2021 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race


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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]

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)

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

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

UCI World Rankings

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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
15-19 5
UCI World Ranking by Individuals
(if not already qualified) 		1–200 2 1 —

Continental champions

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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

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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

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  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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