# 2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race

The Men's under-23 road race of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around in Richmond, Virginia, United States on September 25, 2015. The course of the race was 162.0 km (100.7 mi) with the start and finish in Richmond.
Kévin Ledanois became the third French rider to win the title, after making a late solo move in the closing kilometers. He held off Italy's Simone Consonni to take the gold medal, while Ledanois' team mate Anthony Turgis completed the podium, two seconds later.

## Qualification

Qualification was based on performances on the UCI run tours and the Men Under 23 Nations' Cup during 2015. Results from January to the middle of August counted towards the qualification criteria. In addition to this number, the current continental champions were also able to take part. The outgoing World Champion, Matej Mohorič, did not compete as he was no longer eligible – he moved to the UCI ProTeam Cannondale–Garmin for the 2015 season. If a nation is included in the final classification of the Men Under 23 Nations' Cup, but that nation was not yet qualified, it may register 6 riders, 3 of whom were starters. The first 5 nations of the final classification of the Men Under 23 Nations' Cup were entitled to an extra rider.
| Number of riders | Nations |
| 10 to enter, 5 to start | Algeria, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Kazakhstan, South Korea, France, Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Norway, Austria, Great Britain, Turkey, Russia , Estonia, Switzerland, Belarus, Slovakia, Australia |
| 8 to enter, 4 to start | Eritrea, United States, Canada, Mexico, Iran, Japan, Spain, Israel, Czech Republic, Sweden, Portugal |
| 6 to enter, 3 to start | Morocco, South Africa, Rwanda, Venezuela, El Salvador, Ecuador, Lebanon, Hong Kong, Philippines, Ukraine, Slovenia, Serbia, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, New Zealand |
| 2 to enter, 1 to start | Aruba, Bermuda, Latvia, Georgia |
In addition to this number the current continental champions were also able to take part.
| Champion | Name |
| Asian Champion | Yuma Koishi (JPN) |
| Pan American Champion | Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) |
| European Champion | Erik Baska (SVK) |

## Course

The under-23 men rode ten laps on the road race circuit. The length of the circuit was 16.2 km (10.1 mi) and had a total elevation of 103 meters (338 feet). All road races took place on a challenging, technical and inner-city road circuit. The circuit headed west from Downtown Richmond, working its way onto Monument Avenue, a paver-lined, historic boulevard that's been named one of the "10 Great Streets in America". Cyclists took a 180-degree turn at the Jefferson Davis monument and then maneuvered through the Uptown district and Virginia Commonwealth University. Halfway through the circuit, the race headed down into Shockoe Bottom before following the canal and passing Great Shiplock Park, the start of the Virginia Capital Trail. A sharp, off-camber turn at Rocketts Landing brought the riders to the narrow, twisty, cobbled 200 meters (660 feet) climb up to Libby Hill Park in the historic Church Hill neighborhood. A quick descent, followed by three hard turns led to a 100 meters (330 feet) climb up 23rd Street. Once atop this steep cobbled hill, riders descended into Shockoe Bottom. This led them to the final 300 meters (980 feet) climb on Governor Street. At the top, the riders had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.

## Schedule

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Event |
| 25 September 2015 | 12:45–16:50 | Men's under-23 road race |

## Participating nations

170 cyclists from 52 nations took part in the men's under-23 road race. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.
* Argentina (2)
* Algeria (4)
* Australia (5)
* Austria (5)
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Belgium (5)
* Bermuda (1)
* Belarus (1)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (4)
* Chile (2)
* Colombia (6)
* Croatia (1)
* Czech Republic (4)
* Denmark (5)
* Ecuador (3)
* Eritrea (4)
* El Salvador (1)
* Spain (4)
* Estonia (5)
* France (6)
* Great Britain (5)
* Germany (5)
* Greece (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Israel (4)
* Italy (6)
* Japan (5)
* Kazakhstan (5)
* Latvia (1)
* Lebanon (1)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Morocco (1)
* Moldova (1)
* Mexico (3)
* Mongolia (1)
* North Macedonia (1)
* Netherlands (5)
* Norway (6)
* New Zealand (3)
* Philippines (3)
* Poland (3)
* Portugal (4)
* South Africa (3)
* Russia (6)
* Rwanda (3)
* Slovenia (3)
* Slovakia (3)
* Switzerland (5)
* Sweden (4)
* Ukraine (2)
* United States (5)

## Prize money

The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers with a total prize money of €8,049.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
| Amount | €3,833 | €2,683 | €1,533 | €8,049 |

## Final classification

Of the race's 170 entrants, 130 riders completed the full distance of 162 km (100.7 mi).
| Rank | Rider | Country | Time |
| 1 | Kévin Ledanois | France | 3h 54' 45" |
| 2 | Simone Consonni | Italy | s.t. |
| 3 | Anthony Turgis | France | + 2" |
| 4 | Gianni Moscon | Italy | + 2" |
| 5 | Alexander Kamp Egested | Denmark | + 5" |
| 6 | Fabian Lienhard | Switzerland | + 5" |
| 7 | Michal Schlegel | Czech Republic | + 5" |
| 8 | Lucas Gaday | Argentina | + 5" |
| 9 | Adam de Vos | Canada | + 10" |
| 10 | Lennard Kämna | Germany | + 12" |
| 11 | Merhawi Kudus | Eritrea | + 12" |
| 12 | Tom Bohli | Switzerland | + 12" |
| 13 | Jack Haig | Australia | + 12" |
| 14 | Tim Kerkhof | Netherlands | + 13" |
| 15 | Mihkel Räim | Estonia | + 13" |
| 16 | Michał Paluta | Poland | + 13" |
| 17 | Benjamin Declercq | Belgium | + 13" |
| 18 | Jakub Kaczmarek | Poland | + 13" |
| 19 | Maxime Farazijn | Belgium | + 13" |
| 20 | Miguel Ángel Benito | Spain | + 16" |
| 21 | Alexander Wachter | Austria | + 16" |
| 22 | Sam Oomen | Netherlands | + 16" |
| 23 | Twan Brusselman | Netherlands | + 16" |
| 24 | Imanol Estévez | Spain | + 24" |
| 25 | Rok Korošec | Slovenia | + 24" |
| 26 | Ben Perry | Canada | + 24" |
| 27 | Lucas Eriksson | Sweden | + 24" |
| 28 | Felix Großschartner | Austria | + 24" |
| 29 | Søren Kragh Andersen | Denmark | + 24" |
| 30 | Sebastian Schönberger | Austria | + 24" |
| 31 | Ignacio Prado | Mexico | + 29" |
| 32 | Fabien Grellier | France | + 29" |
| 33 | Stylianos Farantakis | Greece | + 29" |
| 34 | Josip Rumac | Croatia | + 35" |
| 35 | Jan Dieteren | Germany | + 37" |
| 36 | Dylan Page | Switzerland | + 37" |
| 37 | Laurens De Plus | Belgium | + 37" |
| 38 | Truls Engen Korsæth | Norway | + 37" |
| 39 | Nuno Matos | Portugal | + 37" |
| 40 | David Per | Slovenia | + 37" |
| 41 | Cristian Raileanu | Moldova | + 37" |
| 42 | Anders Skaarseth | Norway | + 48" |
| 43 | Metkel Eyob | Eritrea | + 48" |
| 44 | Héctor Sáez | Spain | + 48" |
| 45 | Yuri Kobashi | Japan | + 48" |
| 46 | Samir Jabrayilov | Azerbaijan | + 48" |
| 47 | Erik Baška | Slovakia | + 48" |
| 48 | Daniel Eaton | United States | + 48" |
| 49 | Gašper Katrašnik | Slovenia | + 48" |
| 50 | Nils Politt | Germany | + 48" |
| 51 | Michael Gogl | Austria | + 59" |
| 52 | Oliviero Troia | Italy | + 1' 03" |
| 53 | Josten Vaidem | Estonia | + 1' 07" |
| 54 | Sergey Luchshenko | Kazakhstan | + 1' 09" |
| 55 | Rui Carvalho | Portugal | + 1' 12" |
| 56 | Nick Schultz | Australia | + 1' 12" |
| 57 | Ildar Arslanov | Russia | + 1' 12" |
| 58 | Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier | Eritrea | + 1' 12" |
| 59 | Hugo Hofstetter | France | + 1' 12" |
| 60 | Guy Gabay | Israel | + 1' 12" |
| 61 | Toshiki Omote | Japan | + 1' 12" |
| 62 | Yevgeniy Gidich | Kazakhstan | + 1' 12" |
| 63 | Ryan Gibbons | South Africa | + 1' 12" |
| 64 | Daan Myngheer | Belgium | + 1' 12" |
| 65 | Maximilian Schachmann | Germany | + 1' 12" |
| 66 | Davide Martinelli | Italy | + 1' 12" |
| 67 | Gregor Mühlberger | Austria | + 1' 12" |
| 68 | Artem Nych | Russia | + 1' 12" |
| 69 | Roman Kustadinchev | Russia | + 1' 17" |
| 70 | James Oram | New Zealand | + 1' 20" |
| 71 | Anass Aït El Abdia | Morocco | + 1' 25" |
| 72 | José Luis Rodríguez | Chile | + 1' 25" |
| 73 | Daniel Hoelgaard | Norway | + 1' 25" |
| 74 | Odd Christian Eiking | Norway | + 1' 25" |
| 75 | Wilmar Paredes | Colombia | + 1' 25" |
| 76 | Oleg Zemlyakov | Kazakhstan | + 1' 25" |
| 77 | Lennard Hofstede | Netherlands | + 1' 48" |
| 78 | Harry Carpenter | Australia | + 2' 08" |
| 79 | Patrick Müller | Switzerland | + 2' 20" |
| 80 | Juan Felipe Osorio | Colombia | + 2' 22" |
| 81 | Marcus Fåglum | Sweden | + 2' 49" |
| 82 | Nathan Van Hooydonck | Belgium | + 3' 02" |
| 83 | Adrian Banaszek | Poland | + 3' 02" |
| 84 | Dion Smith | New Zealand | + 3' 02" |
| 85 | Daniel Turek | Czech Republic | + 3' 31" |
| Rank | Rider | Country | Time |
| 86 | Josef Černý | Czech Republic | + 3' 31" |
| 87 | Logan Owen | United States | + 3' 32" |
| 88 | Leonardo Basso | Italy | + 3' 34" |
| 89 | Jayde Julius | South Africa | + 3' 34" |
| 90 | Colin Joyce | United States | + 4' 11" |
| 91 | Markus Hoelgaard | Norway | + 4' 25" |
| 92 | Owain Doull | Great Britain | + 4' 40" |
| 93 | Michael Carbel | Denmark | + 4' 40" |
| 94 | Krists Neilands | Latvia | + 4' 40" |
| 95 | Gustav Hoog | Sweden | + 5' 17" |
| 96 | Davide Ballerini | Italy | + 5' 42" |
| 97 | Bonaventure Uwizeyimana | Rwanda | + 6' 11" |
| 98 | Théry Schir | Switzerland | + 6' 53" |
| 99 | Pedro Rodríguez | Ecuador | + 8' 14" |
| 100 | Fabrizio Von Nacher | Mexico | + 8' 51" |
| 101 | Juraj Bellan | Slovakia | + 9' 46" |
| 102 | Stepan Astafyev | Kazakhstan | + 9' 46" |
| 103 | Esteban Villareal | Ecuador | + 9' 46" |
| 104 | João Rodrigues | Portugal | + 10' 44" |
| 105 | Abderrahmane Mansouri | Algeria | + 10' 44" |
| 106 | Aksel Nõmmela | Estonia | + 10' 44" |
| 107 | Ludvig Bengtsson | Sweden | + 10' 44" |
| 108 | Eddie Dunbar | Ireland | + 10' 44" |
| 109 | Adil Barbari | Algeria | + 10' 44" |
