# 2018 UCI Road World Championships

The 2018 UCI Road World Championships were held in Innsbruck, Austria. It was the 91st UCI Road World Championships and the third to be held in Austria.
The World Championships consisted of a total of twelve competitions, one road race, one team time trial and one individual time trial for men and women, as well as one road race and one individual time trial for U23 riders and juniors. The Tour de Suisse organisers were responsible for the operational organisation of the races. The competitions were very demanding: the 265-kilometre men's road race had nine climbs with around 5000 metres of altitude difference. Because of the many climbs, some sprinters did not participate in the World Championships because they saw no prospect of success for themselves. It was the last edition to feature a team time trial for UCI trade teams. From 2019 onwards it will be replaced by a mixed team time trial for national teams.

## Schedule

All times are in CEST (UTC+2).
| Date | Timings | Timings | Event | Location (start) | Location (finish) | Distance | Distance |
| Team time trial events ||||||||
| 23 September | 10:10 | 12:05 | Women's teams | Ötztal | Innsbruck | 54.5 km (33.9 mi) | 54.5 km (33.9 mi) |
| 23 September | 14:40 | 17:05 | Men's teams | Ötztal | Innsbruck | 62.8 km (39.0 mi) | 62.8 km (39.0 mi) |
| Individual time trial events ||||||||
| 24 September | 10:10 | 11:55 | Junior women | Wattens | Innsbruck | 20 km (12 mi) | 20 km (12 mi) |
| 24 September | 14:40 | 16:50 | Under-23 men | Wattens | Innsbruck | 27.8 km (17.3 mi) | 27.8 km (17.3 mi) |
| 25 September | 10:10 | 12:40 | Junior men | Wattens | Innsbruck | 27.8 km (17.3 mi) | 27.8 km (17.3 mi) |
| 25 September | 14:40 | 16:50 | Elite women | Wattens | Innsbruck | 27.8 km (17.3 mi) | 27.8 km (17.3 mi) |
| 26 September | 14:10 | 17:10 | Elite men | Rattenberg | Innsbruck | 52.5 km (32.6 mi) | 52.5 km (32.6 mi) |
| Road race events | Road race events | Road race events | Road race events | Road race events | Road race events | Distance | Laps |
| 27 September | 9:10 | 11:15 | Junior women | Alpbachtal Seenland | Innsbruck | 71.7 km (44.6 mi) | 1 short |
| 27 September | 14:40 | 18:15 | Junior men | Kufstein | Innsbruck | 132.4 km (82.3 mi) | 2 short |
| 28 September | 12:10 | 16:50 | Under-23 men | Kufstein | Innsbruck | 179.9 km (111.8 mi) | 4 short |
| 29 September | 12:10 | 16:45 | Elite women | Kufstein | Innsbruck | 156.2 km (97.1 mi) | 3 short |
| 30 September | 9:40 | 16:50 | Elite men | Kufstein | Innsbruck | 258.5 km (160.6 mi) | 6 short 1 long |

## Events summary
### Elite events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's Events |||||||
| Men's road race details | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | 6h 46' 41" | Romain Bardet (FRA) | + 0" | Michael Woods (CAN) | + 0" |
| Men's time trial details | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | 1h 03' 02.57" | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | + 1' 21.09" | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | + 1' 21.62" |
| Men's team time trial details | Quick-Step Floors | 1h 07' 25.94" | Team Sunweb | + 18.46" | BMC Racing Team | + 19.55" |
| Men's team time trial details | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) Laurens De Plus (BEL) Bob Jungels (LUX) Yves Lampaert (BEL) Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Niki Terpstra (NED) | 1h 07' 25.94" | Tom Dumoulin (NED) Chad Haga (USA) Wilco Kelderman (NED) Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) Michael Matthews (AUS) Sam Oomen (NED) | + 18.46" | Patrick Bevin (NZL) Damiano Caruso (ITA) Rohan Dennis (AUS) Stefan Küng (SUI) Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) Tejay van Garderen (USA) | + 19.55" |
| Women's Events |||||||
| Women's road race details | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | 4h 11' 04" | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | + 3' 42" | Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) | + 5' 26" |
| Women's time trial details | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | 34' 25.36" | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | + 28.99" | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | + 1' 25.19" |
| Women's team time trial details | Canyon–SRAM | 1h 01' 46.60" | Boels–Dolmans | + 21.90" | Team Sunweb | + 28.67" |
| Women's team time trial details | Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Alice Barnes (GBR) Hannah Barnes (GBR) Elena Cecchini (ITA) Lisa Klein (GER) Trixi Worrack (GER) | 1h 01' 46.60" | Chantal Blaak (NED) Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN) Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) Christine Majerus (LUX) Amy Pieters (NED) Anna van der Breggen (NED) | + 21.90" | Lucinda Brand (NED) Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Liane Lippert (GER) Pernille Mathiesen (DEN) Coryn Rivera (USA) Ellen van Dijk (NED) | + 28.67" |

### Under-23 events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's Under-23 Events |||||||
| Men's under-23 road race details | Marc Hirschi (SUI) | 4h 24' 05" | Bjorg Lambrecht (BEL) | + 15" | Jaakko Hänninen (FIN) | + 15" |
| Men's under-23 time trial details | Mikkel Bjerg (DEN) | 32' 31.05" | Brent Van Moer (BEL) | + 33.47" | Mathias Norsgaard (DEN) | + 38.30" |

### Junior events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's Juniors Events |||||||
| Men's junior road race details | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | 3h 03' 49" | Marius Mayrhofer (GER) | + 1' 25" | Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) | + 1' 38" |
| Men's junior time trial details | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | 33' 15.24" | Luke Plapp (AUS) | + 1' 23.66" | Andrea Piccolo (ITA) | + 1' 37.62" |
| Women's Juniors Events |||||||
| Women's junior road race details | Laura Stigger (AUT) | 1h 56' 26" | Marie Le Net (FRA) | + 0" | Simone Boilard (CAN) | + 0" |
| Women's junior time trial details | Rozemarijn Ammerlaan (NED) | 27' 02.95" | Camilla Alessio (ITA) | + 6.80" | Elynor Bäckstedt (GBR) | + 17.94" |

## Medal table

| Place | Nation | | | | Total |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Australia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |