# 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. 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

All times listed below are for the local time – Central European Summer Time or UTC+02:00.
| Date | Event | Location (start) | Location (finish) | Distance |
| Individual time trial events |||||||
| 19 September | Elite men | Knokke-Heist | Bruges | 43.3 km (26.9 mi) |
| 20 September | Men U23 | Knokke-Heist | Bruges | 30.3 km (18.8 mi) |
| 20 September | Elite women | Knokke-Heist | Bruges | 30.3 km (18.8 mi) |
| 21 September | Junior women | Knokke-Heist | Bruges | 19.3 km (12.0 mi) |
| 21 September | Junior men | Knokke-Heist | Bruges | 22.3 km (13.9 mi) |
| Mixed team relay |||||||
| 22 September | Mixed relay | Knokke-Heist | Bruges | 44.5 km (27.7 mi) |
| Road race events |||||||
| 24 September | Junior men | Leuven | Leuven | 119.4 km (74.2 mi) |
| 24 September | Men U23 | Antwerp | Leuven | 162.6 km (101.0 mi) |
| 25 September | Junior women | Leuven | Leuven | 73.7 km (45.8 mi) |
| 25 September | Elite women | Antwerp | Leuven | 157.7 km (98.0 mi) |
| 26 September | Elite men | Antwerp | Leuven | 268.3 km (166.7 mi) |

## Medal summary
### Elite events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's Events |||||||
| Men's road race details | Julian Alaphilippe France | 5h 56' 34" | Dylan van Baarle Netherlands | + 32" | Michael Valgren Denmark | + 32" |
| Men's time trial details | Filippo Ganna Italy | 47' 47.83" | Wout van Aert Belgium | + 5.37" | Remco Evenepoel Belgium | + 43.34" |
| Women's Events |||||||
| Women's road race details | Elisa Balsamo Italy | 3h 52' 27" | Marianne Vos Netherlands | + 0" | Katarzyna Niewiadoma Poland | + 1" |
| Women's time trial details | Ellen van Dijk Netherlands | 36' 05.28" | Marlen Reusser Switzerland | + 10.29" | Annemiek van Vleuten Netherlands | + 24.02" |
| Mixed Event |||||||
| Mixed relay details | Germany Lisa Brennauer Lisa Klein Mieke Kröger Nikias Arndt Tony Martin Max Walscheid | 50' 49.10" | Netherlands Annemiek van Vleuten Ellen van Dijk Riejanne Markus Koen Bouwman Bauke Mollema Jos van Emden | + 12.79" | Italy Marta Cavalli Elena Cecchini Elisa Longo Borghini Edoardo Affini Filippo Ganna Matteo Sobrero | + 37.74" |

### Under-23 events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's Under-23 Events |||||||
| Men's under-23 road race details | Filippo Baroncini Italy | 3h 37' 36" | Biniam Girmay Eritrea | + 2" | Olav Kooij Netherlands | + 2" |
| Men's under-23 time trial details | Johan Price-Pejtersen Denmark | 34' 29.75" | Luke Plapp Australia | + 10.24" | Florian Vermeersch Belgium | + 11.39" |

### Junior events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's Juniors Events |||||||
| Men's junior road race details | Per Strand Hagenes Norway | 2h 43' 48" | Romain Grégoire France | + 19" | Madis Mihkels Estonia | + 24" |
| Men's junior time trial details | Gustav Wang Denmark | 25' 37.42" | Josh Tarling Great Britain | + 20.20" | Alec Segaert Belgium | + 29.48" |
| Women's Juniors Events |||||||
| Women's junior road race details | Zoe Bäckstedt Great Britain | 1h 55' 33" | Kaia Schmid United States | + 0" | Linda Riedmann Germany | + 57" |
| Women's junior time trial details | Alena Ivanchenko Russia | 25' 05.49" | Zoe Bäckstedt Great Britain | + 10.64" | Antonia Niedermaier Germany | + 25.32" |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Belgium)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Denmark | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Belgium* | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Eritrea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |