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2014 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race

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Women's road race
2014 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
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)
Events at the 2014 UCI
Road World Championships
Participating nations
Qualification
Elite events
Elite road racemenwomen
Elite time trialmenwomen
Elite team time trialmenwomen
Under-23 events
Under-23 road racemen
Under-23 time trialmen
Junior events
Junior road racemenwomen
Junior time trialmenwomen

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.

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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Main article: 2014 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification

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.
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