| 110 | Dmitriy Lukyanov | Kazakhstan | + 10' 44" |
| 111 | Mamyr Stash | Russia | + 11' 06" |
| 112 | Jonas Gregaard | Denmark | + 11' 06" |
| 113 | Ľuboš Malovec | Slovakia | + 11' 06" |
| 114 | Franck Bonnamour | France | + 11' 49" |
| 115 | Hayden McCormick | New Zealand | + 11' 49" |
| 116 | Juan Ignacio Curuchet | Argentina | + 12' 04" |
| 117 | Roy Goldstein | Israel | + 14' 27" |
| 118 | Yonas Tekeste | Eritrea | + 14' 27" |
| 119 | Tao Geoghegan Hart | Great Britain | + 15' 19" |
| 120 | Ruben Guerreiro | Portugal | + 15' 19" |
| 121 | Aviv Yechezkel | Israel | + 15' 19" |
| 122 | Yūma Koishi | Japan | + 15' 41" |
| 123 | Jhonatan Ospina | Colombia | + 16' 38" |
| 124 | Tyler Williams | United States | + 16' 38" |
| 125 | Valens Ndayisenga | Rwanda | + 17' 01" |
| 126 | Scott Davies | Great Britain | + 17' 01" |
| 127 | Alex Peters | Great Britain | + 17' 01" |
| 128 | Alejandro Morales | Chile | + 17' 08" |
| 129 | Tom Wirtgen | Luxembourg | + 17' 45" |
| 130 | Salvador Martínez | El Salvador | + 23' 19" |
| | Jonas Koch | Germany | DNF |
| | Martin Laas | Estonia | DNF |
| | Marlen Zmorka | Ukraine | DNF |
| | Sergiy Kozachenko | Ukraine | DNF |
| | Nigel Ellsay | Canada | DNF |
| | Ruslan Giliazov | Russia | DNF |
| | Alexander Cataford | Canada | DNF |
| | Marc Fournier | France | DNF |
| | Suguru Tokuda | Japan | DNF |
| | Mads Würtz Schmidt | Denmark | DNF |
| | Caio Godoy | Brazil | DNF |
| | Gregory Daniel | United States | DNF |
| | Xavier San Sebastián | Spain | DNF |
| | Rustom Lim | Philippines | DNF |
| | Atsushi Oka | Japan | DNF |
| | Álvaro Hodeg | Colombia | DNF |
| | Jean Bosco Nsengiyumva | Rwanda | DNF |
| | Gabriel Cullaigh | Great Britain | DNF |
| | Nikolay Cherkasov | Russia | DNF |
| | František Sisr | Czech Republic | DNF |
| | Andrej Petrovski | North Macedonia | DNF |
| | Fridtjof Røinås | Norway | DNF |
| | Dominic Perez | Philippines | DNF |
| | Juan Sebastián Molano | Colombia | DNF |
| | Dominique Mayho | Bermuda | DNF |
| | Miles Scotson | Australia | DNF |
| | John Camingao | Philippines | DNF |
| | Jefferson Cepeda | Ecuador | DNF |
| | Oskar Nisu | Estonia | DNF |
| | Gerardo Medina | Mexico | DNF |
| | Nassim Saidi | Algeria | DNF |
| | Narankhuu Baterdene | Mongolia | DNF |
| | Abderrahmane Bechlaghem | Algeria | DNF |
| | Omer Goldstein | Israel | DNF |
| | Nic Dlamini | South Africa | DNF |
| | Kolya Shumov | Belarus | DNF |
| | Jhonatan Restrepo | Colombia | DNF |
| | Elias Abou Rachid | Lebanon | DNF |
| | Steven Lammertink | Netherlands | DNF |
| | Alistair Donohoe | Australia | DSQ |
Alistair Donohoe was disqualified: rule 12.1.040.18 holding on to the car.