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2021 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race

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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 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

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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]

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.