BRITS IN THE UNDER-23 WORLD ROAD RACE 1998-2007
THE LAST DECADE IN BRIEF
Best position: Jonny Bellis 3rd in 2007
Most starters: 5 in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2006
Most finishers: 3 in 2001, 2002, 2006 and 2007
2007 ? Stuttgart
Winner: Peter Velits (Slovakia)
British starters / finishers: 3/3
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3rd Jonny Bellis same time
67th Ian Stannard at 2-21
75th Ben Swift at 4-48
2006 ? Salzburg
Winner: Gerald Ciolek (Germany)
British starters / finishers: 3/5
11th Mark Cavendish at 5sec
125th Ian Stannard at 8-02
127th Ben Greenwood at 8-02
DNF Geraint Thomas
DNF Andrew Tennant
2005 ? Madrid
Winner: Dmitriy Grabrovsky (Ukraine)
British starters / finishers: 2/3
14th Mark Cavendish at 34sec
93rd Geraint Thomas at 4-10
DNF Kieran Page
2004 ? Verona
Winner: Kanstantsin Siutsou (Belarus)
British starters / finishers: 0/4
DNF Dan Fleeman
DNF Evan Oliphant
DNF Kieran Page
DNF Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
2003 ? Hamilton
Winner: Sergey Lagutin (Uzbekistan)
British starters / finishers: 1/3
59th Tom Southam at 42sec
DNF Graham Briggs
DNF James Flanagan
2002 ? Zolder
Winner: Francesco Chicchi (Italy)
British starters / finishers: 3/5
12th Yanto Barker same time
67th Tom Southam same time
123rd Jamie Alberts at 3-32
DNF Mark Kelly
DNF Dan Lloyd
2001 ? Lisbon
Winner: Yaroslav Popovych (Ukraine)
British starters / finishers: 3/5
26th Robin Sharman at 4-32
54th Yanto Barker at 10-17
82nd Kristian House at 10-17
DNF Jamie Alberts
DNF Neil Swithenbank
2000 ? Plouay
Winner: Evgeny Petrov (Russia)
British starters / finishers: 1/5
44th Russell Downing at 32sec
DNF Robin Sharman
DNF Tom Southam
DNF Jamie Alberts
DNF Neil Swithenbank
1999 ? Verona
Winner: Leonardo Giordani (Italy)
British starters / finishers: 1/4
26th Jamie Burrow
DNF Yanto Barker
DNF Charly Wegelius
DNF Phil West
1998 ? Valkenburg
Winner: Ivan Basso (Italy)
British starters / finishers: 2/4
54th Charly Wegelius at 38sec
67th Richard Hobby at 1-29
DNF Russell Downing
DNF Matt Bottrill
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