The Women's road race of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Richmond, Virginia, United States on September 26, 2015. The course of the race was 129.6 km (80.5 mi) with the start and finish in Richmond.[2] Pauline Ferrand-Prévot was the defending champion, having won the world title in 2014.
| 2015 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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 The winners of the race on the Podium. | ||||||||||
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| Dates | September 26, 2015 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 in  Richmond (USA) | |||||||||
| Distance | 129.6 km (80.53 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3h 23' 56"[1] | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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In a sprint finish of a select group of nine riders, Great Britain's Lizzie Armitstead added the rainbow jersey to her UCI Women's Road World Cup overall victory, out-sprinting Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen by just over a wheel's length.[1][3][4] The podium was completed by home rider Megan Guarnier, the first American to podium in the event since 1994.[5][6]
Qualification
editQualification was based mainly on the 2015 UCI Nation Ranking as of August 15, 2015. 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.[7]
Netherlands (7)
Italy (7)
United States (7)
Germany (7)
Australia (7)
France (6)
Belgium (6)
Great Britain (6)
Sweden (6)
Poland (6)
Canada (6)
South Africa (6)
Belarus (6)
Ukraine (6)
Russia (6)
Luxembourg (5)
New Zealand (5)
Finland (5)
Brazil (5)
Norway (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 |  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)
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| African Champion |  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)
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| European Champion (under-23) |  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
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| Pan American Champion |  Marlies Mejías (CUB)
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Did not participate |
| Asian Champion |  Ting Ying Huang (TPE)
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| Oceanian Champion |  Lauren Kitchen (AUS)
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Course
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The women rode eight 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 Rockets 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
editAll times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).[8]
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| September 26, 2015 | 13:00–16:25 | Women's road race |
Participating nations
edit135 cyclists from 46 nations took part in the women's road race. The numbers of cyclists per nation are shown in parentheses.[9]
- Australia (8)
Austria (2)- Belgium (6)
- Belarus (1)
- Canada (5)
Chile (1)
Colombia (3)
Costa Rica (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Denmark (2)
Ecuador (1)
Spain (3)- Finland (2)
- France (7)
- Great Britain (6)
- Germany (7)
Guam (1)
Ireland (2)
Israel (1)- Italy (7)
Japan (1)
Kazakhstan (1)
Latvia (1)
Lithuania (2)- Luxembourg (1)
Mexico (2)
Mongolia (1)- Netherlands (7)
- Norway (4)
- New Zealand (3)
- Poland (7)
Portugal (1)
Puerto Rico (1)- South Africa (3)
- Russia (6)
Rwanda (1)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
Slovenia (2)
Serbia (1)
Switzerland (3)
Slovakia (1)- Sweden (4)
Thailand (2)- Ukraine (4)
- United States (7)
Venezuela (1)
Final classification
editOf the race's 135 entrants, 88 riders completed the full distance of 129.6 km (80.5 mi).[1]
References
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- ^ a b c "Final Results / Résultat final: Women Elite Road Race / Course en ligne Femmes Elite" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ "Time Trial Circuit". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- ^ "Lizzie Armitstead claims gold in the Road World Championships". BBC Sport. September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ Fotheringham, William (September 26, 2015). "Lizzie Armitstead claims gold to become world road champion". The Guardian. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ Puddicombe, Stephen (September 26, 2015). "Lizzie Armitstead wins women's World Championship road race". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ Skretta, Dave (September 26, 2015). "Armitstead wins dramatic sprint at road world championships". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ "Competition Guide Apendixes" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ "Race Schedule". Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ^ "Start List / Liste de départ: Women Elite Individual Road Race" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. Retrieved September 19, 2015.