2014 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race
2014 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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Race details | ||||||||||
Dates | 27 September 2014 | |||||||||
Stages | 1 in Ponferrada (ESP) | |||||||||
Distance | 127.40 km (79.16 mi) | |||||||||
Winning time | 3h 29' 21"[1] | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Events at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships | ||
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Participating nations Qualification | ||
Elite events | ||
Elite road race | men | women |
Elite time trial | men | women |
Elite team time trial | men | women |
Under-23 events | ||
Under-23 road race | men | |
Under-23 time trial | men | |
Junior events | ||
Junior road race | men | women |
Junior time trial | men | women |
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
Qualification
Qualification was based mainly on the
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 |
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Outgoing World Champion | Marianne Vos (NED) | |
African Champion | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)
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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)
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Course
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
All times are in
Date | Time | Event |
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27 September 2014 | 14:00–17:20 | Women's road race |
27 September 2014 | 17:40 | Victory ceremony |
Participating nations
134 cyclists from 39 nations took part in the women's road race. The numbers of cyclists per nation are shown in parentheses.[7]
- Australia (6)
- Austria (2)
- Belgium(6)
- Belarus (2)
- Brazil (3)
- Canada (4)
- Colombia (2)
- Croatia (2)
- Czech Republic (1)
- Denmark (1)
- Estonia (2)
- Finland (2)
- France (6)
- Germany(7)
- Great Britain (6)
- Greece (1)
- Hungary (2)
- Israel (2)
- Italy(7)
- Japan (2)
- Latvia (2)
- Lithuania (3)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Mexico (2)
- Netherlands(9)
- New Zealand(4)
- Norway (3)
- Poland (6)
- Portugal (1)
- Romania (1)
- Russia (6)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
- Slovenia (3)
- South Africa (3)
- Spain (3) (host)
- Sweden (6)
- Switzerland (5)
- Ukraine (2)
- United States(7)
Prize money
The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers, with a total prize money of €16,101.[8]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
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Amount[8] | €7,667 | €5,367 | €3,067 | €16,101 |
Results
Final classification
Of the race's 134 entrants, 59 riders completed the full distance of 127.4 km (79.2 mi).[1][9]
Riders who failed to finish
75 riders failed to finish the race.[1][9]
References
- ^ Tissot Timing. 27 September 2014. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Racing Programme". mundialciclismoponferrada. Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Courses Elite Women ITT". mundialciclismoponferrada .com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Pauline Ferrand-Prévot sprints to victory in women's race at UCI road worlds". VeloNews. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "HILLS PROFILES" (PDF). mundialciclismoponferrada.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Sport Competition Schedule" (PDF). mundialciclismoponferrada.com. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- Tissot Timing. 27 September 2014. Archived from the original(PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Competitions Guide" (PDF). uci.ch. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ a b Westemeyer, Susan (27 September 2014). "Worlds: Ferrand-Prevot secures the gold medal". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 September 2014.