2016 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race

The Women's road race of the 2016 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Doha, Qatar on 15 October 2016.[2] The course of the race was 134.1 km (83.3 mi) with the start and finish in Doha.[2] Lizzie Deignan was the defending champion, having won the world title in 2015.[3] Deignan was unable to defend her title, as she finished fourth in the bunch sprint finish.[4]

Women's road race
2016 UCI Road World Championships
Race details
Dates15 October 2016
Stages1
Distance134.1 km (83.33 mi)
Winning time3h 10' 27"[1]
Medalists
   Gold  Amalie Dideriksen (DEN)
   Silver  Kirsten Wild (NED)
   Bronze  Lotta Lepistö (FIN)

The gold medal and rainbow jersey went to 20-year-old Danish rider Amalie Dideriksen,[5] who became the youngest rider in a decade to win the title, and only the fifth rider to win both the junior and elite world titles,[6] having won the junior title in 2013 and 2014.[7] She finished ahead of Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands, while the bronze medal went to Finland's Lotta Lepistö.[8]

Course

The race started at the Qatar Foundation in Education City before the race made its way towards The Pearl-Qatar, with 27.7 kilometres (17.2 miles) being completed before the first passage of the finish line. Thereafter, seven laps of 15.2 kilometres (9.4 miles) were completed before the race's conclusion.

Schedule

All times are in Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00).[9]

Date Time Event
15 October 201612:45–16:20Women's road race

Participating nations

146 cyclists from 46 nations were entered in the women's road race, with 142 riders taking the start. The numbers of cyclists per nation are shown in parentheses.[10]

  •  Australia (7)
  •  Austria (2)
  •  Azerbaijan (1)
  •  Belarus (1)
  •  Belgium (6)
  •  Canada (6)
  •  China (2)
  •  Chinese Taipei (1)
  •  Colombia (1)
  •  Croatia (1)
  •  Czech Republic (2)
  •  Denmark (3)
  •  Egypt (1)
  •  Eritrea (3)
  •  Estonia (1)
  •  Ethiopia (3)
  •  Finland (4)
  •  France (6)
  •  Germany (6)
  •  Great Britain (8)
  •  Greece (1)
  •  Guatemala (1)
  •  Hong Kong (2)
  •  Israel (2)
  •  Italy (7)
  •  Japan (3)
  •  Kazakhstan (2)
  •  Kuwait (3)
  •  Lithuania (2)
  •  Luxembourg (3)
  •  Mexico (2)
  •  Netherlands (8)
  •  Norway (3)
  •  Poland (6)
  •  Russia (5)
  •  Rwanda (1)
  •  Serbia (1)
  •  Slovenia (2)
  •  South Africa (6)
  •  Spain (3)
  •  Sweden (5)
  •   Switzerland (1)
  •  Thailand (1)
  •  Ukraine (3)
  •  United States (7)
  •  Vietnam (1)

Final classification

Of the race's 146 entrants, 103 riders completed the full distance of 134.1 km (83.3 mi).[1]

References

{{UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race}}

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