

21 September

|

|

| Junior men

| {{convert|22.3|km|abbr=on}}

colspan=7| Mixed team relay
22 September

|

|

| Mixed relay

| Knokke-Heist

| Bruges

| {{convert|44.5|km|abbr=on}}

colspan=7| Road race events
24 September

|

|

| Junior men

| Leuven

|rowspan=5| Leuven

| {{convert|119.4|km|abbr=on}}

24 September

|

|

| Men U23

| Antwerp

| {{convert|162.6|km|abbr=on}}

25 September

|

|

| Junior women

| Leuven

| {{convert|73.7|km|abbr=on}}

25 September

|

|

| Elite women

| rowspan=2| Antwerp

| {{convert|157.7|km|abbr=on}}

26 September

|

|

| Elite men

| {{convert|268.3|km|abbr=on}}

Medal summary

= Elite events =

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
style="background:#ccc;"

| colspan=7 | Men's Events

{{nowrap|Men's road race{{cite web|url=https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130216010301FFFFFFFFFFFFFF05|title=Final Results / Résultat final: Men Elite Road Race

|work=Tissot Timing|publisher=Tissot|date=26 September 2021|accessdate=26 September 2021}}
{{DetailsLink|2021 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race}}

| {{flagmedalist|Julian Alaphilippe|FRA}}

5h 56' 34"

| {{flagmedalist|Dylan van Baarle|NED}}

+ 32"

| {{flagmedalist|Michael Valgren|DEN}}

+ 32"
{{nowrap|Men's time trial{{cite web|url=https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130216010601FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02|title=Final Results / Résultat final: Men Elite Individual Time Trial|work=Tissot Timing|publisher=Tissot|date=19 September 2021|accessdate=19 September 2021}}
{{DetailsLink|2021 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial}}

| {{flagmedalist|Filippo Ganna|ITA}}

47' 47.83"

| {{flagmedalist|Wout van Aert|BEL}}

+ 5.37"

| {{flagmedalist|Remco Evenepoel|BEL}}

+ 43.34"
style="background:#ccc;"

| colspan=7 | Women's Events

{{nowrap|Women's road race{{cite web|url=https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130216020201FFFFFFFFFFFFFF05|title=Final Results / Résultat final: Women Elite Road Race|work=Tissot Timing|publisher=Tissot|date=25 September 2021|accessdate=25 September 2021}}
{{DetailsLink|2021 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race}}

| {{flagmedalist|Elisa Balsamo|ITA}}

3h 52' 27"

| {{flagmedalist|Marianne Vos|NED}}

+ 0"

| {{flagmedalist|Katarzyna Niewiadoma|POL}}

+ 1"
{{nowrap|Women's time trial{{cite web|url=https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130216020401FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02|title=Final Results / Résultat final: Women Elite Individual Time Trial|work=Tissot Timing|publisher=Tissot|date=20 September 2021|accessdate=20 September 2021}}
{{DetailsLink|2021 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial}}

| {{flagmedalist|Ellen van Dijk|NED}}

36' 05.28"

| {{flagmedalist|Marlen Reusser|SUI}}

+ 10.29"

| {{flagmedalist|Annemiek van Vleuten|NED}}

+ 24.02"
style="background:#ccc;"

| colspan=7 | Mixed Event

{{nowrap|Mixed relay{{cite web|url=https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130216030101FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02|title=Final Results / Résultat final: Team Time Trial Mixed Relay|work=Tissot Timing|publisher=Tissot|date=22 September 2021|accessdate=22 September 2021}}}}
{{DetailsLink|2021 UCI Road World Championships – Mixed team relay}}

| {{GER}}
Lisa Brennauer
Lisa Klein
Mieke Kröger
Nikias Arndt
Tony Martin
Max Walscheid

50' 49.10"

| {{NED}}
Annemiek van Vleuten
Ellen van Dijk
Riejanne Markus
Koen Bouwman
Bauke Mollema
Jos van Emden

+ 12.79"

| {{ITA}}
Marta Cavalli
Elena Cecchini
Elisa Longo Borghini
Edoardo Affini
Filippo Ganna
Matteo Sobrero

+ 37.74"

