2021 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race

Cycling race

Cycling race
Women's road race
2021 UCI Road World Championships
Podium of the women's road race
Podium of the women's road race
Race details
Dates25 September 2021
Stages1 in Leuven, Belgium
Distance157.7 km (97.99 mi)
Winning time3h 52' 27"
Medalists
   Gold Italy Elisa Balsamo (ITA)
   Silver Netherlands Marianne Vos (NED)
   Bronze Poland Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
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The Women's road race of the 2021 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 25 September 2021 from Antwerp to Leuven, Belgium.[1][2] Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands was the defending champion.[3]

The race was won by Italian Elisa Balsamo in a bunch sprint ahead of three time world champion Marianne Vos from the Netherlands, and Katarzyna Niewiadoma from Poland.[4]

Qualification

Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 17 August 2021.[5]

UCI World Rankings

The following nations qualified.[6]

Criterium Rank Number of riders Nations
To enter To start
UCI World Ranking by Nations 1-5 7
  •  Netherlands
  •  Italy
  •  Denmark
  •  Germany
  •  Australia
6-14 6
  •  Belgium
  •  United States
  •  Great Britain
  •  South Africa
  •  Poland
  •   Switzerland
  •  France
  •  Spain
  •  Norway
  • Russian Cycling Federation
15-19 5
  •  New Zealand
  •  Austria
  •  Sweden
  •  Slovenia
  •  Colombia
UCI World Ranking by Individuals
(if not already qualified) 		1–200 2 1 —

Continental champions

Name Country Reason
Anna Kiesenhofer  Austria Olympic Champion
Anna van der Breggen  Netherlands Outgoing World Champion
Carla Oberholzer  South Africa African Champion
Lina Hernández  Colombia Pan American Champion

Final classification

Of the race's 162 entrants, 117 riders completed the full distance of 157.7-kilometre (98.0 mi).[7][8]

