2014 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race

The Women's road race of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Ponferrada, Spain on 27 September 2014. The course of the race was 127.40 km (79.16 mi) with the start and finish in Ponferrada.[2][3] Marianne Vos was the defending champion, having won the world title in 2012 and 2013.

Women's road race
2014 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates27 September 2014
Stages1 in Spain Ponferrada (ESP)
Distance127.40 km (79.16 mi)
Winning time3h 29' 21"[1]
Medalists
   Gold France Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)
   Silver Germany Lisa Brennauer (DEU)
   Bronze Sweden Emma Johansson (SWE)

The world title was won by France's Pauline Ferrand-Prévot in a sprint finish,[4] becoming the first French woman since Jeannie Longo in 1995 to win the women's world title. The silver medal went to Germany's Lisa Brennauer – the world time trial champion – having narrowly been beaten by Ferrand-Prévot in a photo finish, while Emma Johansson of Sweden won the bronze medal. Vos could only finish tenth in the race – the first time since the 2005 Championships that Vos had not won a medal – after her attack on the final climb (along with Johansson, Lizzie Armitstead and Elisa Longo Borghini) was negated in the closing kilometres, which led to a regrouping of 15 riders prior to the final sprint.

Qualification

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Qualification was based mainly on the 2014 UCI Nation Ranking as of 15 August 2014. The first five nations in this classification qualified seven riders to start, the next ten nations qualified six riders to start and the next five nations qualified five riders to start. Other nations and non ranked nations had the possibility to send three riders to start.

  •   Netherlands (7)
  •   Italy (7)
  •   United States (7)
  •   Sweden (7)
  •   Germany (7)
  •   United Kingdom (6)
  •   Russia (6)
  •   France (6)
  •   Belgium (6)
  •   Australia (6)
  •   Canada (6)
  •   Belarus (6)
  •   Brazil (6)
  •   New Zealand (6)
  •   Poland (6)
  •   South Africa (5)
  •    Switzerland (5)
  •   Ukraine (5)
  •   Norway (5)
  •   Venezuela (5)
  • Other nations (3)

Moreover, the outgoing World Champion and continental champions were also able to take part in the race on top of the nation numbers.

Champion Name Note
Outgoing World Champion   Marianne Vos (NED)
African Champion   Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)
European Champion (under-23)   Sabrina Stultiens (NED)
Pan American Champion   Arlenis Sierra (CUB) Did not participate
Asian Champion   Hsiao Mei-yu (TPE)
Oceanian Champion   Jessica Allen (AUS)

Course

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The race was held on the same circuit as the other road races and consisted of seven laps. The circuit was 18.20 km (11.31 mi) long and included two hills. The total climbing was 306 m (1,004 ft) per lap and the maximum incline was 10.7%.[5]

The first 4 km (2.5 mi) were flat, after which the climb to Alto de Montearenas started, with an average gradient of 8%. After a few hundred metres the ascent flattened and the remaining 5.1 km (3.2 mi) were at an average gradient of 3.5%. Next was a descent, with the steepest point after 11 km (6.8 mi) at a 16% negative gradient.

The Alto de Compostilla was a short climb of 1.1 km (0.68 mi), at an average gradient is 6.5% with some of the steepest parts at 11%. The remaining distance of 4.5 km (2.8 mi) was downhill thereafter, prior to the finish in Ponferrada.

Schedule

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All times are in Central European Time (UTC+1).[6]

Date Time Event
27 September 2014 14:00–17:20 Women's road race
27 September 2014 17:40 Victory ceremony

Participating nations

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134 cyclists from 39 nations took part in the women's road race. The numbers of cyclists per nation are shown in parentheses.[7]

Prize money

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The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers, with a total prize money of 16,101.[8]

Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Amount[8] €7,667 €5,367 €3,067 €16,101

Results

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Final classification

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Of the race's 134 entrants, 59 riders completed the full distance of 127.4 km (79.2 mi).[1][9]

