2021 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race explained

Women's road race
Series:2021 UCI Road World Championships
Date:25 September 2021
Stages:1 in Leuven, Belgium
Distance:157.7
Unit:km
Time:3h 52' 27"
Type:medals
Previous:Imola 2020
Next:Wollongong 2022

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]

CriteriumRankNumber of ridersNations
To enterTo start
UCI World Ranking by Nations1-57
6-146
15-195
UCI World Ranking by Individuals
(if not already qualified)		1–20021

Continental champions

NameCountryReason
Anna KiesenhoferOlympic Champion
Anna van der BreggenOutgoing World Champion
Carla OberholzerAfrican Champion
Lina HernándezPan American Champion

Final classification

Of the race's 162 entrants, 117 riders completed the full distance of 157.7km (98miles).[7] [8]

RankRiderCountryTime
1Elisa Balsamo3h 52' 27"
2Marianne Vos+ 0"
3Katarzyna Niewiadoma+ 1"
4Kata Blanka Vas+ 1"
5Arlenis Sierra+ 1"
6Alison Jackson+ 1"
7Demi Vollering+ 1"
8Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig+ 1"
9Lisa Brennauer+ 1"
10Coryn Rivera+ 1"
11Ashleigh Moolman+ 1"
12Alena Amialiusik+ 1"
13Elise Chabbey+ 1"
14Elizabeth Deignan+ 1"
15Sina Frei+ 1"
16Lotte Kopecky+ 1"
17Elisa Longo Borghini+ 1"
18Ellen van Dijk+ 8"
19Annemiek van Vleuten+ 8"
20Marta Cavalli+ 15"
21Ruth Winder+ 17"
22Marta Bastianelli+ 17"
23Maria Giulia Confalonieri+ 29"
24Rachel Neylan+ 45"
25Anna Henderson+ 49"
26Ella Harris+ 49"
27Audrey Cordon-Ragot+ 49"
28Špela Kern+ 50"
29Mavi García+ 50"
30Amy Pieters+ 50"
31Karol-Ann Canuel+ 50"
32Chantal van den Broek-Blaak+ 50"
33Christine Majerus+ 50"
34Jolien D'Hoore+ 1'21"
35Pfeiffer Georgi+ 1'21"
36Lucinda Brand+ 3'01"
37Franziska Koch+ 3'29"
38Sarah Roy+ 3'31"
39Ane Santesteban+ 3'31"
40Anna Shackley+ 3'31"
41Tiffany Cromwell+ 3'31"
42Paula Patiño+ 3'31"
43Hanna Nilsson+ 3'31"
44Omer Shapira+ 3'31"
45Aude Biannic+ 3'34"
46Juliette Labous+ 3'34"
47Anne Dorthe Ysland+ 6'23"
48Jesse Vandenbulcke+ 7'31"
49Eugénie Duval+ 7'31"
50Évita Muzic+ 7'31"
51Karolina Kumiega+ 7'31"
52Kristen Faulkner+ 8'22"
53Marta Lach+ 8'50"
54Rasa Leleivytė+ 8'50"
55Eider Merino+ 8'55"
56Leah Thomas+ 9'13"
57Hanna Solovey+ 9'13"
58Eugenia Bujak+ 9'13"
59Shari Bossuyt+ 9'13"
60Jarmila Machačová+ 9'13"
61Hayley Preen+ 9'13"
62Noemi Rüegg+ 9'13"
63Leah Kirchmann+ 9'13"
64Michaela Drummond+ 9'13"
65Amalie Dideriksen+ 9'13"
66Lisa Klein+ 9'13"
67Sarah Rijkes+ 9'13"
68Marta Jaskulska+ 9'13"
69Sara Martín+ 9'13"
70Anastasiya Kolesava+ 9'13"
71Tayler Wiles+ 9'13"
72Aurela Nerlo+ 9'13"
73Nathalie Eklund+ 9'13"
74Kathrin Hammes+ 9'13"
75Susanne Andersen+ 9'13"
76Valerie Demey+ 9'13"
77Lourdes Oyarbide+ 9'13"
78Ingvild Gåskjenn+ 9'13"
79Julie Leth+ 9'13"
80Stine Borgli+ 9'13"
81Sheyla Gutiérrez+ 9'13"
RankRiderCountryTime
82Emma Jørgensen+ 9'13"
83Katrine Aalerud+ 9'13"
84Alice Barnes+ 9'13"
85Eri Yonamine+ 9'13"
86Rotem Gafinovitz+ 9'13"
87Romy Kasper+ 9'25"
88Lea Lin Teutenberg+ 9'25"
89Anna van der Breggen+ 9'30"
90Marlen Reusser+ 9'30"
91Niamh Fisher-Black+ 9'30"
92Lauretta Hanson+ 9'30"
93Amanda Spratt+ 9'30"
94Vittoria Guazzini+ 9'30"
95Elena Cecchini+ 9'30"
96Marita Jensen+ 13'21"
97Karolina Karasiewicz+ 13'21"
98Diana Peñuela+ 13'21"
99Lizbeth Salazar+ 13'21"
100Phetdarin Somrat+ 13'21"
101Julia Borgström+ 13'21"
102Trine Holmsgaard+ 13'21"
103Daniela Campos+ 13'21"
104Christina Schweinberger+ 13'21"
105Caroline Baur+ 13'21"
106Lauren Stephens+ 13'21"
107Valeriya Kononenko+ 13'21"
108Dana Rožlapa+ 13'21"
109Roxane Fournier+ 13'21"
110Jelena Erić+ 13'21"
111Jessica Allen+ 13'21"
112Frances Janse van Rensburg+ 18'47
113Yuliia Biriukova+ 18'47
114Yanina Kuskova+ 18'47
115Inga Češulienė+ 18'47
116Nina Berton+ 22'01"
117Yeny Lorena Colmenares+ 22'01"
Joss LowdenDNF
Henrietta ChristieDNF
Chloe HoskingDNF
Kim de BaatDNF
Kathrin SchweinbergerDNF
Verena EberhardtDNF
Teniel CampbellDNF
Fernanda YapuraDNF
Urška ŽigartDNF
Maria MartinsDNF
Lina HernándezDNF
Erika BoteroDNF
Nicole KollerDNF
Kerry JonkerDNF
Sara PentonDNF
Paola MuñozDNF
Tiffany KeepDNF
Aidi Gerde TuiskDNF
Valentine NzayisengaDNF
Tereza MedveďováDNF
Chaniporn BatriyaDNF
Bríet Kristý GunnarsdóttirDNF
Desiet KidaneDNF
Urška BravecDNF
Caroline AnderssonDNF
Agua Marina EspínolaDNF
Tamara DronovaRussian Cycling FederationDNF
Shaknoza AbdullaevaDNF
Liane LippertDNF
Emilie MobergDNF
Megan ArmitageDNF
Rebecca KoernerDNF
Thayná Araújo de LimaDNF
Agusta Edda BjornsdóttirDNF
Courteney WebbDNF
Luciana RolandDNF
Bisrat GebremeskelDNF
Diane IngabireDNF
Kamonrada KhaoplotDNF
Elín Björg BjörnsdóttirDNF
Ayan KhankishiyevaDNF
Anna KulikovaDNF
Lina SvarinskaDNF
Stephanie SubercaseauxDNF
Adyam TesfalemDNF

Notes and References

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

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