The 2024 world championships conclude on Sunday with the elite men’s road race. Tadej Pogačar, who recently dominated at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, is hoping to become only the third cyclist in history to win cycling’s Triple Crown. That means winning the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and the road world championships.
The pro men will race the 2024 UCI road worlds in Zurich. It’s a tough, hilly course and 273.9 km long. They begin in Winterthur, Switzerland, and then ride through Buch am Irchel. They will climb the Kyburg before heading to the finishing circuits. The pro men will race seven laps of the circuit. There are two notable climbs: the Zürichbergstrasse and the Witikon. The total elevation is a leg-breaking 4,470 m. In 2023, Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands) won in Glasgow, with Wout van Aert (Belgium) taking silver, and Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar coming in third.
The race will be one of attrition, given the tough course. Expect a battle royale that will favor the best climbers in the world. Former Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard will not be racing at the Worlds, but reigning Tour de France and Giro d’Italia winner Pogačar will. The Team UAE Emirates rider just stunned the field with an incredible solo win at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal on Sunday. The Slovenian took off on the climb, with none of the other riders able to stay on his wheel.
Pogi soared up the 1.8-km-long Camilien-Houde, which has an average grade of 7.7 percent. He averaged 28.5 km/h as he rode away from the field.
Team Canada Elite Men:
Mike Woods
Derek Gee
Guillaume Boivin
Pier-André Côté
You can watch the 2024 UCI Road Worlds on FloBikes.com. Canadian Cycling Magazine will have a full report from all of the races. Be sure to check out our Instagram for photos from the action in Switzerland, as well as our X account.
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