Rank Rider Country Time
1 Pauline Ferrand-Prévot   France 3h 29' 21"
2 Lisa Brennauer   Germany s.t.
3 Emma Johansson   Sweden s.t.
4 Giorgia Bronzini   Italy s.t.
5 Tiffany Cromwell   Australia s.t.
6 Shelley Olds   United States s.t.
7 Lizzie Armitstead   Great Britain s.t.
8 Linda Villumsen   New Zealand s.t.
9 Hanna Solovey   Ukraine s.t.
10 Marianne Vos   Netherlands s.t.
11 Katarzyna Niewiadoma   Poland s.t.
12 Evelyn Stevens   United States + 3"
13 Rossella Ratto   Italy + 3"
14 Elisa Longo Borghini   Italy + 3"
15 Claudia Lichtenberg   Germany + 6"
16 Audrey Cordon   France + 41"
17 Chantal Blaak   Netherlands + 41"
18 Paulina Brzeźna-Bentkowska   Poland + 41"
19 Małgorzata Jasińska   Poland + 41"
20 Ashleigh Moolman   South Africa + 41"
21 Elena Kuchinskaya   Russia + 41"
22 Eri Yonamine   Japan + 41"
23 Doris Schweizer    Switzerland + 41"
24 Rachel Neylan   Australia + 41"
25 Flávia Oliveira   Brazil + 41"
26 Anna Sanchis   Spain + 41"
27 Sofie De Vuyst   Belgium + 47"
28 Tatyana Riabchenko   Ukraine + 47"
29 Ellen van Dijk   Netherlands + 47"
30 Ane Santesteban   Spain + 47"
31 Christine Majerus   Luxembourg + 47"
32 Trixi Worrack   Germany + 47"
33 Lucinda Brand   Netherlands + 47"
34 Kelly Druyts   Belgium + 1' 10"
35 Sérika Gulumá   Colombia + 1' 10"
36 Jessenia Meneses   Colombia + 1' 24"
37 Tatiana Guderzo   Italy + 2' 41"
38 Annie Last   Great Britain + 3' 06"
39 Julie Leth   Denmark + 3' 06"
40 Maaike Polspoel   Belgium + 3' 06"
41 Lauren Hall   United States + 5' 30"
42 Emilie Moberg   Norway + 5' 46"
43 Élise Delzenne   France + 5' 46"
44 Amélie Rivat   France + 5' 46"
45 Polona Batagelj   Slovenia + 5' 46"
46 Špela Kern   Slovenia + 5' 46"
47 Megan Guarnier   United States + 5' 46"
48 Katrin Garfoot   Australia + 5' 46"
49 Sara Mustonen   Sweden + 5' 51"
50 Alexandra Burchenkova   Russia + 5' 51"
51 Anastasia Chulkova   Russia + 5' 51"
52 Mayuko Hagiwara   Japan + 5' 51"
53 Charlotte Becker   Germany + 5' 51"
54 Sari Saarelainen   Finland + 8' 38"
55 Elena Cecchini   Italy + 8' 45"
56 Sabrina Stultiens   Netherlands + 11' 06"
57 Carlee Taylor   Australia + 11' 44"
58 Verónica Leal   Mexico + 11' 44"
59 Paz Bash   Israel + 12' 28"

Riders who failed to finish

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75 riders failed to finish the race.[1][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Results / Résultats: Women Elite Road Race / Course en ligne Femmes Elite" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 27 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Racing Programme". mundialciclismoponferrada. Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Courses Elite Women ITT". mundialciclismoponferrada .com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Pauline Ferrand-Prévot sprints to victory in women's race at UCI road worlds". VeloNews. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  5. ^ "HILLS PROFILES" (PDF). mundialciclismoponferrada.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Sport Competition Schedule" (PDF). mundialciclismoponferrada.com. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Start List / Liste de départ: Women Elite Road Race / Course en ligne Femmes Elite" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 27 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Competitions Guide" (PDF). uci.ch. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  9. ^ a b Westemeyer, Susan (27 September 2014). "Worlds: Ferrand-Prevot secures the gold medal". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 September 2014.