2012 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race

The Women's road race of the 2012 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 22 September in the province of Limburg, Netherlands.

Neylan, Vos and Longo Borghini.
Women's road race
2012 UCI Road World Championships
Race details
Dates22 September 2012
Stages1
Distance129 km (80.16 mi)
Winning time3h 14' 29"
Medalists
   Gold  Marianne Vos (Netherlands)
   Silver  Rachel Neylan (Australia)
   Bronze  Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy)
Events at the 2012 UCI
Road World Championships
Participating nations
Elite events
Elite road racemenwomen
Elite time trialmenwomen
Elite team time trialmenwomen
Under-23 events
Under-23 road racemen
Under-23 time trialmen
Junior events
Junior road racemenwomen
Junior time trialmenwomen

Dutchwoman Marianne Vos won her second world title after finishing second 5 times since 2007. She struggled to escape for much of the 129-kilometre eight-lap race, but finally got clear on the intimidating Cauberg Hill to sprint to victory on the last two ascents. With a finishing time of three hours 14 minutes and 29 seconds, Vos beat Rachel Neylan of Australia by 10 seconds, with Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini third.

Route

The race covered 129 km and contained eight laps on a 16.5 km circuit. The circuit included the Bemelerberg, 900 m long and maximal 7% and the Cauberg hill in Valkenburg – where the Amstel Gold Race has finished since 2003, and hosted the finish of stage 3 of the 2006 Tour de France – a 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long climb with a maximum gradient of 12%. The finish was 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) beyond the summit of the Cauberg hill.[1]

Final classification

Of the race's 132 entrants, 80 riders completed the full distance of 129 km (80.2 mi).[2]

References
  1. "UCI Road World Championships: Courses". Limburg 2012. Colofon. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  2. "Women Elite Championnats du Monde UCI (NED/CM)". UCI. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
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