Rank Rider Country Time
1 Elisa Balsamo  Italy 3h 52' 27"
2 Marianne Vos  Netherlands + 0"
3 Katarzyna Niewiadoma  Poland + 1"
4 Kata Blanka Vas  Hungary + 1"
5 Arlenis Sierra  Cuba + 1"
6 Alison Jackson  Canada + 1"
7 Demi Vollering  Netherlands + 1"
8 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig  Denmark + 1"
9 Lisa Brennauer  Germany + 1"
10 Coryn Rivera  United States + 1"
11 Ashleigh Moolman  South Africa + 1"
12 Alena Amialiusik  Belarus + 1"
13 Elise Chabbey   Switzerland + 1"
14 Elizabeth Deignan  Great Britain + 1"
15 Sina Frei   Switzerland + 1"
16 Lotte Kopecky  Belgium + 1"
17 Elisa Longo Borghini  Italy + 1"
18 Ellen van Dijk  Netherlands + 8"
19 Annemiek van Vleuten  Netherlands + 8"
20 Marta Cavalli  Italy + 15"
21 Ruth Winder  United States + 17"
22 Marta Bastianelli  Italy + 17"
23 Maria Giulia Confalonieri  Italy + 29"
24 Rachel Neylan  Australia + 45"
25 Anna Henderson  Great Britain + 49"
26 Ella Harris  New Zealand + 49"
27 Audrey Cordon-Ragot  France + 49"
28 Špela Kern  Slovenia + 50"
29 Mavi García  Spain + 50"
30 Amy Pieters  Netherlands + 50"
31 Karol-Ann Canuel  Canada + 50"
32 Chantal van den Broek-Blaak  Netherlands + 50"
33 Christine Majerus  Luxembourg + 50"
34 Jolien D'Hoore  Belgium + 1'21"
35 Pfeiffer Georgi  Great Britain + 1'21"
36 Lucinda Brand  Netherlands + 3'01"
37 Franziska Koch  Germany + 3'29"
38 Sarah Roy  Australia + 3'31"
39 Ane Santesteban  Spain + 3'31"
40 Anna Shackley  Great Britain + 3'31"
41 Tiffany Cromwell  Australia + 3'31"
42 Paula Patiño  Colombia + 3'31"
43 Hanna Nilsson  Sweden + 3'31"
44 Omer Shapira  Israel + 3'31"
45 Aude Biannic  France + 3'34"
46 Juliette Labous  France + 3'34"
47 Anne Dorthe Ysland  Norway + 6'23"
48 Jesse Vandenbulcke  Belgium + 7'31"
49 Eugénie Duval  France + 7'31"
50 Évita Muzic  France + 7'31"
51 Karolina Kumiega  Poland + 7'31"
52 Kristen Faulkner  United States + 8'22"
53 Marta Lach  Poland + 8'50"
54 Rasa Leleivytė  Lithuania + 8'50"
55 Eider Merino  Spain + 8'55"
56 Leah Thomas  United States + 9'13"
57 Hanna Solovey  Ukraine + 9'13"
58 Eugenia Bujak  Slovenia + 9'13"
59 Shari Bossuyt  Belgium + 9'13"
60 Jarmila Machačová  Czech Republic + 9'13"
61 Hayley Preen  South Africa + 9'13"
62 Noemi Rüegg   Switzerland + 9'13"
63 Leah Kirchmann  Canada + 9'13"
64 Michaela Drummond  New Zealand + 9'13"
65 Amalie Dideriksen  Denmark + 9'13"
66 Lisa Klein  Germany + 9'13"
67 Sarah Rijkes  Austria + 9'13"
68 Marta Jaskulska  Poland + 9'13"
69 Sara Martín  Spain + 9'13"
70 Anastasiya Kolesava  Belarus + 9'13"
71 Tayler Wiles  United States + 9'13"
72 Aurela Nerlo  Poland + 9'13"
73 Nathalie Eklund  Sweden + 9'13"
74 Kathrin Hammes  Germany + 9'13"
75 Susanne Andersen  Norway + 9'13"
76 Valerie Demey  Belgium + 9'13"
77 Lourdes Oyarbide  Spain + 9'13"
78 Ingvild Gåskjenn  Norway + 9'13"
79 Julie Leth  Denmark + 9'13"
80 Stine Borgli  Norway + 9'13"
81 Sheyla Gutiérrez  Spain + 9'13"
Rank Rider Country Time
82 Emma Jørgensen  Denmark + 9'13"
83 Katrine Aalerud  Norway + 9'13"
84 Alice Barnes  Great Britain + 9'13"
85 Eri Yonamine  Japan + 9'13"
86 Rotem Gafinovitz  Israel + 9'13"
87 Romy Kasper  Germany + 9'25"
88 Lea Lin Teutenberg  Germany + 9'25"
89 Anna van der Breggen  Netherlands + 9'30"
90 Marlen Reusser   Switzerland + 9'30"
91 Niamh Fisher-Black  New Zealand + 9'30"
92 Lauretta Hanson  Australia + 9'30"
93 Amanda Spratt  Australia + 9'30"
94 Vittoria Guazzini  Italy + 9'30"
95 Elena Cecchini  Italy + 9'30"
96 Marita Jensen  Denmark + 13'21"
97 Karolina Karasiewicz  Poland + 13'21"
98 Diana Peñuela  Colombia + 13'21"
99 Lizbeth Salazar  Mexico + 13'21"
100 Phetdarin Somrat  Thailand + 13'21"
101 Julia Borgström  Sweden + 13'21"
102 Trine Holmsgaard  Denmark + 13'21"
103 Daniela Campos  Portugal + 13'21"
104 Christina Schweinberger  Austria + 13'21"
105 Caroline Baur   Switzerland + 13'21"
106 Lauren Stephens  United States + 13'21"
107 Valeriya Kononenko  Ukraine + 13'21"
108 Dana Rožlapa  Latvia + 13'21"
109 Roxane Fournier  France + 13'21"
110 Jelena Erić  Serbia + 13'21"
111 Jessica Allen  Australia + 13'21"
112 Frances Janse van Rensburg  South Africa + 18'47
113 Yuliia Biriukova  Ukraine + 18'47
114 Yanina Kuskova  Uzbekistan + 18'47
115 Inga Češulienė  Lithuania + 18'47
116 Nina Berton  Luxembourg + 22'01"
117 Yeny Lorena Colmenares  Colombia + 22'01"
Joss Lowden  Great Britain DNF
Henrietta Christie  New Zealand DNF
Chloe Hosking  Australia DNF
Kim de Baat  Belgium DNF
Kathrin Schweinberger  Austria DNF
Verena Eberhardt  Austria DNF
Teniel Campbell  Trinidad and Tobago DNF
Fernanda Yapura  Argentina DNF
Urška Žigart  Slovenia DNF
Maria Martins  Portugal DNF
Lina Hernández  Colombia DNF
Erika Botero  Colombia DNF
Nicole Koller   Switzerland DNF
Kerry Jonker  South Africa DNF
Sara Penton  Sweden DNF
Paola Muñoz  Chile DNF
Tiffany Keep  South Africa DNF
Aidi Gerde Tuisk  Estonia DNF
Valentine Nzayisenga  Rwanda DNF
Tereza Medveďová  Slovakia DNF
Chaniporn Batriya  Thailand DNF
Bríet Kristý Gunnarsdóttir  Iceland DNF
Desiet Kidane  Eritrea DNF
Urška Bravec  Slovenia DNF
Caroline Andersson  Sweden DNF
Agua Marina Espínola  Paraguay DNF
Tamara Dronova Russian Cycling Federation DNF
Shaknoza Abdullaeva  Uzbekistan DNF
Liane Lippert  Germany DNF
Emilie Moberg  Norway DNF
Megan Armitage  Ireland DNF
Rebecca Koerner  Denmark DNF
Thayná Araújo de Lima  Brazil DNF
Agusta Edda Bjornsdóttir  Iceland DNF
Courteney Webb  South Africa DNF
Luciana Roland  Argentina DNF
Bisrat Gebremeskel  Eritrea DNF
Diane Ingabire  Rwanda DNF
Kamonrada Khaoplot  Thailand DNF
Elín Björg Björnsdóttir  Iceland DNF
Ayan Khankishiyeva  Azerbaijan DNF
Anna Kulikova  Uzbekistan DNF
Lina Svarinska  Latvia DNF
Stephanie Subercaseaux  Chile DNF
Adyam Tesfalem  Eritrea DNF

References

  1. ^ "Women Elite Road Race". Flanders 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ "88th World Championships WE – Road Race: Preview". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (26 September 2020). "Anna van der Breggen wins elite women's world title at Imola World Championships". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Road Cycling World Championships: Italy's Elisa Balsamo wins gold in elite women's race". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Qualification System for the 2021 UCI Road World Championships" (PDF). Union Cycliste International. Union Cycliste International. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Flanders Quota Allocation" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Final Results / Résultat final: Women Elite Road Race". Tissot Timing. Tissot. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  8. ^ "88th World Championships WE – Road Race". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
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