= Under-23 events =

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
style="background:#ccc;"

| colspan=7 | Men's Under-23 Events

{{nowrap|Men's under-23 road race{{cite web|url=https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130216010201FFFFFFFFFFFFFF05|title=Final Results / Résultat final: Men Under 23 Road Race|work=Tissot Timing|publisher=Tissot|date=24 September 2021|accessdate=24 September 2021}}
{{DetailsLink|2021 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race}}

| {{flagmedalist|Filippo Baroncini|ITA}}

3h 37' 36"

| {{flagmedalist|Biniam Girmay|ERI}}

+ 2"

| {{flagmedalist|Olav Kooij|NED}}

+ 2"
{{nowrap|Men's under-23 time trial{{cite web|url=https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130216010501FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02|title=Final Results / Résultat final: Men Under 23 Individual Time Trial|work=Tissot Timing|publisher=Tissot|date=20 September 2021|accessdate=20 September 2021}}
{{DetailsLink|2021 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial}}

| {{flagmedalist|Johan Price-Pejtersen|DEN}}

34' 29.75"

| {{flagmedalist|Luke Plapp|AUS}}

+ 10.24"

| {{flagmedalist|Florian Vermeersch|BEL}}

+ 11.39"

=Junior events=

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
style="background:#ccc;"

| colspan=7 | Men's Juniors Events

{{nowrap|Men's junior road race{{cite web|url=https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130216010101FFFFFFFFFFFFFF05|title=Final Results / Résultat final: Men Junior Road Race|work=Tissot Timing|publisher=Tissot|date=24 September 2021|accessdate=24 September 2021}}
{{DetailsLink|2021 UCI Road World Championships – Junior men's road race}}

| {{flagmedalist|Per Strand Hagenes|NOR}}

2h 43' 48"

| {{flagmedalist|Romain Grégoire|FRA}}

+ 19"

| {{flagmedalist|Madis Mihkels|EST}}

+ 24"
{{nowrap|Men's junior time trial{{cite web|url=https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130216010401FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02|title=Final Results / Résultat final: Men Junior Individual Time Trial|work=Tissot Timing|publisher=Tissot|date=21 September 2021|accessdate=21 September 2021}}
{{DetailsLink|2021 UCI Road World Championships – Junior men's time trial}}

| {{flagmedalist|Gustav Wang|DEN}}

25' 37.42"

| {{flagmedalist|Josh Tarling|GBR}}

+ 20.20"

| {{flagmedalist|Alec Segaert|BEL}}

+ 29.48"
style="background:#ccc;"

| colspan=7 | Women's Juniors Events

{{nowrap|Women's junior road race{{cite web|url=https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130216020101FFFFFFFFFFFFFF05|title=Final Results / Résultat final: Women Junior Road Race|work=Tissot Timing|publisher=Tissot|date=25 September 2021|accessdate=25 September 2021}}
{{DetailsLink|2021 UCI Road World Championships – Junior women's road race}}

| {{flagmedalist|Zoe Bäckstedt|GBR}}

1h 55' 33"

| {{flagmedalist|Kaia Schmid|USA}}

+ 0"

| {{flagmedalist|Linda Riedmann|GER}}

+ 57"
{{nowrap|Women's junior time trial{{cite web|url=https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130216020301FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02|title=Final Results / Résultat final: Women Junior Individual Time Trial|work=Tissot Timing|publisher=Tissot|date=21 September 2021|accessdate=21 September 2021}}
{{DetailsLink|2021 UCI Road World Championships – Junior women's time trial}}

| {{flagmedalist|Alena Ivanchenko|RUS}}

25' 05.49"

| {{flagmedalist|Zoe Bäckstedt|GBR}}

+ 10.64"

| {{flagmedalist|Antonia Niedermaier|GER}}

+ 25.32"

Medal table

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host = BEL

| flag_template = flagcountry

| event =

| team =

| gold_NED = 1 | silver_NED = 3 | bronze_NED = 2

| gold_ITA = 3 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1

| gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 0 | bronze_NOR = 0

| gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 0

| gold_DEN = 2 | silver_DEN = 0 | bronze_DEN = 1

| gold_BEL = 0 | silver_BEL = 1 | bronze_BEL = 3 | host_BEL = yes

| gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 1 | bronze_AUS = 0

| gold_GBR = 1 | silver_GBR = 2 | bronze_GBR = 0

| gold_ERI = 0 | silver_ERI = 1 | bronze_ERI = 0

| gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 0

| gold_SUI = 0 | silver_SUI = 1 | bronze_SUI = 0

| gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 2

| gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 0

| gold_EST = 0 | silver_EST = 0 | bronze_EST = 1

| gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 0 | bronze_POL = 1

}}

References

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