Men's road race gallery: World Championships 2014
Images from the elite men's road race at the 2014 Road World Championships in Ponferrada, Spain. By Graham Watson
Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) won the men's road race title at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships on Sunday, putting in an attack over the final climb to claim the victory.
Simon Gerrans (Australia) led home a chase group to secure the silver medal, with Alejandro Valverde (Spain) giving the home nation its only medal of the championships with bronze.
Britain's best finisher was Ben Swift in 12th place.
For more details on the race and result, see our men's road race report.
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