2010 UCI Road World Championships
The 2010 UCI Road World Championships were held in Geelong and Melbourne, Australia, from September 29 to October 3, 2010. It was the 83rd edition of the event and the first time Australia hosted it. Cadel Evans, the defending road race champion who has ties to Barwon Heads near Geelong, competed on home soil.
Geelong hosted most of the events, while the men’s road race started in Melbourne and finished in Geelong after 11 laps of the circuit.
Competition schedule (local times UTC+10)
- September 29: Men’s Under-23 Time Trial (31.8 km) and Elite Women Time Trial (22.9 km)
- September 30: Elite Men Time Trial (45.8 km)
- October 1: Men’s Under-23 Road Race (159 km)
- October 2: Elite Women Road Race (127.2 km)
- October 3: Elite Men Road Race (262.7 km)
Key results
- Men’s Road Race: Thor Hushovd (Norway) won the gold; Allan Davis (Australia) took silver; Matti Breschel (Denmark) won bronze.
- Men’s Time Trial: Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) won the gold, his fourth World title in this event; David Millar (Great Britain) took silver; Tony Martin (Germany) earned bronze.
- Women’s Road Race: Giorgia Bronzini (Italy) won gold; Marianne Vos (Netherlands) took silver; Emma Johansson (Sweden) won bronze.
- Women’s Time Trial: Emma Pooley (Great Britain) won gold; Judith Arndt (Germany) took silver; Linda Villumsen (New Zealand) earned bronze.
- Men’s Under-23 Time Trial: Taylor Phinney (USA) won gold; Luke Durbridge (Australia) silver; Marcel Kittel (Germany) bronze.
- Men’s Under-23 Road Race: Michael Matthews (Australia) won gold; John Degenkolb (Germany) silver; Taylor Phinney (USA) and Guillaume Boivin (Canada) both earned bronze in a dead heat.
Participants
- 444 cyclists from 49 national federations competed.
Medal table and notable fact
- Australia topped the medal table with 3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), helped by strong results on home soil.
Overall, the championships delivered exciting racing across five days, with Australia achieving a standout home success and several riders securing new world titles.
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